UI biomanufacturing center awarded a $1 million grant to expand infrastructure Two startups in Des Moines and Coralville were approved for loans at the Iowa Economy Development Authority board’s meeting on Jan. 17, and a University of Iowa biomanufacturing center was awarded a grant of just over $1 million. Coralville-based Reality Wave uses artificial intelligence technology to […]
Lodge-style Frontier Coworking opens in Clive By Micaela Cashman Ben Sinclair was tired of working from home, but there were no coworking spaces near his house in Waukee. So he created his own. “I was feeling isolated,” said Sinclair, who works in software development and digital marketing. “And my wife works remote, and she missed […]
The Greater Des Moines Partnership is accepting vendor applications for the 2025 Downtown Farmers Market, World Food and Music Festival and Out to Lunch series. The farmers market, which runs on Saturdays from May 3 to Oct. 25, is looking for vendors selling fresh produce, meat, cheese, eggs, baked goods, artisan foods and more. The […]
Des Moines nonprofit Pi515 has announced its participation in the Google Code Next Affiliate program, a free computer science education program designed to develop Black, Latinx and Indigenous technology leaders. With funding and resources provided by Google Code Next, Pi515 will integrate the program’s advanced technologies, AI platforms and mentorship opportunities into its initiatives, including its Career Accelerator […]
The Iowa Center for Economic Success has announced a contract award from the U.S. Small Business Administration to add a Women’s Business Center as part of the small-business services offered by its eastern Iowa office in Muscatine. This is the second Women’s Business Center in Iowa, in addition to the one at the Iowa Center’s Des Moines […]
The Iowa Go-To-Market (G2M) program, a collaboration between the ISU Pappajohn Center, BioConnect Iowa, and VentureNet Iowa, has announced three startups that will participate in the G2M accelerator. The program aims to help Iowa startups accelerate their commercialization efforts and secure equity investment or generate initial revenue. The participating startups include Upvote, a platform providing […]
The Iowa Economic Development Authority is awarding Rural Innovation Grants, totaling more than $275,000, to 20 Iowa small businesses. The grant program, part of Gov. Kim Reynolds’ Empower Rural Iowa initiative, supports nontraditional ideas that address critical issues faced by communities that have both fewer than 20,000 people and are not located next to a […]
John Deere announced Monday new autonomous machines and technology at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. The new lineup of machines aims to serve customers in agriculture, construction and commercial landscaping with a combination of advanced computer vision, AI, and cameras, according to a news release. John Deere’s new technology will be available on […]
Aureon, a Des Moines-based technology solution provider, has opened 2025 applications for its scholarship programs. The Aureon STEM Scholarship Program focuses on supporting students from rural communities served by Iowa Telecommunications Company (ITC) owners who plan to study a STEM-based curriculum. This year Aureon will award $10,000 in scholarships to six applicants. Aureon’s Scholarship for […]
Terraform Tillage and My Nurse Healthcare were named the winners of the REV pitch competition held by Advance Southwest Iowa and TS Bank in November. Ag-tech startup Terraform Tillage won $15,000 and My Nurse Healthcare received $4,000. Terraform Tillage has developed the SmartProbe System, a patented technology that supports soil compaction mapping. The technology allows ag producers to […]