"Silicon Prairie," America's New Entrepreneurial Frontier

[HardOCP News]

That's right folks! You heard me right, Lincoln Nebraska is being billed as "Silicon Prairie," the mid-west version of Silicon Valley. Pack your bags!


What's happening, say Stephanie and Paul Jarrett, is an explosion of startup software companies in the heartland, reports CBS News correspondent Mark Strassmann. "It's time we bang the drum and let people know there's something happening over here in Lincoln, Nebraska," said Stephanie Jarrett.

 

[jfreund]

That was Sioux Falls, SD when Gateway 2000 was there.

Lincoln, NE is the epicenter of Husker hell.

 

[Skripka]

This is the samestate that spent $75,000USD on a private consulting firm to come up with the new State Motto "Nebraska Nice"

Nebraska has a new tourism brand and it's, well, nice

Which is only more funny when you consider the company that took the check copied the Already existent Iowa motto that reads "Iowa Nice"

Iowans, you might be ticked off by Nebraska's new slogan

 

[modi123]

As a Nebraska - I can confirm this Silicon Prairie... It's like Dances with Wolves meets Tron.

 

[TwistedAegis]

Terms seems pretty broad; apparently this Silicon Prairie moniker encompasses areas in 10 states:

Silicon Prairie - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

 

[lostinseganet]

.....nice