Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Raising money with social media


The good news: There’s a free Facebook application called Causes that has helped nonprofit organizations, like Students for a Free Tibet and The Nature Conservancy, raise more than $100,000. The tool, which aims to make …

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WebFilings relieves the ‘pain’ of SEC filings


Matt Rizai is among the tens of thousands of entrepreneurs who know how incredibly difficult it is to launch a successful start-up software company. But he and his partners are also part of a much …

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Getting efficient with social media


You still tweet using Twitter? You still Facebook on Facebook? How embarrassing.

Chin up; the Business Record just recently began utilizing one of the many emerging third-party applications that can help you manage multiple social …

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A tax credit lapses, and an Iowa industry suffers


When Congress returns today (April 12) from its Easter recess, the biodiesel industry will have survived 101 days without a $1 a gallon tax credit that has been its lifeblood. Some people argue the industry …

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Waukee data center exemplifies industry trend


More companies are looking to others to develop and maintain the facilities in which critical data are housed.

An annual study of the U.S. data center market released in March found that 83 percent of …

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Utilities board wants info on smart grid in Iowa


The Iowa Utilities Board (IUB) has scheduled a workshop for Friday, April 16, when it hopes to get an education on smart grid projects in Iowa.

“Smart grid” became a prominent term in the energy …

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Wind a nascent win-win for Iowa


Iowa Wind Energy Association (IWEA) President Harold Prior doesn’t get tired of telling his counterparts across the country how Iowa’s installed wind turbine capacity has become the nation’s second largest, even though the state has …