The Iowa Economic Development Authority Board on Dec. 19 approved grants to three organizations through the Entrepreneurial Investment Award program, which provides financial assistance to Iowa-based organizations that directly help entrepreneurs and early-stage startups create, locate or expand a business in Iowa. Those grants were awarded to: Award recommendations for…
Seattle-based Interlune is partnering with Vermeer on an excavating job that’s out of this world. Space-mining company Interlune develops technology and equipment to mine natural resources on the moon to be used in commercial applications here on Earth. Vermeer, meanwhile, builds industrial-grade digging equipment for excavation at its headquarters in…
At the Greater Des Moines Partnership’s Regional Summit last week, regional economic expert James Chung shared an assessment of Central Iowa’s ability to compete with other metros for businesses and workers. The event was held Sept. 17 in downtown Des Moines. Chung shared more than 100 slides of data on Central Iowa and how it’s…