Silicon Prairie News

  • Silicon Prairie Spooky: Companies across the region celebrate Halloween

    Two years ago we shared some of the Silicon Prairie’s spookiest Halloween costumes. Now we’re back for a second round of Halloween hijinx and startup shenanigans. Check out some of the best parties, pumpkins and punny costumes the Silicon Prairie had to offer this year …

  • Dwolla to hold Des Moines hackathon Dec. 1-2, EE-I-EE-I-O!

    Sillicon Prairie News is teaming up with Dwolla to help the Des Moines-based payments startup hold its first hackathon in The Prairie. Titled Old MacDonald Hackathon …

  • We’re hiring: SPN Community Builder in Kansas City

    In the midst of our ongoing efforts to tell the stories of the region’s startups, creatives and entrepreneurs, we’re extremely excited to announce a new chapter in our own story: Silicon Prairie News is hiring for the position of Community Builder in Kansas City. Our mission is simple – build creative startup communities – and…

  • Show startup smarts and score sweet swag June 19 at SPN’s KC Pub Quiz

    Question: What’s better than getting together with your favorite entrepreneurial friends for libations and the chance to show off your vast knowledge of subjects ranging from startups to pop culture? Answer: The chance to win some fantastic prizes while doing all that, of course. You’ll get that chance at our next Kansas City meetup. We’re…

  • Meet our summer interns: Paige, Sarah and Kelsey

    Today we welcome to the Silicon Prairie News team three new faces that will be spending the next 12 weeks with us. But unlike interns in years past that we’ve housed in our Omaha office, our interns this summer are based in cities throughout the Silicon Prairie. …

  • SPN’s headquarters are moving!

    In a few months, we’ll be moving the Silicon Prairie News headquarters into a new space in North Downtown Omaha’s Mastercraft Building! The Mastercraft (left), a 140,000 square-foot building situated just north of the new TD Ameritrade Park and Hot Shops Art Center, is a former furniture warehouse that’s now home to a number of…

  • Startup Nebraska: Now is the time to get involved

    The Startup Nebraska effort is launching on Friday. What does this mean? It means that now is the time to get involved. The event is a launch but not a completed …

  • SPN in 2011: Reflecting on a year of growth and great events

    2011 was an amazing year for us at Silicon Prairie News. With the addition of four new full-time team members, more than 1,000 blog posts and a healthy number of meetups, parties and other events, it’s safe to say it was a year of tremendous growth and positive change for our company and the greater…

  • New in 2012: Prairie Portraits to showcase fresh faces

    As part of our tireless effort to provide Silicon Prairie News readers fresh and engaging content, we’re launching a new series to kick off 2012. Starting next week, we’ll bring you Prairie Portraits, a regular feature in which we introduce some of the less-recognizable but no-less-important faces of the Silicon Prairie. While another recently introduced…

  • Graphic designer, web developer, engineer and more

    We’re excited to bring you our 83rd Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions at Silicon Prairie News (that’s us!), Snitily Carr and Ervin & Smith in Omaha; Archrival …