More than 5,800 Iowa students have received the new Future Ready Iowa Last-Dollar Scholarship for fall 2019. More than $6.6 million has been awarded for the fall semester. That’s over half of the $13 million […]
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Applications open for Iowa Edtech Accelerator
Applications are now open for the first cohort of the Iowa Edtech Accelerator. The Edtech Accelerator is an intensive, highly focused 14-week program aimed at early stage edtech companies. The first cohort of the accelerator […]
New conference will discuss the profession of security testing
Black Hills Information Security (BHIS), is hosting a one-day information security conference, called Awareness Con. The event will take place from 9am – 4pm in Adel, Iowa on Nov. 20, in the Adel Public Library. […]
Middle Bit: Holmes Murphy launches company focused on workplace culture
Insurance brokerage Holmes Murphy announced it has launched a new company, EthOs. The new company will focus on improving workplace culture, engagement with multigenerational staff and addressing all aspects of an employee’s total well-being. EthOs […]
UIowa and ISU named top entrepreneurship schools by Princeton Review
The Princeton Review has announced the results of its 14th annual survey naming the top undergraduate and graduate schools for entrepreneurship studies. Based on data the education services company collected from more than 300 schools with […]
Koloni partners with universities, distributes operations to students
Pocahontas-based Koloni is changing up how typical bike shares function by distributing some of its ownership and operations to partnering universities and students. Once a university approves and orders a bike share through Koloni, students are […]
Wellmark partners with Drake, launches tech practicum for students
Wellmark Blue Cross and Blue Shield and Drake University announced this week the launch of BlueX: Technology Applied Learning—a four-year practicum for Drake students studying computer science. Starting this fall, a select cohort of Drake […]
Kohawk Startup event awards $10,000 in prizes to Coe students
Kohawk Startup, Coe’s second annual entrepreneurship and innovation event, took place last weekend and was a huge hit. 35 people took part in the 24-hour event. Coe College’s Entrepreneur-in-Residence David Tominsky led the group through […]
West Des Moines companies partner to create marketing collective
A group of West Des Moines-based companies has partnered to create Anthologic, a collective of specialized marketing and technology companies. The specialist companies that are part of Anthologic include: Performance Marketing — A marketing agency that helps […]
New Allegiant Air base will bring 66+ jobs to Des Moines
Allegiant Air announced plans today to establish a two-aircraft base at the Des Moines International Airport. The Des Moines base of operations comes with a $50 million investment from Allegiant which will bring at least 66 new, high-wage […]