The Business Record today announces its 2025 innovationIOWA Award recipients. The Great Outdoors Foundation, a nonprofit aiming to advance conservation through innovation, collaboration and stewardship, is the Lean TECHniques innovationLEADER of the Year. The innovationENTREPRENEUR of the Year is Emily Steele, CEO and co-founder of the venture-backed marketing platform Hummingbirds. CEO Hannah Inman leads the Great Outdoors Foundation, […]
Wyffels Hybrids, an Ames-based seed company focused on corn, has announced a new collaboration with Iowa State University Extension and Outreach on a four-part event series titled “Between the Rows – In Field Edition.” Hosted at Wyffels’ newly opened production facility in Ames, the event series aims to bring agricultural insights directly to farmers through hands-on experience […]
Iowa educators can now apply for NewBoCo’s Computer Science Professional Development Week, set for July 14-18 at Iowa State University. There will be one-day and multi-day workshops tailored to different levels of experience for educators to choose from. Registration also includes $150 daily stipend for each day of participation, access to follow-up or additional professional development opportunities throughout […]
Marquas Ashworth is an entrepreneur who wants to help other entrepreneurs. Ashworth, founder and owner of Ziad Rye whiskey, is also a musician and the co-developer of a building designed to empower other entrepreneurs. “How can I make it easier for the next person behind me?” Ashworth said standing in the new development Center at Sixth. […]
Roughly 350 people are expected to attend EntreFest, an annual innovation and entrepreneurship conference in Cedar Rapids in June, organizers said. Produced by NewBoCo, a Cedar Rapids nonprofit offering programming that supports entrepreneurship, innovation and tech education, EntreFest aims to bring people together and expose them to cutting-edge information, organizers said. The event will be held June […]
The Iowa Lean Consortium is inviting presenters to submit proposals for breakout presentations at its 2025 Annual Conference on Oct. 23 in Altoona. Each year, the ILC Conference attracts hundreds of continuous improvement practitioners, leaders, change agents and their teams from all sectors of the economy, the announcement said. The ILC seeks breakout presentations that align with the principles […]
The NIACC John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center will hold its IDEA Camp program for sixth, seventh and eighth grade students this summer at locations in Mason City, Charles City and Forest City. IDEA Camp helps students practice innovation, discovery, entrepreneurship and achievement. The hands-on program guides youths through the essential stages of business creation, from brainstorming […]
The University of Northern Iowa has announced its speaker lineup for its upcoming TEDx event themed “Creating Tomorrow.” Scheduled for Oct. 25 at the Gallagher Bluedorn Performing Arts Center, the event aims to “challenge perspectives and explore new possibilities,” a news release said. The gathering will also feature music performances and networking opportunities. TEDx is a program […]
The 2025 John Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition was held on Friday, April 25, at the University of Iowa Pappajohn Education and Events Center in Des Moines. The final presentation round consisted of 18 students presenting 15 business ideas to a panel of judges. “John Pappajohn launched this student competition 25 years ago, and entrepreneurial […]
BLK & Bold Specialty Beverages, a Des Moines-based social impact coffee company, is releasing a new docuseries Friday about its sustainability collaboration with SGS, a testing, inspection and certification company. The docuseries “BLK & Bold: A Journey Rooted in Coffee, Community and Climate” will premiere at noon Friday at the second annual Business for Good Summit hosted […]