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Q&A with Doug Lewis on the Iowa Entrepreneurs Conference
Seven of the state’s largest funding organizations are joining forces to put on this year’s iteration of the annual Iowa Entrepreneurs Conference and Venture Forum next Tuesday and Wednesday, October 5-6, at the Polk County Convention Center in Des Moines. The host organizations include Iowa…
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Doug Lewis on Iowa’s entrepreneur resources & targeted industries
Three years ago, the Iowa Legislature noted an opportunity for the state to move ahead in the advanced manufacturing, information technology and bioscience industries. To take advantage of that opportunity, they created the Innovation and Commercialization Division within the Department of Economic Development. Its mission is “to grow Iowa’s economy…