Iowa VR startup is helping police and military in training scenarios
September 7, 2017A virtual reality startup from Cedar Rapids, Iowa is working with military and law enforcement agencies to create VR training scenarios.
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Chicago
Startups
Chicago startup is using apprenticeships to create job opportunities in tech
September 6, 2017As many of us could attest, finding a job is no easy task. Even for the college-educated populous, finding a job can prove to be a daunting endeavor.
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Politics
Tech
If big tech CEOs ran for president, the Midwest would be their battleground: perspective
September 5, 2017There has been ample speculation about whether Mark Zuckerberg or Tim Cook might run for president; speculation which has been categorically denied. But beyond policies and individual issues what might.
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Iowa
Tech
4 reasons why the Midwest is becoming so important to the US tech sector
September 1, 2017Tech news has been punctuated by stories of growth in the Midwest for a while now. There are a number of accelerators, like M25, operating there and an increasing number.
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NASA’s 3D printing challenge in Edwards, Illinois
August 31, 2017Over the last few years NASA has been running a competition in which companies enter their 3D-printed habitats for deep space exploration. The latest round, hosted in Edwards, Illinois, finished.
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Indiana
Tech
Bloomington: The Indiana town betting hard on startups
August 25, 2017With coordinated efforts to place startups at the heart of its future, Bloomington, Indiana, wants to grow its entrepreneurial and innovation scene.
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Ohio
Tech
Cincinnati-based Wunderfund: Equity crowdfunding for local, non-accredited investors
August 21, 2017In the burgeoning Midwest tech sector, a new crowdfunding platform is looking to accelerate growth within the community through equity-based crowdfunding for non-accredited investors.
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Indiana’s Purdue University partners with India’s Infosys in public-private collaborative model for innovation
August 18, 2017Today, in a joint effort to drive innovation, Purdue University and Infosys Ltd. announced a partnership whereby the university will train 10,000 individuals that the Indian tech giant intends to.
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North Dakota
Tech
University of North Dakota chasing un-altered reality in space
August 17, 2017In the midst of endless hype over augmented and virtual reality (of which I too find myself guilty), researchers at the University of North Dakota (UND) are busy exploring how.
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1 Million Cups, the monthly entrepreneurial meetup which is taking the Midwest by storm
August 14, 20171 Million Cups (1MC) is a free, weekly program that takes place across the nation designed to educate, engage, and connect entrepreneurs.
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