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Devmountain: Making learning to code for everyone

As Napoleon (Dynamite) famously once said, “Girls only like guys who have great skills.” Regardless…

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SkyDeck looks worldwide for new accelerator program participants

UC Berkeley’s SkyDeck has announced that is it now accepting applications for its 2018 Spring…

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DOT releases new safety guidelines for driverless vehicles at MCity

U.S. Secretary of Transportation, Elaine Chao, visited Ann Arbor’s MCity on September 12 to announce…

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Nebraska startup CompanyCam shows huskers some love with free app

In a show of gratitude and support for its local community, Lincoln-based CompanyCam has announced…

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Indiana companies team up to foster biotech entrepreneurship

Pearl Pathways - a company dedicated to providing support and IRB services for regulatory compliance…

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Illinois’ blockchain efforts gain traction

Building on the state’s earlier blockchain-based innovations towards creating an entrepreneurship-friendly ecosystem and encouraging collaboration…

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Iowa VR startup is helping police and military in training scenarios

A virtual reality startup from Cedar Rapids, Iowa is working with military and law enforcement…

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St. Louis Startups Roadshow: 19 startups heading to New York, Chicago and TechCrunch Disrupt in San Francisco

As St. Louis and the Midwest area become ever more important to the US tech…

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Chicago startup is using apprenticeships to create job opportunities in tech

As many of us could attest, finding a job is no easy task. Even for…

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The best entrepreneur summits close to home and around the world

While we might be over halfway through the year there are still plenty of great…

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If big tech CEOs ran for president, the Midwest would be their battleground: perspective

There has been ample speculation about whether Mark Zuckerberg or Tim Cook might run for…

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Is the Midwest set to deal with retail sector growth?

The Midwest is fast becoming the nexus of the retail sector, with Amazon currently embarking…

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Rural Ohio is getting creative with DIY internet

If you have ever spent more than a week in a location without Wifi, then…

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The Midwest is sleeping giant, but these 4 startups didn’t get the memo

A recent survey which asked Americans to identify the most innovative parts of the country…

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4 reasons why the Midwest is becoming so important to the US tech sector

Tech news has been punctuated by stories of growth in the Midwest for a while…