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Des Moines activist creates program for refugee children to learn to code
Eight years ago on a cold winter morning, Nancy Mwirotsi walked into a local hospital to assist with an interpretation and discovered a woman with two sons, neither of whom were wearing a jacket. So Mwirotsi took action. She drove to Walmart and bought each of them one. As it turned out, the woman and…
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OCS Blog: Working with a client is a powerful thing
(Guest post by Andy von Dohren) Having a client is a powerful thing. We started on a group project last week for SMAC! Sock Monkeys Against Cancer, a local organization that makes sock monkeys for cancer patients. Their founder, Jen Windrum, went through a devastating lung cancer case with her mother, who sadly passed away…
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Tune in Tuesday at noon for Growing Missouri Startups live stream
On Tuesday, tune in to Growing Missouri Startups, an online panel hosted by Missouri Business Alert, from noon to 1 p.m. to learn how a group of startup accelerator and incubator leaders are helping to grow the entrepreneurial ecosystem in Missouri. The event’s panelists include Kevin Fryer of SparkLabKC, Ginger Imster of Arch Grants, Brian Kinkade of…
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Dr. Entrepreneur: Lincoln doctor takes on sports injury startup
Rob Rhodes was sitting in Nebraska’s Memorial Stadium in the fall of 2012 when a player went down with an injury. Turf toe was the diagnosis, according to reports on the radio and Twitter.
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Weekly Recap: Dwolla Kwolla, why companies move to Omaha 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…