Registration is now open for the second annual Tech Journey Open, a Central Iowa golf outing raising money to support Tech Journey and provide scholarships to students participating in the Tech Camp program. The event is on Sept. 8 at Beaver Creek Golf Course. Tech Camp is a weeklong summer program that…
Deere & Co. announced Feb. 24 the launch of a new office in Austin, Texas, where new tech hires including data scientists, data engineers, and computer vision and machine learning operations engineers will be able to collaborate. According to a release, the new office is part of a broader strategy to…
The Technology Association of Iowa released Wednesday the following legislative priorities for 2022: Connectivity: Facilitate high-performance internet connectivity using the best available technologies for all Iowans. Education access: Support programs, such as Future Ready Iowa, that connect Iowans to the training and education required for good-paying jobs and careers to…
Devs Do Good, a nonprofit founded by Valley High School student Connor Fogarty, will host a charity hackathon in West Des Moines on Nov. 6. Students interested in technology and computer science are invited to attend and partner with local nonprofits to create solutions using technology sourced and funded by…
Technology-related employment in Iowa grew by more than 1,000 new jobs in 2018, the Corridor Business Journal reports. In an annual assessment, CompTIA reported net tech employment in Iowa grew by an estimated 1,014 jobs in 2018, a 1.1% increase over 2017. Growth was driven by new software and web development…
What started as a feasibility study concept ended up as framework for a statewide policy for driverless vehicles in Nebraska, reports Silicon Prairie News. The city of Lincoln is the first in the state conducting a pilot test of a Navya autonomous shuttle over several weeks. The shuttle, funded in…
Forty-three percent of Des Moines tech hiring managers expect to grow their teams before the end of 2018, according to a new report released from staffing firm Robert Half Technology. The firm’s latest report surveyed hiring managers in 26 metropolitan areas in the U.S., and found respondents cited cybersecurity and…
THE HUSTLE: Hustle was apparently feeling the pull of the Midwest this past weekend when they published this dive into the land of prairies and corn. They came to pretty much the same conclusion people in Des Moines have been telling me for the last four months: the Midwest is…
Something to think about in the voting booth: Who “gets” tech? It turns out, not many members of Congress do — and it’s becoming a problem. “I can understand about 50 percent of the things you say,” Rep. Adam Kinzinger recently told visiting tech experts at the U.S. Capitol. Take…
Coming from the power industry, Wells Enterprises’ new chief information officer, Ryan Schaap, brought lots of new ideas to the two plants of the ice cream capital of the world. “We’re focusing on how to use our data better — using analytics to better sell our products,” he said. “In…