September 2, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha With Omaha Creative Week just a few days away, make sure to ask yourself: Is my calendar up-to-date? Below is the most current list of events, activities, and special discounts taking place from September 5-11. The purpose of the week is to connect, inform, and inspire Omaha's creative community. read more
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
June 7, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
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
March 31, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha Although Omaha Fashion Week won't officially take place until mid-September, the organizers of the event are putting on an Exclusive Season Preview tonight to showcase 10 of its local designers. To learn more about the background, organizing team, and designers behind Omaha Fashion Week, an event that first took place in 2008 (photo on left)… read more
March 23, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Omaha With Social Media Clubs popping up throughout the Prairie – Kansas City, Des Moines, and Lincoln – and frankly, throughout the world, three Omahans felt it was time to bring the same gathering of like-minded individuals to their city. Co-founded by Sara Davidson, Jennifer Windrum, and Erica Cenci, Social Media Club Omaha will officially kick off with a launch party at Nomad Lounge (1013 Jones Street) this Thursday, March 25 at 6 p.m. I caught up with Sara by email to learn more about the Social Media Club… read more
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
February 8, 2010 by Geoff Wood
Des Moines The region's monthly gatherings focused on bringing together people to discuss entrepreneurial ideas coincide again this Thursday, February 11. Des Moines' TechBrew Iowa event, put on by the Technology Association of Iowa, will take place at Dos Rios (316 Court Avenue) starting at 5 p.m. read more
Omaha Updated at 11:45 a.m. -- added time of event (6:30 p.m.) This Thursday, Dec. 10, will be the next installment of Startup Drinks Omaha! This month, Startup Drinks will spotlight Brightmix! Let's face it, by this ... read more
Omaha For any of you that may have missed out last time, the first-ever installment of Startup Drinks Omaha was a great time. Quite a few people showed up to talk about startup culture, network, and support one another on ... read more
Omaha I'm pleased to announce that there will be a somewhat different event this week that is being organized by Tom Chapman of the Chamber of Commerce and the Cornstalks group: Startup Drinks at Nomad Lounge this Thursday (tonight) at ... read more