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Workiva reports higher revenue, narrows quarterly loss

Workiva, a cloud provider of connected reporting and compliance services, reported a double-digit increase in revenues for the second quarter, and a smaller net loss compared with a year ago. The Ames-based company exceeded quarterly …

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Growing the future of produce

To see the technology behind the potential future of farming, you might first need to step indoors. In the case of Ames-based startup company Nebullam, their indoor farm is a 4,500-square-foot, high-ceilinged, air-conditioned warehouse on …

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Ruan Transportation celebrates first IT apprenticeship completions

Des Moines-based Ruan Transportation Management Systems and Gov. Kim Reynolds on Monday celebrated the completion of Ruan’s initial two information technology apprenticeships, a program made possible through a $1.8 million U.S. Department of Labor grant …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Smart diapers for new-parents-to-be

I’m about three months away from being a first-time dad. So naturally my reading habits have turned to looking for anything that could help make raising a baby go as easily as possible. Including diaper …

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NewLink Genetics co-founder Link retires

NewLink Genetics Corp. announced that its co-founder, Dr. Charles Link Jr., has chosen to retire as chairman, CEO and chief scientific officer of the company, and will also resign from the board effective Aug. 3. Link co-founded …

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Iowa AgriTech Accelerator announces executive director

Nadilia Gomez, pictured, will join the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator as executive director beginning on Aug. 1, the accelerator announced. Gomez joins the accelerator from Corteva Agriscience, where she served as a senior research scientist in …

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Gene-editing technology: ‘How do we get this right?’

Editor’s Note: Des Moines hosted the Bio World Congress on industrial biotechnology from July 8-11. Innovation & Technology Staff Writer Kate Hayden was on hand for many of the sessions and shares below what she …

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A Closer Look: Scott Behn

Scott Behn, who has worked in the telecommunications industry for nearly four decades, on June 24 began the newest chapter of his career as CEO of business services provider Aureon. He succeeds Ron Keller, who …

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UI sets new record for external funding; ISU research funding best-ever

Iowa State University and the University of Iowa collectively topped $1 billion in external funding in the past fiscal year, according to data released today by the state schools. 

Iowa State attracted $469 million of total …

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The art of the new festival

Back in 2008, on the first night of the first 80/35 Music Festival, Des Moines Music Coalition cofounder Justin Schoen was learning about Twitter. 

“There wasn’t near the kind of reach that there is now,” …