Tag: innovation
Google announces $150,000 grant to Iowa STEM Council
Google has announced a $150,000 grant to the Iowa STEM Council to help support the council’s mission to increase awareness, achievement and interest in...
Mediacom: nearly 7K Iowa households participating in Affordable Connectivity Program
Mediacom Communications reports that it now has more than 25,000 customers, including nearly 7,000 Iowa households, participating in a new federal program that enables...
UFG Insurance honored for excellence in marketing, video
The Insurance Marketing & Communications Association (IMCA) announced UFG Insurance as a winner of five 2022 Showcase Awards during its Ignite annual conference in...
Iowa Workforce Development awards more than $3.6 million to expand apprenticeship programs
Iowa Workforce Development announced it has awarded over $3.6 million in funding designated to create or expand Registered Apprenticeship Programs across Iowa.
Benefiting both employers...
Alliant Energy awards innovation scholarships to students
A Cedar Rapids teenager is one of 25 students in Iowa and Wisconsin receiving $1,000 in scholarship money from Alliant Energy.
Bella Dougherty from Thomas...
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,...
Cedar Rapids to host sustainable economy and transportation conference
Alliant Energy, the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance and the City of Cedar Rapids are teaming up to bring Cedar Rapids area residents and...
General Dynamics Information Technology opens new geospatial innovation center
General Dynamics Information Technology (GDIT), a business unit of General Dynamics with operations in Coralville, recently announced the opening of its flagship facility and...
Kraft Heinz forming North America Zone to support innovation agenda
The Kraft Heinz Company, with operations in southwest Cedar Rapids, has announced it will combine its U.S. and Canada businesses to create the North...