New business creation has been on the rise in Sidney after losing the town’s largest employer nearly 10 years ago. Cabela’s started in Sidney in 1961 and the company’s headquarters was based there until the outdoor retailer was purchased by Bass Pro Shops in 2017. Since the shuttering of the Cabela’s headquarters, which employed around…

This month Elevator launched its co-warehousing concept in a fourth Midwestern city since opening the first location in Omaha in October 2022. On Dec. 1, the company officially opened locations in Lincoln and Kansas City. A location in St. Louis is expected to open in 2026. Husband and wife co-founders Emiliano and Shannon Lerda started…

In late November, around 100 ag producers, academics and startup founders gathered in Gothenburg, Nebraska to address challenges related to technology adoption in agriculture. The Spur AgConverge conference served as a launch event for Spur Ventures, a new entrepreneurship hub to better connect producers with innovation. The event dug deeper into the pitfalls and opportunities…

Nebraska, we have a unicorn. For the first time ever, a tech startup that started and scaled in Nebraska has attained coveted unicorn status. Lincoln-based CompanyCam was officially valued at $2 billion as of August 2025. Local economic development and policy leaders tout the achievement as a major milestone that counters the narrative that founders…

The first digital asset bank in the U.S. got the green light to launch operations in Norfolk, Nebraska. Global fintech company Telcoin received the final charter approval on Nov. 12 from Gov. Jim Pillen and the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance. Experts say the Nebraska Financial Innovation Act positioned the state as an attractive…

Hudl recently made its 18th acquisition since the company was founded in 2006. Hudl has deep ties to Lincoln. Co-founders David Graff, Brian Kaiser and John Wirtz began working on the company during their time at the UNL Raikes School of Computer Science and Management. Hudl’s headquarters is still located in Lincoln today. The company…

The currently-paused Business Innovation Act programs and artificial intelligence were front and center at the third annual Tech Nebraska Summit last week. It was the first summit under the leadership of Executive Director Emily Allen, who took the helm at the Nebraska tech trade association earlier this year. The summit diverged from previous years with…

Lincoln-based startup Nestimate closed a $3 million seed round to advance its retirement income planning solution. The round had investors from Texas, California, New York and Nebraska, including some notable names in financial services. Nestimate was founded in 2022 in response to evolving business needs during COVID and changes to retirement savings rules, according to…