June 18, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Columbia In the middle of Missouri, paired with one of the top-rated journalism programs in the country, Newsy has quietly fostered big-league media relationships to share its multi-source video news service. Today, the Columbia, Mo.-based startup announced a long-term relationship with MSN News to collaboratively produce up to 20 videos per day for the network. … read more
June 18, 2013 by Frank Merchlewitz
Omaha The folks who brought you QuickCal, the top-selling iOS scheduling app, are back, and this time they're helping organize your workouts. Smelly Puppy's latest app, Zones, hit the App Store in February as a result of Omaha developer James Boutcher's frustrating experiences at the gym. While he was on a metabolic heart rate workout plan, Boutcher ... read more
June 18, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Fresh off its inclusion in the Points of Light Civic Accelerator, Kansas City-based crowdfunding startup Neighbor.ly has received a $175,000 grant from the John S. and James L. Knight Foundation to scale its operations. “With its expansion more people will be able to get involved in decision-making in their communities, while governments and change makers can connect with ready-made projects that resonate ... read more
June 17, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Lenexa Would you want to use four remotes to control a home theater system? Of course not. So you may be enticed by what consumer electronics startup Flyover Innovations has going for their Indiegogo campaign. The Lenexa, Kan., startup's first product, Blumoo, is an open-source software and hardware platform capable of morphing any iOS or Android mobile device … read more
June 14, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines Most Americans have never made a call to their member of congress. In fact, most probably wouldn't even know how to get started. Enter Phonebank.org, an activism-focused startup that helps individuals and smaller non-profit groups launch Congressional calling campaigns. And as of earlier this month, the company's new Digital Switchboard feature allows individuals to pick up their phone and connect with their representative in Congress simply … read more
June 13, 2013 by Frank Merchlewitz
Iowa City Less than two years ago, Alec Whitters (far left) was one of thousands of dental students across the country poring over notes and textbooks to prep for his upcoming board exams. To prepare he purchased Dental Decks, paper flashcards that cost about $250 … read more
June 12, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Reading about startups is a pastime you obviously enjoy, but sometimes it's worthwhile to see startups in living color. Kansas City Public Television (KCPT) began airing "Startups: Made in Kansas City" in April, and though not all of the companies fall under our coverage, we wanted to point out the segment with CandyCam, a multimedia robotics … read more
June 12, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln You could say Bulu Box has started to think outside the box. Its monthly subscription box of vitamin and supplement samples, that is. "Right now we're focused on subscribers and converting those subscribers into long-term purchasers, which is really where the value of our company is," co-founder and CEO Paul Jarrett (left) told Silicon Prairie News. Jarrett's objective: get his startup's buyers of sample boxes to begin purchasing full-sized products in its online store. With this objective in mind, Bulu Box earlier this year made two … read more
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