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Report: Iowa entrepreneurship levels yet to recover after pandemic

Iowa has not experienced a rebound in entrepreneurship activity following the pandemic, according to a new Indicators of Entrepreneurship report from the Kauffman Foundation.  That...
Rob Walling (right), general partner and cofounder of TinySeed, says TextRetailer provides merchants the tools to create a "magical shopping experience." CREDIT TEXTRETAILER

TextRetailer raises $150K through accelerator program

Sam Schrup created TextRetailer to help businesses better reach their audiences in a time when it’s more difficult than ever to grab a customer’s...
PepsiCo

PepsiCo named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

PepsiCo ranked first among food, beverage and tobacco industry companies and second overall on the 2022 list of 100 Best Corporate Citizens, a prestigious...
Iowa Technology Institute Assistant Director Jun Wang and a team of researchers will collect data to help improve regional air quality monitoring and support public health management. CREDIT UNIVERSITY OF IOWA

University of Iowa researchers selected to aid NASA mission

Jun Wang, assistant director of the Iowa Technology Institute, was named the principal investigator for two NASA grants worth $1.56 million. NASA’s TEMPO mission, set...
Nonprofit Innovation Fund

Iowa investing $20 million in Nonprofit Innovation Fund

Governor Kim Reynolds announced a $20 million investment to help nonprofit organizations in Iowa through a competitive grant opportunity using federal American Rescue Plan...
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...

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