February 24, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Sioux Falls (Photo by TJ Nelson via Facebook.) Sioux Falls' own conference, OTA Sessions, has announced the complete speaker lineup for their April 1st event and this year's event has a special Silicon Prairie feel. That's right, our own Jeff Slobotski and Dusty Davidson, will be two of the headline speakers for the sessions. This year will be the second installment of the OTA Sessions which strives to "shatter the… read more
February 24, 2011 by John T. Meyer
Omaha (Editor's Note: As part of contributor John T. Meyer's "Tools for the Trade" series, I've asked him to introduce and post a presentation he and his brother gave earlier this year under the activities of their social marketing company, 9 Clouds.) Last month my brother, Scott, and I had the opportunity to lead one of the AIM Institute Technology Breakfast Seminars at the Gallup Riverfront Campus. It was a great event which brought out about… read more
We're excited to bring you our 45th Opportunities on the Prairie today with positions from MindMixer, Deal Garden, Ink Tank Merchandise, Swanson Russell… read more
February 23, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha We have an update on a entrepreneurial story we told this past July about Greg Chambers, the bank sales manager who quit his day job in 2007 to found Mad Gringo, a clothing company featuring men's tropical island shirts and casual wear. This past week, the three-year old Mad Gringo merged with the more than 20-year old Wes & Willy, an Omaha-based clothing company geared towards a variety of boys clothing (sold in department stores… read more
February 22, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any of our coverage, please contact danny@siliconprairienews.com. read more
February 22, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines Our guests today were Christian Renaud of StartupCity Des Moines and James Eliason of Eliason Media, Uppward, and Craft.ly. Discussed this week: - From Green Bein’ Productions in Lincoln, Nebraska: "Kid Command adds 56k users in January" - Connecting with software users in real life: Hatchlings meetup in Austin, Texas, and upcoming Dwolla Meetup - BIZ Luncheon Series… read more
February 22, 2011 by Jeff Slobotski
Kansas City In case you missed it, Silicon Prairie News officially launched this past week in Kansas City, and we're excited to share the work of the greater Kansas City community with the world! To celebrate the launch, the amazing team that's on board in KC, and what's ahead for the Silicon Prairie, we're hosting a party this coming Tuesday, March 1st, at McFadden's Sports Salon (1330 Grand Boulevard) from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. A great group of folks… read more
February 22, 2011 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines El Bait Shop, a popular downtown Des Moines establishment boasting "the biggest selection of American microbrews in the world" is now home to BeerGenius, the latest project from Fresk Interactive. Launched last Thursday, February 17th, in front of a large crowd of homebrew enthusiasts, BeerGenius is an "interactive product browser" designed to help customers pick the right beverage from El Bait Shop's wide selection. In the venue… read more
Through August 22, help us decide the winners of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards, which will recognize 12
companies and individuals. You can vote once per day per category.
Winners will be announced live on stage at
our August 30 event.
