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Lava Row to host Facebook workshop

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.…

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Thinc Iowa speakers recognize the importance of Midwest innovation

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 …

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Convention and Visitors Bureau to hold social media workshop

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 …

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Pioneer suit accuses Monsanto of patent infringement

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 …

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Spindustry to lead social media workshop

Spindustry to lead social media workshop The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau will hold a social media workshop from 9 a.m to noon on Nov. 3. The workshop, sponsored by Spindustry Interactive, will…
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RIM to BlackBerry users: Are you happy now?

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 …

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Information technology in Iowa

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 …

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Biotechnology association to host research forum

The Iowa Biotechnology Association will host a free forum Oct. 17-18 highlighting the opportunities for commercializing research conducted by the Agricultural Research Service of the U.S. Department of Agriculture. The event, “Partnering for Growth: A …

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ThincIowa speakers finalized; tickets still available

The inaugural ThincIowa conference has announced its lineup of speakers, and still has a limited number of tickets available for $199. The event, hosted by Silicon Prairie News, is designed to bring together technology-based entrepreneurs …

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Orders for upgraded iPhone set a record

Apple Inc. said today that pre-orders for its new iPhone 4S set a record last week with more than 1 million units snatched up online in the first 24 hours after the phone was announced …

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