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MarketPlace conference celebrates entrepreneurship in rural Nebraska
This is a guest post written by Caleb Pollard, executive director of the Valley County Economic Development and Ord Area Chamber of Commerce. | The week of February 20-27, 2010, is National Entrepreneurship Week. Entrepreneurship Week provides an opportunity to focus on the innovative ways in which entrepreneurial development and entrepreneurship education can create a…
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Silicon Prairie News testifies on behalf of Nebraska Innovation Act
Last Thursday, Silicon Prairie News had the opportunity to testify in the Nebraska Legislature on behalf of LB 1109 – Adopt the Nebraska Innovation and High Wage Employment Act. The proposed bill, introduced by State Senator Conrad (pictured left), calls for the creation of a task force to investigate the entrepreneurial…
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Five in Five with Caleb Pollard from Ord Sunshine Pumpers
Name: Caleb Pollard | Full-time job: Executive Director of Valley County Economic Development & the Ord Area Chamber of Commerce | City you’re blogging from: City? I’m located in the sweet spot of the Nebraska Sandhills: Ord, Neb. …