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Prairie Portraits: Renee Franklin
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska’s innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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Five Things: AIM Heartland Developers Conference
Artificial intelligence was a popular topic at the AIM Heartland Developers Conference in Omaha on Oct. 23-24. At the conference, New York Times bestselling author and futurist Martin Ford shared his insights on how AI will impact the future of work.
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Innovators and businesses honored at AIM Tech Awards
The annual AIM Tech Awards recognize individuals and companies making significant contributions to fostering a robust and inclusive tech ecosystem. This year’s Startup of the Year is Superb Shifts.
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Catching Up with Tech Innovator Doug Durham of Don’t Panic Labs and Nebraska Global
Every year, the AIM Tech Celebration awards ceremony recognizes individuals, organizations, teams, students and educators furthering the cause of technology in the community. Doug Durham is one of those people. In 2016, Durham won a Tech Celebration award in the Tech Innovator category for his work as CEO of software development company Don’t Panic Labs…
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State of Our City event will challenge young professionals to take actionable results
Next month’s Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals’ State of Our City event will bring an open dialogue on building a strong city to Omaha’s impassioned, young professionals. State of Our City is extending conversations that began at this year’s YP Summit and opening a new discussion on what Omaha should look like, focus on and…
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5 reasons to participate in the Silicon Prairie Awards
What’s the point of the Silicon Prairie Awards? And why should you be involved this year? We’re glad you asked. The SPAwards doesn’t pick next big thing, but it does provide a “group photo” of who we are and what we are excited about this year. Here’s our list of the top five reasons why…
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Interface to host first Midwest Blockchain Academy starting next week
Edward Weniger, President and CEO of Alpha Bitcoin, is leading Interface’s first Midwest Blockchain Academy starting February 5. The course will run through February 25 and will be hosted at the AIM Exchange building. This first workshop will be geared toward CIOs and executives who want to learn about the blockchain, specifically how it impacts…
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ScoreVision, Don’t Panic Labs honored at AIM Tech Celebration
Omaha’s ScoreVision and Lincoln’s Don’t Panic Labs were among the award winners last night at the AIM Tech Celebration at the Holland in Omaha, Nebraska, last night. The annual event recognizes leading innovators, students and educators in the Omaha/Lincoln technology community. Cox Business was the title sponsor for the event. ScoreVision received the 2016 Emerging…
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Over 700 developers converge at HDC in Omaha
Over 700 software developers from across the region gathered last week for the 13th annual Heartland Developers Conference. The event was held at the Embassy Suites Conference Center in La Vista, Nebraska. The three day event included everything from hands-on workshops to professional development advice, as well as demos of fun new technology like the Microsoft…
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Should you attend HDC? 6 startup influencers weigh in
This year’s Heartland Developers Conference on September 7-9 in La Vista, Nebraska, features sessions on JavaScript, Unity3D, Angular, Azure, Node.js, and C#. It will also include presentations by well-known startup leaders, including Rob Hruska from Hudl, Paul Oliver from Vosaic and three presenters from Aviture. We checked in with previous year attendees from the Omaha and Lincoln startup…