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Innovation – STEM best

Samantha Boyle had long known that she wanted to be a nurse, but she wasn’t sure which of the many specialties within the field suited her best. 

After a semester of hands-on experience and job …

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ciLive to feature everything from “Napoleon Dynamite” to Harley Davidson

Des Moines Area Community College’s annual Celebrate! Innovation event has morphed into a year-long program that will livestream main events featuring everything from “Napoleon Dynamite” actors to the guy who helped  revive Harley Davidson brand.

What …

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Alliant Energy, CIRAS debut new digital manufacturing lab

Iowa manufacturing and technology companies have a brand-new “sandbox” for trying out the latest in digital technology tools, thanks to a public-private partnership between Alliant Energy and the Center for Industrial Research and Service. 

On …

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Ames parking ticket payments hit by second national Click2Gov data breach

Drivers who paid Ames parking tickets through the city’s online payment system are being warned to watch their financial statements for the next few weeks after the software company reported a data breach from July 30 …

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New coworking space opening in Des Moines area

Kirsten Anderson wanted a place to work that was conducive to planning workshops and completing requests for proposals but that also provided support and ideas to help her anti-harassment consulting business grow.

For the past …

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NOTEBOOK: But … where are the salads?

I recently attended an event at one of the metro’s newest coworking coffee shops, Blue Bean in Ankeny, and met its owner, Carlos Rojas. The ultra-cool space, which opened in February, completely reimagined what had …

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NOTEBOOK: What’s the border between public relations and news?

A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to visit the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator for a media and public relations Q&A session with the accelerator’s startups. 

Tina Mowry Hadden, president of Mowry Strategies, and …

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ISU Startup Factory cohort receives $200,000 commercialization grant

Parametric Studio Inc., a cohort company at the Iowa State University Startup Factory, has received a $200,000 federal grant to commercialize its innovative STEM augmented reality software app for young students. The company has developed …

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Rantizo awarded $40,000 at John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Venture Awards luncheon

Since launching an annual venture capital contest in 2006, Des Moines entrepreneur and venture capitalist John Pappajohn has been “happy to be the giver of money” to support entrepreneurs in the state, Pappajohn told the …

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Jefferson draws a crowd at Rural Forge opening

Jefferson, a small community just shy of 5,000 residents, drew some big names at the latest business opening on Saturday. 

More than 500 people turned out to the grand opening of the Pillar Rural Forge, …