There are two excellent entrepreneur-focused events happening on the prairie this week. Tonight in Des Moines, Startup Drinks will be gracing Tally's and Thursday in Omaha, Cornstalks… read more

Omaha April's Startup Drinks brought out a crowd to Nomad Lounge. Photo by Amelia Stoltman of the the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Here are three promising events taking place in Omaha this week. For more, check check out our events page, and if you think you have one to add, please contact info@siliconprairienews.com. Monday, June 7, 8 p.m. – REWORK Meetup According to the event listing on Meetup.com, a venue… read more

Omaha Outside of our big event at the end of the week, there's two additional entrepreneur gatherings that are very worth your time. Monday, May 10, 4:30 p.m. – Entrepreneur & Investor Networking Reception Presented by Midlands Venture Forum | Brix (located at Village Pointe) Here's more information on the event, from MVForum.com/events: There is no need to register for this event – just show up… read more

There's quite the variety of events headed our way in and around Omaha and Des Moines. We've included one, in particular, that is a bit outside of our regular entrepreneurial and creative event postings, but we've heard it's a very cool exhibit –BODIES…The Exhibition. Hope you can get out, enjoy the nice weather, and the spectacular events we have in our own backyards. Note: All event descriptions taken from event websites. Wednesday, April 28 – Johnny Cupcakes Suitcase Tour (Omaha) Nomad Lounge (1013 Jones St) at 8 p.m. The Cupcake Mobile… read more

Omaha From the hosts of Startup Drinks Omaha, the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce: Startup Drinks will be held on Thursday, April 8 at Nomad Lounge (1023 Jones St)… read more

Omaha A quick reminder about Cornstalks tonight at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce's downtown building (1301 Harney Street). Cornstalks is a group for pre-seed and seed entrepreneurs with high-growth companies. Drinks and snacks will be served at 6:30 followed by the formal program at 7:30 p.m. This month we will be hearing from Dr. Mike McGinnis, executive director of the Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI). read more

Omaha With expected highs in the 50s this week, there's a great line-up of events in Omaha to get out, explore, and meet new people. Thursday, March 25, 6:30 p.m. – Cornstalks Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce building (1301 Harney St) Drinks and snacks will be served at 6:30 followed by the formal program at 7:30 p.m. This month we will be hearing from Dr. Mike McGinnis (pictured), executive director of the Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI). Prior to assuming his position at PKI in June 2009, Dr. McGinnis served as the executive director of the Virginia Modeling… 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

Austin We're just a few days away from the Silicon Prairie Party at South by Southwest Interactive in Austin and we want to express a huge thank you to our sponsors from across… read more