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Eleven Nebraska startups that could be the next big thing
This article originally appeared on canworksmart.com. __ Nebraska is not California. Omaha is not San Francisco. This sounds glaringly obvious but sometimes entrepreneurs in the Midwest get caught up in proving that we’re the same as any other startup scene in the country. But we’re not… and that’s okay! It doesn’t mean we don’t have […]
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Opinion: Why you should narrow your next business location to certified sites
The following is an opinion piece from Subash Alias, CEO of Missouri Partnership, a public-private economic development organization. It does not necessarily reflect the views of SPN. Business expansions are an exciting prospect, but they can also be intimidating. Major setbacks and delays during business expansion can cost a fortune. If your company needs assurance that […]
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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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Leading with Curiosity, Passion and Integrity: Valmont Industries President & CEO Stephen G. Kaniewski Weathers the Storm
Leadership is defined in times of crisis, and a leader earns their mark when they “gird and inspire people through difficult times,” historian Nancy Koehn wrote. Valmont Industries President and CEO Stephen G. Kaniewski learned this firsthand through trial-by-fire. The tireless researcher, people person and tech leader at the helm of the Nebraska-born irrigation-systems manufacturer […]
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HerHeadquarters enriches women-owned businesses through powerful brand partnerships
Carina Glover owned and operated a successful event planning business. She built her company from the ground up, working for free in the early stages of development, because she wanted to build a reputable name for her company. And she did. In her second year of business, she landed event planning contracts with the Grammy […]
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Phynd-ing physicians at your fingertips faster!
Omaha-based health tech company, Phynd Technologies, transforming care delivery networks with a consumer-centric provider information platform that promises to reduce health care system costs while increasing revenue. We live in a digital age; thus, we expect that any data we seek should be readily available at our fingertips, and at most, no more than a […]
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WorkHound secures new financing
WorkHound, a startup that allows frontline workers to speak their minds anonymously about workplace problems, received $1.5 million in seed funding this month. The company has offices in Chattanooga and Des Moines. It plans to use the financing to bolster the technological team at WorkHound and expand the platform to additional industries such as healthcare. […]
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BanQu, a blockchain as a service company in Minnesota, begins fundraising in Minneapolis
BanQu, a blockchain as a service company, based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, filed paperwork with the SEC this week. The company provides technology that enables supply chain transparency, traceability, and efficiency through non-crypto blockchain technology. The technology specifically targets providing awareness to first world countries that have supply chains in third world locales. By building a […]
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Silicon Prairie companies showcase at CES 2019
CES is the world’s gathering place for all things consumer technology with over 180,000 attendees and 4,500 exhibiting companies including 1,500 startups from 50 countries. It’s the place where trends like artificial intelligence, connected devices, VR/AR, smart cities, 5G and more get center stage. While there certainly were some showstopping debuts, like LG’s rollable Signature […]
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Eclipse Rx takes high tech approach to preventing sun damage and skin cancer
Board-certified dermatologist Dr. Brian Matthys is passionate about raising awareness of sun exposure and reducing the number of skin cancer cases. Now, he’s taken that passion and more than 20 years of patient experience and launched a Kansas City startup, Eclipse Rx. Developed over the course of four years, Eclipse Rx is a combination device […]