Clay & Milk is excited to announce the host stops that will be a part of the 2020 DSM Tech Crawl. Set to take place April 23, the Tech Crawl will tour four Des Moines […]
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Middle Bit: Dwolla to hire new CEO as Ben Milne steps away from position
Dwolla will be seeking a new CEO after founder Ben Milne announced plans to step away from the position earlier this week. “I told the Dwolla team this morning that we are hiring a new […]
Founders Helping Founders: Lending a Hand Up to the Youngest Among Us
Guest post by Andrew Zalasky. In central Iowa, there are dozens of young founders – defined loosely as those college-age(ish) with a product or service either prepared to launch or already in the market. When […]
Mandela Washington Fellowship returning to UIowa and Drake this summer
For the fifth consecutive summer, the University of Iowa and Drake University will host the Mandela Washington Fellowship for Young African Leaders. For the past four years, the program has brought in 25 young professionals […]
Ag Startup Engine invests $25,000 in Skroot Laboratory
Ag Startup Engine announced today a $25,000 investment in Ames-based startup Skroot Laboratory. Founded in 2018, Skroot Laboratory produces wireless sensor systems for upstream biotherapeutic process developers which allow them to make rigorous models, reduce risk of […]
Middle Bit: Applications open for Iowa Innovation Challenge
The second phase of the Iowa Innovation Challenge is now accepting applications. The university-wide competition will be awarding $169,000 in prizes to the most innovative projects on campus. The challenge is open to all University […]
A Clay & Milk Cartoon: Feb. 6
Nathan T. Wright is an illustrator and artist based in Des Moines, Iowa, specializing in graphic recording, custom illustration projects and comics. Nathan built his art career in between digital marketing jobs at an advertising […]
4 counties receive Best of Iowa Excellence Award
Economic development award winners were announced by the Business Expansion and Strategic Trends (BEST of Iowa). This year, the BEST of Iowa Excellence Awards went to Greater Dubuque Development Corporation, Kossuth/Palo Alto Economic Development Corporation, […]
Saul Griffith speaks in Des Moines about how to solve climate change
Last Friday Morning last morning, in an event called “Rewiring America,” MIT Ph.D. and Otherlab founder Saul Griffith presented on historical patterns of energy use in the United States and what he sees as the […]
Highlights from this weekend's Global Game Jam
IGDA Des Moines, a local chapter of the International Game Developers Association, hosted a jam site this weekend as part of Global Game Jam for the third year in a row. More than 40 attendees […]