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Energy, water use under close watch as data centers expand in Iowa

The Technology Association of Iowa recently hosted the Iowa Data Center Summit, which was meant in part to ask how Iowa can balance demand for data centers and environmental responsibility. 

While moderating one of the …

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Meyocks launches independent marketing research arm

Meyocks, a branding and marketing agency, has launched Meyocks Research + Insights, an independent specialized firm providing both custom and pre-packaged marketing research solutions. The new division aims to help organizations translate data into actionable …

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Iowa Lottery at 40: Scratching off $6.1B in prizes since 1985

Sales of the first Iowa Lottery tickets began in 1985 with a kickoff celebration at the Iowa State Fair. Forty years later, state fairgoers broke the Guinness World Record for the most people — 1,380 …

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EMS and hospitals partner in launching pre-hospital blood transfusion pilot program

A new pilot program enabling pre-hospital blood transfusions is now underway in Central Iowa, marking the first initiative of its kind in the state. The effort is a collaboration between the Des Moines Fire Department, …

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BioMADE breaks ground on major bioindustrial manufacturing facility in Iowa

BioMADE, a project run by the U.S. Department of Defense, in partnership with the state of Iowa, Iowa State University and the ISU Research Park, has broken ground on the new 15,000-square-foot pilot-scale bioindustrial manufacturing …

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ISU Research Park receives national recognition as community of innovation

The Iowa State University Research Park success in building an innovation district has earned national recognition. On Nov. 13, the Association of University Research Parks named Iowa State’s Research Park its Distinguished Community of Innovation …

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Meet Dana Rupe, the new director of the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center

Dana Rupe, the new director of the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center, said she thinks AI can democratize entrepreneurship.

“I think about what it took to start businesses, even 10, let alone 20 …

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20th annual Prometheus Awards honor tech leaders across Iowa

Tech and industry leaders from around Iowa gathered in downtown Des Moines Thursday evening to celebrate the Technology Association of Iowa’s 20th annual Prometheus Awards.

Brian Waller, president of TAI, said there was a record …

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Drake launching data analytics degree programs in Panama

Drake University has announced the launch of an international academic program in Panama City, Panama, following a formal partnership with Ciudad del Saber. Through the initiative, students in Panama will be able to pursue an …

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‘Silver tsunami’ of upcoming small business retirements has advocates paying attention to succession planning

Olivia Randall and her husband, Josh Randall, are already preparing their children for potential business ownership as they look to the future of their Mount Vernon clothing business, Bauman’s

They plan to position the more …

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