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Pitchly completes seven-figure seed investment round

Pitchly secured a seven-figure seed funding round, with participation from Next Level Ventures, M25, Great North Labs and other local investors, reports Clay & Milk. Pitchly, based in Des Moines, has hired two new executives: …

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Inside the 2018 Hashie Awards

#Winning.

Award-winners had plenty of opportunities for hashtags and Instagrams on Thursday night as the Social Media Club of Des Moines honored the best social media campaigns in the state, as judged by select national …

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Des Moines, Cedar Rapids among top 10 cities for tech workers

Two Iowa metros have been ranked among the top 10 U.S. cities for tech workers, according to the financial research site SmartAsset. Des Moines is ranked No. 2, and SmartAsset reports that more than 4 percent …

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49 districts, schools to receive funds for computer science teacher training

Forty-nine Iowa school districts and schools will receive money from a new $1 million fund to build their computer science teacher workforce, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced. The funding is part of a broader effort to expand …

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Companies seek to raise $450,000 for computer science in schools project

Elementary students in a half-dozen low-income areas of Iowa will get access to innovative computer science instruction through an initiative announced today by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. The initiative will get startup funding from …

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IEDA approves funding for Iowa Bioscience Development Center

The Iowa Economic Development Authority board on Friday approved $4.5 million in funding for the creation of the Iowa Bioscience Development Center.  

The grant for the Iowa Bioscience Development Center supports implementation of a Biosciences …

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Union authorizes strike at Rockwell Collins

The International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1362, voted Wednesday to authorize a strike against Rockwell Collins, the Cedar Rapids Gazette reports. Union members voted for the strike authorization by 84 percent. Union representatives filed …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Banks and retailers are tracking how you type, swipe and tap

Have you heard of behavioral biometrics? I hadn’t until the New York Times explained how some banks are studying the way we interact with technology as a sort of digital fingerprint that identifies you. The story explains: …

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ISU researcher part of international discovery that could prevent HIV

Extracts from transgenic rice plants could help stop the spread of HIV, according to research results from an international effort that included an Iowa State University scientist. Raziel Antonio-Ordonez, a postdoctoral researcher in agronomy, contributed …

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ISU’s Science Bound program receives diversity award

The Science Bound program at Iowa State University was honored for inspiring and encouraging a new generation of underrepresented students to enter the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). Science Bound received a …