July 19, 2011 by Brittany Mascio
Omaha Steven Michael Kelly has quite the sweet tooth for innovation. And rightfully so. He's the master chef behind The Educated Baker, a for-profit bakery with a social mission. And ironically enough, he is the mastermind of the iDROP, an iPhone application for diabetes management. The Educated Baker, Kelly's primary project, is a for-profit wholesale bakery that specializes in producing frozen cookies and scones, operating under what he calls … read more
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
Omaha Reflecting on the creation of the Halo Institute, Jim Esch said that he and his business partner, Nick Hudson, had a feeling that there was quite a bit of talent in Omaha. If they could provide these aspiring entrepreneurs with ... read more