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Think Big Partners announces new initiatives at Gigabit Challenge event
The 16 teams that pitched business plans at the finale of the Gigabit Challenge on Wednesday weren’t the only ones to introduce big ideas at the event. Think Big Partners, the Kansas City, Mo.-based early-stage business incubator and startup accelerator that put on the Gigabit Challenge, took the opportunity Wednesday to introduce some new projects…
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Silicon Prairie politicians distance themselves from SOPA, PIPA
At the start of Wednesday, we published a list with four Silicon Prairie politicians who had, according to ProPublica, publicly shown or stated their support of the Stop Online Piracy Act (“SOPA”) or the Protect IP Act (“PIPA”).* As of 4 p.m. today, there were no known public supporters of the bills among the 29…
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Nebraska Global funds EliteForm, maker of high-tech sports training tools
With its latest investment, Nebraska Global is using its software development muscle to help, well … develop muscle. The Lincoln-based software investment fund today announced its fifth investment: EliteForm, a company that makes tools for collecting and analyzing workout data and tailoring lifting regimens to help coaches and athletes get the most out of time…
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Congratulations to the 2012 Ten Outstanding Young Omahans
The Omaha Jaycees has announced this year’s Ten Outstanding Young Omahans. It’s inspiring to see the collective work of the winners reflected in the way our city is changing. Similar to the way that we at Silicon Prairie News are working to change the culture and landscape as it relates to entrepreneurship and innovation in the community,…
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BuilderTREND weathers hit to housing market, reaps rewards
In 2006, when Omaha-based BuilderTREND started offering its software to its target market – homebuilders – the residential construction industry was at an all-time high. Two years later, it hit an all-time low. “There were certain things that were lucky …