April 26, 2013 by Silicon Prairie News
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more
April 25, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City This may be common knowledge by now, but Kansas City digital advertising company Adknowledge two weeks ago acquired San Francisco-based SocialWeekend Labs, which operates a portfolio of Facebook and mobile apps and has tools that aim to help app developers … read more
April 25, 2013 by Megan Bannister
Marion Following CBS Corporation's announcement Monday that it made a strategic minority investment in TV-streaming startup Syncbak, several news outlets have suggested that the action may have something to do with a similar startup, Aereo. While Syncbak operates on a limited, pay-TV model, New York-based Aereo allows users to watch local broadcast television online with more freedom. CBS was among a number of … read more
April 24, 2013 by Fred Bauters
Kansas City The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation today announced a $500,000 grant to William Jewell College, a liberal arts school in Liberty, Mo., to enhance the school's entrepreneurial culture on campus. It will be distributed over a three-year period to develop a "sustainable environment … read more
April 24, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln State-funded venture capital organization Invest Nebraska recently announced it put an undisclosed amount into Lincoln, Neb.-based Pro-Fit Performance Club Fitting, a company constructing a club-fitting software system. "Pro-Fit has been able to effectively deliver an entirely … read more
April 24, 2013 by Megan Bannister
San Francisco School of education assistant professor Amy Carter Hutchinson is among 37 Iowa State University researchers headed to San Francisco for the annual meeting of the American Educational Research Association. The meeting, which will be held April 27-May 1, will help … read more
April 19, 2013 by Danny Schreiber
Altoona Rumors earlier this year pinned multiple tech giants, including Apple, for a possible $1 billion data center project in Altoona, Iowa. But this evening, the Des Moines Register's Donnelle Eller reported sources have said Facebook is behind the project, which could cost $1.5 billion … read more
April 19, 2013 by Silicon Prairie News
Every Friday, Silicon Prairie News presents opportunities in the region's tech, startup and creative community. From a contract job to a co-founder role, these positions … read more