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D.M. Partnership, Clay & Milk announce Iowa Innovation Dashboard

The Greater Des Moines Partnership and digital publication Clay & Milk announced Monday they are partnering to offer the Iowa Innovation Dashboard, which will launch in spring 2022. The dashboard is designed to be “a comprehensive …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: What science can teach us about being happier

Here’s some food for thought as we all get ready to flip the calendar to a new year and consider our New Year’s resolutions. As Inc. magazine’s contributing editor Jeff Haden writes: “Technological advances have …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: The bet behind electrifying the heartland for EVs

With the fuel and horsepower of the federal infrastructure bill, a coalition of private companies, nonprofits and government agencies is trying to bring more electric vehicle chargers into rural areas. This Wall Street Journal article tells the …

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ISU researchers to use 3D technology to design affordable, sustainable homes

Faculty members at Iowa State University are hoping to find solutions for affordable housing in rural areas of the state with 3D technology.

The ISU College of Design’s 3D Affordable Innovative Technologies Housing Project has …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Oracle-Cerner deal could help health care systems share data

Oracle’s $28.3 billion acquisition of electronic medical records company Cerner signals enterprise tech’s interest in expanding into health care. This Wall Street Journal article explains how the deal may also be a step toward solving a longtime …

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Tech collective Anthologic moves to East Village

Des Moines-based technology and marketing collective Anthologic announced Wednesday it has moved its headquarters from West Des Moines to Des Moines’ East Village on East Grand Avenue. All five companies that make up the collective …

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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 …