The city of Cedar Rapids is seeking an vendor to provide an estimated $570,000 worth of equipment, and another vendor to operate the system, to bring a bike-share program to town in early 2019, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. Officials envision offering 200 bikes with 20 pickup and drop-off locations around downtown. Bidding would open on […]
Educators in Cedar Rapids are testing a new reading screener and diagnostics tool that can change the way middle school students are supported in their reading skills, reports the Cedar Rapids Gazette. The Iowa Assessment of Skills and Knowledge platform – called iAsk – was developed by the Coralville-based Foundations in Learning specifically for grades 6, […]
The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved innovation funding for four startups based in Iowa, the IEDA announced on Friday. The startups include an international company with global headquarters in Ames, two agtech startups and a software-as-a-service application used to store proprietary information. Awardees are Automed ($300,000 loan from the Innovation Acceleration Fund); IAM […]
A new home and anticipated hiring of 75 additional team members are in the near future for Dwolla, a Des Moines money-transfer startup that is starting to grow beyond the initial startup-phase. In Monday’s blog post, founder Ben Milne wrote that Dwolla’s new 22,000-square-foot office at 909 Locust will include a community meeting room to […]
NewBoCo in Cedar Rapids and Code.org are taking applications to send representatives from two Iowa school districts on a trip to Seattle for the 2018 Computer Science Education Week (CSEdWeek) Kickoff event on Dec. 3. District representatives will have airfare, hotel and food covered for the trip, and will attend a private reception, the national […]
By Steve Dinnen | dsmWealth Des Moines may not yet be in the league of Silicon Valley as a national innovation hub, but there’s a lot of local investment money pouring into ways to make business and industry here thrive. Take, for instance, Plains Angels, a Des Moines-based investment startup group that is hosting this […]
We think we know what’s at stake when banks prioritize digitization over maintaining local bank branches, but there may be more to it than previously thought. A study recently published by the Harvard Business Review found that when fewer local bank branches are available to support entrepreneurial financing, women entrepreneurs are disproportionately penalized. IN OTHER […]
Organizers are seeking applications for speakers at the 2019 EntreFEST two-day conference for businesses, community organizers, industry leaders and individuals across Iowa. Session leaders will present over two days in venues across downtown Cedar Rapids May 16-17, 2019 to an estimated crowd of more than 600 attendees. Organizers are seeking speakers to speak on industries […]
Members of the Technology Association of Iowa and the Iowa Biotechnology Association have two chances to hear candidates for Iowa’s governor office speak on issues around the state’s technology and bioscience industries. TAI and IowaBio will host both forums – one with Fred Hubbell on Sept. 21, and one with Gov. Kim Reynolds on Oct. […]
A new online tool is selling eastern Iowa’s quality of life to those considering a move, or a move back, to Iowa, reports the Corridor Business Journal. The ICR Iowa Talent Hub is an online portal highlighting regional lifestyle information, including popular events and attractions, links to job boards and postings, and information on local […]