Columbia In an unfortunate and ironic twist, SPN hasn't covered nearly enough of the entrepreneurial work fellow journalists are doing at the University of Missouri. Last week, the Reynolds Journalism Institute announced nine fellows... read more
June 10, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City With the recent release of the 1Week KC schedule, you may have been left wondering where Think Big Partners and the KC Chamber's iKC conference fits into this year's program. First held last June during 1Week, the event is absent from this year's schedule because it has a new date and direction ... read more
Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. read more
June 7, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City At-risk high school students in Kansas City's urban core started down a new road when they converted a 1967 Karmann Ghia into an electric car as part of MINDDRIVE, a nonprofit educational program geared toward teaching STEM principles through hands-on learning. Now they've finished an important leg of their journeys, driving the car—"fueled" by online social conversation—from KC to Washington D.C. ... read more
June 7, 2013 by Brittany Mascio
Kansas City During 1Week KC, we're putting wit to the test, again. At our SPN Pub Quiz 2.0, participants in the week-long event series will assemble teams with the best brains around and compete in rounds of trivia that test everything from Internet memes to pop culture, Kansas City facts to startup "basics" and much more. Start preparing your Pub Quiz team roster with your pick of the five smartest cookies, and we do encourage you to pick people you might … read more
June 7, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Portland When five individuals in April unloaded from a vehicle with Iowa plates in Portland, you would have probably recognized them as Cedar Rapids-based startup RecBob. But now the company, one of 10 in the Nike+ Accelerator powered by TechStars, has shifted gears to become NextStep.io. The startup, which previously provided a management … read more
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more
June 6, 2013 by Frank Merchlewitz
Kansas City Homes for Hackers founder Ben Barreth (above right, in cardboard cutout form) recently opened up the pad with the help of Google Street View Business Photos. The Hacker House rents space to developers, providing access to high-speed Google Fiber (and complementary towels, among other things) in the Kansas City Startup Village ... 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.
