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ClinicNote joins Square One DSM accelerator

Square One DSM has added ClinicNote to its accelerator program, giving the software company formed by three Iowa State University graduate students a chance to continue to work on basics. ClinicNote’s software tools help speech pathologists more…
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TAI offers Experience Iowa Technology, TechBrew today in Des Moines

Look for a double dose of tech talk today. The Technology Association of Iowa will offer students a chance to learn from tech companies through Experience Iowa Technology. The free program introduces students to Iowa’s …

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Two Iowa companies advance in national Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge

For the second consecutive year, Iowa will be represented in the final four of the American Farm Bureau Federation Rural Entrepreneurship Challenge — this time by two companies: AccuGrain LLC, based in Rose Hill, and …

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Deere enters joint venture to expand precision ag offerings

Deere & Co. announced this morning that it has entered into an agreement with DN2K, a Colorado-based data and software firm, to form SageInsights. The joint venture will initially serve the agriculture industry with further…
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Event Oct. 21: Square One DSM’s Colwell to take questions

Square One DSM’s Mike Colwell will take questions from entrepreneur Tej Dhawan at the next Start-Up Stories, rather than serve as moderator as he has in the past. “I guess it’s my turn to take…
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Event Oct. 8: UI Venture School class to make final pitches

Seven startup companies will make their final pitches Thursday during a closing workshop for the University of Iowa Venture School. A nationally recognized program for entrepreneurs developed by the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial …

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Global Insurance Accelerator hires Jackovin

The Global Insurance Accelerator, an initiative of the Greater Des Moines Partnership, announced Saturday that it has signed a contract with entrepreneur John Jackovin, founder of Bawte, a technology startup company that was shuttered in …

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STEM council receives independent review

The Iowa Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has released a 346-page independent evaluation of its programs to support learning in science, technology, engineering and mathematics.


Highlights: Students who participated in STEM Scale-Up programs scored an average…
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ISU: More engaging mobile apps spur spending

An Iowa State University researcher was part of a team that found that the more engaging a mobile app is, the more customers will spend on a company’s products.


“It could be a total game…
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Iowa Biotech Association plans human resources symposiums

The Iowa Biotech Association plans legal symposiums on human resources issues Nov. 3 in Ames and Nov. 19 in Coralville. The sessions each offer 5.75 units of continuing education credit. Cost is $49 for members, $79 for …