December 13, 2011

  • Play the Silicon Prairie News Game by SlouchCouch. Win cool prizes

    Have you made it to the last stage yet? The one where you guide our mascot, Analog the Prairie Dog, to beat the evil alien spiders crawling out of the Jun Kaneko-inspired heads. (Did you know? Kaneko is the artist behind the venue we hold our Big Omaha event at each year, KANEKO.) The creators…

  • Welcome new sponsor: Power Protection Products

    We are excited to announce the arrival of Power Protection Products (P3) as a Silicon Prairie sponsor through on-site advertising and our email and RSS subscriptions! CEO Brian Branigan and his team at P3 specialize in the sales …

  • Senators introduce Startup Act, aim to boost new business growth (Video)

    U.S. Senators Jerry Moran (R-Kan.) and Mark Warner (D-Va.) late last week introduced The Startup Act, a piece of bipartisan legislation aimed at jump-starting the economy through the creation and growth of new businesses.The act outlines a five-prong approach to job creation based on the proven track record of entrepreneurs. Those five pro-growth principles are:…

  • Hark! Join us for a Silicon Prairie News Holiday Meetup Wednesday

    Ho-ho-ho hold up. It’s time to get festive in the Silicon Prairie. The Silicon Prairie News Holiday Meetup is just around the corner and we want to make sure you join us from 5:30-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday at Saigon Surface (324 S. 14th St.). Make a connection offline this holiday season with friends and new…

  • Dusty Davidson: A new role for me and a bigger vision for SPN in 2012

    Hello again. It’s been some time since I’ve contributed to our blog – nearly five months, actually – but I’m looking forward to getting back into the rotation and to kick it off today I have exciting news about my involvement with Silicon Prairie News and another Omaha startup. During this time of year, when…

  • PrairieCast: Live at 2 with Scott Case, Jordan Lampe & Emma Peterson

    There’s been a late addition to today’s show! Scott Case, CEO of the Startup America Partnership and one of our Thinc Iowa speakers, will join us live at 2 p.m as a bonus guest! Case is in town as part of the StartupIowa launch today. Previously announced …

  • Prairie Moves: Sam DuRegger, Nannagram, QuickCal and more

    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 email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…

  • Q&A: Renaud on StartupIowa, a statewide initiative launching today

    StartupIowa, the eighth statewide “region” to join the Startup America Partnership, launches today in a closed event at Startup City Des Moines. Startup America …