Prairie Moves

  • Prairie Moves: Fortune focuses on pending Iowa, Nebraska data center

    Lead Read: “On America’s plains, a war for server farms” – Fortune sheds light on a $1.5 billion data center project that Iowa and Nebraska are competing to land. Rumored companies behind the project include Facebook, Apple and Amazon. | Quotable: “I don’t know if Hatchlings is my ticket to becoming a billionaire, but I’m…

  • Prairie Moves: National press sheds light on region’s startup community

    Lead Read: “Tech Start-Ups Find a Home on the Prairie” – The New York Times was among four national outlets to write about Silicon Prairie startups in recent days. CNN Money, MSN Business on Main and Mashable were the others. | Quotable: “But investors typically assume that there is a market leader and they can’t…

  • Prairie Moves: App for international students wins Corridor pitch contest

    Lead Read: “Creative Corridor Dream Big” – Ready to Go in America!, a pocket guide and mobile app that aims to help international students navigate life in the United States and adapt to American culture, won the Dream Big Grow Here contest in Cedar Rapids. – Iowa’s Creative Corridor blog | Quotable: “I’ve always heard…

  • Prairie Moves: TAI announces Women of Innovation winners

    Lead Read: “Technology of Iowa and DuPont Pioneer Award 2012 Women of Innovation: Leaders in Iowa’s High-Tech Sector” – Among the 10 recipients of this year’s awards, TAI recognized Kate Washut of Far Reach with the Entrepreneurial Innovation and Leadership award. | Quotable: “We’re going to exhaust the available air supply here for tech talent.”…

  • Prairie Moves: Google Fiber is live in Kansas City, Kan.

    Lead Read: “Google Fiber installations kick off today” – With a blog post and press conference today, Google began in-home installations of its one-gigabit internet connection in Kansas City, Kan. | Quotable: “We’re seriously looking forward to what will surely be the strangest hackathon of 2012.” – The Next Web covers Dwolla’s announcement of its…

  • Prairie Moves: Register looks at life for immigrant entrepreneurs

    Lead Read: “Immigrant entrepreneurs open for business” – In advance of Saturday’s Immigrant Entrepreneurs Summit in Des Moines, the Des Moines Register examined challenges faced and successes achieved by immigrant entrepreneurs and looked at the broader landscape — from availability of funding to immigration laws — facing that segment of entrepreneurs in the U.S. Quotable:…

  • Prairie Moves: Sen. Moran takes his immigration reform to TechCrunch

    Lead Read: “Why My Colleagues In Congress Shouldn’t Wait On Immigration Reform” – In the midst of a presidential election, U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran of Kansas authored a guest post on TechCrunch to talk up the goals of the Startup Act 2.0, a bill he co-sponsored in May. Quotable: “Hey Bryan, it’s Paul. We loved…

  • Prairie Moves: Startup Weekend introduces “next” step after Sunday

    Lead Read: “Introducing NEXT” – Startup Weekend is rolling out a four-week pre-accelerator course to help teams from its events move forward on their idea after the Sunday night pitch session. | Quotable: “This is about DIY cities, it’s taking an entrepreneurial, hacker approach to civic thing.” – Neighbor.ly founder Jase Wilson told VentureBeat in…

  • Prairie Moves: Hudl hits 10,000 schools milestone

    Lead Read: “Thanks For Helping Us Celebrate 10,000” – Hudl announced this week it now has 10,000 schools using its online video analysis and coaching tools. Quotable: “Oh so many awesome apps in that image. We’re truly proud to see our baby up there!” – Montessorium reacts to seeing its Intro to Letters app featured…

  • Prairie Moves: Dwolla adds feature to rival PayPal’s Mass Payment

    Lead Read: “With MassPay, Dwolla Takes On PayPal By Offering Lower Fees, Support For More Recipients” – TechCrunch on Monday reported on Dwolla’s MassPay, a feature that pits the Des Moines-based startup closer in competition with PayPal. | Quotable: “Finding the right startup to join is a lot like dating. It’s not always easy. It’s…