Nathan T. Wright is a freelance illustrator and artist based in Des Moines and a recurring contributor to Clay & Milk.
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Net neutrality is back in the headlines this week as the new Chair of the Federal Communications…
As an advocate of the transformation of learning, I am surrounded by all things technology when it comes to K-12. Much of the conversation currently revolves around choosing digital content as curriculum to use on shiny new devices. The conversation is largely focused on the shift from the use of a paper textbook (which in all fairness…
Each week, Clay & Milk will curate a rundown of startup, tech and innovation news from “the middle.” Check back every Friday for that week’s Middle Bit.
Illinois
Ex-Walgreens CEO launches joint venture to commercialize new technologies. ChicagoInno
Groupon founders' auto startup Drivin sold for $43M. ChicagoInno
Iowa
Survey: Midwest farmers have mixed feelings about investing in Agtech products. AgFunder News…
This question is much larger than the niche of our readership and perhaps the scope of our disciplines, but it’s always being asked nonetheless. And it matters — we've got a lot of rural. How do we reframe this type of question to better provide an answer we can solve? Will tech save rural America? Startups?…
Each week, Clay & Milk will curate a rundown of startup, tech and innovation news from “the middle.” Check back every Friday for that week’s Middle Bit.
Illinois
YouTube Co-Founder Steve Chen invests in Midwest roots with $1M innovation hub. ChicagoInno
Representatives from Google, IBM Watson, Microsoft and some of Chicago’s top investment firms will be among the speakers…
It’s been a year of conversation around benefits in Iowa as the legislature took up collective bargaining. It’s no doubt an emotional issue, no matter which side of the argument you fall. Sometime during the course of debate at the statehouse, my mother and I got in a pretty heated discussion about the issue, ultimately…
Each week, Clay & Milk will curate a rundown of startup, tech and innovation news from “the middle.” Check back every Friday for that week’s Middle Bit.
Illinois
Video streaming startup PhenixP2P announced on Monday that it has closed a $3.5 million Series A round of funding. KB Partners led the round, in which all of the…
Each week, Clay & Milk will curate a rundown of startup, tech and innovation news from “the middle.” Check back every Friday for that week’s Middle Bit.
Illinois
University of Illinois biotech startup, InnSight Technology, has received a $750,000 grant to help develop its handheld device that can quickly detect severe eye injuries. The News-Gazette
Navya, a Lyon, France-based…
To say Amy Vohs is a momtrepreneur is doing her a disservice. Granted, NBC’s Today Show chose to spotlight her and her brand Lil’ Sidekick as one of five baby product highlights on their International Women’s Day “mompreneurs” segment. (She gets a little squeamish to admit they called her a “genius” on national…
Getting Smart About Data
Tech and data go hand-in-hand. Is this something I really need to be writing about to this audience? We love analytics in this world. I love knowing things like how many people my tweet might reach, how long visitors stay on a piece I’ve written, and of course how many people have…
Each week, Clay & Milk will curate a rundown of startup, tech and innovation news from “the middle.” Check back every Friday for that week’s Middle Bit.
Iowa
Square One DSM is hosting a Raising Capital Seminar on Thursday, March 30, highlighting how to learn to successfully secure equity funding for a startup business’s growth. via Business Record
Digital…