December 1, 2009

  • Omaha Blog Co. meetup: Dec. 10 at Brazen Head

    Photo by Meetup Group Member Nick, Programmerman on Flickr (flickr.com/photos/programmerman) The first two meetups have been great — a casual gathering of people who blog, want to start blogging, or are generally interested in blogs. For this next one, I’m going to add a topic to the evening. At the last meetup, Catherine Bosley, who…

  • Dwolla launches in Iowa

    Dwolla, a web-based money transfer system based in Des Moines, officially emerged from beta today with the launch of the public system in Iowa. I first interviewed their founder, Ben Milne, at Highlight Midwest and learned about their product and plans for the future. Here’s their official press release on the launch: Dwolla to Launch…

  • Public invited to Halo Institute open house

    Reflecting on the creation of the Halo Institute, Jim Esch said that he and his business partner, Nick Hudson, had a feeling that there was quite a bit of talent in Omaha. If they could provide these aspiring entrepreneurs with work space and guidance, it would increase their chances of success. Born this past summer:…