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Connecting the entrepreneurship and innovation community in Nebraska through storytelling and events | https://nitter.cf/t.co/xDTS2XRpmm
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Soon the hard hats will be replaced with skateboards and helmets at The Bay’s new facility in Benson. 👷🏾♀️ 🛹 It will also be a hub for creativity, entrepreneurship and workforce development. 📚 🎶 👩🏻💻
➡️ ICYMI — Skate pads to career launch pads: The Bay partners with MCC to ...
... build job pipelines for young adults — 🔗 buff.ly/0rpJ9Mi
@TheBayOMA | @MCCNeb | @OmahaGirlsRock | @DontPanicLabs | @spreetail | #GapYear #education #mentorship #SkatePark #esports #YouthEngagement #WorkforceDevelopment #Benson #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
🎥 Ahead of its official October 1 unveiling, Silicon Prairie News was invited by MCC for an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at its completed biotech lab. 🧫🔬🥼 The facility is based on real industry labs and is a cornerstone of its new biotech program, launching ...
... this fall, to train students as lab technicians.
🎥 Watch the full video on SPN — 🔗 buff.ly/Y2LCtBm
@mccneb | @MCCNebWID | @mccnebnews | #biotech #WorkforceDevelopment #education #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
The Greater Omaha Chamber’s premier gathering on workforce is back for its second year on Oct. 8. 🎟️ POWER is an acronym for people, opportunity, workforce, excellence and retention — all the aspects of the Omaha metro region that the conference hopes to ...
... strengthen. 💪
Read on — 🔗 buff.ly/azyfQjz
@OmahaChamber | @unmc | @JEDunn | @OmahaHumanRight | @omaha100 | #POWERconference #WorkforceDevelopment #OmahaEvents #TalentAttraction #EmployeeRetention #EmployerExcellence #leadership #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
It can be overwhelming for an early professional to enter the workforce. 😓 From concerns over AI to economic pressures, young adults can find themselves stuck on not knowing what job or education path is right for them. 📚 🤷🏻♀️ 💼 To address this, The Bay and Metropolitan ...
... Community College are joining forces to showcase what opportunities are out there. Read on — 🔗 buff.ly/0rpJ9Mi
@TheBayOMA | @TheBayLNK | @MCCNeb | @OmahaGirlsRock | @DontPanicLabs | @spreetail | #GapYear #education #WorkforceDevelopment #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
The Farmers Tech Adoption Challenge, part of the 2026 Spur AgConverge conference, flips the pitch competition format and lets farmers take the lead. 🚜🌾🐄 They give direct feedback during roundtables with startups and can receive cash prizes to commit to adoption of ...
... new tech from a chosen startup. 👨🏽💻🤝👩🏻🌾
Learn more — 🔗 buff.ly/j1ut7AV
#SpurVentures | @UNLincoln | #agtech #StartupEcosystem #FounderSupport #MidwestInnovation #SpurAgConverge2026 #GrandIsland #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem. 👋 Meet Aaron Parker, Co-founder and CEO @ Aulendur Labs. 🤖 💻
Learn ...
... more about Aaron — 🔗 buff.ly/5a2Wowh
#AulendurLabs | #WeaveCast | #AI #MachineLearning #DataAnalysis #PrairiePortraits #Nebraska #SiliconPrairie
➡️ ICYMI: With summer coming to an end, SPN reached out to Invest Nebraska to get some insights on venture capital flow in the state from April through June. ☀️🍉🩳🕶️
Check out the ...
📣 Know any entrepreneurs or business leaders deserving of a spotlight? 🙋🏾🧕🏼👨🏽💻👨🏻💼👩🏿🔬🙋🏼♂️ Whose brain from the Nebraska startup community do you want to pick? 🧠 SPN is looking for nominees to participate in its next round of Prairie Portrait profiles — which features a new ...
... set of questions.
Learn more about how to get involved — 🔗 buff.ly/yBtvgL3
#PrairiePortraits #StartupEcosystem #CommunityBuilding #entrepreneurship #innovation #founders #funders #leaders #startups #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
Werner Enterprises has become a strong supporter of Nebraska’s startup ecosystem, partnering with over 15 startups to help them develop technology that can also benefit the transportation giant. 🚛💨 For founders, Werner is a rare example of how local corporations should ...
... support homegrown innovation. With any luck, the company is setting an example that others in the state will follow. 🍀
Full story — 🔗 buff.ly/xSBk8zi
@One_Werner | @NE_StartAcademy | @autotechvc | @fleetdefender22 | #StartupEcosystem #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
Bio Nebraska, together with the Nebraska Corn Board, conducted a study on biotech industry needs. 🧫 🔬 🌽 While there are some infrastructure improvements that can be made, most recommendations are about leadership from state stakeholders and more investment in ...
... workforce development. 💰
Full story — 🔗 buff.ly/0sJADNz
@BioNebraska | @NECornBoard | @UNLincoln | #biotech #bioeconomy #investment #EconomicDevelopment #AgWorksCorridor #WorkforceDevelopment #StartupEcosystem #NebraskaNews #SiliconPrairie
