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Principal named among Best Places to Work in IT

IDG’s Computerworld named Principal Financial Group to its list of the 2015 Best Places to Work in IT, one of 100 top organizations that challenge their information technology staffs while providing great benefits and compensation, MarketWatch …

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Branstad signs broadband bill

Gov. Terry Branstad on Monday signed the Connect Every Acre high-speed broadband bill into law. The bill, House File 655, encourages the expansion of high-speed broadband Internet to all corners of the state, which will foster growth …

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Jobsite Unite wins $50,000 in St. Louis grant competition

Jobsite Unite, which offers a mobile-first application that helps simplify, streamline and record jobsite communication for construction projects, received $50,000 in equity-free support in Arch Grants 2015 Global Startup Competition. The company, which launched in Des Moines, …

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A Closer Look: Tim Hoskins

To say Tim Hoskins is excited about Quester’s new marketing software — which can basically take the place of a human being in front of a focus group — is something like saying the Greater …

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ISU among top 100 universities for patents

Iowa State University has been ranked 70th in the world among universities granted U.S. utility patents in 2014, according to a new report released by the National Academy of Inventors and the Intellectual Property Owners Association. ISU …

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Square One DSM to hold open house June 24

Square One DSM, a Des Moines accelerator, will host a free open house at its new headquarters, 321 E. Walnut St., from 4 to 6 p.m. June 24. The organization, which moved to the office …

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TAI hires HyperStream manager

Tyler Wyngarden has joined the Technology Association of Iowa staff as the director of talent development. He will manage HyperStream, TAI’s middle and high school program that engages students in hands-on technology and opportunities within …

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Spotlight Innovation acquires majority stake in Memcine Pharmaceuticals

Spotlight Innovation Inc. announced Monday that it completed the acquisition of a majority ownership in Memcine Pharmaceuticals Inc., located at the University of Iowa Research Park in Coralville. Memcine Pharmaceuticals is developing its Immunoplex vaccine …

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ISU to help UNI with commercializing inventions

A new agreement between Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa allows ISU staffers to help UNI protect and commercialize inventions. The two state universities will share resources, expertise and revenue. The agreement …

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Legislators approve broadband expansion

A version of the plan to increase high-speed Internet in rural Iowa, which was supported by Gov. Terry Branstad and many in the business community, was approved by legislators in the final days of the …