University of Nebraska highlights efforts in innovation and entrepreneurship

In conjunction with President Obama’s signing of the America Invents Act today – legislation that will streamline the patent process and foster economic development – the University of Nebraska is highlighting its key efforts in innovation and entrepreneurship that are helping to build a more competitive economy for Nebraska. The America Invents Act is the [...]

Distinguished Entrepreneur Awards Recognize Nebraska’s Most Potent Innovators

Nothing entices a gambler to give the slot machine lever a few more tugs more than seeing the guy on the next stool cupping his hands, spilling more quarters than he catches. Witnessing others reap the rewards of a risky venture can galvanize us, give us the courage to stare down peril in the name [...]

Lincoln Technology Firm Named 2010 Small Business of the Year

OMAHA – James Bowen and Nick Bock, and their company Five Nines Technology Group, have been named the Nebraska Small Business of the Year for 2010 by the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). The information technology firm was nominated for the honor by Marisol Rodriguez, director of the Nebraska Business Development Center in Lincoln. “Five [...]

‘Coolest Night in Innovation’ is April 8

Released on 04/02/2010, at 2:00 AM Office of University Communications University of Nebraska–Lincoln WHEN: Thursday, Apr. 8 WHERE: Embassy Suites Hotel, 1040 P Street [map] Lincoln, Neb., April 2nd, 2010 — Innovation, both nascent and thriving, will be featured at the Coolest Night in Innovation 5:30-7:30 p.m. April 8 at the Embassy Suites Hotel, 1040 [...]

University announces Kiewit, Scott entrepreneurial award winners

NU NEWS RELEASE March 18, 2010 Contact: Melissa Lee (402) 472-7127 (402) 580-3297 (cell) melissalee@nebraska.edu University of Nebraska President James B. Milliken has announced the 2010 winners of two awards that honor entrepreneurship in Nebraska: the Peter Kiewit Student Entrepreneurial Award and the Walter Scott Entrepreneurial Business Award. The Peter Kiewit award recognizes University of [...]