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Final expansion to make Altoona site Meta’s largest data center worldwide

Architectural rendering of the Altoona Data Center campus after the final expansion. Photo courtesy of Meta

Meta (formerly Facebook) announced Tuesday a seventh and final expansion at its Altoona Data Center that will make it the company’s largest …

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Deere to open Chicago office focused on IT operations

Deere & Co. announced today it is expanding its U.S. footprint with the opening of a new Chicago office. Deere plans to add 150 information technology jobs over the next two years, with the goal of hiring …

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Two outreach organizations receive $50,000, career certificates from Google

Google announced Tuesday during a workforce roundtable with Gov. Kim Reynolds that it will give Des Moines-based Genesis Youth Foundation and Hampton-based La Luz Centro Cultural $50,000 in funding and 75 Google Career Certificates each …

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Can blockchain make surety bonds simpler?

Not long after Zach Mefferd and Ryan Swalve launched Coverage Direct in 2016, they quickly discovered a big challenge while running the West Des Moines-based independent insurance agency: how to harness technology to make it …

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Agriculture sector, other supply chain links at risk of cyberattacks

From Colonial Pipeline’s fuel pipeline to a JBS meatpacking plant and grain cooperatives in Minnesota and Iowa, several key links in the supply chain have been put at risk this year by ransomware attacks. 


These …

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ISU, UI named in top 50 undergraduate entrepreneurship programs

Iowa State University and the University of Iowa both ranked on the Princeton Review and Entrepreneur magazine’s list of the top 50 undergraduate programs for entrepreneurship, ranking at No. 11 and No. 28, respectively. The …

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Technology Association of Iowa releases 2022 legislative priorities

The Technology Association of Iowa released Wednesday the following legislative priorities for 2022:

Connectivity: Facilitate high-performance internet connectivity using the best available technologies for all Iowans. Education access: Support programs, such as Future Ready Iowa, that…
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BrokerTech Ventures opens applications for accelerator’s third cohort

BrokerTech Ventures announced today that applications are open for its 2022 accelerator program. The Des Moines-based accelerator focuses on startups that serve the insurance industry and specifically brokers. The 2022 program will be BTV’s third accelerator since …

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UI Institute for International Business to train Saudi women to be entrepreneurs

Fifty Saudi Arabian women will learn how to become entrepreneurs, with the help of an educational program from the University of Iowa that will also connect them with mentors throughout the state. The university’s Institute …

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Prometheus award winners, new initiatives announced

The Technology Association of Iowa held the 2021 Prometheus Awards Thursday in Des Moines, and recognized the following individuals, companies and communities:

Startup Technology Company of the Year – OpenLoop Emerging Technology Leader of the Year – Jessica Bertling,…