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Register examines “growing pains in Ames” in startup community series
The Des Moines Register in February rolled out a new series focusing on startup communities around Iowa. The series, titled “Starting up Iowa,” kicked off with a story package looking at the “Cedar Valley,” the area …
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New Cedar Rapids school to offer alternative approach, start June 24
Former educators Shawn Cornally (left) and Trace Pickering are bringing students back into the classroom for the summer with their latest “big idea,” aptly named The Big Ideas School. Set to begin its first session June 24, the program promises …
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Archrival founders, investors buy back company from Dachis Group
Remember about two-and-a-half years ago when Dachis Group, a venture-backed Austin startup that builds social media marketing tools, snapped up Lincoln, Neb.-based youth branding agency Archrival? Well, the deal has been undone. Archrival co-founders Clint! Runge and Charlie Hull along with a group of undisclosed, Nebraska-based minority investors …