The event was a convening of industry leaders, entrepreneurs, university faculty and young professionals at the Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. Panelists shared insights into building robots and pursuing a career in robotics. The conference is an initiative of the Heartland Robotics Cluster.| Silicon Prairie News
University of Nebraska System researchers, local entrepreneurs and community partners gathered for a night of honors at UNeMed’s Innovation Research Awards. The festivities come following Bio Nebraska’s celebration of the bioscience sector in the state in early October. The post October award celebrations recognize scientific advancements, university research and entrepreneurial spirit in Nebraska appeared first on Silicon Prairie News.| Silicon Prairie News
Co-founder and Managing Partner Doug Durham is stepping away from his role and will remain an adviser to DPL leadership. He said the Lincoln-based software engineering and innovation consulting company will continue helping local entrepreneurs build their ideas into businesses.| Silicon Prairie News
A new assessment launching at HUSTLE is designed to give leaders insight into how they guide teams and drive outcomes. Developed at Creighton University with researcher Sangeeta Badal, the Entrepreneurial Leadership Profile will also shape the school’s entrepreneurship minor.| Silicon Prairie News
A new $2.5 million co-working and business incubator space hopes to create more job opportunities in this rural community. Combined with two colleges and a rush of new housing, that’s an opportunity to keep students local and, perhaps, reverse a decades-long population trend.| Silicon Prairie News
The SPN Ecosystem Project is a multimedia series tracing key players, startups and events that have shaped Nebraska’s entrepreneurial landscape since the early 2000s. This installment spotlights Karen Borchert, founder and CEO at Alpaca.| Silicon Prairie News
NMotion powered by gener8tor is a startup accelerator in Nebraska that invests in two cohorts of high-growth startups each year. SPN recently caught up with past participants in NMotion programming to see how they’ve progressed since the accelerator. Founders can apply for NMotion’s latest accelerator by Aug. 17.| Silicon Prairie News
Brittany Mascio began her journey in Nebraska’s startup ecosystem at Silicon Prairie News, where she helped shape Big Omaha. Now, she's bringing that same spirit of connection and community to the Omaha Comedy Fest. Read the first story in the SPN Ecosystem Project to learn more about the early days of building community in startups.| Silicon Prairie News
A first generation Nebraska sheep producer devised a method to turn low-quality sheep wool into high-quality natural fertilizer. Inspired by research happening at the University of Vermont, Kestrel Ridge Pellet Co. is the only business of its kind in Nebraska.| Silicon Prairie News
