The Technology Association of Iowa has released the schedule for the 2019 TechBrew: AM Series presented by U.S. Cellular. TechBrew: AM is a morning networking event for entrepreneurs, technologiests, government officials, business leaders and funders to connect over coffee and learn about a local technology executive. Events are hosted monthly at 8 a.m. – on […]

Meredith Corporation, a Des Moines-based lifestyle and entertainment media company, is launching the Meredith Innovation Group during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas this week, Meredith announced on Monday. The division launch also includes new business units Meredith Product Studio (for consumer product development), the Meredith Voice Network (to place advertisers with voice-based social […]

We asked our Trends for 2019 contributors to think about what trends may come up in the next ten years – from main street businesses to university research and everything in between. Take a peek at some of the responses below, and view the full cover story in the Business Record on Jan. 4.Jayne Armstrong, […]

Ryan Schapp, Chairman of the Technology Association of Iowa Board of Directors. Photo provided The Technology Association of Iowa announced it has appointed Ryan Schaap as its new Chairman of the Board, effective Jan. 1. Schaap is the Chief Information Officer of TAI member company Wells Enterprises, maker of Blue Bunny ice cream and based […]

San Francisco-based Instacart is facing boycott efforts from its own community of 70,000 contract shoppers, reports the Chicago Tribune. Instacart, which is active in Iowa as the Corridor Business Journal reports, recently changed its payment formula for contracted shoppers to match the weight and difficulty of each order; shoppers say the formula is resulting in […]

Meg Anderson, vice president and chief information officer at Principal Financial Group, speaks at TAI’s Catalysts Live event on Dec. 4. Photo provided by TAI Des Moines met the stories of ten women shaping their industries on Tuesday. At the Technology Association of Iowa’s reception of the Catalysts project’s first year, attendees gathered in the […]

The Technology Association of Iowa is now accepting nominations for the 2019 Prometheus Awards, scheduled for April 11 at the Community Choice Credit Union Convention Center in Des Moines, TAI announced on Wednesday. Since its debut in 2004, the Prometheus Awards recognize Iowa leaders in the state’s $11 billion technology industry, which employs more than […]

Dwolla, a Des Moines-based digital payment platform, is expanding its second Monetery summit to two days this May, the company announced on Wednesday. The 2019 summit will be held May 21-22 at the Temple for Performing Arts. Last year’s event was limited to 200 attendees, and this year’s will be similarly exclusive, said Steph Atkin, […]