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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Chip shortage drives tech companies and car makers closer

In times of trouble all kinds of unique partnerships take shape, like the relationship we’re seeing now between automotive and semiconductor companies. The Wall Street Journal reports the two industries are bonding over the shortage, looking for …

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Des Moines-based LightEdge Solutions acquired by private investment firm

LightEdge Solutions, a Des Moines data center company, is looking to expand with the help of its new majority owner, San Francisco-based private investment firm GI Partners, the Des Moines Register reports. LightEdge operates seven data …

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$97.5M awarded to companies to expand broadband in Iowa

Gov. Kim Reynolds at her Condition of the State address in January, where she made expanding broadband statewide a priority. On Tuesday, her office announced that $97.5 million in grants has been awarded to expand …

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Innovation Q&A: Todd Krone, PowerPollen CEO

What would agriculture look like if producers had direct control over the pollination timing of their crops? In 2015, agtech startup PowerPollen co-founders Todd Krone and Jason Cope began experimenting in Krone’s garage with corn …

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Solar FX announces it will move from Ames to Boone

Solar FX has announced it will move to Boone, where it recently purchased the former Dodi Plaza property on South Marshall Street. According to a news release, Solar FX was launched in 2008 when it …

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Waller appointed to Empower Rural Iowa Initiative

Brian Waller, president of the Technology Association of Iowa, has been appointed by Gov. Kim Reynolds to the Empower Rural Iowa Initiative. Waller has previously held positions as the director of the Chamber of Commerce …

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Iowa among pilot states for mobile driver’s licenses on Apple Wallet

Iowa residents will soon be able to carry an electronic ID on some Apple devices for identification purposes. Apple announced today that it is working with eight initial states, among them Iowa, to enable iPhone and Apple …

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Less runoff, more predictable performance: Pivot Bio touts benefits of nitrogen-producing microbes

A company that has set down roots at the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames has developed a product that allows farmers to apply nitrogen in a more predictable and consistent manner, and reduces …

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Mahaska Communication Group expanding broadband to Newton

Mahaska Communication Group, based in Oskaloosa, announced Friday that broadband internet service with speeds up to 2 gigabits per second will soon be available to Newton residents and businesses. MCG’s residential and business customers will …

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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Opinion: The illusion of privacy is getting harder to sell

New York Times Opinion: Even iPhone users with nothing to hide could be forgiven for being a little creeped out that Apple will scan their photos and see if they match existing databases of known …

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