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MyRacePass moves to Lincoln to make waves across the country
For Josh Holt, Zach Calmus, and Ross Vaneck, the founders of MyRacePass, the go-to social network for all things racing, you won’t find any family ties to Lincoln, Nebraska. There wasn’t a friendly couch in town to sleep on until they found their feet. Yet the group decided to pick up their company from South…
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Sioux City’s Base 3 is back! QA with Ryan Martinez and Sean Richardson
On January 28th Sioux City’s premiere startup event Base 3 will return to showcase 3 new speakers, 5 local startups and 2 craft breweries. SPN caught up with Base 3’s organizers, Ryan Martinez and Sean Richardson of Flyover Technology, over Skype. SPN: What was the response like to Base 3 last July? RM: It was good all around.…
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Virtual Incision secures $11.2 million, led by Bluestem Capital
A startup company built from collaborative research efforts at two University of Nebraska campuses has announced it has secured $11.2 million in equity financing. Virtual Incision Corporation received the investment, led by Bluestem Capital of Sioux Falls, South Dakota, with support from existing investors including PrairieGold Venture Partners, also of Sioux Falls. Virtual Incision has…
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Sioux City’s startup community has no illusions
The working class city on the Missouri River has a history with tech innovation—a history it hopes to transcend. At Base 3, Sioux City’s annual entrepreneurship event, a microbrewer passes out samples of hibiscus beer while live local musicians play in the background. Sioux City’s young, creative and ambitious mingle around the century-old, exposed red brick…
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QA with Ryan Martinez and Sean Richardson on Sioux City and Base 3
On Thursday, July 16th, Sioux City’s premier entrepreneurship night, Base 3, will be returning for its fourth event. The one-night event includes 3 speakers, live music and art, as well as beer sampling and food. We spoke by phone with the event’s organizers Sean Richardson and Ryan Martinez from Flyover Technology to find out…
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Midwest Entrepreneurship Conference doubles attendance
The event drew college students from as far as Dakota Wesleyan, Luther College in Iowa, and Regis University in Denver.
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Everything you need to know about the four IA Startup Weekends this fall
At this point, Startup Weekends are fairly common occurrences across entrepreneurial communities. But it’s not often that four Startup Weekends are organized within a few weeks of each other in the same state. Starting on Sept. 5, there will be four Startup Weekends hosted across Iowa—Sioux City, Iowa City, Des Moines and Cedar Falls—in the…
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Proxibid subsidiary acquires South Sioux City company, adds 12 to team
Proxibid company Divvy, a retailer of new and recertified consumer electronics, announced Monday it has acquired a South Sioux City, Nebraska-based company called Value Recovery Services (VRS).
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Base 3 helps spark entrepreneurial energy in northwest Iowa community
Sioux City, Iowa, might not be an expected place for a thriving entrepreneurial community, but RXA Technology—a mobile development company based in the city—is helping foster just that through a one-night event.
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Pushlee launches at 42 Kum & Go locations just in time for EntreFEST
For two Sioux City, Iowa-based entrepreneurs, a lot of hard work and planning is starting to pay off through a partnership with a prominent regional chain.