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Grinnell College, Techstars announce launch of Techstars Iowa accelerator

Techstars, a national network of accelerators and a venture capital firm, is partnering with Grinnell College to launch Techstars Iowa, to be located in Des Moines. 

Des Moines entrepreneur and former interim director for the …

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BerganKDV adds Erb’s Technology Solutions to its portfolio

BerganKDV recently announced its merger with Cedar Rapids-based Erb’s Technology Solutions, marking its second deal in two weeks, the Corridor Business Journal reports. ETS will take the BerganKDV name and consolidate its operations in the …

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CenturyLink vendor leaks customer information online

A third-party vendor inadvertently released CenturyLink customer information publicly online, including names, addresses, phone numbers, email addresses and account numbers, CenturyLink announced over the weekend. The leak occurred through an unnamed vendor and did not include …

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America’s Cultivation Corridor, partners launch global ag immersion program for countries

America’s Cultivation Corridor is partnering with multiple state and private partners to launch the Cultivo Global Ag Innovation Program, a 10-day immersion cohort designed to introduce international ag startups to leading companies and organizations in …

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Report: Iowa should develop EdTech sector as next strategic cluster

Iowa has the potential to add upward of 1,000 jobs in the emerging education technology sector over the next five years by taking advantage of its strengths in this field, according to an economic development …

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Notes from the Iowa Technology Summit

Anders Sörman-Nilsson was a lawyer before he became an internationally-known futurist, author and public speaker on the TEDGlobal circuit. His mother, who still runs the family menswear business in Stockholm, Sweden, still thinks of him …

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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 …