Innovation

Advanced Manufacturing

Community Development Programs

Innovation

Small Business

Press Release

IEDA Board approves assistance for two established companies, three startups and two community projects

The IEDA Board approved two job creation awards, three innovation awards and two awards aimed at enhancing quality of life and tourism opportunities.

March 21, 2025

Innovation

Community Development Programs

Advanced Manufacturing

Press Release

IEDA Board Approves Assistance for Two Manufacturers, Two Startups and Two Community Development Projects

The IEDA Board awarded grants to manufacturing in Newton and Waterloo and innovation companies located in Coralville, Des Moines and Washington among others.

January 17, 2025

Rural Iowa

Innovation

Press Release

Rural Businesses Awarded More Than $275,000 in State Grants

Rural Businesses Awarded More Than $275,000 in State Grants

January 9, 2025

Community Development Programs

Innovation

Press Release

IEDA Board approves assistance for six companies and a community development project

Today, the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA) Board approved a job creation award for a manufacturer in Dubuque as well as innovation funding in support

November 15, 2024

Innovation

Community Development Programs

Energy

Press Release

IEDA Board approves assistance for an established company, two community development projects and a reinvestment district plan

Innovation funding awarded to two startups

October 18, 2024

Advanced Manufacturing

Innovation

International Trade

Story

The Sky is the Limit

Sky Factory was founded in Fairfield in 2002 and started out creating printed ceiling tiles until they transitioned to digital images and LED blacklighting.

April 18, 2024

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Innovation

Finance and Insurance

Story

Accelerating Insurance Innovation: More Than an Accelerator

Two Iowa-based Insurtech conveners create a network of entrepreneurial support

December 4, 2023

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Innovation

Story

Smart Solutions Redefining Safety and Security

Iowa Insurtech startup, Intellisee, creates AI software that sees the risk before you do.

November 1, 2023

Man wearing mask showing off technology at Intellisee

Innovation

Advanced Manufacturing

Story

Made (Efficiently) in Iowa

Read about five companies that are embracing technological advances to boost their productivity and support Iowa's advanced manufacturing industry.

October 27, 2023

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Innovation

Story

The Other Side(s) of the Coin: Investing in Iowa's Startup Scene

How Tej Dhawan’s entrepreneurial initiative continues to create support.

September 28, 2023

Group of people meeting at the Global Insurance Accelerator

Innovation

Homeownership

Press Release

Iowa Finance Authority Selects Townhall Apartments and Community Food Market as Winner of Inaugural Housing Innovation Competition

Learn more about the award winning project that included innovations such as sustainable design and a focus on resident wellness.

September 13, 2023

Modern building

Innovation

Story

Funding Innovative Solutions: ManchesterStory Group

ManchesterStory Group helps build the future of finance.

August 17, 2023

Jason Gross in front of a screen that reads 2030: The Future of Insurance

Finance and Insurance

Innovation

Story

Why Iowa is the New Insurance Capital of the Nation

Iowa offers a pro-business environment where innovation and growth aren’t only encouraged, they’re incentivized.

April 20, 2023

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Small Business

Agricultural Development

Innovation

Technology

Press Release

IEDA Approves Assistance for Three Innovation Startups in Iowa

The IEDA announced innovation funding for three startups through Iowa’s SSBCI, located in Ames, Iowa City, and Washington.

April 10, 2023

Innovation

Rural Iowa

Agricultural Development

Story

Growing in Iowa: The Future of Food and Farming

Pivot Bio is changing the way fertilizer is produced and used by the world’s farmers.

March 29, 2023

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