Innovation
AI reality check: Regional businesses find practical uses for artificial intelligence
Conducting an initial job interview remotely, Ben Elliott soon noticed a pattern. “It became pretty apparent the candidate had the audio hooked up in a text-to-speech agent,” said Mr. Elliott, chief operating officer of Genova Technologies, a Cedar Rapids-based software…
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…
University of Iowa professor honored for 3D printing innovations
Xuan Song, an assistant professor of industrial and systems engineering at the University of Iowa,…
GDIT awarded $661M digital modernization contract for the EPA
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, announced April 27 that…
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,…
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…
Deere & Company forms joint venture with GUSS Automation
Deere & Company has entered into a joint venture with GUSS Automation, announced Deere on…
Amazon, NSF give grant to UI researchers to make algorithms less discriminatory
A team of University of Iowa researchers and professors have received an $800,000 grant from…
Corridor businesses awarded assistance for summer internship programs
Gov. Kim Reynolds awarded 35 projects with $2.26 million in state grants to launch youth…
Marion company receives one of Iowa’s first Industry 4.0 grants
As president of Marion-based Woodcrafters Inc., Dan Sanderson is always working to use his 25…
