November 24, 2010

  • Uppward iPhone app released in the App Store

    Image from the iTunes app store. The four person crew behind Uppward announced today that their mobile application aimed at connecting and rewarding air travelers had been approved by Apple and released in the iTunes App Store. James Eliason, Nathan T. Wright and Ben Sinclair of Des Moines along with Nate Becker of Brooklyn, New…

  • Guest Post: inCOMMON looks at the ‘Digital Divide’ in Omaha

    Today, I’d like to introduce you to an amazing organization, inCOMMON Community Development. At inCOMMON, their mission is to address poverty in Omaha by working with residents to build social capital while at the same time improve the structures within our city’s most vulnerable neighborhoods. Christian Gray (left), a dear personal friend and member of…

  • Energy Pioneer Solutions wins Invest Nebraska’s New Venture Competition

    Following the conclusion of last Friday’s Invest Nebraska East-2-West New Venture Competition at the Old Mattress Factory, I spoke with the winner of the event, Scott Kleeb of Energy Pioneer Solutions. I asked him about the backstory of his new endeavor (if Kleeb’s name rings a bell, it’s because he’s ran for public office twice…