Technology
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Iowan breathing new life into old ag equipment with Ai retrofits.
Ai is allowing farmers to scale and cover more ground, but new Ai systems can be insanely expensive, costing nearly one million dollars. Craig Rupp of Sabanto Ag sees a more efficient path. His approach retrofits existing, older farm equipment with Ai packages, making old “dumb” farm equipment completely autonomous. Rupp says many of his…
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How the midwest won the autonomous vehicle race with Colin Hurd of MACH
The coasts may get the headlines, but the midwest holds the crown for real-world autonomous vehicles. In fact, Ai-driven vehicles have been operating in Iowa for 10 years already. Colin Hurd, CEO of MACH recounts past Iowa successes, and why future of “off road autonomy” is thousands of different robots for niche uses cases. Hurd…
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University of Iowa Student invents platform to give students career clarity
“What am I supposed to do now?” It’s the question every student wants to know the answer to, but few mentors or advisors know how to answer. The Founder of NexPath, Sriram Pullapantula says this is the challenge he is focused on solving. The platform finds valuable skills, certifications and experience, and properly connects students…
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Can you train Ai to recommend your small business? yes.
Iowans are using ChatGPT, Gemini, Claude, and Grok to answer questions about where to find local products or services. As a business owner do you have any control over what they say or recommend? Yes. In fact, you can do a lot for free, says Drew Harden, CEO and founder of Blue Compass. As your…
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New Bank Iowa CEO: big banks saturating Iowa is good for business
Bank Iowa has a new CEO. South Dakota farm kid, Jason Herrboldt grew up 10 minutes from Iowa and the state finally captured him. He answers Bank Iowa’s crypto plans, and addresses rising competition from big National Banks saturating Iowa, stable coins and FinTech threats. Herrboldt explains their investment mix, how they plan to stay…
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Ai At Work: the information your company relies on is getting corrupted
Most company leaders are on guard as private information is shared with Ai tools, but most are unaware Ai can corrupt the information they use to make decisions. Chris Draper, founder of Morrigan Ai says innocent Ai use today, can cement inaccurate information tomorrow in company databases, CRM tools, project management, and other tools forever.…
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Vermeer to harvest Helium3 from moon for fusion energy, quantum computing.
As we watch NASA’s Artemis II mission, one Iowa company is looking forward to incredible breakthrough potential. The moon has plentiful Helium3, an element not found on earth, and Vermeer’s technology can harvest it. CEO Jason Andringa explains how they’re unlocking new potential in quantum computing, fusion energy, and leading a Bondurant manufacturing boom! Andringa…
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Iowa investing 1 million into algae company to clean our water
Would you invest one million dollars into algae? Probably not, that sounds crazy. But that’s exactly what the state of Iowa just did and that one move may be key to cleaning our air, waterways, growing organic crops, and creating sustainable aviation fuel. Martin Gross, founder of Gross-Wen Technologies tells us how their process works.…
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Meet the man behind Iowa’s critical mineral “urban mining”
Critical minerals are in high demand for US-based manufacturing, but access has become a pressing concern. Can a new Iowa startup solve the problem for the country? Daniel Bina, CEO of Critical Materials Recycling explains how their partnered with Iowa State University will commercialize what is known as “urban mining.” Presently, companies send spent electronics…
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Bridging the Talent Gap: AI & Efficiency in Iowa Manufacturing Hiring
Finding the right employee has never been easy, but with AI-driven recruitment, the process is getting faster, smarter, and more effective. In this episode of the Iowa Manufacturing Podcast, host Leisa Fox welcomes Jeremy Morris, an industry veteran and recruitment expert with SwipeJobs, to discuss how artificial intelligence is transforming hiring. SwipeJobs is a cutting-edge…