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Dundee Venture Capital closes $15m fund, moves to Mastercraft
Dundee Venture Capital has closed its second fund at $15 million, Mark Hasebroock, founder of the Omaha venture capital firm, confirmed Wednesday. To kick activity in gear, the year and half old firm began June by bringing on three full-time employees and moving its office from the Dundee neighborhood to The Mastercraft building in North…
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Tailgate today from 2-6 p.m. with SPN and RecBob
Join us today from 2-6 p.m. for our first College World Series tailgate. We’re teaming up RecBob just two blocks North of TD Ameritrade Park in stall 90 of the Mastercraft parking lot. Bring a lawn chair, stop by for a free brewski and a good, ole Ball Park frank and celebrate the greatest show…
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Iowa-based Phantom EFX acquired by casino gaming company
Phantom EFX, a Cedar Falls, Iowa company that publishes and develops casino games for social, casual and mobile gaming entertainment, was acquired Friday by WMS Gaming of Waukegan, Ill. The two companies will come together in a tuck-in aquisition, meaning Phantom EFX will be merged in to a division of WMS. “For more than a…
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The mechanics behind the daily rainbow in downtown Omaha
Beginning Friday, the Bemis Center for Contemporary Arts will display natural rainbows above its building twice a day throughout the summer. Using information from a rooftop weather station, the temporary, self-contained rainwater-collection system will project 130 to 250 gallons per minute to produce a rainbow for 20 minutes. Artist Michael Jones McKean tweaked the concept…
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TargetClick and Mudd merge to enhance online marketing services
TargetClick Marketing Solutions, a year-old company in Cedar Falls, announced Tuesday it was acquired by Mudd Advertising, a company that began in Jim Mudd Sr.’s Cedar Falls basement in 1981. …