February 28, 2011 by Kate Ellingson
Lincoln Nebraska’s second annual 3-2-1 Quick Pitch competition handed out five awards last Wednesday, February 23rd at Memorial Stadium’s West Stadium Club. Fifty-four students from high schools, two-year colleges and four-year universities gave it their best shot in just three minutes, delivering their “elevator pitch” to over 40 judges from the nearby business and academic community. Students' ideas ranged from software privacy online… read more
January 18, 2011 by Danny Schreiber
(Photo by Maerzbow via Flickr.) Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more 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. read more
December 6, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln (Left: Undergraduate division winners Alex DeBrie and Mike Ritner of Kid Safe-D Net) This past Friday night, University of Nebraska–Lincoln (UNL) students brought their ideas out in force, from an engineering firm to a software as a service (SaaS) startup monitoring and limiting children's internet access. In all, nine students representing eight teams… read more
November 17, 2010 by Danny Schreiber
Lincoln (Left: Photo pointing out a selection of the components of MRail's technology. Courtesy of the Nebraska Angels.) MRail, a Nebraska-based company developing technologies for the rail services sector, has obtained $500,000 in seed funding from members of the Nebraska Angels. The terms of the deal… read more
October 14, 2010 by Andrea Ciurej
Omaha While designed to meet the needs of students interested in information science, technology and engineering, the University of Nebraska’s Peter Kiewit Institute (PKI) also serves as a staple for connecting students from business to industry. For some students, the latter translates into getting a degree and entering their field of choice. But, for aspiring entrepreneurs, it means starting a small business… read more
June 7, 2010 by Jill Bruckner
Omaha The following article is part of a special insert in the June 3-9 issue of The Reader, a weekly newspaper focusing on the area's culture. | For high-tech entrepreneurs, cutting-edge communicators and government grant recipients, making the right connections sometimes means the difference between explosive growth and standing still. Enter Innovation Accelerator, located at the Scott Technology Center. Designed to help set in motion viable ideas with positive economic potential, Innovation Accelerator’s experts create unions and forge paths between like-minded individuals, progressive corporations, academicians, forward-thinking small business owners and others. The result: A push for excellence in an increasingly competitive technology… (pictured left, executive director Traci Hancock, photo by Marlon A. Wright) read more
June 7, 2010 by Jill Bruckner
Lincoln The following article is part of a special insert in the June 3-9 issue of The Reader, a weekly newspaper focusing on the area's culture. | Vision meets reality with fast-forward results at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) Innovation Campus, a “public-private partnership” facilitating collaboration among researchers, businesses, students, faculty, entrepreneurs, city… read more
Lincoln Jessica Quick was awarded first place in the graduate track for Top to Bottom Baby Boutique, a retail cloth diaper store which will open in Omaha next year. There's that old mantra, "nothing ventured, nothing gained." Nearly 30 teams ... read more
Omaha In last week's Weekly Wrap Up Show, Dusty and I listed off quite a few events that we encourage you to check out, like the upcoming BarCamps in Des Moines, Kansas City, and Omaha. Here's another one -- it ... read more
Lincoln When I was a kid, I wanted to be an astronaut. Who am I kidding? I still want to be an astronaut. I am, however, realistic enough to know that my dream will never come to fruition (unless, of course, ... read more
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