Contents: CIRAS helps nonprofits improve, continue to provide jobs; Donatech uses CIRAS' help as stepping stone to success; Why Iowa firms hould find their way to Manufacturing USA; Mergers point to major success for innovative Iowa companeis; Snapshot of Iowa's information sector; CCUR director celebrates a year 'On the Edge of Where Science Is'; Iowa first LEGO League close to top in per capita partcipation; Health insurance—a prescription for fear among Iowa manufacturers