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I’m curious, what do you do for work in Iowa?

• i_am_nomad 8y ago
  I’m curious too, and a bit jealous.
• deleted 8y ago
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• war1025 8y ago
  I live in what would be considered more urban Iowa. I work in the ISU Research Park [1] for a company doing software development. My brother lives in our hometown and works as an industrial engineer at a plant that makes bio fertilizer and pesticide products [2]. We also have a sock factory in town, which I think is pretty neat [3]. Iowa really has a pretty diverse and thriving economy. It's a good place. [1] http://www.isupark.org/tenant-directory/ http://www.isupark.org/tenant-directory/ [2] https://www.valentbiosciences.com/about/osage-plant/ https://www.valentbiosciences.com/about/osage-plant/ [3] https://www.foxsox.com/ https://www.foxsox.com/
  • froindt 8y ago
    That research park has really grown in the last 5 years! I'm finishing up my masters degree online, but it was always interesting to see how it grew while I was on campus. I networked with people from Workiva, Vermeer, and Proplanner over the years. John Deere is in the mix too now (which was natural with how much research they fund on campus).
• war1025 8y ago
  Also potentially of interest to the HN crowd, my hometown has municipal broadband [1]. Where I live, I actually have municipal broadband as well, though it looks like perhaps OMU beats us on speed [2]. My mom lives out in the country and gets her internet from an antenna pointed at the water tower, which seems to work pretty well [3]. [1] https://osage.net/telecom/internet-services/high-speed-internet/ https://osage.net/telecom/internet-services/high-speed-inter... [2] http://centraliowabroadband.org/ http://centraliowabroadband.org/ [3] https://osage.net/telecom/internet-services/rural-wireless/ https://osage.net/telecom/internet-services/rural-wireless/