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Des Moines ranks high in technology

Des Moines was named one of the 10 most technologically advanced U.S. cities for its size, according to the 2010 Digital Cities Survey published by the Center for Digital Government.

The city came in at …

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Google hurries to hiring mode

Google Inc. plans to hire more than 2,000 people as it expands into new markets, Reuters reported.

On Thursday, the Web search engine provider’s website listed job openings for 2,076 positions, which is up nearly …

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Meredith magazine ups mobile platform

Meredith Corp.’s Family Circle magazine will begin using technology from mobile marketing service provider Snipp’s Mobile Me platform.

Articles throughout the magazine will include a number that readers can text for more information to be …

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Social media workshop set for Tuesday

The Greater Des Moines Convention and Visitors Bureau will conduct a social media workshop from 8 a.m. to noon Tuesday at the Polk County Convention Complex, 501 Grand Ave. The workshop is sponsored by Catchfire …

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Groups use social media to promote restaurants


Sometimes the simple ideas take hold.

Emily Beckmann decided to try the guacamole one night at Dos Rios restaurant downtown, and discovered she loved it. So she shared her experience on Twitter, and it turned …

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Three energy projects receive grants

The Iowa Power Fund Board approved a total of $4.2 million for three energy projects.

Ames-based AmbroZea Inc. was awarded $1.5 million to apply high-protein expression biotechnology to optimize multi-tasking yeast for commercial development in …

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BodyViz expands software globally

Ames-based BodyViz yesterday sold one of its machines to Teikyo University in Japan, less than 30 days after signing a distribution agreement with Japanese-based OPT Technologies.

BodyViz machines create three-dimensional MRI/CT scan visualizations out of …

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Palisade partners with Accellion

Des Moines-based Palisade Systems Inc. announced a partnership today with California-based Accellion Inc., a provider of secure file transfer systems.

Palisade specializes in data loss prevention, and the partnership will better enable it to help …

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Manufacturing industry sees growth

The U.S. manufacturing industry posted its 15th consecutive month of growth in October and grew at a faster rate than in September, according to a report from the Institute for Supply Management.

The PMI, the …

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Rockwell Collins earnings up

Cedar Rapids-based Rockwell Collins Inc. reported a 12 percent jump in fiscal fourth-quarter earnings last Friday, led by climbing sales in both its government and commercial divisions. The company’s net income climbed to $150 million, …