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StartupIowa initiative highlights resources for entrepreneurs

Resources exist for technology-related start-ups in Iowa. The trick, industry leaders say, is identifying them. That is the goal behind a new statewide initiative called StartupIowa, a collaboration of business incubators and other tech-related ventures…
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Legislation calls for helping entrepreneurs

Legislation calls for helping entrepreneurs  U.S. Sens. Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) last week introduced a piece of legislation known as the Startup Act, Silicon Prairie News reported. The act outlines a five-pronged…
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StartupIowa launches Tuesday

StartupIowa, a statewide initiative aimed to help entrepreneurs, launched today, The Des Moines Register reported. StartupIowa will bring together resources and networking events for start-up companies.

Iowa is the eighth state in the country to …

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Nominations open for tech company awards

Nominations open for tech company awards Nominations are now open for the Technology Association of Iowa’s 2012 Prometheus Awards. The Prometheus Awards recognize top technology-related companies in Iowa. Categories include both large and small software…
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Icon Labs product named to top 100 list

Icon Labs product named to top 100 list  West Des Moines-based Icon Labs Inc., a provider of embedded networking and security technology, announced yesterday that it has been recognized by a national publication. EDN, an…
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Better Homes and Gardens recipes and cooking tips available as a free app

Meredith Corp.’s Better Homes and Gardens has launched a free application for the iPhone and iPod Touch called “Must-Have Recipes.” It is available at Apple Inc.’s App Store. Users can access more than 500 recipes, …

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4 technology start-ups to watch


Locusic LLC

• Founder: Jake Kerber

• Website: www.locusic.com

Jake Kerber thinks there’s more music in Des Moines than people know about.

He estimates that 1,000 artists reside within 50 miles of the city, and …

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Munch the details of equity ownership at StartupCity lunch and learn

Drew Larson of the BrownWinick law firm will talk about the intricacies of equity ownership structure during a lunch and learn at noon on Dec. 7 at StartupCity Des Moines, 317 Sixth Ave. For more …

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Women of Innovation honored

The Technology Association of Iowa last night hosted its fourth Women of Innovation Awards.

Nine category winners were selected from 55 finalists. Winners from the Des Moines area included Jennifer Nieweg, co-founder of Catilin Inc., …

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Three on 3: Women of Innovation

It might be a cliche, but Sandy Hatfield Clubb lives by a simple phrase, spelled out on her coffee cup:

“Attitude is a small thing that makes a big difference.”

Hatfield Clubb, the director of …