December 14, 2010 by Steven Adams
Omaha As part of a recent transformation of Halo Institute, the offices were moved to a new location on Creighton University’s campus to utilize available space and bring the nonprofit business incubator within close proximity to Creighton’s College of Business. “Some have called it the relaunch of the Halo Institute,” said John Blazek, the new director of Halo. Halo, which was formerly… read more
December 9, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha This past October, Halo Institute, a nonprofit business incubator now wholly run by Creighton University College of Business, relocated to Creighton University's campus at 2500 California Plaza. Steven Adams (pictured left) and I stopped by yesterday to interview Halo's new director and entrepreneur in resident, John Blazek (pictured right). We have a story in the works that will be published next week… read more
November 19, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha About 70 people gathered this past Wednesday evening at Creighton University to listen to pitches from students following their year-long participation in Creighton's Bioscience Entrepreneurship Program. Titled BioVenture 2010, the third annual event had the student groups present their business plans and posters for the projects… read more
October 15, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Since opening its doors last October, Halo Institute, a nonprofit business incubator, has been a joint venture between Creighton University College of Business and Halo Creative Capital. Now, Halo Institute is calling Creighton "home," as well. Halo has moved from 11th & Leavenworth Streets in Omaha's Old Market district to in the Brandies Building on Creighton University's campus, located… read more
September 8, 2010 by Dusty Davidson
Omaha I recently had the pleasure of sitting down with Adrian Blake, CEO of Omaha-based TownCommons.com. Adrian comes from an interesting background of management consulting with a history of working with large organizations, and he brings a unique and fresh perspective to the his startup. Simply put, Town Commons is a website that aggregates… read more
July 22, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej
Omaha Foreign language study, which is central to Todd Nichols’ company, TalkAbroad, wasn’t central to his early college career. “I found the memorization of words and the grammar studies to be pretty dry,” said Nichols, an Omaha native. His outlook on learning a second language changed, however, when he studied abroad in Cuba and put what he had learned into practice. “It challenged me to really open up and say… read more
May 19, 2010 by Guest Contributor
Omaha Written by Lisa Martin of Shout!, an alternative weekly newspaper in Omaha, this article kicks off our content syndication partnership with the publication. | Oh, she’s the one that got away. Ebullient, warm, and clearly on top of her game, Rachelle Hruska is that girl – the Nebraska transplant to New York City, middle-America’s girl-next-door turned Manhattan media maven. The editor of New York social scene and… read more
April 6, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Congrats to the following individuals for the recognition they'll be receiving at AIM Institute's annual Technology Celebration Banquet and Awards. According to a press release… read more
March 22, 2010 by Guest Contributor
Omaha A lot has been going on in Omaha these past couple of month and sometimes it’s difficult to go to everything. If you weren’t able to go to Omaha’s first Social Impact Forum, held Friday, February 26, here’s a recap of what you missed. The Social Impact Forum is a consortium of change makers, passionate and forward thinking and their mission is to empower people to positively impact their world. The focus of the event… read more
February 23, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha There's quite the smorgasbord of events this Thursday and Friday. I encourage you to take a look at them all and hopefully you'll be able to make it to one. read more