The announcement by Apple that it will spend $1.3 billion to build two data centers in Waukee has garnered national attention and is one in a series of announcements by big tech companies like Facebook and Google regarding investing in Iowa.
How did Iowa become a hotbed of technological investment? Brian Waller, President of the Technology Association Of Iowa says it takes more than money. It takes a change of culture, in which the people of a state become creators, rather than just consumers, of technology.
Click on the interview above to hear some fascinating points.