Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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A Closer Look: Matt Hansen

Much of Matt Hansen’s nearly 30-year career working with financial services companies happened abroad, including in Austria and England. Originally from Texas, he acquired his sense of “wanderlust” from his grandmother, the matriarch of the …

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Ivy College of Business announces new Business Analytics and Digital Strategy Forum

Iowa State announced a new Business Analytics and Digital Strategy Forum at the Ivy College of Business in Ames. Through the forum, the Ivy College of Business will seek to build partnerships with local companies …

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Holmes Murphy, BrokerTech Ventures to host international insurtech founders

Holmes Murphy and BrokerTech Ventures will co-host the the second annual Rapid Global Insurtech Accelerator (RGIA) with InsurTech Israel. The accelerator will bring 14 insurtech startup founders who represent six of seven continents to Holmes …

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BREAKING: Maryland data center developer buys farmland in Van Meter

Van Meter could have two large data center campuses in its community in the coming years. Microsoft Corp. plans to build a data center campus in Vision Park, a 300-plus-acre industrial business park south of…
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NAWBO Iowa to honor 3 women at annual event

The Iowa chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners will honor three Iowa women with awards Nov. 7 at its Celebration of Excellence event. The honorees are:

NAWBO Iowa Legacy Award: Molly Lopez,…
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3 companies share insight into forming AI governance

When ChatGPT launched in 2022, Principal Financial Group Chief Information Officer Kathy Kay said many businesses saw two paths: allow people to try it out or lock it down.

Principal let adoption occur for a …

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FuseDSM president temporarily stepping down

FuseDSM President and CEO Trish Flaherty-Barnes is temporarily stepping down from her role due to medical reasons, the chamber of commerce, which is affiliated with the Greater Des Moines Partnership, said in a statement. The …

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DMACC announces new course in AI skills for workforce

Des Moines Area Community College today announced it will offer an online certificate class in AI skills. The community college is partnering with the Intel AI for Workforce Program, which is designed to help students …

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Veridian’s Racial Economic Equity Incubator receives national recognition

Veridian Credit Union was recently recognized for work leading a Racial Economic Equity (REE) Incubator with community partners in Waterloo. Veridian is one of nine credit unions across the U.S. leading REE Incubators designed to …

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Ankeny schools planning new facility for student innovation

This is a rendering of the “innovation hub” that the Ankeny Community School District is planning to open in the 2028-29 school year. . Renderings by Invision Architecture

Ankeny Community School District has announced plans …

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