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  • Banno to receive $2 million in loans, make 20-30 hires

    As he wrapped up a phone interview Monday afternoon, Banno CEO Wade Arnold expressed a bit of self-effacing gratitude for the coverage of his company, which, as he put it, hails from “the cornfields” of Cedar Falls, Iowa. The comment was at once completely sincere and utterly misleading. There’s no question Arnold appreciated the coverage.…

  • Banno unveils upgraded interface, new analysis tools for Grip

    Banno on Wednesday unveiled an upgraded version of Grip, its application designed to help users make financial decisions on the go. Banno CEO Wade Arnold and engineer Ben Metz showed off the overhauled app at FinovateFall 2012 in New York. Banno, a Cedar Falls-based company that makes mobile applications, websites and personalized payment card services,…

  • With wide array of perks, startups seek to sweeten deal for employees

    In March, Krista Vogel’s bosses at Hurrdat Social Media told her to pack three bags: One for cold weather, one for the beach, and one with the essentials. They then told her to bring her bags to dinner with her coworkers, where they all were surprised with a vacation. The destination? The Black Hills in…

  • Revisiting the question of who’s the No. 2 startup in Des Moines

    Last December, I wrote a post asking “Who’s the No. 2 startup in Des Moines?” In that post, I shared the results of an informal (and unscientific) poll that I conducted around the community to seek out which companies were the “top startups.” While Dwolla was a unanimous selection at No. 1, there was no…

  • T8 Webware becomes Banno, hints at future products

    T8 Webware unveiled today its new name, Banno, and its broader focus on building personal finance apps. “The Banno story is really our kind of change the world story,” Wade Arnold, CEO of the 4 year old Cedar Falls-based company, said in a phone interview Monday. “It’s somewhat of a coming out …