Iowa wind blade manufacturer TPI Composites, based in Newton, will have to pay more than $150,000 in fines after Iowa’s Occupational Safety and Health Administration identified multiple safety hazards, including fire hazards, airborne contaminants and faulty record keeping, the Des Moines Register reports. The five-month investigation determined TPI failed to provide appropriate personal protective equipment […]
The Technology Association of Iowa announced Shazam as a presenting sponsor for the 2018 Technology Councils of North American (TECNA) Summer Conference, to be held in Des Moines July 24-26. Registration is open to the public at tecna2018.com.
Ames-based Workiva won a Gold Stevie Award for Most Innovative Company of the Year at this year’s annual national American Business Awards, one of three from the June 11 event. Workiva also won two Silver Stevies for Software Company of the Year and Most Innovative Tech Company of the Year, and a Bronze Stevie for […]
THE HUSTLE: Hustle was apparently feeling the pull of the Midwest this past weekend when they published this dive into the land of prairies and corn. They came to pretty much the same conclusion people in Des Moines have been telling me for the last four months: the Midwest is cheaper, and friendlier, undervalued, and […]
Losing two powerful voices within a week – legendary designer and founder Kate Spade, and ally, storyteller and chef Anthony Bourdain – left our culture grappling, once again, with how we acknowledge and treat depression. This morning, Forbes contributor Chris Myers explored the unique emotional risks that entrepreneurs and startup founders face – which led […]
When Brad Dwyer founded Hatchlings Inc. in an Iowa State University dorm room in 2008, he couldn’t have predicted what the social media landscape would become. Dwyer’s mobile games company requires a few basic permissions for users to play using Facebook’s API (application programming interface): Hatchlings needs a user’s name, email address and Facebook social […]
Facebook is pledging to train 1 million workers and small business owners across the U.S. in digital marketing and labor skills by 2020. The announcement comes just after Facebook publicized a new partnership with the Des Moines Area Community College, which will expand DMACC’s current digital marketing course into a 30-credit-hour certificate that includes Facebook’s […]
An increasing number of baby boomers are turning to entrepreneurship over traditional retirement, according to a new survey by financing company Guidant Financial. Entrepreneurs over age 50 accounted for 44 percent of respondents to the survey, which found that boomers accounted for 54 percent of all current U.S. business owners. Sixty four percent of those […]
Google reported 8,200 Iowa organizations generated $899 million in economic activity using Google search and advertising tools in 2017. Iowa nonprofits received $1.13 million in free advertising through the Google Ad Grants program, the company said in a statement. Google’s Grow with Google initiative aims to give individuals free tools to build digital skills and businesses through […]
Inside the Varied Industries Building this week at the Iowa State Fairgrounds, visitors will find hundreds of exhibitors showcasing the latest in pork production – including FarrPro founder and CEO Amos Petersen. FarrPro is preparing to manufacture 300 units of its piglet-saving farrowing technology and enter the commercial market in a year. “I think we’ll […]