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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.…
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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 …