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August 18, 2009 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha Here's an interview I'm really excited to release into the public! About a month ago, I got an email from Sali Sasaki of Design Explorers / Cities x Design stating that she and partner Jay Corless would be in ... read more

August 17, 2009 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha South by Southwest Interactive...a phrase you'll hear us talking about a lot over the next few months! This is one event we suggest you plan on attending... South by Southwest (SXSW) is a set of interactive, film, ... read more

August 16, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha When I asked Grant Stanley, co-founder of Contemporary Analysis, what his parents thought about him starting a business right out of college, he replied, "My parents do not like that I'm an entrepreneur, yet they molded me ... read more

August 13, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Mentioned this week: Tonight's Director Screening of The Windmill Movie at Filmstreams and Michelle Haimoff's guest post interview with the director, Alexander Olch, Rachel Jacobson, Elle Lien's CLEAN PLATE, NetShops rebrands as Hayneedle, dartboards.com, Doug Nielsen, ... read more

August 13, 2009 by Aaron Onken

Omaha After an article about local iPhone developers appeared in the Omaha World Herald's Money section recently, I decided to follow up with the two individuals mentioned. Earlier this week, we heard from Omaha-based iPhone developer, Hasani Hunter. I ... read more

August 12, 2009 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha Keeping true to our vision and passion for highlighting Omaha's creative class, we are thrilled to present you a special interview by a noteworthy contributor and a film director! It starts with Rachel Jacobson, Founder and Director of Film ... read more

August 11, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Name: Anne Good Full-time job and title: By day I'm an esthetician at Garbo's at Village Pointe. By night I'm a dog blogger! City you’re blogging from: Bennington, Nebraska Name, subject and URL of ... read more

August 11, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha This morning, Omaha-based online retailer, NetShops, launched what they call a "revolutionary online retail experience: hayneedle.com." Besides changing their look and feel, the new site introduces shoppers to a universal shopping cart that works across all stores as ... read more

August 11, 2009 by Jeff Slobotski

Omaha From our friends at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce comes a new study result highlighting a few states in the Silicon Prairie... The study, “Pollina Corporate Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2009: Rebuilding American’s Economic ... read more

August 10, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

Omaha Last week, Zach Leatherman contacted me in search of beta testers for Tournology, a startup he, another Omahan, and a Linconite have been bootstrapping. He describes Tournology as a tool to better involve and inform the players of any league, ... read more

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