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InnovationIOWA e-newsletter – 2-15-18 edition

Check out the latest technology and innovation stories at innovationia.com/.…

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Dwolla rounds up $12M in more financing

Dwolla has finished up a $12 million round of financing, according to a blog post Monday by Ben Milne, the founder of the tech startup. Dwolla is a player in the financial tech world, launching …

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Ertl named to North American board

David Ertl, Iowa Corn’s technology commercialization manager, has been named to the executive board of the North American Plant Phenotyping Network, an industry organization for scientists and researchers. Plant phenotyping involves analyzing observable plant characteristics. …

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New reporter, new e-newsletter

We have some exciting news to share.

The Business Record is increasing the size of its newsroom through an investment in a new reporter, and we have launched a new weekly innovationIOWA e-newsletter that began …

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InnovationIOWA e-newsletter – 2-8-18 edition

Check out the latest technology and innovation stories at innovationia.com/.…

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TAI, IEDA, Partnership, W.D.M. pin hopes on Iowans

The Iowan Project, a new talent development initiative, lets people with Iowa connections use a website to drop a pin on a map to show where they live now. The idea will be to encourage …

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Hemesath, Dhawan, Kirpalani to speak at Accelerate DSM

This year’s Accelerate DSM event on April 5 at the Science Center of Iowa will feature these speakers, along with roundtable and panel discussions:

Brian Hemesath, managing director of the Global Insurance Accelerator, which supports…
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Looking for an edge

Two of four schools offering pre-apprenticeship programs with the help of the state are in Central Iowa, working to make sure students consider options ranging from certificates to four-year degrees.

Schools in Waukee, Boone, Spencer …

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Applications open for Pappajohn business plan competition

The Pappajohn New Venture Business Plan Competition on Monday announced its deadlines for the 2018 contest. Applications for the regional competition at the Pappajohn Center at North Iowa Area Community College in Mason City are …

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Inspiration

Des Moines Area Community College’s ciWeek9, running March 5-8, is all about inspiration and innovation.

This year, the sessions will be about a man who has attention deficit disorder but still managed to score a …