Silicon Prairie News

Omaha With events ranging from a photo competition to a guided tour of work spaces, the seven-day schedule for the inaugural Omaha Creative Week (September 5-11) is set. Kicking it off the evening of Monday, September 6, will be the Caretakers Forum, a panel discussion that will address the definition of creative, the purpose of creativity, the goals for Omaha to increase creative activity, and more. Without a doubt, this event will set the tone for the week… read more

Omaha Since first hearing about Omaha Creative Week a few months ago we began brainstorming ways to become involved. At Silicon Prairie News, we're excited about highlighting our city's creative community, whether it… read more

Omaha Momentum is gaining for the first annual Omaha Creative Week, taking place September 5-11 at venues all around Omaha. Modeled after New York Creative Week, the week-long celebration brings together creatives of all walks of life with events ranging from conferences to meetups. The guys over at Minorwhite Studios shot a great video featuring Creative Week… read more

Omaha We're digging through the archives this week to present a video we recorded March 4, 2010 at the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce's Young Professionals Summit at Qwest Center Omaha. Joe Olsen, CEO of Omaha-based interactive brand experience agency Phenomblue, gave the presentation below in one of the day's breakout sessions. In it, he argues… read more

Omaha Last week I spoke with Joe Olsen about Omaha Creative Week, a week-long collection of events focusing on all things creative, taking place September 5-11. The event's planning team, or caretakers, include Joe and others from his interactive brand experience agency, Phenomblue, as well as a mix of creatives and entrepreneurs from across the city. Silicon Prairie News' Jeff Slobotski is… 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

Omaha Tomorrow's Midlands Venture Forum's quarterly Networking Reception will feature Craig Tuttle, President and CEO of Transgenomic, speaking on the topic of "turnarounds and restarts." The goal of MVF, which has been in existence since 2000, is to enable ... read more