January 19, 2010 by Guest Contributor
Omaha This is a guest post written by Tom Chapman, director of innovation and entrepreneurship for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The shared goal of many individuals who read this blog is to “create a robust, sustainable entrepreneurial and innovation ecosystem.” But, what... read more
Des Moines Updated Phenomblue description on 11/13 at 11:15 AM. The 2009 edition of Highlight Midwest ended with a set of keynote presentations from leaders of innovative companies in each of the event’s three core cities: Kansas ... read more
Des Moines The 2009 edition of Highlight Midwest ended with a set of keynote presentations from leaders of innovative companies in each of the event’s three core cities: Kansas City, Des Moines and Omaha. These keynotes were my "highlight" of ... read more
Des Moines Typo fixed on 11/10 at 1:35 The 2009 edition of Highlight Midwest ended with a set of keynote presentations from leaders of innovative companies in each of the event's three core cities: Kansas City, Des Moines and ... read more
Omaha Since launching last March, there's no question that Jimmy Winter's latest project, RockDex, has made traction. The writeup he received from Jolie O'Dell on ReadWriteWeb in August was a big milestone, as well as the subject it ... read more
Omaha One Des Moines startup that recently burst onto the scene is Dwolla, a web-based technology for transferring money from one user to the next. Ben Milne, Dwolla’s founder, was a speaker at the recent Highlight Midwest event ... read more
Des Moines The question in the title was one of three that I asked 17 attendees at last Friday's Highlight Midwest in Des Moines. The other questions: who are you, where are you from, and who from the conference would you ... read more
Omaha Inspired by Andy Brudtkuhl's post, 5 Reasons To Attend Highlight Midwest In Des Moines #hmdm, I've written my own. Before you read mine, however, make sure to pay a visit to Andy's site to see his in ... read more
Des Moines The second annual Highlight Midwest event coming up on October 23rd is already drawing the creative class from places like Kansas City, Omaha, and beyond as well as those who call Des Moines home. Details emerged today about an ... read more
Des Moines Fall is unconference season on the Silicon Prairie, and following the three local events in Des Moines, Kansas City, and Omaha, will be a composite event: Highlight Midwest. Des Moines is proud to host the second annual iteration of Highlight ... read more