February 24, 2017

  • Omaha’s JumpStart Challenge awards over $10,000 in prizes to winning concepts

    Omaha’s JumpStart Challenge awards over $10,000 in prizes to winning concepts

    Omaha’s first JumpStart Challenge of 2017 wrapped up on Tuesday with three participants winning over $10,000 in prizes. The 16 participants presented their concepts on stage at the Blue Barn Theater. The presentations featured solutions to three reverse pitch challenges from The City of Omaha, Metropolitan Area Planning Agency (MAPA), and Metropolitan Community College given…

  • SPN Startup Story Social revealed successes and surprises

    SPN Startup Story Social revealed successes and surprises

    Last night Silicon Prairie News hosted the first Startup Story Social, a new event highlighting a Silicon Prairie startup champion every month. Startup Story Social is aimed at helping to ensure the future of Silicon Prairie’s tech startup scene by building the community through social events that combine founders, creative types, investors, engineers, designers, marketers,…