Omaha (Editor's Note: We asked our 2010 summer intern, Andrea Ciurej, to share her experience as a summer intern at Silicon Prairie News.) As we approach our mid-20s, we often wonder if getting our first car at 16 and becoming legal at 21 were the last milestones left to look forward to. As a journalist with aspirations to work for National Geographic Magazine, I found those milestones to be only the… read more

Omaha In preparation for the release of its annual "Forbes 400" issue, the publication sent a photo and video crew to Omaha, Nebraska, where two of the individuals on the list came together for a photo shoot and video interview. Those individuals were hip hop artist and entrepreneur Jay-Z and Omaha's own Warren Buffett. In the video below, interviewer Steve Forbes… read more

Every day I comb through my Google Reader reading sites like Hacker News and others, and star articles that are especially interesting about startups, entrepreneurship and miscellany. read more

Over the past six weeks, we escaped our usual industry of focus, the tech industry, and put the spotlight on six individuals in our state's burgeoning film industry. The goal of this series, titled "Nebraska Film," was to highlight individuals, companies and organizations who are working hard to grow… read more

Omaha After debuting our Big Omaha 2010 Video Series on Tuesday with Scott Harrison's moving presentation, we're excited to bring you our second video which features visionary and business leader Roger Fransecky of The Apogee Group. Fransecky's insight, vision and leadership challenge served as a motivating presentation to open our first day of talks on Friday, May 14. We were delighted… read more