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West Des Moines IP incubator company secures $2.5 million in financing

Spotlight Innovation Inc., a West Des Moines-based intellectual property incubator, announced that it has closed on an unsecured convertible promissory note in the gross principal amount of $2.5 million, exclusive of certain fees. The company …

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dsm magazine unveiled

Dsm magazine’s May/June issue of the year was unveiled last night at Audi of Des Moines in Johnston.   To read the issue, visit dsm’s website atwww.dsmmagazine.com. Here are links to five of our favorite articles:…
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Travelocity founder Jones to speak at Iowa SMART conference May 7

Innovation and entrepreneurship leader Terry Jones will give the luncheon keynote speaker at the 30th annual Iowa SMART Economic Development Conference May 7 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines. Jones co-founded Travelocity.com …

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Partnership outlines policy goals for D.C. trip

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the eight policy priorities it will present to Iowa’s congressional delegation in May during the organization’s annual trip to Washington, D.C. Click here for more on the trip.

 

Here’s …

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Google invests another $1B at Council Bluffs

Google plans an additional $1 billion expansion of its data center in Council Bluffs through 2019, which will bring its total investment there to $2.5 billion. The addition will add 35 jobs to the company’s …

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Inside the Tomorrow Plan’s achievements and priorities

Greater Des Moines in 2050 will be a place with diverse affordable housing options close to transit and services, designated water trails on the Raccoon and Des Moines rivers, communities that are more walkable and …

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Housing Tomorrow released, calls for diverse offerings

Area leaders gathered Wednesday night to take stock in the Tomorrow Plan a year after the comprehensive planning effort finished its initial report.


Plenty has happened since, and there was plenty to applaud at the …

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NBC’s Chuck Todd to keynote Partnership D.C. trip

NBC News political director Chuck Todd, who is the moderator of “Meet the Press,” will be a keynote speaker during the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s 36th annual advocacy trip to Washington, D.C. May 10-12. Todd …

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Success in Africa

WRITER’S NOTE: I visited Rwanda in 2009 as a fellow with the International Reporting Project. My series on Rwanda’s environmental initiatives, its work with Des Moines businessman Ted Townsend and the Great Ape Trust, and …

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Ankeny approves funds for company bringing STEM jobs to town

The Ankeny City Council has approved an $100,000 economic development package for Advanced Analytical Technologies Inc.’s $2 million relocation and expansion. AATI plans to lease a 33,000-square-foot building at 2450 S.E. Oak Tree Court for …