Xtreamair, an internet service business operating in western Iowa and headquartered in Cushing, Iowa, has been acquired Nextlink Internet. Nextlink Internet is a rural-focused provider of high-speed broadband and voice services to residential, business, institutional […]
The inaugural cohort of Techstars Iowa officially kicked off its 3-month journey today at Gravitate Coworking in Downtown Des Moines. The cohort will run for 13 weeks, from Sept. 8 to Dec. 2020. Startups accepted into the […]
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 […]
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 […]
ClearFlame Engine Technologies, a startup company dedicated to the development of clean engine technology, has been awarded a 2-year, $1.1 million Phase II grant from the Department of Energy’s SBIR program. The funding will support […]
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 […]
Guest post by Kevin Kimle. At the beginning of my appointment at Iowa State University in 2009, I traveled to Palo Alto, California for a conference for venture investors. The event, during the height of the […]
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 […]
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 […]
This is the first of a three-part series of guest posts by Lauren Matysik that will highlight accomplished women in tech. The first interview is with Colleen Kinsey, a UX Strategist at LenderClose and founder […]