August 13, 2014

  • The spirit of Big Kansas City has room to soar at NAHM’s Hangar 9

    The spirit of Big Kansas City has room to soar at NAHM’s Hangar 9

    The Big events have never been the conference center type. And for those who have attended one of our conferences in the past, you know we love a challenge…

  • Three Iowa tech startups among Pappajohn Business Plan finalists

    Iowa startups Rocket Referrals, NextStep.io and PearDeck were among the 10 finalists for the 2014 John Pappajohn Iowa Business Plan Competition announced Tuesday.

  • Kansas City Startup Village draws 20+ students for summer internships

    Kansas City Startup Village draws 20+ students for summer internships

    When it comes to summer internships, college students of all ages have a wide variety of options to choose from. You can go the more traditional route and apply to corporation—a Cerner, Sprint or Hallmark—for the chance to spend a few months making copies and fetching coffees. Or you can choose something different…

  • Hurrdat joins Omaha’s B2 Interactive after impressing on national project

    Hurrdat joins Omaha’s B2 Interactive after impressing on national project

    Hurrdat, a digital marketing startup created four years ago in Lincoln by two former Nebraska football players, has been acquired by Omaha-based digital marketing agency B2 Interactive. The terms were not disclosed. Hurrdat will remain in Lincoln and keep all 17 employees. They plan to move to a new office in September. B2 grows to…

  • Entrepreneurship Index still shows bias to coasts, but Prairie catching up

    Entrepreneurship Index still shows bias to coasts, but Prairie catching up

    Economists at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln published the results of their annual State Entrepreneurship Index last week. Though co-author Eric Thompson admitted the index reinforces a long-standing bias towards the east and west coasts, he said prairie states like Iowa and Nebraska ranked well. “I have to confess that it does reinforce this stereotype, this…

  • Stop, collaborate and rejoice with your Silicon Prairie neighbors Aug. 21

    Stop, collaborate and rejoice with your Silicon Prairie neighbors Aug. 21

    This is your heads up before August 21 rolls around and you’re left wondering where everyone in your co-working space or office has gone. It’s hard to pull entrepreneurs away from their work—passions, really—and get them all in one place, let alone a different city. But the results typically are incredible. Add in a passion…