In a victory for startup ecosystem advocates, Gov. Jim Pillen announced on Dec. 22 that the Business Innovation Act will ...

The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and ...

The most popular stories on SPN in 2025 covered policy and research, startup milestones and economic development news from ...

Reinke’s new robotic pipe cell at its facility in Deshler. Photo by Ben Goeser. In a town of around 700 people near the Kansas-Nebraska border, Reinke Manufacturing is betting big on automation. The ...

“The challenge for greater Omaha, like all regions, is that current and past success is no guarantee of a bright future.” The greater Omaha region’s startup community is wrestling with reality: ...

Upstream Wind Energy has a number of wind turbines in Antelope County, including these near Neligh, Nebraska. Photo by Jerry L. Mennenga. Nebraska’s energy system faces a critical turning point, ...

The SPN Ecosystem Project is a multimedia series tracing key players, startups and events that have shaped Nebraska’s entrepreneurial landscape since the early 2000s. This installment spotlights Karen ...

In northeast Nebraska, the lack of affordable, accessible child care is pushing parents out of the workforce and making it harder for businesses to hire. A new employer-backed initiative in Norfolk ...

The Nebraska Municipal Inland Port Authority Act authorized the state’s Department of Economic Development to certify five communities to form inland port authorities. South Sioux City was recently ...

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Executive Director Dan Curran speaking at the annual NBDC Business Awards ceremony in Lincoln on April 8, 2025. Photo by Ryan Soderlin, UNO. The Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) released ...