Tag: JPEC
University of Iowa JPEC DesignDash ignites entrepreneurial spirit
They brainstormed ideas, refined business plans, resolved disagreements, and mastered time management – all in less than eight hours – during another successful DesignDash,...
Travel Buddy takes $1000 grand prize at Startup games
Travel Buddy, an app that streamlines group travel, took first place and $1,000 at the Startup Games final pitches at the Pappajohn Business Building...
Student entrepreneurs awarded $10,000
Eight undergraduate student businesses were awarded $10,000 in a competition at the University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center Startup Incubator Summer Track for...
Iowa JPEC to recognize 12 for Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) will honor 12 alumni and friends at its Innovation and Entrepreneurship Honors event at...
UI JPEC businesses compete at Undergraduate Final Pitch
Three University of Iowa founders won two awards apiece at the Hawkeye Summer Accelerator Undergraduate Final Pitch competition July 29 at MERGE in Iowa...
Inside Iowa’s new innovation hotspot
The University of Iowa’s former Art Building, which was mothballed after being damaged in the flood of 2008, will be home of a new...
PHOTOS: Creative Corridor represented at the Prometheus Awards
By Sarah Binder
DES MOINES--It was a night for celebration.
The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance organized a bus trip for educators, economic development professionals and...