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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Maybe we all are from Mars


As you know, it’s important in the boardroom to know where your business came from. Which turns out to be Mars, possibly. The buzz in the science world this week is about a lake found…
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Deere acquires Argentina-based ag equipment maker

Deere & Co. announced today it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire PLA S.A., a privately held manufacturer of sprayers, planters and specialty products for agriculture. PLA is based in Argentina, with manufacturing facilities in Las …

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NewBoCo Intrapreneur Academy opens applications for October cohort

The NewBoCo Intrapreneur Academy is taking applications for a yearlong cohort beginning in October. Five to eight teams will be accepted for academy training that focuses on a different innovation competency standard per quarter: agile, methods, culture …

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NOTEBOOK: Dwolla’s Milne: Look to math for future cybersecurity

Ben Milne, founder of Dwolla and board member of the Technology Association of Iowa, has built a few things that went wrong over the years.

“Someday I hope to get an honorary degree,” Milne said…
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Student startups to give final pitch at CYstarters Finale Event

Fifteen Iowa State University student-led startup companies will pitch their businesses at the public CYstarters Finale Event on Wednesday from 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the ISU Economic Development Core Facility, 1805 Collaboration Place in Ames. …

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Rockwell Collins results mixed in third quarter

Rockwell Collins reported higher third-quarter earnings today, driven primarily by stronger performance in the company’s Interior Systems business and a big tax benefit from the Tax Cut & Jobs Act, the Corridor Business Journal reported. The …

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TECNA speakers: 2 programs attempt to fill tech worker pipeline

There are two levels to the labor pipeline stagnation that business leaders are attempting to address: the students and the midcareer pivoters, speakers said this week at the 2018 TECNA Summer Conference in Des Moines.

Both groups…
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Aug. 28: Founder Fireside with Omar Jordan of LenderClose

Host: Gravitate Coworking
About: Founder Fireside will feature Omar Jordan, the founder and CEO of LenderClose, a company focused on providing community financial institutions state-of-the-art compliant services. 
When: 6-8 p.m.
Where: West Des Moines Business …

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Iowa State will lead new national institute to fight antimicrobial resistance

Iowa State will lead a national institute to address a global public health concern, Iowa State officials announced in a news release today. The new Institute for Antimicrobial Resistance Research and Education builds upon a partnership with …

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NOTEBOOK: Walsmith, 11, launches Kickstarter campaign, dice game

Roan Walsmith is an entrepreneur and inventor who is winding down a $5,000 Kickstarter campaign to polish his product — a dice-based battle game he says is both fun and helpful in boosting players’ math skills.…