Popular weather vendor AccuWeather took the meteorological community by storm after releasing a highly specific outlook predicting 1,075 tornados in the U.S. during 2019 – a prediction critics say is unscientific and misleading, the Washington Post reports. “There is really no way to know … until a few days before a severe outbreak. It misleads […]
A bill that would have raised insurance coverage requirements on Uber and Lyft in Iowa has been sidelined at the statehouse, reports Radio Iowa. The bill would have shifted insurance requirements from drivers to the ride sharing companies. Representative David Maxwell said he and two other legislators on a House subcommittee didn’t have enough time […]
Gubernatorial staff members gathered in Des Moines this week seeking best practices from across the U.S. to build good jobs in their own states, during the National Governors Association’s third Good Jobs for All Americans workshop in the Renaissance Savery Hotel. The two-day workshop was led by Govs. Kim Reynolds, Larry Hogan of Maryland and […]
Former executive director Megan Vollstedt has left the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator to begin as the Agronomy & Technology Editor at Successful Farming, a Meredith Corp. publication. Vollstedt, who began at Successful Farming last week, was the first director at the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator. The accelerator launched the first cohort in 2017 and selects six international […]
The Iowa Biotechnology Association is seeking nominations for the Iowa Biotech Leader of the Year award, to be presented at the Partnering for Growth Biotech Innovation Showcase on April 30. It is awarded to an individual who demonstrates leadership, innovation and advocacy of Iowa’s biotechnology industry, IowaBio said in a press release. Nominations are accepted […]
Iowa State University researchers overcame the quirks of the soybean cyst nematode’s DNA to sequence its genome, paving the way for better management practices to combat the no. 1 pest that threatens Iowa soybeans, ISU announced on Friday. The research was recently published in the peer-reviewed journal BMC Genomics.
The 2019 Future Ready Iowa Summit, titled “STEM Education and Workplace Partnerships,” takes place April 30 at the Iowa Events Center in Des Moines, Gov. Kim Reynolds announced Wednesday. The event is hosted by the Governor’s STEM Advisory Council. Keynote speakers are Pallavi Verma, senior managing director U.S.-Midwest at Accenture, and Reynolds, who will announce […]
Indianola has a new coworking space available, and it’s right off the town square. Thirty community members came down the street from the Innovation and Technology Showcase held at Simpson College Tuesday afternoon, to the grand opening of Salem Connection and LaunchPad65 – two new initiatives designed to invite collaboration and coworking among the […]
Five members of the Iowa House have signed off on the idea of charging a new fee to the owners of electric vehicles and a new, per-kilowatt-hour tax at public charging stations, reports Radio Iowa. The Iowa DOT has recommended a $130 annual fee for electric vehicles, which is higher than what’s being charged in […]
As the snow – and snow days – piles higher for Iowa’s school districts, some are asking if technology can be used to make up lost time in the classroom, reports Radio Iowa. State law doesn’t allow that yet, Iowa Department of Education director Ryan Wise said. “The way code is currently written, it does […]