Hurrdat and B2 Interactive announced a merger this week. Both companies penned blogs on working together.
Every Monday Silicon Prairie News’ editorial team will share some of the interesting regional content we’ve read as well as SPN’s most-read stories over the last week.
SPN’s most-read stories from last week
- Nordstrom’s Trunk Club acquisition a success for Men’s Style Lab’s growth by Megan Bannister (8/1)
- Which startup has the Best Culture? Vote now! By Fred Bauters (8/11)
- Drum roll, please… Here are all 56 Silicon Prairie Awards finalists by Fred Bauters (7/28)
- Entrepreneurship Index still shows bias to coasts, but Prairie catching up by Carson Vaughan (8/13)
- Notice something different? We’ve upgraded Silicon Prairie News by Regan Carrizales (8/11)
Iowa
- The Think 29 crew shares what they’ve learned on their road trip from Fargo, N.D. to Sioux City, Iowa. — Think 29
- ICAD will host its annual meeting Sept. 11 from 6-8 p.m. — ICAD
- The newspaper in Akron, Iowa profiled Base 3’s Ryan Martinez. — The Akron
- StartupCity Des Moines principals Tej Dhawan and Christian Renaud share their 10 favorite StartupCity memories. — Des Moines Register
Kansas City
- Hello Fearless gets press in the women in business sections. — Biz Journal
- Briefcase’s Jackie Emory says the Quay in River Market is the best coffeeshop to get stuff done. — Tech Cocktail
- Why startups and corporations are working together. Mention of KCnext and Global Entrepreneurship Week. — Business Insider
Nebraska
- NUTech Ventures is moving to Innovation Campus. — Lincoln Journal Star
- Read personal memos from Hurrdat, Adi Kunalic and B2 Interactive about their merger. — Hurrdat, Kunalic, B2
- Ben and Amber Pankonin were featured as an entrepreneurial power couple. — Nebraska Entrepreneurship
- Heartland 2050 highlights Interface School in its effort to expand tech skills in the Midwest. — Heartland 2050
- Want to learn to code? Eligible candidates—including military spouses and veterans—may be eligible to receive a scholarship of up to $3,500 to attend Interface School’s 10-week training class this fall, thanks to a partnership with Heartland Workforce Solutions. — Contact Shonna Dorsey for more info.
Everything else
Typically our editorial team limits the weekly recap to SPN’s top stories and news from around our region, but we’ve realized that in any given week we read and hear about other awesome things we’d love to share with you. Here are a few of them:
- Ten lessons former Automattic team member Sara Rosso learned from working remotely for four years. — When I have time by Sara Rosso
- Now Fargo, N.D. has a startup house of its own. Sound interesting? You can apply to live there today. — The Washington Times
- Submit events for a group report being compiled by Startup Genome, Startup Digest and World Startup Report about the best events in every startup community across the globe. — Startup Genome, Startup Digest and World Startup Report
We love to hear what you’re up to! Read something interesting about entrepreneurship or startups in the Midwest? Send it our way at editor@siliconprairienews.com.
