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SERIES

PrairieCast: Week in Review & Dusty Davidson in studio

986_773fdbeb19_small June 15, 2010 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines After several weeks away, Andy and I returned to PrairieCast with guest Dusty Davidson in studio to reflect on Big Omaha and TEDxDesMoines as well as discuss other events coming up this summer. Each week on PrairieCast, we start with a Week in Review segment where we catch up on highlighted posts from the past week as well as discuss Silicon Prairie News events and features within the site. PrairieCast can be streamed or downloaded from PrairieCast.com or by subscription… read more

NEWS

Energy Innovation Summit at Gallup this Wednesday, June 16

981_39d972af3f_small June 14, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha On behalf of the Kauffman Foundation, we would like to invite you to attend the regional summit on Energy Innovation… read more

SERIES

Sunday Video Series: Simon Sinek on how great leaders inspire action

978_05265f4ab6_small June 13, 2010 by John T. Meyer

You really can never go wrong when it comes to watching a video of TED talk. Yet this one from Simon Sinek ranks among my all-time favorites. Sinek, an anthropologist by trade, quit his day job in advertising at Sinek Partners in 2002 in the hopes of rediscovering his excitement about life and work. He then started to help his friends find their "why," originally charging just $100 per person. After many discoveries and lessons later, Sinek began writing a book titled Start With Why. As a business owner myself, this talk has helped me… read more

SERIES

Weekly Wrap Up late night Skype edition

979_db6d077991_small June 12, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha Due to Danny being out of town, this week's Weekly Wrap Up is coming to you a bit tardy. Have no fear, Jeff and I managed to crank it out Friday night via skype. Enjoy! Mentioned this week * Thank you to the Kauffman Foundation for their support of Big Omaha * This week sponsored by Ecamm Call Recorder * UNO Mobile Phone Orchestra ... read more

SERIES

A special thanks to the Kauffman Foundation

975_27aa31a66c_small June 10, 2010 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha We would like to share our gratitude to the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation for their support of this year's Big Omaha event. We've had the opportunity to work with Bo Fishback, vice president of entrepreneurship, and others at the foundation for some time. read more

NEWS

UNO’s Mobile Phone Orchestra composes music using iPhones

965_d408343c55_small June 10, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej

Omaha As part of a content syndication partnership, the following article also appears in this week's (June 2-8) issue of Shout!, an alternative weekly newspaper in Omaha. Each Wednesday, look to Shout!'s Silicon Prairie News page for a feature story and "Quick Scoop." | While pursuing a master’s degree in music composition from the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO), Timothy Vallier was a music theory teaching assistant who would be considered a...  read more

PROFILES

TD AMERITRADE’s Joe Moglia bucks tradition

972_94f7a23476_small June 10, 2010 by Kyle Tonniges

Omaha The following article is part of a special insert in the June 3-9 issue of The Reader, a weekly newspaper focusing on the area's culture. | Innovation, determination and the courage to change the way business is done — the boldness to disrupt traditional thinking — is often prized in hindsight. Success, as they say, has a thousand fathers. But the courage to take that first step is a rare quality. In the rarified world of CEOs, TD AMERITRADE’s Joe Moglia is something of an anomaly. One of five children who grew up sharing a two-bedroom apartment in Manhattan, he’s truly a man who has made his own way in the world. After high school, he enrolled in Fordham University, hoping… read more

SERIES

Software Developer Position

June 9, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

We're excited to bring you our fourteenth Opportunities on the Prairie today with a position available at Talent Plus in Lincoln. If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny at jobs@siliconprairienews.com with the listing and a short description of your company. read more

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