Two agricultural technology companies—Redshield Electronics in Ely, Iowa and LSA Autonomy in Maryland—have merged to create MACH, a company seeking to convert farm equipment into self-driving vehicles.
MACH, located in the Iowa State University Research Park in Ames, will work with equipment manufacturers to convert tractors and other farming and off-highway equipment into autonomous equipment…
Delta Dental of Iowa announced this week the acquisition of Caregiven, a healthcare app designed to help caregivers as they navigate care for aging adults.
Delta Dental intends to incorporate Caregiven into its product portfolio which includes dental, vision and legal insurance for Iowa employers and their employees. Caregiven was one of eight insurtech startups to…
Viewpoint Molecular Targeting, a radiopharmaceutical company based in Coralville, announced last week plans to merge with medtech company Isoray.
Under the terms of the agreement, a newly formed wholly-owned subsidiary of Isoray will merge with and into Viewpoint, with Viewpoint continuing as the surviving corporation and a subsidiary of Isoray.
“I believe the combination of…
College Raptor, a college planning platform based in Iowa City, announced yesterday that it has been acquired by Citizens Financial Group.
Founded in 2012, College Raptor matches prospective students to schools based on both academic and financial fit. It offers content and tools to help prospective students evaluate and select a college, including side-by-side comparisons of…
VisionBank of Iowa announced this week that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Legacy Bank in a transaction that will bring together the two community banks.
“VisionBank of Iowa and Legacy Bank are two relationship-focused financial institutions that have rich histories, extremely compatible cultures and a shared commitment to helping our customers achieve…
Cedar Rapids-based architecture firm Shive-Hattery has acquired KdG Architects, a 20-person architecture, engineering and interior design firm in St. Louis, Missouri.
The acquisition expands Shive-Hattery’s reach in the regional and national markets. Shive-Hattery is a 450-person architecture and engineering firm headquartered in Cedar Rapids with 14 design offices in Arizona, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Missouri, Nebraska, Ohio…
MSUITE, a Cedar Rapids-based construction tech startup, announced this week that it has been acquired by Stanley Black & Decker.
Founded in 2015, MSUITE was created to make tracking, managing, and sharing construction data easier and more accurate. The company has created a cloud-based suite of management software tools that connects construction teams, allowing them…
LightEdge, a provider of colocation, cloud, and managed service solutions, announced this week the acquisition of NFINIT, an infrastructure solutions provider based in San Diego.
“We are extremely pleased to join forces with a very talented and quality NFINIT team,” said LightEdge CEO Jim Masterson in release. “Thanks to NFINIT’s reputation as the incumbent and…
Workiva announced today that it has acquired Denmark-based ParsePort for $100 million.
ParsePort has been assisting companies in Europe with financial reporting for more than a decade. ParsePort solutions help authorities, banks, insurance companies, pension funds, auditors, publicly listed and smaller companies all over the world file financial reports in accordance with GAAP requirements.
“Workiva offers…
ImOn Communications (ImOn), a broadband company based in Eastern Iowa, today announced that it has signed definitive documentation to be acquired by Goldman Sachs Asset Management’s infrastructure investing business.
As part of the transaction, Goldman Sachs Asset Management will make new investments to help accelerate ImOn’s growth in FTTP data, video, and voice services to homes…
Growers Edge, a provider of data-driven financial technology (fintech) solutions for the agricultural industry, announced today the acquisition of the lending and appraisal software, as well as the farmland sales website from FarmlandFinder.
The acquisition by Growers Edge will build on the company’s innovative warranty-backed Crop Plans and financial software and services for the ag industry.
FarmlandFinder was…
LightEdge, a provider of colocation, cloud and managed service solutions, announced this week the acquisition of Cavern Technologies, an enterprise-grade data center provider based in Kansas City.
Cavern Technologies was founded in 2007 as Kansas City's first colocation data center and today is the largest colocation provider in the area.
"We are proud to now be an…