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STEM council one of three Iowa entities notified by Blackbaud of ransomware attack

The Governor’s STEM Advisory Council has confirmed it was a customer of a financial services contractor targeted in a massive international ransomware attack earlier this year, the Iowa Capital Dispatch reported. The council is one of …

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Credit union new to Polk County will feature video tellers who will assist customers from Dubuque

Construction of a Grimes branch office of Dupaco Community Credit Union is expected to begin this fall. The project is valued at a little over $6 million. 
Architectural rendering special to the Business Record

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Coding out hunger

Can food insecurity be addressed through a software program? With custom software created for area nonprofits, Polk County’s information technology department is developing the answer. 

Tasked by the Polk County Board of Supervisors in early …

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Mediacom reports widespread service outages, cuts to fiber network

Mediacom reported approximately 340,000 customers were still affected Tuesday by service outages after Monday’s powerful storm. The company identified three major cuts to Mediacom’s fiber network in Cedar Rapids, Iowa City and Vinton, which will …

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ISU Foundation contractor reports ransomware attack; donor information accessed

A third-party service provider to the Iowa State University Foundation experienced a massive ransomware attack, affecting more than 20 universities and nonprofits in the U.S., the U.K. and Canada. Blackbaud, an international provider of cloud-based …

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VizyPay’s Look Local First targets small business digital marketing strategies

West Des Moines-based payment processing company VizyPay is using its Look Local First initiative to help local businesses rebuild after pandemic-related disruption with free digital marketing efforts, VizyPay announced this week. Look Local First initially …

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NOTEBOOK: More contactless payments are in the cards for Iowans

When GreenState Credit Union sent out a press release last week announcing it is now issuing contactless credit cards for all its new customers or those whose cards were being renewed, I was curious how …

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Amazon names Iowa top state for digital entrepreneurs

orridor Business Journal: A new analysis by Amazon finds that Iowa leads the nation in the per-capita number of small and medium-sized businesses selling through the tech giant’s online platform, and that Iowa businesses are increasing …

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Porter, previously at Dwolla, joins Des Moines law firm

Rob Porter, pictured, who had been director of legal for Des Moines-based Dwolla, has joined the law firm of Dickinson, Mackaman, Tyler & Hagen PC, the company announced. Porter has practiced law in Iowa for …

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NOTEBOOK: Recruiting an accelerator class during a pandemic

In her first year of the position, managing director Kerty Levy got to attend three in-person recruiting events for the newly established Techstars Iowa accelerator. After returning from the third event in San Francisco, Levy …

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