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April 18: April Startup Stories

Host: Greater Des Moines Partnership 
About: Join us for the live recording of the Startup Stories DSM Podcast. Iowa AgriTech Accelerator Executive Director Megan Vollstedt, will chat with host Mike Colwell. Bring your lunch, network with …

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Pate releases cybersecurity playbook to candidates, county auditors

More than 300 candidates who filed for federal, statewide or legislative races in Iowa get an unusual gift from Secretary of State Paul Pate: the “Cybersecurity Campaign Playbook,” created by the bipartisan initiative Defending Digital …

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Ask the (entrepreneurial) reporters a question

Three local journalists who cover technology and innovation and other topics will let you ask the questions for a change during a panel presented by the West Des Moines Business Incubator and Gravitate. Appearing will …

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TAI seeks proposals for summit

The Technology Association of Iowa is seeking presentation proposals for the Iowa Technology Summit Oct. 1-2 in Des Moines. A committee composed of technology professionals from multiple industries will pick the winning proposals, which will focus on how …

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NOTEBOOK: Brian Hemeseth rounds up his biggest failures at Accelerate DSM

Few people like talking about their failures the way Brian Hemesath does. “This is an extremely hard topic to talk about,” Hemesath acknowledged on Thursday, as a speaker at Accelerate DSM.

He took on the taboo …

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NOTEBOOK: Brick by brick, glow stick by glow stick

The saying “It takes a village” usually acknowledges raising kids and running small businesses. At Accelerate DSM on Thursday, conference emcee and VolunteerLocal President Kaylee Williams decided to wake everyone up at the start by …

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Athene VP Turri changes outfits, jumps to Denim

Des Moines insurtech startup Denim Labs Inc. announced that Charlie Turri has joined the company as chief technology officer. Before joining Denim, Turri was vice president of information technology for West Des Moines-based Athene USA, where he led application …

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April 12: TAI Prometheus Awards

Host: Technology Association of Iowa 
About: Award finalists and winners representing the best and brightest of Iowa’s diverse technology industry, from individual leaders and companies to entire communities, are recognized at this awards gala.
When: …

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Microsoft donates $45,000 to W.D.M. schools’ learning network

Microsoft Corp. has donated $45,000 to the West Des Moines School District, which the district will use to help expand the Project-Based Learning Network that it launched two years ago. The West Des Moines schools began the …

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NOTEBOOK – One Good Read: China says gang used drones to smuggle lots of smartphones

It turns out smugglers are getting more entrepreneurial as technology keeps evolving. This story certainly caught my eye with the thought and effort that went into this heist. CNN Money reports: “Chinese authorities busted a criminal ring …