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Downtown Des Moines hosts leg of second Iowa Startup Fair (Photos)
A cadre of startup companies gathered Tuesday at StartupCity Des Moines and Dwolla’s headquarters in downtown Des Moines as part of the Iowa Startup Fair, a week-long, multi-location series of events around the state to showcase Iowa entrepreneurs to the public. This was the second Startup Fair this year, with January’s event attracting 105 startups…
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Third Startup Job Crawl makes way through Silicon Sixth (Photos)
Fresh off the start of a new school year, around 40 students and recent graduates ascended on Des Moines’ Silicon Sixth Avenue on Tuesday evening for our third Startup Job Crawl in the city. With more than 20 exhibiting startups across four crawl stops, the event provided students the chance to visit with companies and…
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StirList extends strong run, winning Lincoln Startup Week’s Idea Pitch
Lincoln Startup Week continued Tuesday night with a business plan competition. Invest Nebraska, Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development and PitchBurner partnered to create the Startup Week Idea Pitch. Participants had five minutes to share their ideas with a panel of judges for a chance to win $1,000 to help get their idea off the ground.…