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Submit your nominations for TAI’s annual Prometheus Awards by Jan. 27
Know an Iowa startup or company that has made a major difference in tech this year? There are only a few days left …
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Applications for Straight Shot’s second class open Monday
The Omaha-based accelerator Straight Shot opened applications for its second class Monday. This time, organizers hope to focus on more meaningful mentorship…
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Front Flip hits 1 million users, almost 5 million scans after national push
Front Flip‘s team might just be doing back flips today. The Kansas City-based loyalty marketing company—that serves brands like Bud Light and franchise groups from McDonald’s and KFC—today announced it has reached one million mobile users. After securing a steady base in KC, the company said it was able to build a following in cities such as Dallas, Atlanta…
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Digital Sandbox provides last funds to six more, starts raising again
Digital Sandbox is providing proof-of-concept resources to six more early-stage companies, appropriating the last of the initial funds from the U.S. Chamber of Commerce’s two-year grant announced September 2012…
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GEW president: Cities take lead on cultural entrepreneurialism
Earlier this week Global Entrepreneurship Week president Jonathan Ortmans blogged about the rise of cities, and along with those cities, a move for more efficient and effective local policies about entrepreneurship …
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Lincoln startup scene one of Journal Star’s biggest business stories of 2013
The startup scene in Lincoln saw some major growth in 2013. So big that it was among the Lincoln Journal Star’s top business stories in 2013. The Journal Star said the growing support system for Lincoln’s startup community has helped accelerate the boom…
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KCSV asks for help making its neighborhood’s sidewalks safer
Kansas City Startup Village has spent a little more than a year building a community that provides density, mentorship and resources for entrepreneurs. Now the group is taking a close look at where it walks. Along with the rest of the Spring Valley neighborhood off of State Line Road, KCSV is hoping to gather support…
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Iowa startups give back to less fortunate this holiday season
This holiday season, startups around Iowa are making an effort to give back to the less fortunate. The Des Moines-based Dwolla team came together to work with Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Iowa and ensure a single mother and her four children have a brighter Christmas. “I feel lucky I have what I have,” Dwolla’s Lacey Powers…
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Pipeline CEO to appear on Microsoft’s BizSpark Show tonight at 5 p.m.
Monday evening PIPELINE president and CEO Joni Cobb will appear on The BizSpark Show, Microsoft’s startup TV chat show. The program is hosted by Douglas Crets and features individuals from around the world…