Urbandale Erin Rollenhagen, 33, had run six Dam to Dams when she was diagnosed with early onset Parkinson's disease. Now more than two years later, Rollenhagen is headed back to the race course, determined not to let the disease get in the way of her love to run. … read more

Pella As the first Central College "Startup Semester" draws to a close, students from two of the six companies formed will continue to pursue their business ventures full-time over the summer. This past spring, Wade Steenhoek, director of the college's Martin Heerema Entrepreneurship … read more

Omaha Media coverage of Omaha gaming startup SkyVu Entertainment often notes the irregularity of an animation studio based in Nebraska, but the story of how the company's creator, Ben Vu, laid roots here has rarely been told. Vu's parents and older brother immigrated to the state in 1975, fleeing South … read more

Coralville Des Moines tech company VolunteerLocal today took home the top prize of $2,500 at Pitch & Grow, a business pitch competition hosted by the Technology Association of Iowa. "We did not expect to win," founder Brian Hemesath told the Des Moines Register. "We had intended on … read more

Kansas City Startup Weekend and the Startup America Partnership—both supported by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation—today announced they will start up a joint organization, UP Global, a "full-spectrum support service" intended to take entrepreneurs from pre-idea through high-growth … read more

Kansas City In March, we wrote about nonprofit Connecting for Good's mission to bridge the digital divide in Kansas City. It was in the process of fundraising to secure a grant from One Economy Corporation and to bring free WiFi to the Juniper Gardens low-income housing … read more