Spicing Up Sustainability
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Sustainability infuses Thyme & Spice Company in downtown Burlington. It guides how owners Travis and Ashlyn Long have thoughtfully grown their inventory.
Innovating in Insurance
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Using technology that originated in the fashion industry, Lloyd Yates joined Iowa insurtech entrepreneurs by starting Tylmen Tech.
Maximize Your Potential in Iowa
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Iowans care about people, and the state’s businesses and industries make it a priority to invest in programs and policies that allow employees to thrive.
Iowa is Calling
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Inspired individuals chase their dreams in Iowa for its lower cost of living, rich entrepreneurial ecosystem and creative, innovative and visionary minds.
Learning Alongside Entrepreneurs
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Cedar Falls native Linden Terpstra returned to her hometown to launch her EHS startup.
From the Iowa Beauty and the Business Plan: Simply Sámone
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Iowa State University’s entrepreneurial energy helped Jassma’ray Johnson pursue her dorm room dreams.
3 Surprising Keys to Career Success
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Hummingbirds CEO Emily Steele shares her story of success
Making the Grade
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Angela Harrington transformed a dilapidated Grinnell school into the award-winning Hotel Grinnell.
From Pitch Session to Partnership
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An entrepreneur’s quest to memorialize his grandparents opened a surprising path to creating the successful startup Tumbleweed.
Social Impact Through STEM
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Youth-serving nonprofit Pi515 is celebrating a decade of empowering diverse students to succeed.