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7 reasons why you should pay attention to Lincoln
During the recession Lincoln topped lists for the lowest unemployment in the nation. Now Lincoln is drawing attention again—as Exhibit A for the promise of the Silicon Prairie. In March of this year, NPR ran a story on the Silicon Prairie, featuring Lincoln, Nebraska, “a surprisingly strong tech startup community.” This month Bloomberg Business ran another…
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Lincoln Startup Week offers the region an inside look at #LNK
The fourth annual Lincoln Startup Week is scheduled from Monday, September 28, through Friday, October 2nd, at several locations in and around downtown and the Haymarket. More than 50 events of interest to startups, students, job seekers and the general public are on the schedule at lincoln.startupweek.co. One major attraction is the AIM Silicon Prairie Awards from…
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How will Hudl’s new 7-story HQ fit into Lincoln’s Haymarket?
The first phase of Hudl’s new Lincoln headquarters development passed inspection by two city committees yesterday afternoon. With one opponent and a couple of abstentions, Lincoln’s Urban Design Committee and Historic Preservation Commission voted to recommend approval of an exception to Haymarket building height restrictions. The exception will allow Hudl to build a 7-story structure that…
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Watch this gorgeous video about Quantified Ag
Windstream posted this stunning video about Vishal Singh and his Lincoln-based Quantified Ag. Quantified Ag went through the NMotion accelerator in 2014. Windstream is a major supporter of the Silicon Prairie region. (H/t to Aaron Babcock)
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Check out Turbine Flats’ 6th Annual Crawfish Boil [13 Photos]
Last Friday SPN sent Omaha photographer Atiim Jones down to Turbine Flats in Lincoln to take some photos of their 6th Annual Crawfish Boil. Looks delicious! Check out the complete series on our Facebook page.
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10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to Lincoln’s startup community
While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…
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Uber debuts in Lincoln today
Ridesharing service UberX is making its debut in Lincoln today. The company is launching in 22 more cities Thursday, bringing their total to far more than 100 cities…
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Best Option Trading’s ‘Orca’ software helps you swim with the sharks
Thanks to an investment from Prairie Ventures and Invest Nebraska Corporation, investors now have another tool in their utility belts. Best Option Trading, an options trading service which has been in development for roughly two years, announced an undisclosed amount of funding Wednesday. “Modern technology can improve …
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UNL’s Innovation Campus set to facilitate collaboration
The following article is part of a special insert in the June 3-9 issue of The Reader, a weekly newspaper focusing on the area’s culture. | Vision meets reality with fast-forward results at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s (UNL) Innovation Campus, a “public-private partnership” facilitating collaboration among researchers, businesses, students, faculty, entrepreneurs, city…
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Stocking stuffers: iPhone apps from the Prairie
We recently put out a call for you to send us your suggestions for iPhone apps built on the Prairie, thinking that they would make great stocking stuffers. We couldn’t help it. Danny was inspired. Submissions started rolling in immediately. Some were old favorites. Many were brand new surprises. Now, Christmas is almost upon us,…