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Iowa City medtech startup earns state support for lung-monitoring device
Iowa City-based LSF Medical Solutions, LLC is among a handful of early-stage companies receiving state funding support from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board, following approvals granted May 16. The health technology startup is developing a handheld medical device,…
Coralville-based IntelliSee awarded $500,000 IEDA loan
IntelliSee, an AI-powered risk mitigation platform that improves upon the capability of existing surveillance cameras,…

Coralville startup CartilaGen receives IEDA grant
A Coralville medical technology startup has received an innovation grant from the Iowa Economic Development…

Stanley Black & Decker acquires MSUITE
MSUITE, a Cedar Rapids-based construction technology startup, was acquired by Stanley Black & Decker, a…

Iowa City, Cedar Rapids among Midwest’s top startup cities
Iowa City is ranked 25th in the Midwest, and Cedar Rapids is ranked 42nd, on…

ISA Ventures announces investment in wastewater treatment startup
ISA Ventures, based in Cedar Rapids, and Iowa Farm Bureau’s Rural Vitality Fund have jointly…

Expanding entrepreneurship: Empower by GoDaddy going Corridor-wide
Jermaine Wilson prepares to hit the streets for his Jay’s Water Ice business in Cedar…

Corridor entrepreneur flips the dip
Sara Gotch’s dreams of bringing her products to a mass market got a major boost…

3 Questions with Alexis Ohanian, Reddit founder
By Dave DeWitte [email protected] He founded the enormously popular website Reddit, married tennis champion Serena…

Coralville firm brings alcohol, tobacco tests to market
Dr. Rob Philibert, CEO of Behavioral Diagnostics, uses a multichannel pipette to prepare samples of…

Stoking the fires of nonprofit innovation
Girls With Ideas Founder and CEO Allison Poss works with Abbie Schneider at the Iowa…

Startup Weekend-Cedar Rapids starts Friday
Professionals who would like some inspiration for their existing business and entrepreneurs seeking fresh feedback…

Find help in funding your startup
By Jean Kruse / Guest Editorial Do you have a dream to start your own…
Startup helps rural Iowa pharmacies
By Pat Shaver IOWA CITY—Roby Miller’s parents’ businesses were struggling to stay open and he wanted to…

PHOTOS: Creative Corridor represented at the Prometheus Awards
By Sarah Binder DES MOINES–It was a night for celebration. The Cedar Rapids Metro Economic…

Simplifying Internet service provider selection
Repeat Internet entrepreneur launches Bandwidth Pool By Sarah Binder CEDAR RAPIDS—Sitting in an entrepreneurial conference in 2011,…
