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San Francisco-based Limelight Health announces new Des Moines location

Limelight Health, a California-based employee benefits software platform, is hiring in Des Moines as the company plans a new expansion in the Midwest, Clay & Milk reports. The company has not released an opening date for …

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Aug. 1: Artificial Intelligence: Capturing the Voice of the Consumer

Host: Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association
About: Artificial intelligence and its applications are proliferating across industries and within every department of leading corporations and organizations. Join Tim Hoskins, president of Quester, to learn …

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Robots a mixed bag, says speaker at national chamber event

Mac Holladay of Atlanta-based Market Street Services, in town for the national convention of theAssociation of Chamber of Commerce Executives, talked to the Business Record about the pros and cons of automation — one of …

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Governor creates ‘Empower Rural Iowa’ task forces in executive order

Gov. Kim Reynolds announced the creation of three “Empower Rural Iowa” task forces to address the lack of housing, broadband and leadership development in rural regions of the state, reports Radio Iowa. The initiative is co-chaired …

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Aug. 1: Artificial Intelligence: Capturing the Voice of the Consumer

Host: Iowa Chapter of the American Marketing Association
About: Artificial intelligence (AI) and its applications are proliferating across industries and within every department of leading corporations and organizations. Join Tim Hoskins, president of Quester, to: 1. …

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IICorp seeks new CEO to establish biosciences center

The Iowa Innovation Corp. is seeking a new CEO to lead the establishment of the Iowa Bioscience Development Center, reports the Corridor Business Journal. The job posting describes the IBDC as a public/private partnership likely based in Des …

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July 24-26: TECNA Conference

Host: Technology Association of Iowa
About: Technology Councils of North America (TECNA) represents 52-plus IT and technology trade organizations that, in turn, represent more than 22,000 technology-related companies in North America. The organization supports regional …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: How innovation helped save Detroit

Having lived through the Great Recession 10 years ago in Des Moines, it feels like the following sentence from a CNN story could substitute “Detroit” for “Des Moines.” CNN Money writes: “Just five years after Detroit was …

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ProbioFerm ready for second expansion in three years

Urbandale-based ProbioFerm LLC, a contract manufacturer of probiotics, is seeking an estimated $250,000 in development incentives to build a 9,000-square-foot, manufacturing and warehouse facility at 10301 Justin Drive.

The project would add three jobs to …

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University of Iowa hits pause on innovation center after paying $250K to consultant

After paying an internationally known consultant more than $250,000 to explore a “Center for Entrepreneurial Innovation,” the University of Iowa is putting the project on hold, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The halt is part of a …

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