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pawn friday

Detroit initiative is helping the underbanked, launches Pawn Friday 2

By Jess Rapp October 26, 2017

Thirty million people across America do not have a bank account. With no access to mainstream financial services, checking or savings account, the underbanked population has started to be viewed as an area of the market un-catered to. (more…)...

Espacio media incubator acquires The Tech Panda to expand startup and tech coverage to India.

Techli’s parent company acquires the Midwest’s kindred spirit in India 3

By Zac Laval October 26, 2017

Media incubator Espacio -- Techli's parent company -- has announced today its most recent...

on demand food industry

The Midwest on demand food industry is getting ClusterTrucked 4

By Sam Brake Guia October 25, 2017

ClusterTruck, a new on-demand food delivery startup, hopes to change the industry, potentially...

codemoji

Chicago’s Codemoji teaches kids to code with emojis: interview 5

By Sam Brake Guia October 25, 2017

The Midwest is quickly becoming known as a hot spot for bright young startups, one of which is...

microsoft green bay

Microsoft’s TechSpark, Green Bay Packers partnership revitalizes Midwest entrepreneurship 6

By Omar Elorfaly October 23, 2017

Two weeks ago Microsoft announced its new civic program, TechSpark, and now the program promises...

missouri amazon hq2

Missouri makes official bid for Amazon HQ2 7

By Timothy Hinchliffe October 20, 2017

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens pens a letter to Jeff Bezos making an official bid for Missouri to...

MNwest CEO Forum Entrepreneur Summit

MNwest CEO Forum & Entrepreneur Summit calls on startups, community leaders to connect 8

By Timothy Hinchliffe October 18, 2017

Western Minnesota looks to vitalize its startup scene and expand beyond its borders with the...

veterans entrepreneurs

Muster Across America tour highlights military veterans’ entrepreneurial skills 9

By Nicolas Waddell October 17, 2017

The Muster Across America tour, held last week in Wisconsin highlighted the need to pay attention...

milwaukee open source

Milwaukee’s 1st Open Source tech culture program will include monthly happy hours 10

By Timothy Hinchliffe October 16, 2017

Milwaukee's first open source program takes place October 25 and will take people engaged in the...

midwest tech jobs

Report: Midwest cities fail to crack NerdWallet’s top 15 for tech jobs 11

By Ben Allen October 16, 2017

While the Midwest continues to attract startups and investors as an alternative tech hub to Silicon...

University of Minnesota students solving water contamination in India 12

By Nicolas Waddell October 13, 2017

Two former students of the University of Minnesota develop a solution to solve water quality...

startup milwaukee

Startup Milwaukee ignites partnership series promoting enterprise, startup collaboration 13

By Nicolas Waddell October 12, 2017

Startup Milwaukee announces it will launch business and startup partnership series, Ignition, to...

Louisville entrepreneur center

Louisville entrepreneurial center expands across state lines 14

By Jess Rapp October 11, 2017

Louisville entrepreneur center, 1804, has expanded into Southern Indiana to reach more local...

startup eat dna

GenoPalate: the startup that tells you what to eat based on your DNA 15

By Sam Brake Guia October 11, 2017

It is now possible to identify exactly what you should be eating thanks to a Wisconsin startup...