Iowa

• We Create Here’s Sarah Binder joined a team during the inaugural Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids and wrote about her “awe-inspiring experience.” — We Create Here
• Hatchlings creator Brad Dwyer wrote about why hackathons are vital to the future of our entrepreneurial communities. — Welch Avenue Daily 
• Des Moines startup LendTrade was named to HousingWire’s list of the housing economy’s 100 most innovative tech companies of 2014. — HW TECH100 

Kansas City

• A little bit on why we should all care about Google Fiber. — Inc.
• A few months later, the Kansas City Chiefs say the response to their Reverse Pitch was phenomenal. — KCBJ
• Nick Budidharma and Jase Wilson talk about why Fiber helps their gaming. — Google

Nebraska 

• Crossroads Mall developers eye “Technology Village” — Omaha World-Herald
• Cosentry’s Omaha-Midlands Data Center is so green it is the first LEED Gold Certified data center in the state. It’s one of 21 nationwide. — Cosentry
• Hudl is known for taking their teams sports skills to the streets with an annual employee outdoor basketball tournament, but now they taketeam bonding to the ice with games of broomball. — Hudl
• Co-founders of Gear Five, a healthcare management startup company, are on Capitol Hill to talk to Congress this week. — Gear Five
• Omaha’s Proxibid auctions off Burn Notice costumes and props. — Omaha World-Herald

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Credits: Photo by Mark Davis of the Omaha World-Herald.