Innovation

Iowa Economic Development Authority

Iowa City, Coralville startups secure state funding for medical device, agriculture innovation

Three Iowa City and Coralville startups received state funding through the Iowa Economic Development Authority to advance medical technology, agricultural innovation and workplace safety solutions, the agency announced Sept. 19. Coralville-based NeuroPred Inc. secured a $50,000 Proof of Commercial Relevance…

GDIT awarded $661M digital modernization contract for the EPA

General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics, announced April 27 that…

General Dynamics Information Technology

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,…

BAE Systems NASA research project

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…

Iowa City Transit electric buses

Deere & Company forms joint venture with GUSS Automation

Deere & Company has entered into a joint venture with GUSS Automation, announced Deere on…

Deere & Company, logo

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…