By Morgen Neuhauser A white van drove down a 47-mile stretch of rural Iowa roads. Three drivers sat in the car, all doing valuable work, but none actually touched the pedals or guided the vehicle. Instead, they were there to ensure a group of rural Iowans got where they needed…
Gross-Wen Technologies (GWT), a Slater-based wastewater treatment technology company, announced the hiring of Steve Wirtel as its new vice president of business development. Wirtel is a licensed engineer with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering and a master’s degree in environmental engineering from the University of Illinois. His experience includes…
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…
Corteva Inc. has announced a collaboration with oil and gas company bp on the companies’ intent to form a new joint venture to meet anticipated growth in demand for sustainable aviation fuel (SAF). According to a news release, a SAF mandate begins in the European Union in 2025, requiring fuel…
Gravitate Coworking is opening a second coworking space in Windsor Heights, the company announced last week. The new location, called Gravitate Windsor Heights, is located at 6611 University Ave., Suite 200. Gravitate Midtown, the current location in Windsor Heights located across the intersection of University Avenue and 66th Street, will…
The Iowa Department of Management’s Division of Information Technology (DOM DoIT) announced June 14 it has opened the window for rebuttals to challenges of the state’s broadband map, which will be used for Iowa’s Broadband Equity, Access, and Deployment Program (BEAD). The goal of the map is to provide an accurate accounting of…
Formerly Involta, ark data centers entered the Wisconsin market last week with the opening of a data center located outside of Green Bay, Wis. Ark plans to build 20 megawatts of capacity through a multiphased approach to meet the rising demands for reliable and available enterprise-ready infrastructure, a news release…
Regen Fiber last week unveiled its wind turbine recycling solution and announced its new facility in Fairfax has started production. Owned by Travero, a subsidiary of Alliant Energy, Regen Fiber’s recycling solution shreds wind turbine blades at the end of their life rather than burning the blades or burying them in…
IEDA also approves five awards to startups A Meta subsidiary’s plan for an $800 million data center project in Davenport will receive a $161 million local property tax exemption through the state’s High Quality Jobs program. The Iowa Economic Development Authority board voted Friday to approve the tax exemption request…
Cedar Rapids-based Involta is now ark data centers, the company announced Wednesday. The rebrand of the national provider of data center, cloud and connectivity infrastructure and services is in response to the demand for edge data centers and cloud infrastructure brought on by the recent surge in artificial intelligence. According to…