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Integrated DNA Technologies, Hamilton partner to automate next-gen sequencing workflows

Integrated DNA Technologies (IDT) has announced a global partnership with Hamilton, a company specializing in precision laboratory automation, to streamline next generation sequencing (NGS) workflows for researchers worldwide. According to a release, the collaboration will combine IDT’s customizable sequencing tools…

Iowa Technology Leadership Institute applications are open

The Iowa Technology Leadership Institute (ILTI), an initiative of the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI),…

Iowa Technology Leadership Institute

Iowa Farm Bureau Federation to host entrepreneurship competition

Reserved for Iowa Farm Bureau Federation (IBFF) members aged 18-35, the organization is accepting applications…

General Dynamics supercomputers begin running NOAA forecast models

Experts anticipate new supercomputers, first announced in February with a contract award to General Dynamics…

GDIT

T-Mobile bringing 5G home internet to Iowa

T-Mobile is expanding 5G home internet to 81 cities and towns across five states, including…

T-Mobile 5G Iowa

New Big Grove brewing process to reduce carbon footprint

A $37,000 grant from the city of Iowa City is going toward the purchase of…

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital installs The C.A.R.E. Channel

UnityPoint Health – St. Luke’s Hospital has installed The C.A.R.E. Channel on TVs in patient…

A screenshot of The C.A.R.E. Channel, now available at UnityPoint Health - St. Luke's Hospital.

Green jobs in Iowa have promising future, report finds

A new report finds that Iowa’s green jobs economy is strong and poised for huge…

Green jobs

Startup Weekend Iowa City to take place July 15

Startup Weekend Iowa City will return this year from July 15-17 at MERGE.  The event…

Startup Weekend Iowa City

Tippie College of Business receives honorable mention for sustainability

The University of Iowa Tippie College of Business received honorable mention recognition in the First…

The University of Iowa's Tippie College of Business.

Report: Iowa entrepreneurship levels yet to recover after pandemic

Iowa has not experienced a rebound in entrepreneurship activity following the pandemic, according to a…

Entrepreneurship

TextRetailer raises $150K through accelerator program

Sam Schrup created TextRetailer to help businesses better reach their audiences in a time when…

Rob Walling (right), general partner and cofounder of TinySeed, says TextRetailer provides merchants the tools to create a "magical shopping experience." CREDIT TEXTRETAILER

PepsiCo named to 100 Best Corporate Citizens List

PepsiCo ranked first among food, beverage and tobacco industry companies and second overall on the…

PepsiCo

University of Iowa researchers selected to aid NASA mission

Jun Wang, assistant director of the Iowa Technology Institute, was named the principal investigator for…

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

Iowa investing $20 million in Nonprofit Innovation Fund

Governor Kim Reynolds announced a $20 million investment to help nonprofit organizations in Iowa through…

Nonprofit Innovation Fund

Sustainability keynote to focus on reducing vehicle miles traveled

Suzanne Sobotka, policy and research director for a nonprofit advocating for sustainability in transportation called…

Sustainable Economy & Transportation Conference