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Social media changing Election Day discussion

Social media played a big role in how voters discussed this year’s presidential election, according to the Pew Research Center.

About 1 in 5 voters talked about who they voted for on Facebook or Twitter. …

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Business resource goes online

Iasourcelink.com, a website intended to help small businesses and entrepreneurs find a technical and financial resources, went live today. The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) teamed up with U.S. SourceLink to provide the service.  In …

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Report: Broadband is good for business

A report released by Connect Iowa says that Iowa small businesses with broadband make $200,000 more annual revenue on average than those that are not connected.

The report said that 72 percent of small businesses – defined …

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Employer registration open for technology job fair

Employers interested in taking part in Technology Association of Iowa’s (TAI) job fair at the annual Iowa State University Cyber Defense Competition on Dec. 1 can now register.

The competition draws approximately 200 student participants …

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3 questions with Peggy Whitson:

Iowa-born astronaut Peggy Whitson was in Des Moines earlier this month as part of the Science Center of Iowa’s Scientist in Residence program.

Whitson, who has completed two six-month tours of duty aboard the International …

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Technology Association announces Women of Innovation finalists

The Technology Association of Iowa has announced the finalists for the fifth annual DuPont Pioneer Women of Innovation Awards.

A total of 59 finalists were selected in 10 categories. Winners will be announced during an …

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Iowa Wireless will sell towers

Iowa Wireless Services LLC, which does business as i wireless, and TowerCo have entered an agreement for TowerCo to purchase 119 Iowa Wireless towers for $45.5 million. Assets from the TowerCo transaction will be directly …

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Moffatt is an award-winning entrepreneur

The Iowa Small Business Development Center has announced the winners of its two 2012 special entrepreneur awards. Christina Moffatt, owner of Crème Cupcake & Dessert in Des Moines, is the 2012 Deb Dalziel Woman Entrepreneur …

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Big ‘oops’ by Google drives down stock price

Google investors got a nasty surprise Thursday morning when the company inadvertently posted earnings ahead of schedule that were lower than expected, sending its stock down by 8 percent, the Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal …

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THE BIG QUESTION:

Innovation was in the air last week in Central Iowa.

In a whirlwind week, the Technology Association of Iowa hosted it’s 11th Pitch & Grow competition, StartupCity Des Moines celebrated its first birthday, and Silicon …