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NEWS

As press piles up, AgLocal announces board, eyes investment

4000_df81677099_small April 19, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Prairie Village AgLocal, one of Kansas City's most talked-about tech startups of 2012, has teamed with Thad Langford, the executive behind one of Kansas City's most ballyhooed tech acquisitions of 2011. And — no surprise here — the startup continues to garner plenty of attention from investors and media outlets alike. More on that alliance and those investors in a moment. But first, while it's still hot off the presses, the media attention: AgLocal, a marketplace … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Josh Harbert, Erica Birkman, Jim Howard and more

3887_c9968a68e0_small April 3, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions … read more

PROFILES

SPN catches up with Scott Case and the AgLocal team (Video)

3898_b34b144471_small April 2, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Austin Nevermind that he was busy participating in one panel and moderating another last month at South By Southwest Interactive in Austin, Texas. Jeff Slobotski, SPN's co-founder and chief community officer, still found time to put on his reporter's hat and go to work. In the midst of a whirlwind few days in Austin, he caught up with Scott Case, CEO of the Startup … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: VoterTide Alerts, SmartyPig, AgLocal and more

3869_e2391510e3_small March 30, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts or any … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Airport Life, eDossea, RecBob and more

3846_128aeed292_small March 27, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Published Tuesdays and Fridays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions … read more

NEWS

Roundup of the Silicon Prairie at SXSW 2012

3785_58c4eaa90c_small March 20, 2012 by Amy Engle

Austin With South by Southwest Interactive one week behind us, we've compiled links to articles, blog posts, tweets, photos, audio and video that cover or mention Silicon Prairie-based entrepreneurs and startups that took part in the event. During the five-day festival in Austin, Texas, a number of individuals from the Silicon Prairie participated on panels, competed in the accelerator, attended the awards or threw a party. … read more

SERIES

Prairie Moves: Syncbak, Sojern, SocialVolt and more

3782_d92bbd61fe_small March 15, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts … read more

OPINION

SXSnippets: AgLocal embraces ‘awesomely weird’ Austin

3790_3b44f24b57_small March 14, 2012 by Guest Contributor

Austin 8:45 a.m. - It’s day four for the AgLocal team, and we’re already droppin ya’lls and agreeing that Austin is in fact awesomely weird (and uh yes, the locals would like to keep it that way). We’re up early to grab some provisions for a bbq we’re hosting at our Airbnb house. Local rancher Windfall Ranch, is providing natural beef for a cook-out tomorrow, so we need to load up on salsa, guacamole, hot sauce … read more

NEWS

SXSW Accelerator pitch today continues busy stretch for AgLocal

3763_926e0b51d9_small March 12, 2012 by Michael Stacy

Austin What already figured to be a whirlwind week at South By Southwest Interactive got a little bit busier for AgLocal just days before SXSW, when the Overland Park, Kan.-based startup was invited to participate in A Celebration of Ameican Startups, Not that the team from AgLocal, a marketplace that connects independent farmers and producers to local businesses and consumers, was complaining about its packed schedule. … read more

OPINION

Five Silicon Prairie startups that could get rowdy at SXSW 2012

3760_618c23dd67_small March 9, 2012 by Danny Schreiber

Austin As South by Southwest Interactive kicks off today, predictions for the influential event are coming to a close. What app will break out? What startup will be the one to meet? What panel will prove to be most interesting? Though these predictions are on the minds of major tech blogs, we're taking a different look into the crystal ball, focusing on the Silicon Prairie startups in Austin. One will be a part of the accelerator, another has a chance to grab an award and … read more