May 7, 2014

  • HLT’s nursing study tool is No. 1 educational app in App Store

    Iowa City startup Higher Learning Technologies has been attracting large numbers of students since launching last summer. And now, one of its first apps, NCLEX RN Mastery, has reached the No. 1 grossing educational app in both the Apple App Store and Google Play Store. HLT’s NCLEX RN Mastery also is in the Apple App…

  • Mayor James blogs about his thoughts on Lyft, ridesharing in KC

    As controversy swirls about ridesharing services Uber and Lyft in Omaha, Kansas City Mayor Sly James took to his blog to share his thoughts on the situation. James says the City has and is willing to work with ridesharing programs in KC, but only if they make an effort to comply with public safety regulations and…

  • Join us tonight at KANEKO for the Big Omaha Opening Party

    And so it begins. We invite Big Omaha 2014 attendees and the general public to join us tonight for the Big Omaha Opening Party. Hosted by our friends at Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the event allows folks to grab their badges, catch up with old friends and meet some new faces you’ll be seeing over…

  • Bulu Box scores $2 million in funding to hire CTO, grow base

    Bulu Box has secured $2 million in a Series A round led by Dundee Venture Capital and supplemented by Mid-American Angels, Two Bridges Capital, Linseed Capital and Midwest Venture Alliance.

  • Midwest CodeDays help create interest in code, network for students

    You may have noticed their events popping up around the Silicon Prairie the past year, but later this month StudentRND’s CodeDay will come to even more Midwest cities, including Des Moines and Omaha.