April 28, 2014

  • Everything you need to know about attending EntreFEST 2014

    EntreFEST, Iowa’s entrepreneur conference, is an annual summit, celebration and resource hub for startup founders, business owners, corporate innovators and startup community builders. Register at EntreFEST.com with the code SPNSENTME …

  • Find your way around 1,800+ miles of Iowa trails with new app

    There’s lots of reasons to love living in Iowa, but by far one of the state’s lesser known treasures is its trail system. But with its forthcoming iOS app, the Iowa Natural Heritage Foundation—a Des Moines-based nonprofit focused on preserving Iowa’s land, water and wildlife—is hoping to change that …

  • You can now buy cows easily, safely on PaySAFE Escrow

    Add cows and other livestock to the growing list of items you can purchase through online escrow startup PaySAFE. The Bellevue, Neb.-based company, which provides online secure transactions for buyers and sellers of high-ticket merchandise, is partnering with Cattle-Exchange.com…

  • Facebook announces plans for second building at Altoona data center

    Almost exactly a year after the social media giant announced it would build a $299.5 million data center in Altoona, Iowa, Facebook announced it hopes to break ground on a second data center building on the campus soon, pending approval from the City of Altoona Planning and Zoning Board and Altoona City Council…

  • Weekly Recap: Engaging women in tech, Startup Bus recap and more

    Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week…