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  • FNBO Code One Hackathon winners create budget tool, win $7,500

    FNBO Code One Hackathon winners create budget tool, win $7,500

    OMAHA—After 48 hours, one crafty team of developers went home last weekend with $7,500 for winning Code One, First National Bank of Omaha’s hackathon. The challenge: “Create innovative solutions to help our customers prosper financially by building tools to support financial planning, awareness and analysis.”

  • Applications open for new Interface School, First National Bank program

    Applications are now open for the special .NET web developing program with Interface Web School and First National Bank of Omaha. The bank and web school will choose 10 applicants for the program where students will learn, build and grow a web skill set at Interface while getting hands-on internship experience at First National Bank…

  • First National Bank of Omaha hosting second hackathon in September

    First National Bank of Omaha hosting second hackathon in September

    First National Bank is hosting its second hackathon September 12-14 with more than $17,000 in prizes and raffles up for grabs. Teams of three, including developers, designers and idea people, will compete to create an HTML 5 web-based tool or application solution for a problem that will be announced just before the hackathon starts on…

  • method’s Eric Ryan encourages you to steal his ideas

    Method co-founder Eric Ryan is no stranger to tackling giants. Ten years ago, he and co-founder Adam Lowry launched method, a line of cleaning products, among heavy hitters such as Proctor & Gamble. Against the grain of multi-national companies, method carved out its own industry niche with eye-catching design and eco-friendly products.

  • Winning team gets half off tuition at Interface School graduation

    Three lucky students took home the top prize at the Interface School graduation Thursday night: $2,000 off tuition and bragging rights for having the best project. Nick Chickinelli, Sam Carlisle and Matt Niblock won for a website they created for nonprofit DIBS, Delivering Infinite Bookshelves.

  • Interface School, First National Bank of Omaha announce $70K partnership

    Interface School and First National Bank of Omaha have announced a $70,000 partnership to provide students scholarship money in exchange for working as interns at the bank this fall. The partnership was announced Thursday night at Interface School’s inaugural class graduation.

  • First National Bank of Omaha to host first Code One Hackathon

    Typically, banks try to prevent hackers from entering their systems. But later this month, First National Bank of Omaha and Straight Shot are inviting them in …

  • Greg Chambers quits day job to start tropical clothing line Mad Gringo

    Before starting a tropical clothing line in a state with no palm trees, Greg Chambers worked as a regional sales manager looking to get in touch with his inner “mad gringo.” Chambers, employed with First National Bank of Omaha at the time, was far from tropical as he adorned himself in a suit and tie…

  • MVF: Private equity professionals panel this Thursday, May 27

    Midlands Venture Forum (MVF), an Omaha-based non-profit dedicated to creating regional support for entrepreneurs in the Midlands, will be bringing together three private equity professionals for a panel at this month’s…