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Catalyst: Building a Regional Hub for Healthcare Innovation
Catalyst, Omaha’s upcoming healthcare innovation hub, is set to revolutionize the local biotech and medtech landscape. Opening in early 2025, the facility at the University of Nebraska Medical Center will foster collaboration among startups, researchers and healthcare professionals.
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Navigating the Future of AI: AIM’s Heartland Developers Conference and BIG AI
AIM Institute hosted its annual Heartland Developers Conference—including the Big AI event for the first time—in Omaha in late August. Read takeaways from keynotes, panelists and attendees related to the impact of artificial intelligence on the future of work.
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Warren Buffett Surprises by Slashing Berkshire Hathaway’s Longtime Apple Stake
Warren Buffett is now sitting on $277 billion in cash after selling a massive portion of Berkshire Hathaway’s stake in Apple. Berkshire currently owns an assortment of insurance businesses, BNSF railroad, several major utilities and a variety of retail and manufacturing businesses, including brands like Dairy Queen and See’s Candy.
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Five Things: AI for Small Business Owners Presented by Entrepreneurs’ Organization
The Entrepreneurs’ Organization (EO) hosted an event on July 23, 2024 to educate small business owners on the benefits and implementation of AI tools. Presenters highlighted the importance of AI for maintaining competitiveness, its potential to streamline tasks, and the need for human oversight to address AI’s current limitations.
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Warren Buffett Donates Again to the Gates Foundation but Will Cut the Charity Off After His Death
Warren Buffett announced $5.3 billion in charitable gifts Friday as he laid out his new estate plan that ends donations to the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation after his death. Buffet’s three children will decide how to distribute the rest of his $128 billion fortune.
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From Silicon Valley to Nebraska: Monolith’s Journey of Innovation
Clean energy company Monolith’s expansion in Nebraska marks a significant milestone in the company’s growth, creating environmental advantages and economic impacts for the state.
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Coming out of the Pandemic Omaha Led the Nation in GDP Growth Thanks to Finance and Insurance Sectors
Douglas County leads the way in GDP growth among the nation’s largest counties, according to a recent report by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. Find out what’s behind the surge and if experts expect growth to continue.
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Meet SPN Multimedia Reporter Ani Schutz
The Silicon Prairie News team is growing! Learn more about our newest Lincoln-based reporter Ani Schutz.
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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.
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New at Nebraska Journalism Trust: More directors, hires and Silicon Prairie Startup Week
An update from Nebraska Journalism Trust Executive Director Matt Wynn.