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Opinion polls have Harris and Trump locked in a tight race. ‘Gambling polls’ say otherwise

Thursday, October 31, 2024
The Iowa Electronic Markets is one of the earliest election-focused futures markets.
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US election bets surge, despite red flags and mixed record

Thursday, October 31, 2024
Election betting markets are getting widespread attention like they never have before, according to Tippie Professor Tom Gruca.
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Employers are hiring Iowans now for holiday jobs, from retail to deliveries

Tuesday, October 29, 2024
Peggy Stover, who directs the UI’s Marketing Institute, says many retailers are looking to make immediate hires as we’re now less than a month from Thanksgiving.
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Working Iowa: Holiday hiring push ahead of shopping rush

Monday, October 28, 2024
Holiday hiring is already ramping up, says Tippie Marketing Institute Director Peggy Stover.
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Grocers try to scare up profits with early Halloweeen candy sales

Tuesday, August 13, 2024
The kids are barely back to school and grocery stores are already hawking Halloween candy. Tippie professor Peggy Stover explains why.
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Why silver hurts more than bronze

Monday, July 22, 2024
Research from Tippie shows that Olympic silver medalists seem less happy than their bronze-winning counterparts.
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For many Olympic medalists, silver stings more than bronze

Wednesday, June 26, 2024
Second-place finishers lament how close they got; third-place finishers just happy to be there.
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How popular is election betting?

Tuesday, June 18, 2024
Marketing professor and director of Iowa Electronic Markets Thomas Gruca spoke with CNN about what makes prediction markets different than traditional gambling.
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A little help for Hoover: UI Marketing Institute students help Herbert Hoover Foundation with major rebrand

Friday, May 3, 2024
A team of Tippie marketing students is helping spread the word about the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library and Museum’s $20M renovation project.
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Helping Hoover

Wednesday, May 1, 2024
Tippie marketing students are helping the Herbert Hoover Foundation develop a new branding and communications plan for the Hoover Library and Museum in West Branch as it prepares for a major building renovation in 2025.