Gravitate Coworking (the parent company of Clay & Milk) relocated its West Des Moines location to a new location called “Gravitate Midtown.” As of Sept. 1, the coworking space officially opened its new location at […]
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Runway Innovation Studio to launch learning pods for students this fall
Many students across the country, and in Des Moines, are starting the school year online. Runway Innovation and Event Studio, located inside Southridge Center, is offering learning pods this fall for a limited number of families […]
Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson of BLK & Bold win the Black Entrepreneur of the Year Awards
Des Moines coffee startup BLK & Bold co-founders, Pernell Cezar and Rod Johnson, have won the OWBS Black Entrepreneur of the Year Awards. The two will receive $5,000 to use toward their business as part […]
Middle Bit: Alex Taylor named Managing Director of Iowa Startup Accelerator
Alex Taylor has been named the new Managing Director of the Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA). Taylor, a longtime entrepreneur, business leader, and educator, has plans to expand the Iowa Startup Accelerator as the program enters […]
Iowa allocates $5 million of CARES Act funding to job training for those affected by pandemic
Gov. Reynolds announced on Wednesday that $5 million in Coronavirus Relief funds are going to the Future Ready Iowa Employer Innovation Fund. The funding will provide employers and community leaders with the funding needed to […]
Roboflow accepted into Y Combinator’s Summer 2020 Batch
For the past year, Roboflow, a Des Moines-based tech startup, has been providing software engineers with the tools needed to use computer vision. The company’s platform has quickly become popular since launching just last year. Since its […]
Middle Bit: The Weitz Company partners with MākuSafe to promote workplace safety
The Weitz Company announced this week that it is partnering with MākuSafe and will be using its new technology to help protect workers from hazards. MākuSafe, a safety technology and data analytics company located in […]
Middle Bit: Igor Wins IoT World’s ‘COVID-19 Innovation’ Award
West Des Moines-based Igor has won the IoT World COVID-19 Innovation Award for the firm’s Nexos Intelligent Disinfection solution.The award recognizes companies that demonstrate true innovation in notable ways to adapt to COVID-19. Nexos Intelligent Disinfection leverages […]
$14,000 in prizes awarded to Hawkeye Startup Accelerator companies
15 student-run companies from the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) Hawkeye Startup Accelerator program pitched their innovative business ideas Friday, July 31, marking the end to the first-ever virtual 2020 Hawkeye […]
Fifteen companies pitch their ideas at CYstarters demo day
This summer’s CYstarters program came to an end on Thursday as the fourteen companies in the 2020 cohort presented their ideas as part of CYstarters Demo Day. 14 different startups presented about problems they identified, […]