Sioux Falls You launched your website. You've spent months pouring over the wireframes, analyzing every pixel of design and patiently waiting for every line of code to be developed. Now what? This feeling is exactly what the new Now What? Conference in Sioux Falls, S.D. hopes to answer for attendees in April. Now What? is a one-day conference designed to help … read more

Kansas City Pipeline, the Kansas-based entrepreneurial fellowship program for high-growth entrepreneurs, tonight held its annual awards celebration, Innovator of the Year. Nearly 600 individuals attended the sold out event at The Midland theater in Kansas City, Mo. Battle Bears creator Ben Vu of Omaha earned the event's highest honor, "Innovator of the Year," one of four awards handed out from the stage. "This year has been tremendous both in terms … read more

Kansas City The opportunity to compete in the first Hackovate Health app competition is coming to a close soon. Feb. 4 is the idea submission deadline. The competition challenges entrepreneurs to dream up an app that could help consumers navigate today's health care landscape. Hosted by early-stage startup accelerator Think Big Partners and tax services provider H&R Block, Hackovate Health will choose ten … read more

Zaarly got it. Veel Hoeden earned it. Now turnstone is going to bring its hip office furniture and design to three startups in Des Moines, Omaha and Kansas City. The Steelcase brand today announced a ten-day, nine-state road trip through the Midwest in February and March that will award five startups in five cities $20,000 office makeovers. The contest, part of turnstone's Culture@Work in the Heartland campaign, is for companies with less … read more

Kansas City Pipeline, a Kansas City, Kan.-based fellowship for high-growth entrepreneurs, on Thursday will award one of its current 12 entrepreneurs the title of "Innovator of the Year" and announce this year's class at its annual gathering. Though the event's evening celebration is sold out (a waitlist is available), seats still remains for the free day-time event in which the program's entrepreneurs present their businesses. This portion accounts … read more

Omaha Early LinkedIn employee Ellen Levy is the featured speaker of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce annual meeting luncheon Jan. 29. Levy (left) is currently the managing director of Silicon Valley Connect, a company that works to create programs, services and initiatives meant to build bridges between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world. The title of a Fast Company profile on Levy last year posed the question if she is the "most connected woman in Silicon Valley." With this year's theme, "Celebrate Entrepreneurship and Innovation," Levy brings more than 15 years of experience in Silicon Vally to the event, including a stint … read more

Kansas City A little more than a week remains* to apply to present at InvestMidwest, a venture capital forum taking place in Kansas City April 3-4. Now in its 14th year, the event plans to showcase 45 companies across three … read more

Las Vegas A short documentary shot in Nebraska, Iowa, Missouri and Kansas just three months ago debuts today at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas. "Silicon Prairie: America's New Internet Economy," a 22-minute film that follows reddit's Internet 2012 Bus Tour last October, will show at 9:30 a.m. local time at the Las Vegas Convention Center. … read more