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Facebook’s Altoona data center awards $100,000 in grants

Facebook Inc.’s Altoona data center has awarded just over $100,000 to 13 nonprofits and schools in the area. Recipients included the Altoona and Pleasant Hill public libraries, which which will hold STEM programs for the …

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Event April 5: innovationIOWA magazine launch

Community leaders and others will gather from 5 to 7 p.m. April 5 at Workiva Inc. in Ames for the innovationIOWA magazine launch party. Comments will be at 6 p.m. The event will include the …

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Businessolver recognized for mentoring, team building programs

Businessolver.com Inc., a leading benefits administration technology company, has been named among the top 10 of 100 companies in the “Best Mentoring Program” category and among the top 20 of 200 companies in the “Best …

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Funnelwise now has raised $10.5 million

Funnelwise has completed a $7 million round of Series A funding, raising its total to $10.5 million. The software company, with offices in Des Moines and Chicago, is developing a revenue predictability solution. The software …

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Event March 30: Biotech Innovation Showcase

Twelve biotechnology companies will network and compete in the Biotech Innovation Showcase which will be held Monday, March 30, at the FFA Enrichment Center at Des Moines Area Community College in Ankeny. Matt Bell, principal …

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How will Iowa be affected by market turmoil in China?

To shake things up this year, our newsroom brainstormed a list of key questions that we thought business people should know the answers to in order to do business better in 2016. Then we went…
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DHI Group reports fourth-quarter net loss

DHI Group Inc., formerly known as Dice Holdings Inc., today reported a quarterly net loss of $28.2 million, or 56 cents per share. The company recorded a non-cash impairment charge of $34.8 million, or 68 …

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A Closer Look: Gage Kent

Gage Kent has been on the board of the Cultivation Corridor since its inception, and it makes sense. The corridor — Central Iowa’s answer to North Carolina’s Research Triangle — focuses on the biosciences; Kent …

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Event Feb. 17: Square One DSM explores ’16 startup funding prospects

SquareOne DSM’s February Startup Stories luncheon will center on the outlook for startup funding this year. Executive Director Mike Colwell said he’s seeing mixed messages on the prospects. Joining Colwell for a panel discussion will …

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Workiva ranked one of best places to work in tech

  Great Place to Work and Fortune magazine have ranked Ames-based Workiva Inc. fourth on its list of the 10 best large workplaces in technology. Workiva, which produces cloud-based productivity solutions, won kudos for employees’…