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New TAI president Brian Waller wants to spread reach, bring diversity
More than a decade into his professional career, Brian Waller has found a position that is an extension of all of his previous experiences. Last week the Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) announced that Waller would replace its president of nine years, Leann Jacobsen, who will step down the end of this month.
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TAI president Leann Jacobsen announces she’ll step down in August
Technology Association of Iowa president Leann Jacobsen announced Friday that at the end of August she will be to stepping down spend more time in her hometown of Spencer, Iowa. Jacobsen, who has held the position for almost nine years, is the only president TAI has ever had…
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StartupCity Spencer officially opens one year after initial announcement
Almost one year after the project’s initial announcement, StartupCity Spencer officially opened its doors Monday. Located at Gary’s on the River in Spencer, Iowa—a town of fewer than 12,000…
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Iowa investor forum expands to serve Midwest startups; apps due Feb. 28
The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI), a non-profit committed to accelerating the success of Iowa’s tech industry, recently opened applications for i2iowa April 9, its half-day investor and innovator forum in Des Moines. “This year’s forum is focused on early-stage companies, and on providing a powerfully strong environment for networking and education,” TAI president Leann…
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Startups represented among TAI Women of Innovation finalists
The Technology Association of Iowa has announced the finalists of its fifth annual Women of Innovation Awards, which honor women leaders in science, technology …
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Incubator with StartupCity Des Moines ties comes to northwest Iowa
Leann Jacobsen hopes establishing StartupCity Spencer, an incubator using the same name and approach of a Des Moines incubator, can put the northwest Iowa town of less than 12,000 people on the entrepreneurial map. “With the talented people that reside here …
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Q&A: TAI’s Leann Jacobsen on Iowa’s inaugural ‘TriTECHta’
Leann Jacobsen, president of the 225-member-strong Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) for the past seven years says things really took off about five years ago for the state of Iowa. This week, as key appropriation bills make their way through the Iowa Legislature, Jacobsen (left) and her colleagues are ready to facilitate pitches and parties…