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What is Prairie Moves?
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays (one day late this week), 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.
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Mergers & Acquisitions
- Submittal Exchange (Des Moines), a startup that makes software that allows architects, engineers, contractors and suppliers to instantly share design information, has been acquired by Textura Corp (Deerfield, Ill.) – Des Moines Register
New Creative
- Clark Creative Group (Omaha) has redesigned its website, adding more recent work to it portfolio – clarkcreativegroup.com and Nebraska Creative
- Phenomblue (Omaha) provided asset management and development on a microsite for Playtex Sport’s Unstoppable Trip to Nationals Contest – playtexsport.com and Phenomblue blog – and assisted with the global rebrand of Gogo by creating and refreshing videos for the brand – gogoair.com and Phenomblue blog
Product/Business Development
- Two more credit unions have implemented Dwolla (Des Moines), UNI Credit Union and WV United Federal Credit Union – CU Insight
Mentions
- Dwolla (Des Moines) – Business Insider: “This 28-Year-Old’s Startup Is Moving $350 Million And Wants To Completely Kill Credit Cards“
- Locusic (Des Moines) – Urban Plains: “Locusic: Listen to Local Bands for Free“
- L5 Group (Lincoln, Neb.) – Nebraska Entrepreneur: “L5 Building Nebraska’s Entrepreneurial Community Through Education“
- Grant Stanley of Contemporary Analytics (Omaha) – Nebraska Entrepreneur: “Are You Destined to be an Entrepreneur? Interview with Grant Stanley“
- Shane Farritor’s Innovation Seminar (Lincoln, Neb.) – Nebraska Entrepreneur: “Innovation Seminar Series 1: We Need Your Gift“
- Dwolla (Des Moines) – Credit Union Times: “Dwolla Plants First Flag Outside Iowa“
- David Howe of Red Nova Labs (Westwood, Kan.) – iFanzine: “Interview: David Howe, Creator of Mystery Ball!“
Blogged
- Shoplr (Ames, Iowa): “Shoplr Report #2“
- Think Big Partners (Kansas City): “Why The Gigabit Challenge? Think Big Partners Answers“
- Turbine Flats (Lincoln, Neb.): “Turbine Flats Social Serves Up Martinis and Memories“
- Red Nova Labs (Westwood, Kan.): “Mystery Ball Launch Party a Successful Start for Red Nova Labs Games“
- SmartyPig (West Des Moines, Iowa): “SmartyPig’s New Digs“
Misc.
- Brainzooming (Kansas City) published its Google Fiber Kansas City report, a result of Social Media Club of Kansas City’s “Building the Gigabit City” event – “The Building the Gigabit City Report” and Think Big Kansas City
- Dwolla (Des Moines) was one of seven Des Moines area companies awarded an Economic Impact Award by the Greater Des Moines Partnership, an award commemorating the impact a company has had on the local economy in terms of job creation, capital investment and facility expansion – Press Release
- Sojern’s Patrick Fisher and Jeff Mills accepted to the PhoCusWright Young Leaders Summit – Press Release
- Ben Milne of Dwolla (Des Moines) was interviewed onstage by Andrew Warner of Mixergy at Digital Capital Week – Instagram Photo
