Next month, I'm going to Omaha, Nebraska for a tech conference. Yes, you heard right. they have an interactive web conference at heart and I'll cover that here. After SxSW, I noticed the list of speakers for this year Greater Omaha it was getting more interesting so I had to reach out Silicon Prairie News founder Jeff Slobotsky. Here are five questions for the Midwest mogul: Where did you get the idea to hold a web conference in the middle of Nebraska? The idea for Big Omaha came out of the work we did around Silicon Prairie News. I started…
Author: Cecil Larson
There was a long running radio show on WGN in Chicago that started out called “Ben Bentley and the Sports Writers.” The television edition debuted in 1985 as “The Sports Writers on TV.” The discussions would take place in a dimly lit studio that appeared to be in a basement. Cigar smoke drifts across the table as the conversation takes place. Bentley, a well-known ring announcer in Chicago during boxing's glory decades, was the moderator. Bill Gleason, Bill Jauss and Rick Telander were the regulars, with frequent appearances by Lester Munson and Joe Mooshil. The show could be shown in…
(CNN) With less than three days left in a pandemic-dominated campaign, President Donald Trump continues to make baseless statements about the pandemic, including the politically dangerous claim that US doctors profit from Covid-19 deaths during a visit to the critical Midwest constituency, where former Vice President Biden offered a contrasting message of unity and promised a more forceful response to defeat the virus. The two candidates' conflicting messages came into stark contrast as they campaigned in key states this weekend, each trying to stretch his reach. course towards 270 electoral votes. With swings in the Midwest and Pennsylvania, Trump and…
The central United States just witnessed what was perhaps the most significant February heat wave on record, as dozens of records were not just broken, but demolished.A half-dozen states recorded their hottest February temperature on record, as well as more than 130 cities and towns, including Minneapolis, Milwaukee, St. Louis and Detroit. Many locations also recorded the hottest temperatures ever seen during any of the winter months. The Weather Channel's Jim Cantore is described the frenzy of records as “simply insane” in X;Temperatures climbed into the 90s in Missouri, the mid-80s in Illinois, the near 80s in Iowa and the…
COLUMBUS, OHIO — Amazon's profitable cloud business will invest about $7.8 billion through the end of 2029 to expand its central Ohio data center operations, state leaders announced Monday, further advancing efforts of the state to establish itself as the technology hub of the Midwest. The new Amazon Web Services, or AWS, investments were announced by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gen. Jon Husted, who heads the governor's technology office. The financial spending “further strengthens Ohio as the heart of our nation's technology and innovation,” the governor said in a statement. AWS opened its first data centers in the…
One of the largest State Fairs in North America, the Ohio State Fair is held at the Ohio Exposition Center (717 E. 17th Ave.) in Columbus, Ohio from late July to early August. The Exhibition is attended by almost 1 million people during its 12 days. It has showcased Ohio's products, its people and their achievements for more than 160 years, contributing approximately $68.5 million to the state's economy.A range of activities such as concerts, exhibitions, sports competitions, art show, free stages with hypnotists and magicians are available every day at the fair. Its hours of operation are 9am to…
For the 12th time in the last 13 years, Taylor University was ranked number one in the Midwest in the US News & World Report overview, America's Best Colleges. The Taylor rank is displayed in the category Best Regional Colleges-Midwest. It's also the 23rd consecutive year that Taylor has been ranked among the top three in the region. Criteria used by US news they include graduation and retention rates, peer review of excellence, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources, graduation rate performance, and graduate supply. Completing the top five in the Midwest region were: Cottey College (Missouri) (2), College of…
A strong storm front is moving across the Lower 48 states, bringing widespread snowfall to the mountain West, the threat of fast-moving fires in the Plains, and the possibility of severe storms in the Midwest. It's the first of two such storm systems set to sweep the nation next week as weather patterns begin the transition to spring.Over the Plains and heartland, an influx of warm, dry air near the front will soak the ground in moisture, sparking concerns about fast-moving wildfires Monday through Tuesday. Red flag warnings for dangerous fire weather extend from the US-Mexico border in Texas to…
MHS GENESIS EHR launches at Southern CA Naval Medical Center DoD health officials said the EHR implementation will enhance interoperability and enable sharing of patient data between all military branches and affiliated commercial care providers. The new system aims to enhance efficiency, improve patient experience and safety, enable the implementation of standardized workflows and improve healthcare delivery. It will also provide a single patient health record for service members, veterans and their families. “It will be a smoother process,” Chelsea Barto, MAHC training coordinator, said in a statement. “There will be a different type of standardization around the documentation, so…
Last week I was reading the Washington Post obituary for conservative power broker Roger Ailes, and I stopped at this sentence about the disgraced Fox News chief: “He told a biographer that his dream for America was to be allowed to return to her best self. who put it in the Midwest about 1955.' As it happens, Ailes grew up in Warren, Ohio, not far from my hometown of Lorain. This is classic Rust Belt territory, where many people share the same nostalgia for a better America, now lost. Even if this is a false memory, it accounts for much…