May 19, 2010

  • Prodigal Daughter: Nebraskan-turned-New Yorker hosts Big Omaha

    Written by Lisa Martin of Shout!, an alternative weekly newspaper in Omaha, this article kicks off our content syndication partnership with the publication. | Oh, she’s the one that got away. Ebullient, warm, and clearly on top of her game, Rachelle Hruska is that girl – the Nebraska transplant to New York City, middle-America’s girl-next-door…

  • Environmental Impact Technician, Internship and Developer positions

    We’re excited to bring you our twelfth Opportunities on the Prairie today, featuring listings from Verdis Group and Shout! in Omaha and Archrival in Lincoln. If you or your company has one to add, please contact Danny at jobs@siliconprairienews.com with the listing and a short description of your company.

  • From blog to book: The story behind Nerdy Thirty

    Thanks to Nerdy Thirty by Wendy Townley for sponsoring Silicon Prairie News this week. This sponsored post was written by Wendy Townley. | I began blogging in 2003 as a way to have a little fun with my writing. The ability to put fingers to Macintosh and share my thoughts to the world with a…

  • Ben Kweller and Omaha band It’s True! complete 2010 MAHA lineup

    Omaha’s MAHA Music Festival is only a couple months away and with the exception of bands set to stage upcoming showcase events, the lineup is now final. The Alegent Health-sponsored event has added multi-instrumentalist Ben Kweller (right) and the Omaha-based band It’s True! (left), who will take the main stage with indie-rock bands Spoon, The…

  • AIM Institute’s Lincoln office hosting open house Thursday, May 20

    In early April, I spoke with my colleague Rod Armstrong, vice president for strategic partnerships at the AIM Institute, about the amount and depth of activity AIM is involved with in Lincoln and western Nebraska. This Thursday evening from 4-6 p.m., AIM’s new Lincoln office will be hosting an open house for folks to stop…