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  • Omaha’s FNTS named to list of North America’s top tech providers

    Omaha’s FNTS named to list of North America’s top tech providers

    An Omaha-based managed service provider and data center has been named to a list honoring North America’s top 250 tech companies, according to a statement released yesterday. The company, FNTS, has joined the CRN Tech Elite 250 List, an annual register of IT solution providers of all sizes in North America that have earned cutting-edge…

  • Sioux Falls B2B software integration developer Prismatic launches today

    Sioux Falls B2B software integration developer Prismatic launches today

    A Sioux Falls-based embedded integration platform developer for B2B software companies announced its general availability launch today. The company, Prismatic, strives to provide an easy-to-use integration platform in an era of increasingly specialized business software usage. A few years ago, Prismatic CEO and co-founder Michael Zuercher noticed a need for B2B software companies to have…

  • Free three-day virtual summit to be held by gener8tor

    Free three-day virtual summit to be held by gener8tor

    The 2021 gener8tor CommUNITY Growth Summit will be held virtually from March 30 to April 1 and features keynote speakers, fireside chats and panel discussions involving representatives from startups, the arts and workforce development. The event will be hosted by gener8tor, a Silicon Prairie-based entrepreneurship cultivation platform that includes startup accelerators, corporate programming and conferences. …

  • Do Space provides free computer usage, internet access for those who need to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

    Do Space provides free computer usage, internet access for those who need to sign up for COVID-19 vaccine

    Nebraskans eligible to receive the COVID-19 vaccine can sign up through the state’s Department of Health and Human Services website.  But what if someone lacks access to the internet? What if they are among the 11% of the U.S. population that does not own a smartphone, tablet or computer? Do Space, Omaha’s community technology library…

  • New chair of AIM Institute Tech Leadership Academy encourages representation, giving back

    New chair of AIM Institute Tech Leadership Academy encourages representation, giving back

    In Todd Campbell’s home recording studio, a Fender Telecaster rests against a small amplifier in front of a green-screen wall that doubles as a backdrop for the tech leadership classes he teaches virtually. Whenever the application development senior manager for TD Ameritrade gets stuck on a hard technical problem and needs a respite from the…

  • GiftAMeal continues to expand reach of hunger-fighting app with new chain restaurant partnership

    GiftAMeal continues to expand reach of hunger-fighting app with new chain restaurant partnership

    GiftAMeal, a mobile app that helps people discover new restaurants and provide meals to the food-insecure, announced today that it has teamed up with Lion’s Choice, a St. Louis-based regional chain (with locations throughout Missouri, Illinois, and Kansas City) that has been serving roast beef sandwiches since 1967. Beginning today, Lion’s Choice customers are eligible…

  • UNMC scientists use new technology to discover SARS-CoV-2 mutations in Nebraska

    UNMC scientists use new technology to discover SARS-CoV-2 mutations in Nebraska

    Scientists at the Nebraska Public Health Laboratory have found mutations to the novel coronavirus using new technology that allows the state to track COVID-19 across Nebraska more precisely.  The technology enables scientists to conduct a new kind of whole gene sequencing that helps officials confirm whether cases of COVID-19 reinfection come from the same clone…

  • InsideOutside.io to host free virtual fireside chat tomorrow

    InsideOutside.io to host free virtual fireside chat tomorrow

    Thursday at 10 a.m., Brian Ardinger of the InsideOutside.io podcast will host a virtual fireside chat with Stefano Mastrogiacomo, co-author of the book, “High-Impact Tools for Teams: 5 Tools to Align Team Members, Build Trust, and Get Results Fast.” The event is free and will feature a Q&A session. Mastrogiacomo is a management consultant, professor…

  • Nebraska music festival launches streaming initiative Lincoln Calling TV

    Nebraska music festival launches streaming initiative Lincoln Calling TV

    Lincoln Calling — a long-running music and arts festival in Nebraska’s capital city — is launching a new subscription-based livestreaming initiative that aims to recreate the live music experience on screen. The project, Lincoln Calling TV, is the product of a partnership between the festival and Basement Creators Network (BCN), a Lincoln production company that…

  • HTI Labs fights human trafficking through research, technology, policy

    HTI Labs fights human trafficking through research, technology, policy

    An Omaha-based company using a data-driven approach to combat human trafficking recently raised funding to expand its crucially needed work to support law enforcement, victims and survivors of the practice.  HTI Labs,  a social enterprise corporation combating human trafficking, domestic violence and sexual assault through data-driven research and tech, has grown far larger than CEO…