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Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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NewBoCo’s entrepreneurial programs open for application

Applications are open for three of NewBoCo’s entrepreneurial programs in Cedar Rapids: the Social Good Accelerator, the Iowa Startup Accelerator and the Corridor Angel Investors August meeting. Applications are available for the fall batches of both the …

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STEM Internship program opens applications for participating companies

The Iowa Economic Development Authority is accepting company applications for the Science Technology Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) Internship program, which will award companies grants up to $50,000 per employer, with the goal of transitioning interns to full-time …

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ISU Startup Factory announces two new cohorts for program

The ISU Startup Factory is accepting two new cohorts based in Ames and Austin, Minn., reports Clay and Milk. The program is based in Ames, but also hosts startups in northwest Iowa. Startups accepted in the …

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Workiva announces partnership with European management firm

Data solutions firm Workiva announced a new partnership with Baringa Partners, a London-based independent management consulting firm. Workiva and Baringa Partners will collaborate to help companies automate risk and compliance processes, Workiva said in a statement, assisting …

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UI Health Care begins using AI-based system for diabetic eye care

University of Iowa Health Care has become the first U.S. health care system to use IDx-DR, an artificial intelligence diagnostic system developed in Iowa that detects diabetic retinopathy, a leading cause of blindness for diabetic …

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Pillar Technologies’ Council Bluffs project gets state aid

Pillar Technologies today won approval for state aid for its planned Forge facility in the new River’s Edge development in Council Bluffs. The software company plans a $1.3 million investment and will get tax benefits …

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All about the data

Technology, patented technology at that, is helping the Des Moines office of JLL catch the stuff that can fall between the cracks in commercial real estate deals.

The program, recently patented by JLL, the global …

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Closer Look: Judi Eyles

Although just a year into her role as director of the Iowa State University Pappajohn Center for Entrepreneurship, Judi Eyles is not a newcomer to the center. Eyles, who graduated from ISU in 1993, was …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: IBM unveils system that ‘debates’ with humans

Well, just when we’re getting comfy with Siri, Google Home and other digital assistants and artificial intelligence helping us with everyday tasks, here comes IBM with one that zeroes in on the way humans debate. …

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UNI computer science department receives $300,000 grant

The National Science Foundation awarded a two-year grant for $300,000 to the University of Northern Iowa’s computer science department, which professors say will go toward improving curriculum for K-12 computer science teachers. Associate professors Sarah …