Innovation and Entrepreneurship

On Oct. 26, the fifth annual Innovation EXPO will take place from 10 a.m. to 7:30 p.m. at the Coralville Mariott hotel, 300 East 9th St., Coralville.

This year’s expo will include three events: The …

Oracle Corp., the world’s second-largest software maker, agreed to buy RightNow Technologies Inc. for $1.5 billion, gaining customer-service expertise to bolster a new Internet-based product, Bloomberg reported.

RightNow investors will get $43 a share, Oracle …

Lava Row Inc. will host a workshop, Measuring and Monitoring Your Facebook Page, from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. Thursday in its office at 100 Market St., No. 115. Click here for more information.…

Who says innovation only happens on the coasts?

Hundreds of entrepreneurs, start-up founders and corporate representatives packed into the Temple for Performing Arts for the Thinc Iowa conference today, highlighted by nine guest speakers.

Two …

On Nov. 3, the Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau will hold a social media workshop from 9 a.m. to noon at the Windsor Heights Community and Events Center in Colby Park, 6900 School …

Pioneer Hi-Bred International Inc. expanded its grievances against Monsanto Co. with a lawsuit alleging infringement of two patents for producing corn seed that can withstand environmental stress, Bloomberg reported. Monsanto is defoliating corn plants between …

Canada’s Research In Motion Ltd. will offer free premium apps worth more than $100 to appease BlackBerry customers frustrated by service disruptions last week that ran for days and affected millions, Reuters reported.

Research In …

Despite significant occupational growth in the past six years, total information technology (IT)-related jobs in Iowa have a 0.70 location quotient, meaning the sector has 30 percent less concentration of jobs than the U.S. average …