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A volunteer assembles protective face shields in March 2020

How to Build PPE Face Shields, with or without a 3D Printer

There’s a great deal of concern about shortages of personal protective equipment (PPE) for health workers due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Fortunately, there are ways that all of us can contribute to lessening that shortage. Health professionals need face shields that can protect both themselves and their patients. There are

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A collection of all necessary materials to make a hybrid face shield

Disclaimer for Hybrid Version Design for Face Shields

Hybrid Version Design for Face Shields Release, Waiver of Liability, Defense, Indemnification and Hold Harmless Agreement The person accessing this design (“You”) is either the individual recipient of the design if the individual recipient is an adult under the laws of the relevant jurisdiction or the parent or legal guardian

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Updates on our events and programs due to COVID-19

NewBoCo hosts a number of events that are affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis. We are making every effort to continue fulfilling our mission while also keeping people safe. With that in mind, here are updates on what’s coming, including how to experience these events online where possible.   Friday,

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Collins Aerospace donates $100,000 to NewBoCo K-12 education

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa (March 12, 2020) – Collins Aerospace Systems, a unit of United Technologies Corp. (NYSE: UTX), has announced a commitment of $210,000 to support Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) education programs in Iowa. A grant of $100,000 will go to NewBoCo to support its K-12 computer coding

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Participating members of the first Iowa EdTech Accelerator pose of a group picture with Eric Engelman, NewBoCo's CEO

Iowa EdTech Accelerator Launches First Accelerator Cohort

ICR IOWA — This week, the Iowa EdTech Accelerator welcomed its first cohort of educational technology companies. The Accelerator, a collaborative project led by NewBoCo, is an intensive, highly-focused 14-week program aimed at early stage (pre- or early-revenue) companies that are located in Iowa. The Accelerator program is one of

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eCourt Reporters Partners with NewBoCo Entrepreneurship

November 1, 2019, Cedar Rapids, IA – eCourt Reporters is now an Iowa Startup Accelerator portfolio company following investment by the ISA Fund LP in October. “We’re thrilled to have eCourt Reporters as a portfolio company because they’re a strong new company with an award-winning platform being built here in

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NewBoCo Announces Strategic Goals and Outcomes Dashboard at Annual Meeting

Thursday, September 19, Cedar Rapids, IA – NewBoCo – the Cedar Rapids-based nonprofit that supports entrepreneurship, innovation, and tech education – updated its impact stats and made a number of program announcements at its inaugural Annual Meeting. The nonprofit unveiled its new outcomes dashboard, which it will update in real

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