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Tagged Foundry Coworking
5029_cd33633d05_small January 11, 2013 by Paige Yowell

For years, startup founders and entrepreneurs across the Silicon Prairie have sought to get out of basements and coffee shops and make the move to professional workspaces. Thus, a startup culture staple – coworking – emerged. Coworking spaces in and nearby the region's flagship cities of Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City have been on the rise in the past couple of years, with desks to lease – at our last count – at 15 coworking spaces in a dozen cities. … read more

3561_5c1d4c87d0_small February 1, 2012 by Christopher New

Des Moines Given the record temperatures on the last day of January, Tuesday evening's Iowa Startup Fair could probably have been held outdoors at the state fairgrounds. But since meteorologists' predictive powers are still far short of Nostradamus, the crowd at StartupCity Des Moines, Amici and other area locations would have to just crack some windows to approximate that fairground feeling. As it was, six locations between Des Moines, Pella and Cedar Rapids opened as public, free exhibition … read more

3137_3e0e3c1218_small November 9, 2011 by Danny Schreiber

What is Prairie Moves? – Published Tuesdays (one day late this week) and Thursdays, 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 … read more

3133_1c859002ad_small November 4, 2011 by Michael Stacy

Like wildfire or something else that makes for less trite similes but spreads in equally speedy fashion, coworking spaces and incubators seem to have swept across the Silicon Prairie in recent months. From Sioux City to Cedar Rapids, from the DSM to KCMO, there is, at present, a proliferation of the places opening their doors on the Prairie. Now, for the startups and entrepreneurs involved in several of those spaces in Iowa, there are even more open doors. … read more

2821_03f7a8bca1_small September 9, 2011 by John T. Meyer

If you haven't heard already, the coworking phenomenon is spreading across the country. Right here on Silicon Prairie News we've covered CAMP in Omaha, The Foundry in Des Moines, Meso in Sioux Falls and most recently Vault Coworking in Cedar Rapids. It seems if you're an entrepreneur, why would you work anywhere else? But what these spaces really come down to is great people … read more

2539_30cb65a4cf_small July 20, 2011 by Danny Schreiber

Published every Tuesday (one day late this week), 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

2442_638b474659_small June 29, 2011 by Danny Schreiber & Brittany Mascio

Published every Tuesday (one day late this week), 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 info@siliconprairienews.com. And if you have suggestions on how we could improve these posts … read more

2437_b653825c68_small June 21, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines On this week's PrairieCast Andy Brudtkuhl and I were joined by guests Emma Peterson of Tikly and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDx Des Moines. Discussed this week: Zaarly adds Arrington to investor list, sets sights on seven core cities, Dwolla hits $1M a week in transactions, Iowa usage surpassedDwolla hits $1M a week in ... read more

2421_d28c5a9f1b_small June 20, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines Tune in tomorrow at 2 p.m. CDT for Episode 43 of PrairieCast streaming live from Des Moines. We'll be joined by guests Emma Peterson (left), founder of Tikly, and Alexander Grgurich, director of Foundry Coworking and facilitator of the upcoming TEDx Des Moines. Discussion topics will include … read more

1770_47ae127692_small February 9, 2011 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines Our guests yesterday were Michael Ferrari of SmartyPig and Alexander Grgurich of Foundry Coworking and TEDxDesMoines. Topics discussed: - Lodo launches add-on to leverage info captured by OurCashFlow - DSM Daily prepares to serve up only locally-owned daily deals - Wade Arnold and T8 Webware: From dorm room to board room - SXSW 2011 preparations kick off - Dwolla hires… read more

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