Des Moines startup Bunchball created a video about the fake hauntings at the Midlands Building.
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
- “10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to KC’s startup community” by SPN Newsroom (10/24)
- “10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to the Creative Corridor” by SPN Newsroom (10/23)
- “What Dinovember’s creators learned about creativity & imagination” by Megan Bannister (10/28)
- “Send us your spooky startup costumes to compete for the best on the Prairie” by SPN Newsroom (10/27)
- “A big thanks: Let’s count the ways Sprint is helping our community” by Regan Carrizales (10/29)
Iowa
- The Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier profiled Cedar Valley’s weekly Open Coffee. — Waterloo Cedar Falls Courier
- In honor of Halloween, the Bunchball team explores one of Des Moines’ most “haunted” places. — Vimeo
- Gravitate’s second First Friday is this week, with lots of chances to meet with investors and other members of the community. — Facebook
- Des Moines-based Igor was named the winner of the Midwest Cleantech Open and will represent the region in San Francisco later this month. — MHTA
Kansas City
- Maybe Kansas City really is Silicon Prairie. — Kansas City Business Journal
- Sprint lays off hundreds more tech, network staff. — Kansas City Business Journal
- But, those layoffs make torrent of tech talent available. — Kansas City Business Journal
Nebraska
- Deb Fischer pens an op-ed about how Nebraska is the new tech frontier. — Lincoln Journal Star
- Lincoln Startup Week gets detailed in Lincoln newspaper. — Lincoln Journal Star
- Author/entrepreneur Diana Kander will be in Lincoln Nov. 19 to talk about how writing a bestselling novel is like starting a startup. — Eventbrite
- Nelnet invests in Jelecos, an Omaha tech company. — Lincoln Journal Star
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