November 16, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City From rocking hairband-esque attire at the office to playing the same 83 minutes of film on loop all day, the guys and gals at OneLouder made sure their company lived up to its name on Friday, exceeding reasonable limits of dedication to a mock-rockumentary in observance of "National OneLouder Day." The Kansas City-based developer of social mobile apps … read more
November 15, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Lincoln For iPhone-toting Hudl users hoping to pass the time during lengthy pre-game bus rides or looking to squeeze some film study into the few fleeting moments between classes … well, now there's an app for that. Hudl, the Lincoln company that makes web-based video and analysis tools for sports coaches, today released its first iPhone app, which is available for free download in the app store. … read more
November 15, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Lincoln Invest Nebraska Corporation has announced six finalists for the 2011 East 2 West Venture Competition. These entrepreneurs will pitch … read more
November 15, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha The Midlands Business Journal has announced its 10th annual "40 Under 40" class, a group of 40 of the greater Omaha area's top entrepreneurs, executives and professionals under the age of 40. The MBJ also named Chris Hughes of Artifact Bag Co. its Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Hughes and this year's 40 Under 40 class will be recognized during an awards ceremony at 7 a.m. Dec. 2 at the Embassy Suites in La Vista (12520 Westport Parkway). Below is a list of all 40 members of this year's class. Frequent Silicon Prairie News … read more
November 14, 2011 by Michael Stacy
In 123 countries around the world and several cities across the Silicon Prairie, today marks the start of the fourth annual Global Entrepreneurship Week (GEW), sponsored by the Kansas City, Mo.-based Ewing Marion Kauffman Foudation. Globally, more than 25,000 partner organizations will host 40,000 events in a week-long … read more
November 14, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Des Moines Surveying the employment landscape last year in search of his next opportunity, Shawn Harrington found something he could really sink his teeth into with eDossea, a secure, online file-sharing network for the dental industry. “Looking at the (dental) industry, how there was a need for better communication, it just made sense,” Harrington said in a phone interview last month. “I believed in it — what the company was trying to do, what eDossea’s … read more
November 10, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Lincoln TEDxLincoln just got under way and will run until 6 p.m., featuring a full afternoon of speakers and videos. There's a live broadcast of the event streaming right courtesy of NET Nebraska. View the live stream here. If you're looking for company while watching the live stream, an off-site viewing party is taking place at the Lincoln Community Foundation … read more
November 10, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City Starting at 10 a.m. today, the Brainzooming Group and the Social Media Club of Kansas City are set to release the findings from their brainstorming session for the Building the Gigabit City initiative. The initial brainstorming session, which took place on Oct. 3, focused on how Kansas City can leverage the ultra high-speed internet that Google Fiber … read more
November 9, 2011 by Michael Stacy
San Francisco Videos like this, well, they just warm our little, Prairie-dwelling hearts. Within seconds of taking the stage to speak at the Web 2.0 Summit last month in San Francisco, Singly founder and Iowa resident Jeremie Miller gave a shout-out of sorts to his home state. "I live in Iowa," he said, "and … read more
November 9, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Kansas City The Brainzooming Group will publicly unveil the report from the Building the Gigabit City brainstorming session at 10 a.m. Thursday at Kansas City's … read more
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