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  • Pics from last week: Omaha 10-10-10, Big O! Show, TEDxOmaha & more

    Part of the Omaha Silicon Prairie News team – Jeff, Dusty and I – made the rounds last week to three events in Omaha. Kicking off Monday morning with Omaha 10-10-10 and then closing it out on Saturday with TEDxOmaha. Learn about the events in our “Out & About” post and check out the pictures…

  • Hayneedle launches the Foundary, a niche daily deal site

    Today, Hayneedle released its latest product offering into an exclusive beta. The Foundary (thefoundary.com) will be a “source for daily indulgence in coveted home essentials at up to 70% off retail,” the site’s FAQ page states. “Every day, Foundary members receive an email with new sales events featuring products to shape their homes…

  • Prairie Moves: TAI, Kid Command, Lava Row & more

    (Photo by Lauren Tucker via Flickr.) The goal of Prairie Moves is to keep our readers informed about career moves, press coverage, and product development 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…

  • Stacking Up: Hayneedle executive profile series complete

    Over the past few weeks, Andrea Ciurej brought us profiles of Hayneedle’s three recent additions to its executive team: president and CEO Carter Cast, chief marketing officer Ash ElDifraw, and chief merchandising officer Jason Goldberger. When we approached this series – titled Stacking Up in reference to the high level of talent and experience added…

  • Stacking Up: Carter Cast brings marketing legacy to Hayneedle

    Before Carter Cast began building futures with the nation’s leading companies, he was more interested in the building of past civilizations. The Stanford University graduate was a history buff during his college years. Going on to earn a bachelor’s degree in political science, Cast, as a child, was more so an archaeologist who collected rocks…

  • Stacking Up: Ash ElDifrawi focused on building Hayneedle brand

    Before his days of management consulting and brand advertising, Ash ElDifrawi dealt with clients subjected to complicated marriages and troubled families. It all began in 1989 at the University of Chicago, where he obtained a doctorate degree in clinical psychology and started training at the Family Institute of Chicago, focusing on marriage and family counseling.…

  • Stacking Up: Jason Goldberger brings e-commerce experience to Hayneedle

    Before landing roles in the e-commerce world, Jason Goldberger pursued a bachelor’s degree in government at a liberal arts college with no intention of ever landing a role in the political system. “It was just something I did,” said Goldberger, who graduated from Colby College in Waterville, Maine. “I always assumed I would get a…

  • Stacking Up: Hayneedle executive profile series starts Thursday, July 1

    Over the past few years, Hayneedle has been stacking up on talent. The Omaha-founded and still 100 percent Omaha-based online retailer of home furnishings and lifestyle products…

  • Hayneedle opening Customer Care Center’s doors Monday, June 28

    The sweet variety of the leading online retailer of home furnishings and lifestyle products just got even sweeter with the addition…

  • Hayneedle co-founder Doug Nielsen named UNO Distinguished Alumnus

    Congrats to Doug Nielsen, co-founder and chairman of Hayneedle, for being named a University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) College of Business Administration Distinguished Alumnus. Also recognized this year were Larry Bradley, partner, KPMG, LLP, and Dino Cagni, retired CEO, Hospital Corp. of America. Here’s more on Doug, from UNO’s press release: Doug Nielsen, an…