Stefanie Monge

  • Newsletter, April 17: Cultivating an oasis in the desert

    Newsletter, April 17: Cultivating an oasis in the desert

    No More Empty Pots recently opened the Micro Market, a small organic grocery store at the Highlander Accelerator in North Omaha. The nonprofit hopes to further its efforts to combat food insecurity and promote sustainability in the heart of Omaha with Fresh Fridays at the Micro Market, starting this month. Read more about the Micro…

  • No More Empty Pots Opens Micro Market as an Oasis in North Omaha Food Desert

    No More Empty Pots Opens Micro Market as an Oasis in North Omaha Food Desert

    No More Empty Pots recently opened the Micro Market, a small organic grocery store at the Highlander Accelerator in North Omaha. The nonprofit hopes to further its efforts to combat food insecurity and promote sustainability in the heart of Omaha with Fresh Fridays at the Micro Market, starting this month.  

  • Nebraska’s First Google Fiber Office is Coming to Millwork Commons

    Nebraska’s First Google Fiber Office is Coming to Millwork Commons

    Google Fiber is opening its first Nebraska office in Omaha’s Millwork Commons neighborhood with construction expected to start this spring. This is on the heels of Google investing $1.2B in Nebraska infrastructure in 2023 alone.

  • Newsletter, April 10: A new kind of networking is coming to Millwork Commons

    Newsletter, April 10: A new kind of networking is coming to Millwork Commons

    Google Fiber is opening its first Nebraska office in Omaha’s Millwork Commons neighborhood with construction expected to start this spring. This is on the heels of Google investing $1.2B in Nebraska infrastructure in 2023 alone. Read more about Google expanding its footprint in the state in the story on SPN. You’re invited! The SPN team…

  • Newsletter, April 3: No barriers to entry

    Newsletter, April 3: No barriers to entry

    The SPN team is growing! This week we feature our first story from SPN Reporting Intern Roselyn Gonzalez. She wrote about Nebraska Founded, a new community of founders coming together to support one another through the day-to-day challenges of running a startup. The group provides resources and connection opportunities for those who are starting up…

  • Weekly Rundown Ep. 22 | Nebraska Founded & Elevator ft. Emiliano Lerda

    Weekly Rundown Ep. 22 | Nebraska Founded & Elevator ft. Emiliano Lerda

    On this week’s episode of the Weekly Rundown we have co-founder & CEO of Elevator Emiliano Lerda! Elevator houses several local startups and has an amazing atmosphere. Tune in to learn more about why Elevator joined Nebraska Founded.

  • University Medical Devices Raised $1.6M to Launch the MicroWash Device for Nasal Specimen Collection

    University Medical Devices Raised $1.6M to Launch the MicroWash Device for Nasal Specimen Collection

    University Medical Devices (UMD) closed a $1.6M round of seed funding to bring its first product, MicroWash, to market. The device provides a more effective method of nasal specimen collection compared to nasal swabs to diagnose respiratory illness, including COVID-19.

  • Newsletter, March 20: Nebraska medical device startup closes $1.6M in seed funding

    Newsletter, March 20: Nebraska medical device startup closes $1.6M in seed funding

    University Medical Devices raised $1.6M to bring its first product, MicroWash, to market. MicroWash provides a more comfortable alternative to nasal swabs in the process of collecting specimens to diagnose upper respiratory infections. Learn more about UMD’s innovative medical device and seed funding round in the story on SPN. It’s been almost exactly one year…