Innovation

Sustainable Economy & Transportation Conference

Sustainability keynote to focus on reducing vehicle miles traveled

Suzanne Sobotka, policy and research director for a nonprofit advocating for sustainability in transportation called Move Minnesota, will champion strategies to reduce vehicle miles...
DEV2022, Andrew Busch, Iowa Utility Association

Iowa Utility Association speakers talk electric vehicles, renewable energy

For organizations willing to take the initiative, looking into new technology like renewable energy and electric vehicle (EV) programs could have a huge payoff,...
ProCircular

ProCircular earns $250,000 for virtual cybersecurity escape room game

Coralville-based ProCircular, a cybersecurity and compliance firm, will be using $250,000 in funds from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) to launch an interactive,...
electric industrial vehicle

BAE Systems bringing electric drive system to industrial vehicle market

BAE Systems, a leader in electric propulsion, will bring its next-generation power and propulsion technology to the heavy-duty industrial vehicle market. The company’s electric...
St. Luke's innovation lab

St. Luke’s innovation lab creates gaming keyboard for spinal care patient

Lotus Friedman, a 13-year-old hospitalized at UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital in Cedar Rapids after sustaining an acute spinal cord injury, is finally...
Duane Arnold Energy Center fuel transfer

Duane Arnold Energy Center saves $100M from record-setting fuel transfer

The Duane Arnold Energy Center (DAEC) safety team transferred spent fuel to Independent Spent Fuel Storage Installation (ISFSI) at the plant in a record...
University of Iowa professor Xuan Song UI

University of Iowa professor honored for 3D printing innovations

Xuan Song, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Iowa, is among 22 recipients of the 2022 Sandra L....
General Dynamics Information Technology

GDIT awarded $661M digital modernization contract for the EPA

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, announced April 27 that it was awarded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Managed...
BAE Systems NASA research project

BAE Systems to work on NASA’s electric aircraft technology demonstrator

General Electric (GE) Aviation has selected BAE Systems as the aerospace company responsible for designing, testing and supplying energy management components for the NASA...
Iowa City Transit electric buses

Iowa City Transit named ‘Most Collaborative’ for electric bus fleet

The U.S. Department of Transportation’s (USDOT) Federal Transit Administration (FTA) recognized 10 transit agencies for helping combat climate change through its Sustainable Transit for...

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