Silicon Prairie News

The Bay and Hear Nebraska merge to form Rabble Mill

Mike Smith and Andrew Norman grew up together in Imperial, a town of about 2,000 in southwest Nebraska. Today, the two non-profit organizati…

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UNMC PhD student chosen as Pipeline Spotlight Entrepreneur

William Payne, a doctoral student of pharmaceutical sciences at University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC), is bridging the gap between en…

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Quantum Workplace leads the employee engagement industry by example

Quantum Workplace, a developer of employee engagement software that improves employee engagement, retention and performance, is celebrating …

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The Midwest doesn’t have enough early-stage capital – here’s one (radical) solution

Every founder, funder, and entrepreneurial support organization in the Midwest says the exact same thing: There just isn’t enough early-st…

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Madison-based insurtech startup SafetyNet launches new insurance program

Renter SafetyNet, a new insurance program from CUNA Mutual Group’s innovation lab, was launched today in Wisconsin. In a shifting housing …

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SPN Kernels: news from across the prairie

Lincoln: Nebraska moves up in New Economy Index The recently released Information Technology & Innovation Foundation’s 2017 State …

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How St. Louis is Becoming a Hub of Innovation (Again)

According to recent research by the University of Virginia, all but a very select group of cities are struggling to figure out how to crea…

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Can ?Omaha be? ?the? ?most? ?women-friendly? ?tech? ?community in? ?the? ?U.S.?

What if Omaha, Nebraska could establish itself as a woman-friendly tech hub and draw brilliant STEM professionals from across the country to…

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