August 25, 2011

  • Prairie Moves: Hasani Hunter, Ryan Velgersdyk, Grain & Mortar and more

    What is Prairie Moves? Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, 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…

  • Dwolla unveils Proxi: Photos and video from the meetup

    Wednesday’s Dwolla meetup brought out a cross section of the business and technology community from throughout Des Moines. The Dwolla team estimated more than 350 people passed through doors, first for a social at Americana, then next door at Zart. Dwolla founder Ben Milne was the event’s headliner, announcing his company’s new product …

  • Q&A: Josh Cramer on selling one company to take another next-level

    After years of nurturing two companies and overseeing both as they grew side by side, Josh Cramer decided it was best for both of his babies to bid adieu to one. Cramer, 35, the founder of Iowa City-based shops Cramer Dev and Cramer IT, recently sold Cramer IT to focus on Cramer Dev, a decision…

  • Coworking comes to Sioux Falls, with Meso opening doors in September

    In the past two years, we’ve seen and featured coworking spaces popping up on the Silicon Prairie. The Foundry opened in October of 2009 in Des Moines. CAMP emerged last summer in Omaha, and we recently mentioned Vault Coworking, set to launch in Cedar Rapids this fall. The coworking phenomenon continues to spread across the…

  • DriveOR tries to help travelers make their dollar go further

    Whether by train or plane or automobile, travelers have their pick of transportation when it comes to cross-country trips, and now with the idea for DriveOR making the most affordable choice may become easier. DriveOR seeks to map out the most cost-efficient transportation for any traveler by comparing the routes and methods available from point…