Silicon Prairie News

Kansas City The Kansas City Area Development Council (KCADC) had its annual luncheon, Fast KC, last Friday and shared progress on regional commerce and plans for the future of Kansas City region. The progress report indicated Kansas City has fostered significant job creation, with the expansion of companies like Cerner boosting the regional economy. Bill Taylor, co-founder of Fast Company and recent author of Practically Radical, was Fast KC's keynote speaker. Taylor delivered a talk about innovation and leadership in business. The speech centered around … read more

Omaha A big congratulations to the Greater Omaha Young Professionals for yet another outstanding Young Professionals Summit. Blake Mycoskie of TOMS Shoes was the luncheon keynote speaker, and after his presentation he sat down with me to highlight some of his talk's key points as well as more of the story around when he launched TOMS in 2006. Take a look at our conversation below, and a very… read more

Omaha Here is the last of three posts in a series of interviews with the keynote speakers of this year's Greater Omaha Young Professionals Summit, which is taking place this Thursday, March 4. Bill Taylor is the co-founder and founding editor of Fast Company magazine as well as the author of Mavericks at Work, a New York Times Bestseller. Take a listen to what Bill has to share about the innovative ideas and entrepreneurs that motivate him in the work… read more