NU NEWS RELEASE: New report highlights four Nebraska companies spun off from NU research

May 11, 2010
Four Nebraska companies that are spinoffs of University of Nebraska research are highlighted in a nationwide “success stories” report released today by The Science Coalition.
The report – “Sparking Economic Growth: How federally funded university research creates innovation, new companies and jobs” – identifies 100 companies across the United States that [...]

Web Site Promotes South Platte Area Rural Entrepreneurs

When sisters Betty Sayers and Nancy Herhahn graduated from Holdredge High School, educators and parents told them they could be more successful if they left Nebraska. And so they did.
Herhahn worked as a real estate company executive, living in Chicago and then San Diego. Sayers taught at a community college in Belcourt, N.D., then wrote [...]

Silicon Prairie News Seeking National Exposure for Nebraska’s Entrepreneurs

The phrase “Midwestern character” conjures up a consistent, yet nebulous temperament, an image of someone determined, but humble who minds his or her own business and does that business well. While that unassuming resolve has no doubt been instrumental in shaping the central United States, that modesty can — on occasion — be something of a detriment.
Silicon [...]

Turbine Flats Project Aims to Build Community Support for Startups

You’re not alone. Or at least you don’t have to be, especially if you’re an entrepreneur in Lincoln, Nebraska.  The Turbine Flats Project, an office space for startup businesses and a nonprofit organization, is working to build a culture in Lincoln that supports entrepreneurs.
Matthew Wegener, president of the Turbine Flats board of directors and co-owner [...]