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Adore Your Walls brings an artistic eye to the Des Moines tech scene
Studies confirm that people work harder and live happier when there is art on the walls. But finding the right piece of art for an office or home isn’t always as easy as it may sound. With countless websites online selling millions of pieces of art, people sometimes need help choosing the perfect piece. Liz…
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Capital Innovators announces Spring 2018 accelerator class
St. Louis-based startup accelerator Capital Innovators unveiled its newest class on Thursday. The Spring 2018 class of six high-growth startups is reportedly the accelerator’s most geographically diverse mix of founders ever, with companies from Mexico, Singapore, and across the U.S. “The ultimate goal of Capital Innovators is to identify great startups to invest in to…
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SPN Spaces: UNO’s Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Franchising
SPN Spaces is a new series that takes a look inside the region’s most inspiring startups, workspaces, incubators, accelerators and organizations. Inside Mammel Hall on the south side of the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s campus is the Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Franchising. The Center supports entrepreneurial education and collaboration, innovative hands-on learning experiences,…
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The Iowan Project recruits tech talent back to their home state
A lot of young professionals dream of leaving their hometowns after graduating high school or college in search of broader career opportunities or new lifestyles. It seems like an inevitable thing, but it’s also a problem for states like Iowa that are losing valuable tech talent to other ecosystems. But what if Iowa could identify…
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SPN Kernels: News from across the Prairie
opendorse signs first women’s sports property with LPGA agreement (Lincoln, Nebr.) opendorse announced on Tuesday an alliance with the Ladies Professional Golf Association, which will provide more than 200 LPGA Tour players with access to share LPGA content and create new social revenue stream opportunities. opendorse is a leading athlete marketing platform that helps sports…
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dsmHack brings together tech professionals and area nonprofits
Participant spots in the fifth Des Moines Charity Hack on March 22 may have sold out in record time, but nonprofits still have until March 6 to submit their applications to be one of 10 organizations to receive technology solutions from the event. “We’ve seen our events sell our faster and faster each year with…
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TechAccel announces investment in plant biotechnology startup Plastomics Inc.
Venture development company TechAccel, LLC announced on Thursday that it has completed a science advancement investment with Plastomics Inc., a St. Louis-based biotechnology startup making better crops through chloroplast engineering. TechAccel’s investment will fund a science advancement initiative designed to accelerate the development of Plastomics’ technology and a new chloroplast-expressed insect control trait collaboration currently…
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SPN Spaces: Cali Commons
SPN Spaces is a new series that takes a look inside the region’s most inspiring startups, workspaces, incubators, accelerators and organizations. Once home to a grocery store, Cali Commons is now a unique co-working space in Midtown Omaha that welcomes tech entrepreneurs and artists alike. After many owners and many functions, Cali Commons Co-founders Luke…
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Nelnet completes acquisition of Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc.
Nelnet announced this week it has completed the acquisition of Madison-based Great Lakes Educational Loan Services, Inc. from Great Lakes Higher Education Corporation. A press release provided by Nelnet said the company paid $150 million for 100 percent of the stock of Great Lakes, following the satisfaction of all required closing conditions. The acquisition makes…
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Flyover Capital funds Midwest startups and success stories
Most startup funding news seems to come out of Silicon Valley, but Flyover Capital knows the value of the Silicon Prairie’s talent pool and local entrepreneurs and is paying close attention to the next crop of tech success stories growing in the Midwest. Based in the Kansas City area, Flyover Capital looks to fund innovative…