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1416_7a2dd16117_small November 5, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha The third annual Highlight Midwest conference has been postponed until further notice. Originally scheduled to be held in Omaha on November 18th, the event will…  read more

1389_a9299a5d4a_small October 26, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha November is shaping up to be a busy month, with the recently announced Barcamp Omaha, and now with 3rd annual Highlight Midwest which takes place on Thursday, November 18th. read more

618_0a701b93b2_small February 11, 2010 by Dusty Davidson

Omaha Today, I'd like to continue a series we talk about frequently: building an entrepreneurial ecosystem. On several occasions, we've referenced a list that Sarah Lacy came up with: Every center of innovation needs a cocktail of things... read more

586_9f6b95a07b_small 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

November 12, 2009 by Geoff Wood

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

November 11, 2009 by Geoff Wood

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

November 10, 2009 by Geoff Wood

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

November 3, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

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

November 2, 2009 by Geoff Wood

Des Moines 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

October 27, 2009 by Danny Schreiber

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