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Iowa Startup Accelerator Launch Day draws 800+ to Cedar Rapids
CEDAR RAPIDS—On Thursday evening, more than 800 people gathered in Cedar Rapids to witness the launching of the inaugural 10 companies participating in the Iowa Startup Accelerator.
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10 people to grab coffee with if you’re new to the Creative Corridor
While the Silicon Prairie may span across several states, include vastly different types of companies and entrepreneurs with diverse backgrounds (and football rivalries), supportive communities are one factor that tie them all together. Whether you’re in Omaha or Des Moines, Kansas City or Cedar Rapids, you’ll find people who really care about helping their fellow…
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And the winners of the 2014 Silicon Prairie Awards are…
After literally thousands of votes, the input of a handful of judges and a lot of creative social media campaigns, all of you dressed to the nines and joined us Thursday evening at Kansas City’s Midland Theatre to see who would be deemed the best of the Prairie. Now we’re excited to share with you…
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Get to know the six finalists for Silicon Prairie Champion
While entrepreneurs are hard at work building, this individual or company selflessly gives time to advancing their startup community. And the finalists are…
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Cedar Rapids launches CoderDojo chapter with first event Saturday
Last month Omaha joined the list of international CoderDojos, hosting an event attended by nearly two dozen 13- to 17-year-olds in Omaha’s Old Market. Now another Midwestern city—Cedar Rapids—is adopting an open source, volunteer-led program that teaches kids to code, too …
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Baseball marketing platform hits home run at CR Startup Weekend
When he pitched the idea Friday evening at the inaugural Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids, Zach Sanderson—who previously worked as a sports photographer at Stanford University—simply thought it would be cool to create a digital alternative to traditional baseball cards. “Stanford’s baseball team didn’t print cards because it was too expensive and by the time they’re…
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Meet the 8 teams of the inaugural Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids
The inaugural Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids kicked off Friday evening with more than 100 people gathering at the Cedar Rapids Metro Economic Alliance to hear the event’s 68 attendees pitch 35 ideas. While nine teams originally were formed on Friday, David Tominksy—one of Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids’ organizers—says only eight continued through Saturday…
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Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids organization a community effort
It’s been more than a year since a Startup Weekend has been hosted in Iowa’s Creative Corridor. Later this month, a number of Cedar Rapids’ community entities and leaders are coming together to change that with Startup Weekend Cedar Rapids…