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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Startup Champion Network Summit kicks off Oct. 12

The Startup Champion Network Summit will introduce leaders of entrepreneur support organizations to Des Moines and its startup community in a 2 1/2-day event Oct. 12-14. A national organization, Startup Champion Network hosts two annual …

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Advancing Women in Leadership event will feature SpaceX flight pilot

Sian Proctor, a geoscientist and the pilot of SpaceX’s all-civilian Inspiration4 flight, will speak at the Advancing Women in Leadership event to be hosted by the Greater Des Moines Partnership on Nov. 2. Proctor became …

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REG, ISU collaborate on renewable diesel research project

A small group tours the new hydrotreater renewable diesel research facility at the Iowa State University BioCentury Farm west of Ames on Monday. Photo by Michael Crumb

Officials from Renewable Energy Group and Iowa State University …

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ISU dedicates new Student Innovation Center

Iowa State University President Wendy Wintersteen and Gov. Kim Reynolds were among those on hand last week to celebrate the opening of ISU’s new Student Innovation Center. Photo provided by ISU

Iowa State University celebrated the …

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How Tech Works: Cobots

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Innovative Place: Iowa State University Computation + Construction Lab

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Techstars Iowa hosting Demo Day event for 2021 cohort

Techstars Iowa’s 2021 accelerator program will conclude with its annual Demo Day, where the 2021 cohort will pitch their products and services. Entrepreneurs, mentors, investors and startup community members are invited to attend the free …

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LightEdge Solutions acquiring Cavern Technologies

Des Moines-based LightEdge Solutions announced Wednesday that it will acquire Cavern Technologies Inc., the largest provider of colocation data centers in Kansas City. A colocation data center serves as a third party where businesses can rent …

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Hy-Vee to use AI to tally inventory in 5 stores

Hy-Vee has begun using robots to keep track of inventory in two stores and plans to expand the technology to three others, the West Des Moines-based grocer announced. Hy-Vee is partnering with San Francisco-based Simbe …

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Site plan approved for Microsoft data center building

The West Des Moines City Council this week approved the site plan for the first building planned at Ginger East, a new Microsoft Corp. data center being developed on nearly 149 acres east of Veterans …