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Middle Bit: Iowa JPEC releases 2020 Annual Report
The University of Iowa John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) has released its 2020 Annual Report, sharing highlights and stories from University of Iowa entrepreneurs. The report highlighted several new student ventures including Graze Analytics, […]
South Slope receives $5.4 million award to expand rural broadband
South Slope Cooperative Communications, a telecommunications company based in North Liberty, has won a $5.4 million dollar award from the the U.S. Department of Agriculture to expand broadband service in rural areas. South Slope was […]
Hello Benji: A new financial management platform for the self-employed
Most finance applications tend to offer one of two things — personal finance software for individuals or business accounting software for medium-to-large sized businesses. A new financial management platform is looking to change that. hello […]
DeltaV launches new curriculum focused on computer operations, receives $100k grant from Future Ready Iowa
DeltaV, a Cedar Rapids-based coding and digital marketing school, has launched new curriculum and a program that features fully-paid tuition costs, thanks to a $100,000 grant from the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund. The […]
Insulights makes semi-finals of Ag Innovation Challenge
The American Farm Bureau Federation (AFBF) has announced the 10 semi-finalist teams in the 2020 Farm Bureau Ag Innovation Challenge. Insulights, an Akron, Iowa-based company that has created a flashing insulator that helps farmers and ranchers […]
Lessification: ‘If minimalism and travel had a baby’
Luigi Rausch was never a good traveler. He was the guy who would fill up two suitcases, packing way too many clothes and bringing more luggage than any of his friends. Then, while planning a […]
Healthtech Company Navigate Providing Free Mental Health Resources in response to COVID-19
Navigate Wellbeing Solutions, a provider of technology-enabled wellbeing engagement solutions for organizations, is growing as employers embrace the mental health of their employees during COVID-19. In response to the wellbeing challenges many are facing due […]
Middle Bit: ACT launches new learning platform ‘Mosaic’
ACT this week launched Mosaic, a research-backed, comprehensive learning solution to provide educators, learners, and families with online learning tools and services to address student needs in the classroom and at home, during the COVID-19 […]
Iowa organizations receive funding to launch ‘Iowa Go-To-Market program’
Three Iowa organizations—Iowa Innovation Corp, Iowa State University Startup Factory and VentureNet Iowa—have received a $525,472 grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration’s 2020 Venture Challenge program to launch the Iowa Go-To-Market (G2M) program. The funding […]