About 150 Jersey cows in the rolling terrain at Rivendale Farms in Bulger, some 25 miles west of Pittsburgh, wear Fitbit-like collars that monitor their movement, eating and rumination patterns. They are milked not by humans but by robotic machines, reports the New York Times. IN OTHER NEWS: White House emails highly vulnerable to hackers and spammers, […]
Ames entrepreneur Steven Brockshus is the 2019 American Farm Bureau Entrepreneur of the Year, the Iowa Farm Bureau announced on Monday. It is the fourth time in five years that an Iowa-based company has won the Farm Bureau’s Ag Innovation Challenge. As one of the final four contestants, Brockshus presented a live pitch on Sunday […]
The Des Moines-based Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit is accepting early submission forms for the 2019 IES Awards, the IES announced on Twitter Thursday. The IES recognizes individuals in four categories: the Immigrant Entrepreneur Leadership Award, the Outstanding Immigrant Business Award, the Karen L. Evans (Immigrant Champion) Award and the Immigrant Spirit Award. More information and early […]
Whitney Tucker is joining the Technology Association of Iowa as the new director of Public Relations, TAI announced on Twitter Thursday. Previously, Tucker was a communications and marketing coordinator at Ryun, Givens & Company PLC in Urbandale. Mandy McWherter, previously TAI’s manager of value communications, has been promoted to director of membership.
The Global Insurance Accelerator is welcoming 10 new insurtech companies to Des Moines as part of the 2019 cohort, starting Jan. 15. This year’s GIA cohort is developing and delivering new products and business models for buying insurance, cyber risk protection, underwriting automation, advisor services, digital transformation, claims resolution, pension planning, and employee benefit management. […]
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 […]
The Neiman Marcus Group has agreed to pay $1.5 million and implement several policies following the 2013 breach of customer payment card data at 77 Neiman Marcus stores, Iowa Attorney General Tom Miller announced Tuesday. About 370,000 cards were affected in the months-long hack by an unknown party, which Neiman Marcus publicly disclosed in January […]
Ruan, a Des Moines-based transportation company, has joined the Blockchain in Transport Alliance (BiTA), the company announced Tuesday. BiTA claims to be the largest commercial blockchain alliance in the world, with nearly 500 members in more than 25 countries. Blockchain technology enables transactions to be identified and tracked digitally, and shared across a distributed network […]
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 […]
The Iowa AgriTech Accelerator is taking applications from early-stage startups seeking to join its third cohort, the accelerator announced on Monday. The 2019 program runs from May 28 to Aug. 29 and accepts up to five startups worldwide. Those selected will receive $40,000 in seed funding, subsidized housing and office space, and will have time […]