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December 20, 2012

  • Grassroots KC Startup Village fuels high hopes amid uncertain outcomes

    Mike Farmer has spent time in Silicon Valley and New York, but he says he hasn’t seen anything quite like what’s springing up along State Line Road in Kansas City. Farmer is the founder and CEO of Kansas City, Kan.-based mobile search startup Leap2, and his company is part of Kansas City Startup Village (KCSV),…

  • New “built” badges promote Silicon Prairie, Kansas City pride

    A pair of Silicon Prairie companies this week introduced easy ways to help their neighbors tout their Midwestern roots. Goodtwin, an Omaha digital agency, today launched Silicon Prairie Built (above), a site that encourages startups in and around Omaha, Des Moines and Kansas City to identify themselves as Silicon Prairie shops. Silicon Prairie Built offers…

  • Iowa company aims to improve experience for Windows 8 users

    When Microsoft released Windows 8 in October it caused some users, as the New York Times wrote, to scratch their heads. …