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  • BCS serves nearly 2,900 businesses and communities spanning all 99 Iowa counties each year
  • In 2008, UNI’s 3 incubator/accelerator programs and MyEntreNet helped start or expand 79 ventures, which have created more than 321 jobs
  • 17 student businesses are tenants in the John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center’s new Student Business Incubator and 38 additional student entrepreneurs are served as virtual tenants
  • The Institute for Decision Making (IDM) has served more than 635 communities, regions and groups in nearly all 99 counties in Iowa
  • The National Ag-Based Lubricants Center (NABL) obtained the ISO 17025 certification in 2008
  • Disaster recovery assistance was provided to approximately 700 small northeast Iowa businesses via MyEntreNet
  • The Iowa Center for Immigrant Leadership & Integration (ICILI) has assisted more than 200 Iowa companies and organizations in accommodating the needs of newcomers
  • Tallgrass Prairie Center has helped restore 14,000 acres of roadway right-of-way to native vegitation
  • Energy and environmental education programs in 72 counties have reached over 80,000 K-12 students, and 4,580 K-12 teachers
  • The Executive Development Center has provided training to 18,985 business professionals
  • Strategic Marketing Services (SMS) has provided market research and analysis services to 269 Iowa companies
  • The Iowa Waste Reduction Center (IWRC) has provided free and confidential consultation on environmental regulations and pollution prevention to more than 4,300 small Iowa companies in all 99 Iowa counties.