May 21, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Earlier this year, we were excited to announce the addition of our third full-time editor and the achievement of a company milestone: We now have a full-time editor in each of the Silicon Prairie's flagship cities (Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City). With our newsroom staff increased, so too is our story … read more
May 20, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln After three months in private beta, Lincoln, Neb., startup Boutique Window on Friday began letting any small retailer sign up for its online marketing tool. The startup's software, which costs users $40-$60 per month, aims to make it easy for brick-and-mortar stores, such as clothing boutiques, to showcase their merchandise online in order to boost sales offline. "Boutique Window has saved our customers time by allowing them to publish … read more
May 20, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Cedar Rapids The Iowa Economic Development Authority on Friday awarded a $100,000 loan to Bandwith Pool, the Cedar Rapids startup that wants to make it easier for businesses to find reliable and affordable Internet providers. The assistance came through the state's Demonstration Fund, a fund that aims to help potential high-growth companies reach a position where they're able to attract later-stage private sector funding. When we first covered Bandwidth Pool in March, it had just released its public beta—users could sign up, pay … read more
May 20, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Sprint didn't have to call long distance to acquire app developer Handmark and its social and mobile advertising subsidiary OneLouder. The 13-year-old company is based about 20 miles north of Sprint's headquarters in Overland Park, Kan. The telecom giant today announced the move, one it says it made in an effort to boost its advertising platform, Pinsight Media+. Neither party disclosed terms of the deal, which was completed last month ... read more
May 17, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha The Nebraska Angels, a six-year-old, 47-member consortium of individual angel investors, has hired former investment firm controller and financial analyst Laura Classen as its executive director, a post held the past two years by Randy Nitz. "With Laura's experience as a controller, financial analyst and executive administrator, she brings a great background in helping run and manage a group like the Nebraska Angels," said Bart Dillashaw, the group's president and a partner at the Koley Jessen law firm. "When you add in her experience as a small business consultant and her clear … read more
May 16, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Carrie Royce recently resigned from the company she co-founded, Red Nova Labs, to pursue her own startups. With her involvement in the Kansas City startup community—she started Red Nova's Venture Fridays event and spearheaded the KC Startup Crawl—we recently conducted an email interview with Royce to learn more about her journey. | Silicon Prairie News: What triggered your jump from Red Nova Labs into a startup? | Carrie Royce: The decision wasn’t really triggered by anything in particular. I’d been thinking about it … read more
May 16, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City Kansas City hops on the motherboard of 51 cities participating in the National … read more
May 16, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Des Moines To a room of classmates, professors and members of the Des Moines tech community, 29 Drake University students Wednesday presented the apps they've spent the past semester researching and developing. "Looking back from where they started, I'm incredibly happy with the progress they made … read more
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