Google, Facebook and Prometheus: A week in tech news

Google announces $1M Impact Challenge for Iowa nonprofits Nonprofits in Iowa will collectively receive $1 million through Google’s new Impact Challenge Iowa, Google announced Monday as part of the company’s Grow with Google initiative at Central Library. Google.org first launched its Impact Challenge in Illinois, but Iowa will be the…

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TAI seeks presenters for Iowa Technology Summit

The Technology Association of Iowa is seeking presentation proposals for the third annual Iowa Technology Summit, to be held Sept. 30 and Oct. 1 in downtown Des Moines. Session content will be selected by a committee comprised of technology professionals in multiple industries across the state, TAI said in an…

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Prometheus winners: Des Moines, Dwolla, Vermeer and more

Jim Masterson, CEO of LightEdge Solutions, speaks Thursday night at the 2019 Prometheus Awards. Masterson was awarded 2019 CEO of the Year. Photo/Technology Association of Iowa “If you cut me open, I bleed technology,” proclaimed Jim Masterson, CEO of LightEdge Solutions. Masterson, who was accepting a Prometheus Award for CEO…

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Get to know the Prometheus Awards finalists

In less than a month, Iowa’s technology community will be gathering once again for the annual Prometheus Awards, the Technology Association of Iowa’s yearly celebration of the state’s technology industry, which the association says accounts for 8.8 percent of Iowa’s GDP.  While we haven’t met all five finalists in each of…

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TAI announces Whitney Tucker as new Director of Public Relations

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.

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TAI TechBrew: AM announces 2019 schedule

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…

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Nominations open for 2019 Prometheus Awards

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…

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