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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, …

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Workiva names new chief operating officer

Workiva’s board of directors has named Julie Iskow as chief operating officer and executive vice president. Iskow previously served as chief technology officer and executive vice president at Medidata Solutions, a technology and data platform …

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FTC approves settlement with Iowa software services company over security practices

FTC approves settlement with Iowa software services company over security practices

By Kate Hayden | Staff Writer

An Iowa software company selling data services to auto dealers has agreed to a settlement with the Federal …

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Iowa part of antitrust investigation of Facebook by state attorneys general

New York Times: Regulators in Iowa, seven other states and the District of Columbia are moving forward with an antitrust investigation into Facebook, New York’s attorney general said today, the latest move by government officials …

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A Closer Look: Nadilia Gomez

Now the executive director at the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator, Nadilia Gomez grew up in Panama City, Panama, but developed a passion for agriculture as she visited her grandmother’s hometown, a small farming community without electricity …