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Nominate a company or individual for the Silicon Prairie Awards
Nominations for the inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards are now open. Taking place August 30, the awards will recognize 12 companies and individuals for their outstanding products, strong leadership and noteworthy contributions to the community between July 1, 2011 and June 30, 2012. The goal of these awards is to celebrate the Silicon Prairie community, acknowledging…
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The inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards celebration is August 30
Call them the “Analogs,” the “doggies” or, if you’d like, the “loggies.” But, whatever name you fancy, make sure you save the date of our inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards on August 30. The Awards will be held at Omaha’s Joslyn Art Museum and will honor a dozen companies …
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SPN Out & About: Chicago for TechWeek
This afternoon I’ll be joining a group of Prairie All-Stars for a panel discussion during Techweek 2012 in Chicago. The session takes place at 3 p.m. at The Merchandise …
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Encouraged by Jobs, couple spreads Montessori mission through apps
Apps created by Montessorium, a Sioux Falls, S.D. firm that holds high the Montessori educational approach, have been downloaded around the world – but it might not have happened without personal encouragement from Steve Jobs. Montessori education is a child-centered, one-on-one approach to learning. When Bobby and June George (left), founders of the first Montessori…
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Officials from Kosovo hope to learn from Iowa startup culture
In Iowa, a pool table is a trendy office accessory. An ambassador from Kosovo, on the other hand, prefers table tennis. At least, that’s what Akan Ismaili, the Republic of Kosovo’s ambassador to the United States, said about his own experience starting a company as he looked around the facilities at StartupCity Des Moines Thursday…
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Meet our summer interns: Paige, Sarah and Kelsey
Today we welcome to the Silicon Prairie News team three new faces that will be spending the next 12 weeks with us. But unlike interns in years past that we’ve housed in our Omaha office, our interns this summer are based in cities throughout the Silicon Prairie. …
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Announcing a future Kansas City event, part of our Silicon Prairie Series
With Big Omaha 2012 more than a week in the rear view mirror, the team at Silicon Prairie News has already begun working on Thinc Iowa 2012, our next premier event. It’s a bit early to release speaker names and party venues for the October event, but one detail that we’re excited to share with…
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Coming this August, the inaugural Silicon Prairie Awards
On the eve of the Big Omaha 2012 Opening Party, we want to take a moment to let you in on another party we’re planning (and you’re invited). On August 30, we will celebrate the Silicon Prairie community: the startups, entrepreneurs, developers, creative individuals, investors and other key stakeholders who are working to build the…