Smart home devices, such as the Amazon Echo, Google Home and the Apple HomePods, have exploded in popularity in recent years. Of the 80% of homes in the U.S. with broadband, about one-third have smart […]
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Middle Bit: Public universities have $11.8B impact on state economy
Iowa’s public universities provided $11.8 billion in additional income to the state economy in the 2017-18 budget year, according to a new study conducted by Idaho labor market analytics firm Emsi. The economic impact report, […]
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 […]
Middle Bit: NewBoCo’s DeltaV Code School announces nights and weekends program
DeltaV Code School has announced a new nights and weekends program, in an effort to make its program more accessible to those who want to learn how to code. For the first time since launching […]
Continuum Ag is offering soil health solutions at scale
For the last four years, Mitchell Hora has been developing a system that measures, calibrates and provides recommendations for best practices and products for soil health. In the fall of 2015, Hora started Continuum Ag, […]
Iowa Startup Accelerator adds eCourt Reporters portfolio
Iowa Startup Accelerator (ISA) has added eCourt Reporters to its list of portfolio companies. “We’re thrilled to have eCourt Reporters as a portfolio company because they’re a strong new company with an award-winning platform being […]
Assistance Tech wins Iowa Startup Games
Last week, the University of Iowa’s John Pappajohn Entrepreneurial Center (Iowa JPEC) hosted its annual Iowa Startup Games Competition. The Iowa Startup Games is a three-day event where students from all areas of study pitch […]