NewBoCo in Cedar Rapids is taking registrations for a three-day “Flood of Ideas” event, scheduled June 8-10 at NewBoCo headquarters. Organizers say the event aims to build teams with ideas on disaster prevention, organizing volunteers, protecting houses or other needs. The event was inspired by the 2008 flood, which caused an estimated $500 million in damage to […]
A Des Moines-based initiative gives at-risk and refugee students their first boost inside STEM-based careers. Pi515 founder Nancy Mwirotsi is connecting Central Iowa students with sponsoring tech companies to teach STEM-related skills, including web/app development, robotics and financial literacy. The program gained 45 girls in the year’s first recruiting event, Mwirotsi said. Pi515 has already raised $15,000 […]
The Midwest Big Data Summer School is taking applications for researchers and professionals who want a boost in “big data.” To be held May 14-17 at Iowa State University, organizers say the program will help develop data-driven research, communication and understanding of ethical issues in participants, who can take one of four specialized tracks of study.
The National Farmers Union and the Natural Resources Conservation Service have developed a free tool to help farmers and ranchers improve soil conservation. The Resource Stewardship Evaluation Tool uses an evaluation to point landowners toward goals. Aaron Lehman, a fifth-generation family farmer in Polk County, was one of the first farmers in Iowa to test […]
In the latest Business Record Leaders Survey, an unscientific poll conducted annually with our readers, we asked business community leaders and executives for their opinions on a variety of topics, including the intriguing and always-developing area of artificial intelligence. The Business Record’s Feb. 28 Power Breakfast will offer a more substantive discussion on this topic. […]
Clay & Milk reports that Mediacom — one of the top 20 internet service providers in the country— supports bringing back net neutrality after the FCC overturned the regulations in December. But Mediacom’s Tom Larsen, the vice president of government and public relations, told Clay & Milk that inconsistencies on how the systems are treated can […]
Des Moines-based Trokt is sponsoring the first 16 teams that enter the Online Dispute Resolution Bowl, an online competition for anyone interested in solving “big picture” problems, reports Clay & Milk. The organizer is Sydney Moore, a senior Drake University law, politics and society major. The Online Dispute Resolution Bowl requires teams to complete different objectives […]
A new angel investing organization in the Quad Cities is building out of coffee breaks. Riverbend Angels started in 2017 after a series of entrepreneurial meetups laid the groundwork for a six-county startup community along the Iowa/Illinois border, Clay and Milk reports. Founding Principal Tom Trone said the organization is seeking early-stage companies to invest in, […]
Monday night’s poor weather prompted the West Des Moines Chamber of Commerce to postpone its cybersecurity event to April 24. The event will still be held at the Des Moines Golf & Country Club from 7:30 to 9:30 a.m. Previous registrations will be honored or participants can request a refund by emailing Hunter@wdmchamber.org.
Iowans, we’re going to have to wait. We’re not among the three cities AT&T says will get zippier mobile service — aka 5G. AT&T announced late Tuesday that it will first roll out 5G to three locations: Dallas and Waco in Texas, and Atlanta, according to CNN Tech. The article says the company will announce more cities in […]