Guests

  • Opinion: Why you should narrow your next business location to certified sites

    Opinion: Why you should narrow your next business location to certified sites

    The following is an opinion piece from Subash Alias, CEO of Missouri Partnership, a public-private economic development organization. It does not necessarily reflect the views of SPN. Business expansions are an exciting prospect, but they can also be intimidating. Major setbacks and delays during business expansion can cost a fortune. If your company needs assurance that…

  • 3 Keys to Help R&D Teams Prioritize Sustainability While Pursuing Innovation

    3 Keys to Help R&D Teams Prioritize Sustainability While Pursuing Innovation

    This is a guest post by Jackson Cummings, research and development engineer at NanoGuard Technologies. Every day, businesses run into big problems. When those issues threaten profits or long-term viability, companies spend significant resources to solve them. In this high-stress environment, tunnel vision can easily creep in and produce myopic and unsustainable solutions. For a…

  • New UP-developed technology builds better, safer trains

    New UP-developed technology builds better, safer trains

    This is a sponsored post from Union Pacific Railroad. The physics involved in operating a freight train are amazingly complicated.  Think about it: thousands of tons of metal rolling on steel wheels over steel rail at speeds up to 80 miles per hour over a variety of terrain—up and down different grades—in all kinds of…

  • Mutual of Omaha finds IT talent in its own backyard

    Mutual of Omaha finds IT talent in its own backyard

    This is a sponsored post by Mutual of Omaha. It was written by Annette Allen, technical solution architect. An underwriting supervisor, a UX designer, a sales compensation analyst, a business systems analyst and a customer service rep walk into a classroom. When they walk out, they’re software developers. It’s not a joke, but a reality…

  • Karen Borchert on Flywheel: Building something big, in the middle of somewhere small

    Karen Borchert on Flywheel: Building something big, in the middle of somewhere small

    This guest post written by Karen Borchert, COO of Flywheel, originally appeared in Medium. This March, I was planning to give a speech at SaaStr US, about how our company, Flywheel, built something big, right in the middle of Omaha, Nebraska. This week is my last week at Flywheel, and while the pandemic prevented me from…

  • Impact of COVID-19: Be a Conscious, Local Consumer and Supporter

    Impact of COVID-19: Be a Conscious, Local Consumer and Supporter

    This is a guest post by Maria Brady. In light of recent cancellations, the Omaha economy faces a period of uncertainty. The economic downturn will impact businesses, workers, families and individuals in various ways—and to differing degrees.  We must remember that little steps can go a long way. While we should limit non-essential social contact…

  • Highlights from the Commonwealth Podcast, 11.4.19 – featuring David Graff and John Wirtz

    Highlights from the Commonwealth Podcast, 11.4.19 – featuring David Graff and John Wirtz

    The Commonwealth Podcast features artists, entrepreneurs and athletes to uncover their approach to leading disruptive change. Host Nick Castner provided this episode recap to Silicon Prairie News. Listen on Apple, Spotify, Stitcher, or Buzzsprout. This week, David Graff and John Wirtz, two of the founders of Hudl, sat down with The Commonwealth Podcast to discuss…

  • Lincoln Startup Week

    Lincoln Startup Week

    Guest Post: Christina Oldfather, Director of Innovation and Entrepreneurship from the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development Techstars Lincoln Startup Week, a week to celebrate, engage, and connect the entrepreneurial community, is back October 18th– 25th for its eighth year! The week successfully kicked off Friday night with a masquerade martini competition at Turbine Flats. Whether…

  • Ben McDougal: Watching my first Techstars Demo Day in Boulder

    Ben McDougal: Watching my first Techstars Demo Day in Boulder

    (Guest post by Ben McDougal) Fresh off the Rise of the Rest event in Des Moines, my alarm clock buzzed at 4:05 a.m. and it was time to go. With a single backpack and the clothes on my back, I arrived in Colorado as the sunrise splashed against the mountains. After a short ride, plenty…

  • Dusty Reynolds: Company Scorecard

    Dusty Reynolds: Company Scorecard

    (Guest post by Dusty Reynolds) Discipline and accountability. I heard this phrase no less than 14 times in my first meeting with one of my advisors…