Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Connecting the dots

Asjed Bokhary

Asjed Bokhary says the new Oakridge Studio teen tech center will give her access to new technologies and help her achieve her goal of fixing world problems.

The 13-year-old, who goes by “Judy,” …

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Iowa State, Alliant Energy mark groundbreaking of planned agriculture innovation lab

The Iowa State University Research Park hosted a groundbreaking ceremony Sept. 13 for the Alliant Energy Agriculture Innovation Lab. The 85,000-square-foot lab, planned to open in fall 2024, will be used by ISU’s College of …

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Proposed Des Moines development wins housing innovation competition

A panel of housing, energy and design judges selected the proposed Des Moines development of Townhall Apartments and Community Food Market as the winner of the Iowa Finance Authority’s inaugural Innovation in Housing Pitch Competition …

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The work behind innovation

When James Altamirano joined Principal Financial Group almost exactly nine years ago, many people were still figuring out what it meant to have a background like his in human-centered design and innovation, he said.

In …

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Waterloo Career Center: Innovation from the inside out

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InnoVenture Challenge applications open through Sept. 25

The InnoVenture Iowa Fund today opened applications for the second annual InnoVenture Challenge, a $100,000 winner-takes-all pitch competition featuring three Iowa startup companies from the information technology, bioscience or advanced manufacturing industries. The three finalists …

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A Closer Look: Tyler Wyngarden

Tyler Wyngarden is no stranger to the Technology Association of Iowa, having joined the organization in June 2015. He started doing education programming, providing computer science education for after-school programs for 350 K-12 schools, later …

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Eight companies share $100K in 18th Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

The winners of the 18th annual John Pappajohn Iowa Entrepreneurial Venture Competition were announced at an awards luncheon on Friday.

From a pool of more than 50 submissions, 13 teams advanced to the final presentation …

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A pulse on Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem

During the recent innovationIOWA panel discussion, panelists provided a pulse on Iowa’s entrepreneurial ecosystem, saying the state is in a healthy position with opportunities to double down and continue growing.

Panelists:

Eric Engelmann, general partner,…
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A Closer Look: Julie Iskow

Julie Iskow, who describes herself as being “born, raised, educated and employed” in the San Francisco Bay Area, has traded Silicon Valley for more time in the Silicon Prairie since joining Ames-based Workiva in 2019.…