AABP EP Awards 728x90

Innovation and Entrepreneurship

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: AI and human enhancement: Americans’ openness is tempered by a range of concerns

A new survey from Pew Research Center found that on the topic of artificial intelligence and the way it has and could become part of our society, the American public sees the promise of new technology for …

DSC 6869

WDM gets Iowa’s only Google Fiber office, giving access to fast fiber-optic internet

Des Moines Register: Google Fiber opened its only Iowa office and retail space in Valley Junction Thursday to welcome its first customers to its ultra-fast network. West Des Moines is one of 17 metro areas …

DSC 6869

Deere to sell machine-servicing software to farmers amid right to repair complaints

Des Moines Register: Deere & Co. says it will make expanded repair software available to customers, a win for farmers who have lobbied for years for the ability to do their own mechanical work. Starting in …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK: MercyOne launches patient-provider matching tool in Central Iowa

MercyOne has piloted a new patient-provider matching tool that aims to make it easier for patients to connect with a primary care physician. MercyOne worked with Patient Bond, started by former Procter & Gamble employees, …

DSC 6869

Proclamation declares Agriculture Innovation Week in Iowa

Gov. Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation today, which is National Ag Day, making the week of March 21-27, 2022, Agriculture Innovation Week in Iowa. It recognizes Iowa’s leadership in the agricultural industry and rural communities …

DSC 6869

Canada-based Croptimistic adds ServiTech to partner network

Croptimistic Technology Inc., a Saskatchewan, Canada-based agronomics technology company, announced it has added ServiTech Inc. to its partner network. The alliance will provide farmers with enhanced tools for decision-making on their farms through the practical application of …

DSC 6869

Speakers, agenda announced for 2022 Global Insurance Symposium

The Greater Des Moines Partnership has announced the lineup of insurance, technology and government leaders who will headline the 2022 Global Insurance Symposium, to be held in Des Moines on April 19-21. The theme of this …

DSC 6869

What the change to WDM’s conduit network budget means

In January, the city of West Des Moines proposed an amendment to its Economic Development Digital Enterprise Urban Renewal Plan to increase the not-to-exceed cost of the citywide conduit network from $50 million to $60 …

DSC 6869

NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: White House to order broad review of cryptocurrencies

The White House will issue an executive order this week instructing federal agencies to begin studying the possibility and implications of the creation of a U.S. central-bank digital currency, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Office …

DSC 6869

Iowa hospitality company bringing alert devices to Midwest properties

Coralville-based Kinseth Hospitality Cos. is partnering with workplace safety technology company Relay to bring alert devices to 101 of the properties it manages. Relay’s alert devices are designed to improve on the traditional walkie-talkie and integrate into its clients’ …