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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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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 …

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Devs Do Good hosting charity hackathon

Devs Do Good, a nonprofit founded by Valley High School student Connor Fogarty, will host a charity hackathon in West Des Moines on Nov. 6. Students interested in technology and computer science are invited to …

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Iowa-based grain cooperative struck by ransomware attack

Ransomware group BlackMatter is demanding $5.9 million from New Cooperative Inc., a Fort Dodge-based grain cooperative, following a ransomware attack around Sept. 17, Bloomberg reports. It is unclear how extensive the damage to New Cooperative’s systems is, …

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Prometheus Award finalists announced

The Technology Association of Iowa today announced the finalists for this year’s Prometheus Awards, which will be presented Nov. 4 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center. The awards, presented by business advisory firm LWBJ, …

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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 …