November 25, 2015

  • Platte River Bicycle Goods offers cyclists a subscription box for gear

    Platte River Bicycle Goods offers cyclists a subscription box for gear

    Other monthly subscription boxes for cyclists focus on nutrition. This one’s for equipment. Craig Nashleanas and Christopher Halbkat, co-founders of Platte River Bicycle Goods, first met in 2012 at Halbkat’s custom bicycle build shop in Omaha. “I was living in Dundee when I heard about a new local bike shop,” said Nashleanas. “I ended up having Christopher completely…

  • Silicon Prairie Tech offers a Slack community for all Prairie innovators

    Silicon Prairie Tech offers a Slack community for all Prairie innovators

    Creator Geoff Arnold and collaborator Sean Richardson of Flyover Technology based in Sioux City, Iowa, announced this week the creation of a Slack-based entrepreneurial community, Silicon Prairie Tech. “There are vast amounts of smart and talented people in Silicon Prairie doing great things. SPT will be the place where if you need some help on…

  • Upcraft Club wants to change the way you think about sewing

    Upcraft Club wants to change the way you think about sewing

    Sewing is no longer just for your grandma or artisanal hipster friend. With Upcraft Club, thousands are enjoying the new technology that is revolutionizing the sewing industry. Upcraft Club, based in Des Moines, Iowa, is an ecommerce marketplace that sells digital sewing patterns. They also sell their patterns through a patent-pending process which allows brick and…