Iowa Women of Innovation

  • Tikly CEO among those honored at TAI’s Women of Innovation awards

    Thursday evening two familiar faces in the Des Moines startup community were honored at the Technology Association of Iowa’s annual Women of Innovation awards. Jo Eckert—assistant executive director at the West Des Moines Business Incubator—and Tikly founder and CEO Emma Peterson both received awards …

  • Cowork Wednesday, TechBrew, SMCKC breakfast and more

    Look for four great events in the Prairie this week. To start us off right on Tuesday make sure to cast your ballots at the second Women of Innovation Nomination Breakfast in Johnson, Iowa. On Wednesday, get ready to buckle down for a day of hard work in Cedar Rapids, Iowa at the last Cowork…

  • Prairie Moves: John Gustafson, Jordy Clements, Fierce Robot & more

    Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you…

  • Iowa Women of Innovation awards recap

    On Tuesday evening, November 10th, I had the opportunity to attend the second annual Iowa Women of Innovation Awards as the guest of the Technology Association of Iowa. The Women of Innovation awards recognize the achievement of female Iowans in one of several categories ranging from leadership in large companies to education in the University…