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Newsletter, Dec. 18 – NATO
UNO students involved in the Nebraska Deterrence Lab (NDL) have partnered with the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) to gain real-world experience defending against security threats from space. The UNO team is part of a group of researchers from nine NATO nations collaborating on a series of wargames that started in the Netherlands in spring…
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SPN is hiring: Daily ecosystem reporter and social media roles open
The SPN editorial team is growing! SPN is looking for our next full time reporter to cover breaking news in Nebraska’s innovation and entrepreneurship community. We also have several non-editorial openings at the intern, associate and leadership levels.
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Newsletter, Dec. 11 – Innovation Map
Our friends at Technical.ly just released the first edition of the Map of Innovation Ecosystems, created to rank and benchmark 24 innovation and startup hubs across the U.S. The list includes usual suspects like San Francisco, Boston and Austin. It also includes smaller hubs like Kansas City, Wilmington, Delaware and Omaha. The cities on the…
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Mapping innovation: How Nebraska compares to other U.S. startup hubs
Technical.ly recently launched its Map of Innovation Ecosystems, a new interactive tool to gauge innovation in different locations across the U.S. Nebraska came in first in one category, but overall has work to do to gain ground in the rankings.
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Newsletter, Dec. 4 – UNL Entrepreneurship Programs
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln was recently named as one of the top 50 schools in the world for undergraduate entrepreneurship programs in 2025. The rankings are based on a survey of school administrators worldwide, and focused on data points like courses offered, and the ability for students to work with experienced mentors and take on…
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Newsletter, Nov. 26 – Robotics
The Heartland Robotics and Automation Conference in Lincoln on Friday, Nov. 22, highlighted how robotics is transforming industries like precision agriculture, manufacturing and healthcare. One Nebraska startup even sent its miniature surgical robot to the International Space Station. See takeaways from the conference in the story on SPN. Interested in learning more about the practical…
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Newsletter, Nov. 20 – SPSW Recaps
Thank you to everyone who came out to events during the first-ever Silicon Prairie Startup Week! The SPN team is working to share event recaps and highlights on our site and socials over the next week or so. Stay tuned! You can see the five finalists and grand prize winner from the SPSW Pitch Competition…
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Newsletter, Nov. 13 – SPSW Pitch
All of us because Silicon Prairie Startup Week is in full swing! Join us for the Startup Showcase and live pitch competition finale at The Ashton at Millwork Commons in Omaha later today. Come out to meet the 20 semifinalist startups at the showcase before five finalists are selected to pitch live on stage for…
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Newsletter, Nov. 6 – Elevator
The first Elevator location opened in downtown Omaha in 2022. Co-founders Emiliano and Shannon Lerda had a vision to support growing e-commerce startups like the one they had previously operated out of their home. Elevator’s blend of warehousing, work space, logistics support and community resources turned out to be an attractive solution for small businesses…
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Newsletter, Oct. 30 – State Of Our Union
Last week our team participated in the State of Our Union event organized by The Atlantic magazine in partnership with the Flatwater Free Press. The event, hosted in Lincoln on Oct. 23, featured a series of discussions with local leaders, policy makers and journalists on topics of regional and national importance. Speakers covered several topics…