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Google tabs Kansas City, Kan. for ultra high-speed network (Video)
The speed of startup progress in one of the Silicon Prairie’s hubs is about to become significantly swifter. Google announced today that it will build its ultra high-speed …
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Google awards AIM $26k grant to develop IT academy in schools
Earlier this week, Omaha’s AIM Institute, a nonprofit organization with a goal of empowering communities, organizations, and individuals through information technology (IT), announced that they’ll soon be carrying out that mission in two Council Bluffs high school thanks to Google. AIM has been awarded a $26,000 grant from the Google Data Centers…
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Infogroup continues to license premium business content to Google
The leading compiler of local business and consumer information is continuing to work behind the scenes at their Omaha headquarters by…
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Stacking Up: Ash ElDifrawi focused on building Hayneedle brand
Before his days of management consulting and brand advertising, Ash ElDifrawi dealt with clients subjected to complicated marriages and troubled families. It all began in 1989 at the University of Chicago, where he obtained a doctorate degree in clinical psychology and started training at the Family Institute of Chicago, focusing on marriage and family counseling.…
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Heartland GreenUp to focus on IT industry’s impact on environment
Executives and thought leaders from a number of leading technology companies are planning to come together on May 5, 2010 in the Des Moines-area to participate in the inaugural Heartland GreenUp, an event being produced by the Technology Association…
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Nathan T. Wright takes peek inside Council Bluffs’ Google Data Center
Nathan T. Wright, founder of Des Moines-based Lava Row, recently emceed the Technology Association of Iowa’s Prometheus Awards. These awards recognize achievement in the technology sector from across the state. As part of his duties, Nathan made a trip to the western border to see Google’s new data center in Council Bluffs. In the video…
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Google’s Chief Technology Advocate headlining Infotec 2010
Infotec 2010 is just around the corner and the registration deadline is quickly approaching. The two-day event, produced by the AIM Institute, is filled with presenters from around the country sharing on topics related to information technology, entrepreneurship and emerging trends in the technology arena. This year’s lineup includes some amazing speakers such as Michael…
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A chain of events made from fiber – last call to action
One day, I read that Google wanted to roll out fiber based Internet service. This means faster gaming, faster downloading and faster sending people stuff. I like that, so I nominated the Omaha-metro area at the Google Fiber for Communities page. You should too…
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Act Fast: Help bring Google Fiber to Omaha–Council Bluffs
Hopefully this post is better late than never – please help us get the word out on what could be one of the most important additions to Omaha in the next five years.
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DSMfiber.org hopes to bring the Google fiber project to Des Moines
A local initiative is underway to include Des Moines amongst the cities chosen by Google for their Google Fiber for Communities project. This initiative, dubbed DSMfiber, is seeking to gather interested Central Iowans in support of the idea as well as serve as a hub for local information on the project. DSMfiber is…