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How business leaders should be thinking about hybrid work

Thursday’s Power Breakfast panel at the Embassy Club. See our full gallery on Facebook.Photo by Duane Tinkey

Since the onset of the pandemic business leaders have had countless conversations about how remote and flexible work arrangements …

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TAI names Prometheus Award finalists

The Technology Association of Iowa has announced the finalists for the 2022 Prometheus Awards. A new award category this year is Computer Science Educator of the Year. Teachers from Iowa City, MOC-Floyd Valley, Waterloo, University …

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VizyPay promotes three women leaders to senior team

VizyPay, a payment processor based in Waukee, has announced three leadership promotions of women leaders to its senior team. The three women were each hired by the company from outside of the payments industry within …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Student loans and entrepreneurship: An overview

The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation has published this issue brief on the potential effect of student loan debt on the decision to pursue entrepreneurial ventures. Nearly 1 in 6 adults in the U.S. has outstanding student loan …

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BAE Systems awarded anti-jam receiver contract for F-15 jets

Corridor Business Journal: BAE Systems has received a $13 million contract for advanced global positioning system technology to protect U.S. F-15E aircraft from GPS signal jamming and spoofing. Officials with BAE, which is investing more than …

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Finalists announced for annual Flourish Fund event

Four entrepreneurs will pitch their business ideas later this month for a chance to walk away with $3,000. Morgan Chicchelly, Cassandra Spence, Kristen Daily and Chelsea Smith were announced as finalists of this year’s Flourish …

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TAI to hold first event in DEI Spotlight Series

The Technology Association of Iowa and its diversity, equity and inclusion committee are hosting a new DEI Spotlight Series, a monthly discussion on DEI efforts by organizations around the state. The first virtual event — …

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Levy to lead second Techstars accelerator

Kerty Levy, managing director of the Techstars Iowa accelerator, will also lead the new Techstars Crypto Boston accelerator starting in January 2023, she told the Business Record in an interview last week.

She said Techstars is encouraging …

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DMACC incorporates MidAmerican training curriculum with Index AR partnership

Des Moines Area Community College students will have access to the same e-books and augmented reality mobile apps that utilities like MidAmerican Energy use to train apprentices through a new partnership with Index AR Solutions announced …

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Partnership plans Future World of Work Summit for October

Registration is underway for the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s inaugural Future World of Work Summit. The summit, scheduled for Oct. 24 at the FFA Enrichment Center in Ankeny, will highlight things employers can do to adapt …