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NOTEBOOK – ONE GOOD READ: Data in the dark: How big tech secretly secured $800M in tax breaks for data centers

This Forbes article takes a critical look at how local governments continue to dangle hundreds of millions of dollars in tax breaks to sell companies like Facebook, Google and Microsoft on building server farms in their communities. …

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VizyPay ranked among 50 fastest-growing U.S. companies on Inc. 5000

VizyPay, a Greater Des Moines-based payments processing company that launched in 2017, has ranked among the top 1% of fastest-growing U.S. companies. The company, which will be moving into a new headquarters building next month …

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NOTEBOOK: Iowa State Fair returns, bringing new payment options with it

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NOTEBOOK: Q&A with Lego sculptor, ISU alum Chris Ihle

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NOTEBOOK: What should companies know when working with a startup pilot?

Part of every high-growth startup’s story is the mentors and organizations that helped founders put their products to the test — a short-term pilot program, in collaboration with an organization that fits the profile of …

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A Closer Look: Kurt Sinnett

With two decades of experience in the health care systems industry, Kurt Sinnett is leading a new initiative at ViClarity to bring the company’s governance, risk and compliance software over to health systems clients. 

Before …

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Workiva reports 26% sales increase, shrinks net loss for second quarter

Workiva Inc. narrowed its net loss in the second quarter that ended June 30, with a GAAP net loss of $9.5 million, compared with a GAAP net loss of $19.6 million for the prior year’s …

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ISU agricultural AI institute to launch with $20M from USDA and science foundation

The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s National Institute of Food and Agriculture and the U.S. National Science Foundation announced 11 new Artificial Intelligence Research Institutes, including the AI Institute for Resilient Agriculture based at Iowa State …

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Summer Startup Tour ends today

The first-ever Summer Startup Tour wraps up today with an event that begins at 4:30 p.m. at xBk Live. It closes out a monthlong series of free events to welcome entrepreneurs, creators and makers back …

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Guest opinion: Global Insurance Symposium continues to establish Des Moines as an innovative industry hub

Submitted by: Michael B. Abbott, partner at Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP and a GIS co-chair, and
Eden Pearson, senior director, state government relations at Nationwide and a GIS co-chair

Global risk and diversity, …