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IDx secures $33 million in venture capital for eye diagnostic system

Coralville-based IDx, which has developed an autonomous diagnostic system for detecting diabetic retinopathy, announced it has secured a $33 million venture capital infusion to accelerate market adoption and further develop diagnostic systems for its artificial …

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Uber to pay $148 million to states for delay in reporting data breach

Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller and attorneys general from the other 49 states and the District of Columbia have reached an agreement with ride-sharing company Uber Technologies Inc. to address the company’s one-year delay in …

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Schafer Systems in Adair to combine with Pollard Banknote

Owner Revolution Inc. also announced it has signed a definitive agreement to sell substantially all of the operating assets and business of its wholly owned lottery products supplier subsidiary in Adair, Schafer Systems Inc., to …

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Urbina named BankIowa CEO

BankIowa has named Alison Urbina as CEO, effective Oct. 1, the Corridor Business Journal reported. Urbina has been president of the company since October 2017. She now will be president and CEO, leading 11 banks. She …

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Global Insurance Accelerator seeks new managing director

Four years after its launch, the Global Insurance Accelerator is kicking off a search for the program’s second managing director after Brian Hemesath announced plans to step down in 2019.

Hemesath has committed to stay with the…
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NOTEBOOK: In case you missed it…

In case you missed it…
A brief look back at news from the past week on BusinessRecord.com.

Self defense
Two high-profile murder cases in Iowa resulted in an increase in requests for workplace classes on …

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Drake signs articulation agreement with Iowa community colleges

Drake University announced Monday it has signed an articulation agreement with all of Iowa’s community colleges. Under the agreement, Iowa community college students who have completed at least 60 semester hours of courses and maintained …

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Oct. 13: Passport to Prosperity gala

Host: Iowa International Center
About: The Passport to Prosperity Awards Celebration and Gala is an event featuring award presentations to select immigrants and refugees in Iowa who make our community better. As well as offering …

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Oct. 9: Influence: The Science of Getting People to Say Yes!

Host: West Des Moines Chamber
About: Join the West Des Moines Chamber’s Emerging Leaders for a powerful professional development session. Although the art of influence appears innate and left to the charismatic, learning about and …

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IDOT partners with schools to offer online permit testing

The Iowa Department of Transportation has launched a program that will enable parents to avoid the DOT when their 14-year-old applies for a driver’s instruction permit. The new program, called Skip the Trip, uses a …