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Mutual of Omaha’s “nurturing” onboarding process helps IT staff get up to speed quickly
This is a sponsored post from Mutual of Omaha and does not necessarily reflect the views of Silicon Prairie News. Remember what it’s like to start a new job with a new company? It can be overwhelming at first. You have to set up your computer, get to know your boss and your teammates, learn…
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Omaha-based Medical Solutions uses tech to connect health personnel to jobs
A leading provider of total workforce solutions serving the healthcare industry, Medical Solutions connects nurses, allied health, and non-clinical professionals to hospitals and health systems across the country. The company is headquartered in Omaha with seven locations nationwide and is one of the largest in its industry and rapidly growing. Expanding their workforce is a…
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Brand agency Daake infuses passion, community spirit and design thinking into every. single. project.
This is a sponsored post paid for by Daake and written by SPN. The day he launched his eponymous branding agency Daake in 2001, co-founder and CEO Greg Daake grabbed pen and paper, sat down in the rented duplex in midtown Omaha that doubled as an office and drafted a guiding purpose for the company.…
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New UP-developed technology builds better, safer trains
This is a sponsored post from Union Pacific Railroad. The physics involved in operating a freight train are amazingly complicated. Think about it: thousands of tons of metal rolling on steel wheels over steel rail at speeds up to 80 miles per hour over a variety of terrain—up and down different grades—in all kinds of…
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Mutual of Omaha finds IT talent in its own backyard
This is a sponsored post by Mutual of Omaha. It was written by Annette Allen, technical solution architect. An underwriting supervisor, a UX designer, a sales compensation analyst, a business systems analyst and a customer service rep walk into a classroom. When they walk out, they’re software developers. It’s not a joke, but a reality…
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Have an idea for the next big thing? NMotion and gener8tor want to help you make it a reality
If the idea of getting paid to build out one new product or service per week sounds exciting, then keep reading and act quickly. “We are seeking founders who want to create great companies here in Nebraska,” said Scott Henderson, managing director of the NMotion Accelerator, a gener8tor program. NMotion is launching a monthlong virtual…
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Advent, LLP invents the future of intellectual property law
From his father, Ryan Grace inherited more than a love of fishing. He caught the invention gene as well. In 2007, Grace, the founding partner of Omaha-based Advent, LLP—an intellectual property, innovation and technology law firm with clients around the globe—teamed up with his father, Ted Grace, to come up with an invention that would…
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There’s an App for That: Union Pacific Railroad Digitizes Workflows
It wasn’t so long ago that the railroad ran on paper. Stacks and stacks of paper were used to keep track of the hundreds of thousands of rail cars that flowed through Union Pacific’s 23-state system. A slip of paper captured the customer’s property, each rail car’s schedule and final destination. It was the train…
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Steel Wheels Keep on Turning, Thanks to Union Pacific Innovation
This is a guest post by Union Pacific. Imagine if roadside sensors could warn you before one of your tires suffers a blowout. While that technology is still a fantasy for drivers, Union Pacific Railroad has been using a similar technology to prevent train derailments for years. It comes by way of thousands of strategically…
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Empowering Railroad Customers One API at a Time
This is a guest post by Union Pacific Railroad. Union Pacific’s programmers are gearing up to launch a new developer portal that will significantly enhance customer experience and be the first of its kind in the railroad industry. Currently in pilot mode, the technology will allow customers to access and interact with relevant railroad data…