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Verizon invested $54 million in Iowa in 2011

Verizon invested $54 million in Iowa in 2011   Verizon Wireless announced that it invested $54 million in 2011 to enhance its network in Iowa, including the expansion of its 4G LTE network in Des…
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Startup Iowa launches state-wide events calendar

Startup Iowa recently launched the Iowa Startup and Entrepreneur’s Calendar to provide a unified calendar system for all events across Iowa.

The state-wide calendar system combines the details and news on workshops, lectures and competitions …

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MidAmerican completes purchase of solar power plant

MidAmerican Renewables LLC, a subsidiary of MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., announced it has completed its acquisition of the Topaz Solar Farm from First Solar Inc. The 550-megawatt photovoltaic power plant being built in San Luis …

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Harris to speak at BIZ luncheon

Harris to speak at BIZ luncheon  Emily Harris, intellectual property attorney at Davis Brown Law Firm, will be the speaker at the Feb. 15 luncheon to be held by the Business Innovation Zone. The event…
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Study: Cyber attack could be costly, devastating

Companies including utilities, banks and phone carriers would have to spend almost nine times more on cybersecurity to prevent what is being called a digital Pearl Harbor that would plunge millions into darkness, Bloomberg reported.…
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Hiring in the technology sector is gaining momentum

Among U.S. technology companies with market values exceeding $100 million, almost 50 increased employment by more than half in the most recently reported two-year period, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

Some small and mid-size …

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Dloughy named CEO of Communications Engineering Co.

Communications Engineering Co. President Matt Dloughy has been named CEO. The Hiawatha-based company said that as president, Dloughy led the company to its most profitable era. Dlouhy is a member of the Iowa Quality Center, …

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Iowa start-ups to showcase projects Jan. 31

The first-ever Iowa Startup Fair will take place on Jan. 31 from 3 to 6 p.m. Start-ups from across the state will set up informational tables in Des Moines, Pella, Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and …

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LAUNCH: Above the Line America


Andrew Clark is tired of networking events where participants simply exchange business cards and move on.

He and a handful of other business owners and entrepreneurs decided they wanted more out of networking, so they …

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LightEdge to serve hospital network

LightEdge to serve hospital network LightEdge Solutions announced that it has completed network connections that will allow hospitals and clinics to access its cloud computing services through Iowa Health System’s HealthNet connect (HNc) fiber-optic network.…