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title: "The Download: Your Guide to Iowa Tech News, Events & Insights"
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Inside: Principal’s IT Alignment 🖇,  MMCRU Industrial Tech Program ⚙️, Manufacturing 4.0 in Iowa 🏭,  Industry Leaders 👤, & More!

| View in browser INNOVATION Principal Financial unifies IT to lay foundation for growth Under EVP & CIO Kathy Kay, Principal Financial Group has united its IT strategy to establish the holistic data and cloud architecture necessary to elevate the customer experience and better leverage AI.   💭 “What caused us to move much faster to the cloud was aligning our technology assets with the capabilities we needed to enable a modern business strategy,” she says. “The customer had a 401(k) with us, for example, insurance benefits, and also asset management services, and [each] of those units did not know they shared a customer. Customers expect to be treated holistically.”   🤖 An integrated enterprise data foundation across business units enables the company to exploit new technologies in AI such as chatbots, machine learning models, and generative AI. Learn More INDUSTRY SPOTLIGHT Manufacturing Tech in Iowa EDUCATION Wells Enterprises makes donation to MMCRU industrial tech program The industrial technology program at MMCRU High School has received a $50,000 donation from Wells Enterprises, Inc. to be used for an addition to the Industrial Technology Program.   ⚙️ The second addition to the facility will house new programs such as advanced manufacturing and heavy equipment (Diesel Tech) program.   💭 “These skillsets [are] in extreme demand and local companies like Wells need students with theses talents as manufacturing continues to grow in northwest Iowa, along with the large number of people retiring from these fields of work.” - Matt Hansen, Industrial Tech instructor Read More ACHIEVEMENT Made (Efficiently) in Iowa Iowa manufacturers are embracing a fourth industrial revolution that is ushering in a new era of smart technology and automation.   🏭 To support the state's top industry, Iowa established a Manufacturing 4.0 initiative, which includes grants to purchase collaborative robots, robotic cutters, laser welders and other cutting-edge technology that manufacturers need.   🚀 Five Iowa companies are embracing technological advances: Bruin Manufacturing \| Marshalltown, IA Sky Factory \| Fairfield, IA Positech Corporation \| Laurens, IA Trinity Fabricators \| New Albin, IA Molded Products \| Harlan, IA Read More Do You Have News To Share? Click Here 📰 Iowa Industry Leaders: Who to Know in Manufacturing Tech See the Manufacturing Tech Pioneers Upcoming TAI Member Events Tech Kernels: Dubuque Involta 🗓️ Thursday, Nov 19 🕔 4:00 - 7:00 p.m. 📍 Backpocket Brewing & Arcade - Dubuque, IA RAG Chat with PDFs and Websites! DSM AI Group 🗓️ Tuesday, Nov 21 🕔 5:30 - 7:00 p.m. 📍 We Write Code - Des Moines, IA The Art of Business Analysis Apex Systems 🗓️ Thursday, Nov 30 🕔 1:00 - 2:00 p.m. 📍 Virtual More Events to Explore: Nov 16 ⇨  Technology Workforce Trends and Insights w/ Apex Systems Nov 17 ⇨  Revolutionizing Healthcare: Exploring the Intersection of 5G & Digital Health w/ T-Mobile for Business Dec 14 ⇨  Tech Kernels: Quad Cities w/ Involta Share Your Events 🗓️ On The Move Mark Lumsden Promoted to Chief Information Officer and Vice President of IT at Morningside University Nick Maas Hired as Chief Financial Officer at VizyPay Doug Drees Hired as Lead Generation Expert at VizyPay Kyle Hauswirth Promoted to Cybersecurity Engineer at Maverik, Inc. Iowa Tech Jobs Chief Financial Officer Iowa Communications Network (ICN) 📍Des Moines, IA Cybersecurity GRC Manager Kingland 📍Ames, IA 📍Clear Lake, IA Director of Health Care Innovation Technology Wellmark BCBS 📍Des Moines, IA View Jobs & Submit Openings 💼 Connect With Us You are receiving this email because you opted into TAI communications on our website or through TAI event registration. Was this email forwarded to you? Sign up now to get TAI and Iowa Tech News in your inbox. Technology Association of Iowa, 500 E Court Ave., #100, Des Moines, Iowa 50309 Unsubscribe Manage preferences |
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