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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: UPS makes the first revenue-generating drone delivery

One of the big challenges we hear all the time is the quest to solve “the last mile.” In other words, as logistics have continued to improve and demand has increased for sending packages, the …

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May 22: Innovation Roundtable: Data Analytics

Host: Technology Association of Iowa 
About: Learn how Iowa companies Granular and Kingland Systems are leveraging data analytics to propel their businesses forward. Also learn how Iowa companies are leveraging emerging technologies and discuss the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Learning more about ‘The Inventor’

Elizabeth Holmes’ name should sound familiar if you keep track of business or tech news. The founder and CEO of Theranos, a much-hyped health diagnostics company, had a vision for how to disrupt the health …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Kansas City-St. Louis Hyperloop on a fast track?

It might sound a bit futuristic, but a few of our fellow Midwest cities are exploring a hyperloop. And not just in a “maybe someday” sort of way. From the Kansas City Star: “That 28-minute …

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National Governors Association explores STEM, Pillar Forge education at Des Moines workshop

Gubernatorial staff members gathered in Des Moines this week seeking best practices from across the U.S. to build good jobs in their own states, during the National Governors Association’s third Good Jobs for All Americans …

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July 8-11: BIO World Congress on Industrial Biotech & Ag Tech

Host: BIO
About: Join more than 900 business executives, government officials, academic researchers and end users to share the latest advances in industrial chemicals and products, food ingredients, advanced biofuels and biorefinery platforms, synthetic biology, …

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Apollo astronauts: Mars mission means cancer, Chinese will be next on moon

A panel discussion featuring former Apollo astronauts and a former flight director at ciWeek10 Wednesday took an expansive look at space missions, past and future. Here are some key takeaways from the session at Des …

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Iowa AgriTech Accelerator seeks new executive director after Vollstedt joins Successful Farming

Former executive director Megan Vollstedt has left the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator to begin as the Agronomy & Technology Editor at Successful Farming, a Meredith Corporation publication. Vollstedt, who began at Successful Farming last week, was …

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March 4-8: ciWeek 10

Host: Des Moines Area Community College
About: The annual ciWeek (Celebrate! Innovation Week) gives students and the community opportunities to interact with people (some famous, all inspired) who have dreamed, created, and accomplished. During this …

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Reynolds announces summit connecting workforce, STEM and workplace partnerships

The 2019 Future Ready Iowa Summit, titled “STEM Education and Workplace Partnerships,” takes place April 30 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday. The event is hosted by the …