Corporate Innovation

  • A new approach to workplace well-being: BrainWorks Institute prepares for launch

    A new approach to workplace well-being: BrainWorks Institute prepares for launch

    Nonprofit Heartland Family Service is launching the BrainWorks Institute, a workplace program blending neuroscience with real-world leadership strategies to revolutionize employee well-being. The four-part leadership series equips teams with skills related to emotional regulation, psychological safety and mindful communication.

  • Reinke Manufacturing invests $12 million in automation and the future of small-town Nebraska

    Reinke Manufacturing invests $12 million in automation and the future of small-town Nebraska

    A global manufacturer in Deshler, Nebraska invested $12 million into the robotic assembly of its precision center pivot irrigation systems. The upgraded facility ties into Reinke’s efforts to upskill, attract and retain talent in Thayer County, with a population of around 5,000 people.

  • 5 Things: Tech Talk with Werner EVP & CIO Daragh Mahon

    5 Things: Tech Talk with Werner EVP & CIO Daragh Mahon

    At Tech Nebraska’s inaugural Tech Talk at Werner Enterprises’ headquarters in Omaha, Executive VP and CIO Daragh Mahon highlighted the role of technology in the trucking industry and how AI, cybersecurity and collaboration are central to Nebraska’s emerging tech ecosystem.

  • 2025 Greater Omaha Chamber Business Excellence Awards nominations close Sunday

    2025 Greater Omaha Chamber Business Excellence Awards nominations close Sunday

    Nominations are open for the 2025 Greater Omaha Chamber Business Excellence Awards, honoring the region’s most impactful and innovative organizations. The awards celebrate the businesses and nonprofits that elevate Greater Omaha’s story.

  • Meet the Team: Ben Goeser, Daily Reporter

    Meet the Team: Ben Goeser, Daily Reporter

    I’m the new daily reporter at Silicon Prairie News. I started out as an intern for the publication last summer, so people might have seen me at 1 Million Cups or at conferences untangling a tiny microphone or stuffing my face with a free donut.  I never was really a part of the entrepreneurial world…

  • Meet the Team: Cally Nguyen, SPN Social Media Intern

    Meet the Team: Cally Nguyen, SPN Social Media Intern

    I am the social media intern at Silicon Prairie News. I was born in Da Nang, Vietnam and moved to the United States at 7 years old. Growing up, I’ve always enjoyed making content on social media. I found myself always experimenting with different hobbies of mine and eventually creating social media accounts for them…

  • Tech Nebraska expands leadership with 2025 advisory board

    Tech Nebraska expands leadership with 2025 advisory board

    Tech Nebraska has introduced the organization’s 2025 advisory board, including 22 of the state’s top technology executives, to guide innovation and growth. The advisory board will shape strategic initiatives and advocate for tech-friendly policies.

  • New CEO Dala Alphonso unveils AIM Institute five-year strategy

    New CEO Dala Alphonso unveils AIM Institute five-year strategy

    AIM Institute unveiled a five-year strategy under newly appointed President and CEO Dala Alphonso. The plan, called “Vision 2030: Rebirth 2 Rebuild,” aims to double the organization’s impact, finances and reach by the end of the decade.

  • Kiewit Luminarium announces Mathew Sinclair as new CEO

    Kiewit Luminarium announces Mathew Sinclair as new CEO

    The Kiewit Luminarium board of directors announced the appointment of the museum’s next CEO. Mathew Sinclair, formerly at the Terry Lee Wells Nevada Discovery Museum in Reno, takes the helm February 18.

  • Best of 2024: Most read stories on SPN

    Best of 2024: Most read stories on SPN

    See which stories were the most popular on SPN in 2024 in this year-end top 10 list.