Innovation

Fluid Quip Technologies installs DCO system at Minnesota ethanol plant
Fluid Quip Technologies has completed the installation and startup of its DCO (Distillers Corn Oil) Technology system at Chippewa Valley Ethanol Co. in Benson, Minnesota. The Cedar Rapids-based process engineering firm said the system improved distillers corn oil recovery at…
New licensing agreement between Integrated DNA Technologies, SeQure Dx, will advance CRISPR-based therapeutics
Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has entered into a licensing agreement with SeQure Dx, a specialist…

Alliant Energy executive chairman to retire from position
John Larsen, current executive chairman and chairman of the board of Alliant Energy, announced this…

UI receives $16M grant for Cambus system improvements
The University of Iowa has received a $16.4 million federal grant to improve its Cambus…

Iowa City launches new gift card incentive program for Dubuque Street businesses
As the Dubuque Street Reconstruction Project continues to affect businesses along the construction zone, the…

Iowa Department of Revenue unveils new website
The Iowa Department of Revenue has a new website, merging tax.iowa.gov and abd.iowa.gov into the…

Dupaco Credit Union celebrating its new Coralville location with ribbon cutting
Dupaco Credit Union is celebrating its new Coralville branch with a ribbon cutting Thursday, July…

Hy-Vee introduces PayPal, Venmo options for online shopping
Beginning July 8, digital payment platforms PayPal and Venmo will become available as payment options…

Iowa WIC expands Hy-Vee partnership for online shopping, pick-up services
The Iowa Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)’s Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women,…

Fehr Graham recognized as top Midwest design firm
Fehr Graham, a leading Midwest engineering and environmental firm, has been recognized for the first…

The future of art and AI: Iowa artists react to Meta AI update
Visual artists in Iowa are reacting to the advent of artificial intelligence and Meta’s recent…

NewBoCo receives $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund to support professional development programs
The New Bohemian Innovation Collaborative, Inc. (NewBoCo) has received a $10,000 grant from Bayer Fund,…

Public Space One offers new grant program for Eastern Iowa artists
Through a new annual grant opportunity, arts organization Public Space One is offering a total…

Channel Futures names CCR Technologies a top 100 global managed service provider
A Cedar Rapids technology company has been named a Top 100 Global Managed Services Providers…

CRST signs agreement with Optimal Dynamics for artificial decision intelligence system
CRST The Transportation Solution has signed an agreement with Optimal Dynamics to implement the company’s…

Site work finally under way on Dows Farm ‘agri-community’ project
After a series of procedural delays and setbacks, work on the Dows Farm “Agri-Community” project…
