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Doug McGregor sets precedent for banking solutions on-demand
Before moving his recently-acquired Glenwood, Iowa, company to the 10th floor of the Omaha World-Herald Building in downtown Omaha, Doug McGregor went “dark” for nine months to repackage it. McGregor, a recently transplanted Minnesotan and former managing director of the private equity firm Rational Equity, had partnered with ECI, a provider of enterprise-level lending solutions…
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Nebraska Film: Marc Longbrake of the Omaha Film Festival
(Editor’s Note: This article is part of a series titled Nebraska Film: An Exploration of the Growing Community.) The onset of digital photography has allowed the film industry to gain independence over the past several years, giving amateur and even professional filmmakers an easier outlet to make films. Film festivals from around the country…
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Weekly Wrap Up with Megan Hunt of CAMP Coworking
Mentioned this week * Filming live on Ustream from CAMP Coworking * CAMP open house tonight from 7 p.m. to 11 p.m. at the Mastercraft Building at 1111 N. 13th St. * Howard Buffett’s Next Generation Leadership Conference in Washington D.C. * Greg Chambers quits day job to start tropical clothing line Mad Gringo *…
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Stacking Up: Hayneedle executive profile series complete
Over the past few weeks, Andrea Ciurej brought us profiles of Hayneedle’s three recent additions to its executive team: president and CEO Carter Cast, chief marketing officer Ash ElDifraw, and chief merchandising officer Jason Goldberger. When we approached this series – titled Stacking Up in reference to the high level of talent and experience added…
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Stacking Up: Carter Cast brings marketing legacy to Hayneedle
Before Carter Cast began building futures with the nation’s leading companies, he was more interested in the building of past civilizations. The Stanford University graduate was a history buff during his college years. Going on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science, Cast, as a child, was more so an archaeologist who collected rocks…