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OPINION

Guest Post: Incubators are less important than the people in them

2652_66c3168540_small August 4, 2011 by Tom Chapman

Omaha I have heard a lot of discussion regarding incubators recently. There are many advocates, but I would offer that more important than the physical space for an incubator are the people who will go inside of it. I wanted to write a longer post rather than simply commenting on the PIE article because I wanted to be more long-winded than I thought appropriate for the comments section. There is an incubator at Scott Technology Center right now, and so I would offer to those who say … read more

INTERVIEWS

Steven Michael Kelly: The teacher, the baker, the iDROP maker

2567_fe53c92108_small 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

NEWS

Halo Institute ‘relaunch’ - new director, new location, same mission

1560_8be0994868_small 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

NEWS

First Look: Halo Institute’s new home at Creighton

1536_5beb545f9b_small 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

NEWS

Halo Institute relocates to Creighton University

1357_30021416a2_small 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

FEATURES

Prairie Moves: Halo Institute, UNO4sq, McClanhan Studio & more

1197_ace0e8f724_small August 31, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

(Photo by davedehetre via Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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… read more

NEWS

Happy #CoworkingDay!

1149_f9c8e818b1_small August 9, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

This past Saturday, Brad Neuberg, the creator of coworking, tweeted the above declaration to celebrate the five-year anniversary of his original coworking site, Hat Factory. To help celebrate, we've compiled links and short descriptions of coworking sites located in Omaha, Lincoln, and Des Moines. Additionally… read more

INTERVIEWS

TalkAbroad connects U.S. college students with native speakers

1080_a3b13d2f30_small 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

FEATURES

Prairie Moves: Catchfire Media hired two, Halo Institute covered and more

1011_fcdc07af27_small June 29, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

(Photo by BriYYZ on Flickr) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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… read more

FEATURES

Prairie Moves: John Gustafson, Agile Sports, Oxide Design & more

996_79642b2372_small June 23, 2010 by Danny Schreiber

The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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… read more