Cox Honored for “Achievement in Economic Development”
CIRAS Director Ron Cox was one 15 College of Engineering faculty and staff who received Iowa State University’s highest honors during an annual awards ceremony on September 14.
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Blue-9 Celebrates One-year Anniversary of New Iowa Headquarters
A small Maquoketa company that sells dog training equipment around the world is boosting production and expanding its product offerings—all after CIRAS helped the company arrange important testing and other steps to get it off the ground.
[Read More ...]American Power Systems Energizes Its Export Business
A Davenport manufacturer of alternators and other electrical equipment for specialty vehicles expects to more than double the amount it sells overseas within the next three years.
Officials at American Power Systems Inc. predict the company will at least double its current six-figure export sales once it fully implements everything leaders learned during a CIRAS-driven class presented via the Quad Cities Manufacturing Innovation Hub.
[Read More ...]With Service Bureaus Coming, Is Iowa at an Additive Manufacturing Inflection Point?
Dennis Fogle believes the dawn is coming for his industry in Iowa.
“We’re right on the edge,” said Fogle, general manager of Agile Additive Manufacturing Ltd. in Pella. “It’s just over the hill. . . . I think we just need a little bit more education here.”
Agile, a recently formed offshoot of Canada’s largest 3D printing service bureau, opened in Iowa last year in preparation for an expected wave in the use of 3D printing in Iowa manufacturing. Several other Iowa companies likewise have been formed over the last two years with a business plan that involves designing and/or 3D printing products for others. All report more fervent interest in the technology.
[Read More ...]Planning Continues to Bring About ‘Year of Manufacturing’ Industry Expansion
Industry experts from around the state are developing a detailed plan for growing Iowa manufacturing—with CIRAS slated to play a leading role both in the plan’s design and its implementation.
The ongoing effort stems from 2017’s governor’s Year of Manufacturing initiative, which charged the Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Iowa Innovation Council (IIC) with finding ways to increase a $29 billion manufacturing gross domestic product to $32 billion by 2022.
[Read More ...]IMPACT: CIRAS and its Partners Sparked Improvement by the Billions
CIRAS projects have a big impact on Iowa and its communities.
Over the last five years, we’ve helped Iowa companies invest, expand sales and avoid costs to the tune of more than $2 billion.
[Read More ...]WORKFORCE PIPELINE: CIRAS Helps Companies Find Solutions
CIRAS projects have a big impact on Iowa and its communities.
One of the things we do is to help companies find their way around a scarcity of workers. Sometimes, that means helping them reach out to graduating students:
[Read More ...]CONNECTIONS: CIRAS Helps Iowa Companies Find Answers
CIRAS projects have a big impact on Iowa and its communities.
For example, our latest edition of CIRAS News took a look at the breadth of who we’ve helped over the past five years:
[Read More ...]JOBS: CIRAS help Iowa Companies Continue as Good Employers
CIRAS projects have a big impact on Iowa and its communities.
For example, our latest edition of CIRAS News took a look at how we’ve affected employment over the past five years:
[Read More ...]Season’s Greetings from CIRAS
Hope you and yours have a joyous holiday season. Here’s a message from our director:
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