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Meet Marco Santana, the Register’s new tech and startup reporter
Marco Santana, the Des Moines Register’s new technology and startup reporter, is comfortable to admit he was “the journalism nerd” in college. Or as he put it: “The guy who wore his ‘journalist’ T-shirt to the bar and did not think twice about it.” “Now, after a few years in the field,” Santana said in…
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StartupCity Des Moines secures $250k from state, nears opening
First announced with a tweet this morning – “Thank you to the Iowa Department of Economic Development for your financial support vote today for StartupCity Des Moines” – and later confirmed by a press release, StartupCity Des Moines is one step closer …
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Continuing the discussion on ‘starting a business in Iowa’
Last month, the Des Moines Register ran an article titled “Why is it so hard to start a business in Iowa?” in which the writer, Lynn Hicks, asked several entrepreneurs and community members, “What can state or local officials do to help startups and create an innovative culture?” In the article, four main ideas were…
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Des Moines Register: ‘Why is it so hard to start a business in Iowa?’
On Sunday, the Des Moines Register published an article that’s apropos to our audience, “Why is it so hard to start a business in Iowa?” For the article, executive business editor Lynn Hicks interviewed two entrepreneurs and six key individuals in the entrepreneurial ecosystem, specifically looking at what the state and local governments can do…
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Des Moines Register article discusses startup culture of Palisade Systems
Lynn Hicks of the Des Moines Register wrote an excellent piece…