August 4, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha We're live at Creighton University's Harper Center for Cornstalks Demo Night, where demos will get under way a little after 7 p.m. Six companies are set to present, and we'll stream five of those presentations here. Follow along with our live stream, join in the chat above or share your thoughts on Twitter using the hashtag #prairiedemo. … read more
August 4, 2011 by Michael Stacy
The last time we were this excited about a bus ride, Keanu Reeves was at the wheel, ever-so-animatedly carting a motley crew of Angelino commuters around town with the cruise control locked at 50. … read more
August 4, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha At 6 p.m. tonight, the second Cornstalks Demo Night will kick off with a networking reception, followed by six product demos at 7 and then a post-networking reception at 9 to close out the evening. While Cornstalks, a monthly gather hosted by the Omaha Chamber for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship, regularly meets at the Chamber's downtown building, tonight's … read more
August 4, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Overland Park One of Kansas City's first players in daily deals websites is getting out of the game. As The Kansas City Business Journal reported on Tuesday, Lucky Monkey … read more
August 3, 2011 by Dan Beenken
Hudson It’s pretty safe to say that Cohesive Creative and Code is “movin' on up” à la The Jeffersons, although the move in this case is to the south rather than to the east side. Cohesive's new space is actually the former home of a Cedar Valley bank branch in Hudson, Iowa. For a sweet take on the company's move, check out this tribute to “The Office” they put together with Hudson playing the role of Scranton, Pa. Pay special attention to their new beer delivery service — gotta love the special perks … read more
August 2, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Omaha SkyVu Entertainment went to Comic-Con International July 21-24 in San Diego and came back empty-handed. Well, empty-handed in a literal sense, anyway. "We introduced our first Battle Bears toy, two new T-shirts, an exclusive comic book," SkyVu founder Ben Vu said in an email, "and we sold out of everything." But that the team from the Omaha-based animation studio couldn't seem to hang on to any of its merchandise while in San … read more
August 1, 2011 by Michael Stacy
Cedar Rapids When the Consumer Electronics Association held its CES On the Hill trade show in Washington, D.C. in May, Syncbak founder and CEO Jack Perry attended in hopes of spreading the word about his Cedar Rapids, Iowa-based startup. He ended up doing so to a national television audience via C-SPAN. Syncbak, which provides a platform for broadcasting live, local television on web-enabled devices … read more
August 1, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha We're in the process of rolling out a few updates to our site in the coming weeks, the first of which you'll see live today, Facebook comments. Going forward, in order to comment on Silicon Prairie News, you'll need to connect to your Facebook account, and when you … read more
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Winners will be announced live on stage at
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