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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…

  • 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…

  • 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 *…

  • Omaha World-Herald launches Daily Deal Omaha

    Yesterday, the Omaha World-Herald (OWH) threw their name in the hat for daily deal offerings serving Omaha. Although their launch trails that of major players Groupon and LivingSocial, they have an existing audience, ad sales team, and, of course, a strong local brand that will accelerate their version, Daily Deal Omaha, to the forefront. “What…

  • 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…

  • 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…

  • Lava Row’s Nathan Wright predicts future of social media

    Social media is at a high point for further developing the business models of major companies and establishing a new means of communication for people to share their thoughts, experience and location. To celebrate, Social Media Club (SMC) Omaha gathered on June 30 at Nomad Lounge for drinks and conversation around the latest trends…