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  • Omaha event to feature Silicon Valley Connect’s Ellen Levy on Jan. 29

    Early LinkedIn employee Ellen Levy is the featured speaker of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce annual meeting luncheon Jan. 29. Levy (left) is currently the managing director of Silicon Valley Connect, a company that works to create programs, services and initiatives meant to build bridges between Silicon Valley and the rest of the world.…

  • Bulu Box co-founders to share story Thursday night at Cornstalks

    Paul and Stephanie Jarrett, the husband-and-wife co-founders of Bulu Box, moved east from San Francisco to Lincoln earlier this year to accelerate the growth of their startup, a service that mails subscribers boxes of vitamin and supplement samples. On Thursday, the Jarretts (left) will travel a little further east, to Omaha, share their story at…

  • Hudl, Proxibid find common ground at Chamber event on innovation

    For all the high marks Hudl has earned over the last half-decade — and the company, which has grown from 12 high school clients in 2008 to about two thirds of the high school football teams in the country this year, has had plenty of positive report cards — Hudl co-founder and chief product officer…

  • Omaha Steaks’ Todd Simon speaks Thursday at Cornstalks

    Todd Simon, senior vice president of Omaha Steaks, will speak Thursday at Cornstalks, a monthly forum for individuals interested in high-growth entrepreneurship. Simon (left) will talk about his involvement in the startup community, primarily from a funding perspective. In February, Silicon Prairie News covered his participation in the Series A round of Artspace.com, an New…

  • Omaha Chamber presents first Common Ground event July 24

    The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce will kick off a new event July 24 geared towards startup executives and employees. Common Ground, a quarterly event, brings together two companies for an open discussion. The event begins at 9 a.m. with a three-hour private session, and then opens to the public at noon for a lunch…

  • Research analyst, digital director, art director and more

    We’re excited to bring you our 106th Opportunities on The Prairie today from all over the region. If you have an opportunity to add, please register your positions using our Job …

  • Serving up SXSW: A photo recap of the Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar

    Amid the rain and eventual shine at South By Southwest last week in Austin, Texas, Silicon Prairie News hosted a different kind of open bar. We tried something new this year to extend the networking, take a breather from the conference craze and provide our party attendees a unique experience with an edible spoon. We…

  • Stop by the SXSW Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar, 10 a.m-3 p.m. Sunday

    South By Southwest Interactive might be a little soggy, but our cereal’s dry. Stop by Halycon (218 W. 4th St.) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday for your breakfast bowl at the Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar. With the help of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, Iowa Economic Development Authority and the Greater…

  • Snap, Crackle, Pop: Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar on Sunday of SXSW

    If you’re headed down to South by Southwest Interactive in Austin, make sure to bring an early morning appetite because Silicon Prairie News plans to serve a breakfast of champions. Join us for the first Silicon Prairie Cereal Bar at Halcyon from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on Sunday, March 11. We’re switching from liquor…

  • More startups and students to join SPN Startup Job Crawl on Feb. 15

    On Wednesday, Feb. 15 from 5-8 p.m. we’re bringing startups and students of all majors together for something beyond a typical career fair. If you haven’t registered for next Wednesday’s Silicon Prairie News Job Crawl, make sure to join the 130 students from Creighton, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of Nebraska-Omaha and other metro-area schools who…