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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: Just a mouse click away, Planet Earth grows up

Here’s a tidbit for downtown Des Moines livers who have come to town by the prospect of a good job and that special vibe that makes the city so, well, special: 90 million years ago …

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ISU Startup Factory announces second cohort in ‘node’ program

Iowa State University’s Startup Factory Network announced the second cohort in the experimental SUF Node program, a 52-week accelerator program piloted in northern Iowa with regional Small Business Development Centers. This year’s cohort includes iPet, …

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State upgrades filing system for new businesses

New business filings will now take less than a day to process, down from a two-week wait, because of new filing software launched today by the Iowa secretary of state’s office. 

Fast Track Filings, a …

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NOTEBOOK: Webgeeks 10 years strong

Over a couple of beers at Twisted Vine Brewery, Justin Stevens was showing off an unblinking, blue LED light on Thursday night. 

“I failed pretty miserably. … And actually, I don’t feel bad at all,” …

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Counting the ways high-speed broadband helps

Mediacom got together some of its friends at Pillar Technologies’ “Forge” in downtown Des Moines Tuesday night to discuss how high-speed broadband helps businesses of all sizes in this day of 1 gigabit per second …

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Local entrepreneurs show off craft whiskey with subscription box

Prohibition kept a lot of secrets hidden under the cornfields.

That’s according to Dannie Strable, cofounder of Rack House Whiskey Club. He and his colleagues spent time digging up those secrets as they learned more …

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Building Up

At the start of 2017, chemical engineer Meredith Smith was frustrated by the statistics of workers in her industry. 
Women held 24 percent of all science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) jobs in 2017, and …

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Workiva named Most Innovative Company of the Year by American Business Awards

Ames-based Workiva won a Gold Stevie Award for Most Innovative Company of the Year at this year’s annual national American Business Awards, one of three from the June 11 event. Workiva also won two Silver Stevies …

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Tech is reshaping safety in the workforce, survey by Nationwide finds

Almost one-third of business owners rely on technologies like telematics, drones and wearables, Nationwide’s fourth annual Business Owner Survey reports. Millennials are more likely than the average business owner to rely on connected safety technologies — …

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Facebook announces pledge to train 1 million by 2020

Facebook is pledging to train 1 million workers and small-business owners across the U.S. in digital marketing and labor skills by 2020. 

The announcement comes just after Facebook publicized a new partnership with Des Moines …