Innovation

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 update with apprehension and mixed feelings.  AI-generated art became widely...
NewBoCo

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, a philanthropic arm of Bayer in the U.S. The grant...

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 of $60,000 to artists within 80 miles of Iowa...
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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 (MSP), according to the Channel Futures MSP 501 Rankings. CCR...
CRST Cedar Rapids headquarters

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 artificial decision intelligence system for trucking companies. According to a...
Student scientist

Coe College’s REU site secures $464k National Science Foundation grant for three-year renewal

Coe College's Research Experiences for Undergraduates (REU) site has secured a three-year renewal backed by a $464,737 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). The...
Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

Meal POPs mobile app partners with Cedar Rapids Freedom Festival

The restaurant cash voucher app Meal POPs has announced a partnership with the Freedom Festival in Cedar Rapids. The annual three-week festival runs from...
Venture School first-place winner Laney Kraus-Taddeo, founder of Act Write Here.

Act Write Here wins $15,000 first prize at Venture School Statewide Launch Day

Virtual playhouse Act Write Here won first place and a $15,000 prize at the University of Iowa’s Venture School Launch Day on June 13,...

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