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NOTEBOOK: FLASHBACK – The reason Iowa is ripe for data centers

News that Project Osmium will potentially be another large Microsoft data center had me thinking back to a Business Record story from 2012.   Iowa had recently been showing a propensity to land large data centers, but…
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Pokemon Go craze offers lessons for business

It’s a hard story to miss if you are in business. Nintendo Co. has added $12 billion to its value in a week as part owner of the company behind Pokemon Go, the find-the-character smartphone game that…
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Workhound joins Tennessee logistics accelerator

Des Moines-based startup Workhound has joined a three-month accelerator program in Chattanooga, Tenn. The program, called Dynamo, specializes in logistics, transportation, and supply chain startups. Workhound, which has developed a software platform to help trucking …

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Certintell customer base up 150 percent after Square One DSM stay

Telehealth startup Certintell increased its customer base by 150 percent and developed a new mobile app during its time as the first company to join Square One DSM, the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s accelerator. Certintell, …

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First cohort for ISU Startup Factory announced

The first group of entrepreneurs for the ISU Startup Factory, a new avenue for Iowa State University students, faculty and staff to create technology-based businesses, has been announced. The program, which will be housed at …

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Workiva product first to make Inline XBRL filing with SEC

Ames-based Workiva announced that its cloud-based Wdesk software was used to submit the first filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Inline XBRL format. The first Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) …

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Workiva product first to make Inline XBRL filing with SEC

Ames-based Workiva announced that its cloud-based Wdesk software was used to submit the first filing to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission under the Inline XBRL format. The first Inline XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting Language) …

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July 27: Pella Tech Town Hall

Host: Technology Association of Iowa About: Join TAI for Tech Town Hall presented the Iowa Economic Development Authority. A panel discussion hosted by the Pella Chamber will delve into technology topics such as attracting and retaining tech…
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Science Center receives $10,000 Monsanto grant

The Science Center of Iowa will receive a $10,000 grant from the Monsanto Fund’s 2016 site grant initiative to support statewide outreach programming, called Science @ Your Site. The program brings live science programming to …

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Survey: Smart home technology catching on

A recent survey of U.S. adults by Coldwell Banker Real Estate LLC and CNET found that Americans are embracing smart home technology, with 28 percent owning at least one smart home product and almost half…