Craft whiskey subscription service RackHouse Whiskey Club has teamed up with two Washington-based distilleries to supply craft whiskey and hand sanitizer derived from vodka to its club members impacted by the coronavirus in 39 states.
Solar Spirits Distillery has made the switch from making whiskey, vodka and gin to running its still to help in the fight against…
COVID-19
Pinterest CEO Ben Silbermann has partnered with Feng Zhang of MIT's McGovern Institute, along with many other leading doctors and scientists to launch a new app called “How We Feel”, which allows Americans to self-report how they’re feeling, healthy or not.
The app prompts people to self-report their age, gender, zip code and any health symptoms.…
State officials have expanded the amount of money in the state grant program for small businesses, adding an additional $20 million to the Small Business Relief Program grant pool.
Originally announced last month with a grant pool of $4 million, Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) director Debi Durham announced today that her agency now intends…
As the coronavirus pandemic continues to affect the trucking industry, WorkHound finds itself in a unique position to reveal many of the concerns that drivers are facing.
WorkHound’s platform centers around giving drivers a way to communicate suggestions or complaints to management, who can then respond or offer feedback.
"A little into March, we noticed…
As in-person events around the world are canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of online events are popping up far and wide.
Here are some of the online events happening this week that might be beneficial to local businesses and organizations. If you know of any event(s) happening this week that…
April 4, 04:53 pm: This story has been corrected to clarify the new guidance rules on SBA loans. We apologize for the error.
On Friday night, the Treasury Department updated its rules regarding the “affiliation” of private entities to include religious organizations and nonprofits but keep in place the same rules that would deny some…
In response to COVID-19, the Iowa AgriTech Accelerator has extended the deadline for applications to its 2020 accelerator cohort from March 30, 2020, to May 1, 2020.
“We are constantly exploring new ways of providing a quality program every year,” says IATA Executive Director Nadilia Gomez. “We want the best for our startups and –…
As in-person events around the world are canceled or postponed due to the COVID-19 outbreak, a number of online events are popping up far and wide.
Here are some of the online events happening this week that might be beneficial to local businesses and organizations. If you know of any event(s) happening this week…
Facebook announced last week that it’s creating grant program for small businesses and is offering $100 million in grants to 30,000 companies in over 30 countries.
Sheryl Sandberg, chief operating officer of Facebook, announced last week that the social media giant wants to “do our part” to help with the “enormous challenge in front of us.”
Applications…
Guest post by Susan Gentz.
The Senate unanimously voted to pass a $2 trillion dollar stimulus package earlier this week, and the House is poised to pass the bill in a bipartisan manner on Friday, March 27th. If the House passes this historical legislation there will be a surge of federal dollars into the technology…
A new fund has been created to support certified Targeted Small Businesses that have been economically impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.
The fund is specifically aimed at businesses “with zero employees", businesses that are run by their owner. Targeted Small Businesses are those run by women, members of minority groups and those with disabilities.
To…
30 low-income students in the Des Moines area have been given laptops by PI 515 so that they can continue to have internet access while school buildings are closed as a result of coronavirus.
The donations came last week after Des Moines Public Schools announced that schools will be closed until at least March 30.…