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Behind the painted boxes: Cremalab defines the Big Kansas City identity
We’re thrilled to once again have Cremalab working alongside the SPN team to create the brand and experience for Big Kansas City. Last year they had the fun challenge of introducing the world to what a Big conference looks like in Kansas City. This year, they were inspired by the concept of “The Makers.”
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Volunteering app The GiveBack takes top prize at first Hack of the Sexes
The women won, in a way, at the Hack of the Sexes hackathon last Friday and Saturday. But it was much more about the two sexes coming together to create tech solutions for civic problems. Kelly Tomlinson, a web designer at Cremalab, led the grand-prize winning team …
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Cremalab shows city’s vintage side as Big Kansas City design partner
All of Big Kansas City’s design, from the digital goods that launched in January to the physical signage in the venue today, are done by Kansas City, Mo. design firm Cremalab. Founded in 2009 by designer, artist and entrepreneur George Brooks (right), the company describes itself as a design lab “with creativity and coffee always…
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Turnstone awards office makeovers, anticipates return trip to region
Office furniture company turnstone on Friday handed out its third $20,000 office makeover in three days to wrap up the Silicon Prairie leg of Culture@Work in the Heartland competition. Traveling in a turnstone branded-bus, company representatives made stops at Des Moines startup Goodsmiths, Omaha ad agency Baily Lauerman and Kansas City, Mo. web design and…
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Prairie Portrait: George Brooks of Cremalab
Silicon Prairie News: What factored into the decision for Cremalab to relaunch its site recently, and what about the upgraded site pleases you most? George Brooks: We had quickly taken down our old site when our workload became so much that we wanted to focus completely on hiring. After our team grew, we were still…
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Steven Chau moving on from KC, joining Startup Weekend in Seattle
Steven Chau, a familiar face in the region’s startup community and a regular name in the “organizer” column of Kansas City events, begins a new career today with Startup Weekend, the Seattle-based nonprofit behind the 54-hour event hosted around the word. Chau joins Startup Weekend as a software engineer and will focus on developing a…
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Java developers, IT consultant, graphic designer and more
We’re excited to bring you our 75th Opportunities on the Prairie today, with positions at Client Resources, SharePlow, Power Protection Products and Milliman in Omaha …
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Prairie Moves: StartupCity, QuickCal, OneLouder and more
Published Tuesdays and Thursdays, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if…
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Prairie Moves: CremaLab, Syncbak, Pongr, QuickCal & More
Published every Tuesday, Prairie Moves keeps our readers informed about career moves, media coverage, product development, and more from the companies and individuals we cover on Silicon Prairie News. If you or your company would like to submit one of the items below for our next Prairie Moves post, please email editor@siliconprairienews.com. And if you…