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Hayneedle co-founder Doug Nielsen named UNO Distinguished Alumnus
Congrats to Doug Nielsen, co-founder and chairman of Hayneedle, for being named a University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) College of Business Administration Distinguished Alumnus. Also recognized this year were Larry Bradley, partner, KPMG, LLP, and Dino Cagni, retired CEO, Hospital Corp. of America. Here’s more on Doug, from UNO’s press release: Doug Nielsen, an…
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80/35 Music Festival announces final lineup
Next month will mark the third iteration of Des Moines’ premier musical festival: 80/35 (Twitter: @8035). Produced annually by the Greater Des Moines Music Coalition (DMMC), a non-profit startup promoting live music in Des Moines, this year’s festival recently announced the final lineup. The headliners are Modest Mouse and Spoon with primary supporting acts Slightly…
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MyEntre.Net giving away $1,000 each month to an entrepreneur
MyEntre.Net, a web-based support system for entrepreneurs provided by the University of Northern Iowa’s Business and Community Services division, recently launched the Dream Big Grow Here grant program to spur new…
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Weekly Wrap Up live-streaming from the Silicon Prairie News office
Mentioned this week: * Shooting live, on location in the Silicon Prairie News office * Timothy Kephart of Graffiti Tracker speaks at Gov 2.0 Expo * Silicon Prairie News in the news & Big Omaha coverage * Big Omaha: Jeff Slobotski’s interview with Scott Belsky coming soon * Des Moines Register article about Palisade Systems…