September 18, 2014

  • Spectator aims to change way Iowans follow high school sports

    IOWA CITY—It’s no secret that in Iowa, high school sports, particularly football, garner some serious attention. But as Jon Myers and some of his University of Iowa classmates found, following your high school alma mater can oftentimes be tricky, with lots of different outlets spreading incomplete or outdated information across the web. So the former…

  • Omaha-based auction site Proxibid celebrates its 100 millionth bid

    Omaha-based auction site Proxibid celebrates its 100 millionth bid

    Proxibid, an online marketplace for buying and selling highly-valued items, has celebrated its 100 millionth bid since it was established in Omaha in 2001. The 100 millionth bid was placed on Sept. 12 at 1:32 p.m. by Roy Rhoden, a long-time Proxibid buyer, during Deanco Auction Company’s Public Equipment Auction.

  • Local app developer creates app to order lunch from NewBo Market

    Local app developer creates app to order lunch from NewBo Market

    CEDAR RAPIDS—When Jarod Smith first started building mobile apps in January 2013, the market was still fairly new to him. “I’ve been doing web development for 14 years now,” Smith told SPN. “But I’ve been doing coding of some kind for almost 20 years. Web development got me into mobile apps and I found I…

  • Think Big gains corporate partners to help support entrepreneurs

    Think Big is partnering with several corporate sponsors to bring more services to the startups in its new incubator/accelerator/co-working space. H&R Block Small Business, Silicon Valley Bank, Polsinelli, Grasshopper, Robin and eBeam have signed on to provide services, products and support to early stage companies and entrepreneurs.