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Aureon launches new 616 Data Center, serving local businesses, telecommunications providers

Aureon CEO Scott Behn with Aureon’s board of directors inside the new 616 Data Center in downtown Des Moines. Back row from left: Tom Conry, Scott Behn and Mark Harvey. Front row: Doug Boone, Mark …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Blue-collar workers make the leap to tech jobs, no college degree necessary

It is easier than ever to break into the tech field with little to no background experience, and data from management consulting firm Oliver Wyman shows the pandemic has given workers the confidence to make …

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Aureon hosting launch party for new downtown data center

Aureon, along with the Greater Des Moines Partnership, the Technology Association of Iowa and the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce, will host an event Wednesday in honor of the launch of its new 616 …

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Meta Altoona Data Center announces community grants to local groups

Fifteen Des Moines-area nonprofit groups and schools are the recipients of Meta Community Action Grants, Meta Altoona Data Center has announced. (Meta previously was known as Facebook Inc.) The grants total more than $200,000. The …

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Companies need to be curious about emerging technology, prepare for future of work

Ian Khan wanted the one word audiences took away from his presentation at the Technology Association of Iowa’s Iowa Technology Summit to be “change” as an acknowledgement that currently emerging technologies are set to dramatically disrupt …

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Orbiting the Earth (from Marshalltown)

The Business Record recently got a behind-the-scenes look at how a Marshalltown-based company, Mechdyne, is building enterprise-scale, world-class augmented-reality and virtual-reality interactive display systems for companies around the world. 

Many Iowans may not have heard …

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ISU set to hold Ignite Innovation Showcase April 18-22

Iowa State University’s Student Innovation Center will host the Ignite Innovation Showcase next week, April 18-22. Each day of the weeklong event will feature a keynote address that is open to the public for in-person …

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W.D.M. raises budget for conduit network, citing construction disruptions

After Mediacom filed a lawsuit against the city in December 2020, the future of West Des Moines’ initiative to construct a citywide conduit network capable of delivering broadband internet to all residents was left in …

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Google Fiber is coming to Des Moines

Axios Des Moines: Google Fiber announced plans Tuesday to bring its high-speed internet services to the city of Des Moines in the coming months. Google Fiber launched in West Des Moines last month. MetroNet, another fiber-optic …

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Workiva acquires ParsePort for $100M

Workiva Inc. announced Friday that it has acquired Denmark-based ParsePort to strengthen its position in XBRL financial disclosure in Europe. European organizations use Workiva’s cloud platform for both financial and nonfinancial disclosures such as European Single Electronic …