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Feenstra says agriculture must be included in emerging computer technology

December 27, 2022 By O. Kay Henderson

Iowa Congressman Randy Feenstra is pushing to expand a 2018 law about a new technology that processes data dramatically faster than traditional computers do. It's called quantum computing and it has the potential to improve existing industries -- and create new ones. "This is the fastest … [Read more...]

Filed Under: News, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Computers, Corn & Soybeans, Randy Feenstra

Ribbon cutting for IBM’s new Dubuque "delivery center"

August 25, 2009 By admin

Officials from IBM are in Dubuque today to mark the opening of the company's newest "delivery center" that will eventually employ over 1,200. Mike Daniels, senior vice president of IBM's Global Technology Services, is among those on hand for this morning's ceremonial ribbon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Outdoors, Politics / Govt, Technology Tagged With: Chet Culver, Computers, Democratic Party, Employment and Labor, Legislature, Republican Party, Technology

Court sides with AOL in tax dispute

August 21, 2009 By admin

The Iowa Supreme Court has sided with America Online in its tax dispute with the State of Iowa. The dispute is over whether AOL should pay sales tax to the State of Iowa for the Internet services it provides to Iowans. The determining issue, according to the court, is where the AOL service -- or … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Politics / Govt, Technology Tagged With: Computers, Taxes, Technology

Int’l Video Game Hall of Fame in Ottumwa

August 13, 2009 By admin

The video gaming industry is worth billions of dollars and a southeast Iowa town wants to cash in on everything from the latest games all the way back to Pac Man. Ottumwa Mayor Dale Uehling will be helping unveil plans today for what will be called the International Video Game Hall of Fame and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Human Interest Tagged With: Computers

Clemons man to spend 15 years in federal prison

July 20, 2009 By admin

A 52-year-old man who was living in the small, central Iowa town of Clemons has been sentenced to 15 years in a federal prison on child pornography charges. Last October, an undercover cop received child porn from Ralph Edwin Johnson over the Internet. It was part of a national sting operation. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Technology Tagged With: Computers, Prisons, Technology

Lamoni man gets 10 years in prison for "sexually-explicit chats"

July 20, 2009 By admin

A southwest Iowa man has been sentenced to 10 years in a federal prison on sex-related charges.  Forty-five-year-old Robert Kevin Woodard of Lamoni pleaded guilty in March to a charge of "enticement of a minor for sex." He was sentenced this week. Authorities say back in 2007 -- from the end … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Crime / Courts, Technology Tagged With: Computers, Prisons, Technology

Free, "e-Learning" course for 5700 Iowans

July 15, 2009 By admin

Microsoft is offering free, online help to Iowans who want to improve their computer skills. The service is available to the first 5700 Iowans who sign up for it either by calling the state agency known as Iowa Workforce Development or going on the agency's website . Iowa Workforce Development … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Crime / Courts, Fires/Accidents/Disasters, Politics / Govt, Technology Tagged With: Chet Culver, Computers, Democratic Party, Employment and Labor, Legislature, Republican Party, Technology

Use caution with "secret shopper" offer

July 15, 2009 By admin

Iowans are being warned about a "secret shopper" scam which may have its roots in Nebraska. Authorities in both states are investigating the scheme in which people are recruited to patronize certain businesses, report on the experience and get paid for it. Nebraska Attorney General Jon … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Crime / Courts Tagged With: Computers, Internet

State may extend tax breaks to big "data centers"

April 20, 2009 By admin

The Iowa House has passed a bill designed to attract huge data centers to Iowa. Current law gives "web portal businesses" like Google a refund on the sales taxes the companies pay on computer purchases and electricity. But as Representative Doris Kelley points out, to qualify for those … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Business, Politics / Govt Tagged With: Computers, Democratic Party, Legislature, Republican Party

No ban on cell phone use in cars — this year

March 3, 2009 By admin

A key lawmaker says bills which would ban cell phone use in vehicles or punish those caught putting on make-up or reading while driving will likely die in the Iowa legislature this year. Senator Keith Kreiman, a Democrat from Bloomfield who's chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, was … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Politics / Govt, Technology Tagged With: Computers, Democratic Party, Department of Transportation, Legislature, Republican Party, Technology, Telecommunications, Travel

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