Innovation and Entrepreneurship

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Investors purchase Des Moines technology firm Igor

A group of investors has stepped forward to purchase Des Moines technology firm Igor Inc. to continue the “legacy of Igor’s Power-over-Ethernet smart building technology.” The new owners are Brent Haverkamp, Sean McMurray, Jim Cownie …

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Conference Technologies rebrands as CTI

Conference Technologies Inc, a technology integrator based in St. Louis, has rebranded and changed its name to CTI. The company has a new brand mark, logo and website to reflect the change. CTI has over …

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Training Tech Teachers

By the time Iowa students return from summer break in fall 2023, all K-12 schools in Iowa will offer some computer science instruction as a result of a law passed by the Iowa Legislature in …

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Iowa communities invited to identify areas of need for future broadband investment

Gov. Kim Reynolds and the Department of Management’s Office of the Chief Information Officer announced today the release of an “invitation to qualify” for communities in need of future broadband investment.

According to a news …

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Involta announces new disaster recovery offering

Involta, a Cedar Rapids-based IT, cloud computing and data center services company, has announced its Disaster Recovery as a Service (DRaaS+) offering. According to a news release, DRaaS+ is a new model that gives clients …

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How can $96 million affect innovation, access to funding in Iowa?

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DMPS classes to resume Thursday following cybersecurity attack

Classes at Des Moines Public Schools will resume on Thursday with an “offline learning experience” following a cybersecurity incident at the state’s largest school district. The district detected “unusual activity” on its network Monday morning, …

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Applications for SBA program for women-owned rural small businesses due Jan. 15

The U.S. Small Business Administration, the Office of Rural Affairs and the U.S. Department of Agriculture have partnered to launch the Rural Ascent Agricultural Training Program, targeting women-owned small businesses in farming, ranching or value-added processing …

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Joe Vande Kieft Named Central College’s CIO

Central College announced the appointment of Joseph Vande Kieft, a 1999 Central graduate, as its new chief information officer. He will oversee the Information Technology Services department in strategic planning and enhancing the college’s digital …

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Hummingbirds raises more than $1M in seed funding

Hummingbirds, an online platform that connects businesses with hyper-local content creators, announced it has raised more than $1 million in funding. The fundraising round was led by Chicago-based venture capital firm M25 with participation by …