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Winners of the 2022 Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition

Three prizes in the amount of $5,000 have been given to the winners of the of the 2022 Pappajohn Student Entrepreneurial Venture Competition held remotely in late April.The winning entries were chosen based on their presentations, the viability of their plans and...

Stacy Dreyer: The New Research Park Team Member

Stacy grew up in Algona, Iowa. She began her undergrad at Iowa State University and later transferred to Minot State University to marry her husband, who was stationed at Minot Air Force Base in North Dakota. They moved back to the Ames area in 1997 and have loved...

Innovation at Work: By the Numbers

he story and illustrate the impact Iowa State’s economic development programs, services and initiatives have on Iowa’s business community and economy.

Workiva Inc. Strengthens its Transparent Reporting Leadership Position with the Acquisition of ParsePort

AMES, Iowa–(BUSINESS WIRE)– Workiva Inc. (NYSE:WK), the company powering transparent reporting for a better world, announced today that it has acquired Denmark-based ParsePort. The acquisition strengthens Workiva’s leadership position in XBRL and Inline...

New Addition to the ISURP Team: Bethany Zeman

Bethany Zeman has recently joined the Iowa State University Research Park as an administrative assistant. She is a native of Ames, Iowa, and after her graduation from Iowa State University in 2011, Zeman spent several years in Colorado working in different fields,...

Four Iowa startups receive IEDA funding

The Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) has approved innovation funding in support of four Iowa startups. Here are the startups that received funding. Distynct Ames-based Providence Data Technologies, doing business as Distynct, provides an internet-based...

IEDA Board approves projects from an established company and four startups in Iowa

For more information contact: Ms. Kanan Kappelman 515.348.6248 communications@iowaeda.com November 19, 2021 (DES MOINES, IA) – Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved awards for one established company in Sergeant Bluff, which will assist...

Dryland Genetics Continues Expansion;

Ames, Iowa (AgPR) Nov. 16, 2021 — Dryland Genetics continues their expansion, appointing John Manuel as their new Chief Commercial Officer. Dryland Genetics is increasing the sustainability and resilience of the global food supply through their high-yielding proso...

AG Startup Engine Accepts N-Sense Into Startup Program

AMES, Iowa, November 16, 2021 – Ag Startup Engine, in the Iowa State University (ISU) Research Park, has announced an initial investment in Ames, Iowa-based N-Sense, a startup that is developing a soil nitrate sensor system for on-the-go variable rate nitrogen...

Kyle Martin: The Research Park’s Newest Hire

Kyle Martin is returning home to serve the Iowa State University Research Park as its Real Estate Development Operations and Project Manager. The announcement was made today by ISU Research Park President Rick Sanders. Martin, a native of Ames, Iowa, just completed a...