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IowaBio reschedules Cedar Rapids tour because of flood

A tour of the Creative Corridor’s bioprocessing facilities has been rescheduled for Nov. 30 because of flooding in Cedar Rapids. A welcome reception will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Nov. 29 at the …

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The Future of Transportation: Disruption. Innovation. How will Des Moines adapt?

Transportation is rife with change, disruption and innovative technologies: Uber, self-driving vehicles and drones, to name a few. Greater Des Moines is looking at a 56 percent gain in residents by 2050. That leads to …

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The Future of Transportation: Disruption. Innovation. How will Des Moines adapt?

Transportation is rife with change, disruption and innovative technologies: Uber, self-driving vehicles and drones, to name a few. Greater Des Moines is looking at a 56 percent gain in residents by 2050. That leads to …

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Ames company bankruptcy hurts ISU Research Park

The bankruptcy filing of Etrema Products has left the Iowa State University Research Park facing a loss of nearly half a million dollars in unpaid rent, reports The Des Moines Register. The research park, a nonprofit …

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Cow milker-maker Lely, entrepreneur T.J. Tollakson win honors at DMACC Small Business Awards

Lely, a Pella company that makes fully automated robotic cow milkers for the dairy industry, was named the Most Innovative Company during the fourth annual DMACC Small Business Awards held at DMACC’s Ankeny campus Tuesday…
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SBA’s Armstrong to speak at Gravitate

Jayne Armstrong, district director of the U.S. Small Business Administration, will outline the services of the U.S. Small Business Administration at a session for entrepreneurs at noon Thursday at Gravitate. This will be the first …

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Continental Western contracts with Fluttrbox for drone program

Commercial insurer Continental Western Group has piloted drone technology and analytics from Fluttrbox, Insurance Networking News reported. Montreal-based Fluttrbox, which graduated in 2015 from the Global Insurance Accelerator in Des Moines, provides a network of drone …

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Continental Western contracts with Fluttrbox for drone program

Commercial insurer Continental Western Group has piloted drone technology and analytics from Fluttrbox, Insurance Networking News reported. Montreal-based Fluttrbox, which graduated in 2015 from the Global Insurance Accelerator in Des Moines, provides a network of drone …

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Aureon names technology division president

Justyn Miller

West Des Moines-based business-support services provider Aureon announced that Justyn Miller has accepted the position of president of Aureon Technology. Miller has served on the Aureon Network Services board of directors for the …

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Aureon names technology division president

Justyn Miller

West Des Moines-based business-support services provider Aureon announced that Justyn Miller has accepted the position of president of Aureon Technology. Miller has served on the Aureon Network Services board of directors for the …