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Midwest patience vs. coastal pressure: Nebraska and Philly show two paths to healthtech growth
Omaha vs. Philly: How do the healthtech ecosystems stack up? Two regions are taking different paths to become leaders in health innovation, showing how local culture and partnerships can shape…
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5mPrairie Portraits: Nathan Preheim
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.
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6mFive Things: Hustle Conference 2026
The annual entrepreneurship conference took place on Sept. 30 at Creighton University’s Heider College of Business. The event brought local founders and celebrated innovators behind names such as Shazam, GitHub and Liquid Death together to share insights for building a company and brand.
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4mNew book released by Open Range celebrates 40 Nebraska startups and the wider state ecosystem
Open Range is an Omaha-based nonprofit with the mission of supporting the entrepreneurial hubs of Greater Omaha and Lincoln. Titled “Open Book,” the publication includes an index of company profiles and community stakeholders. SPN contributed original reporting and content adapted within the book.
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3mDARO announces $2.5 million fund clothes to expand disease testing capacity for the swine industry
The Nebraska-based startup is led by a UNMC veteran and the former program manager at The Combine, the agtech incubator and accelerator in Lincoln. Like many local agtech startups finding success, DARO was incubated at The Combine.
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10mPrairie Portraits: Scott Asmus
The Prairie Portraits series features founders, funders and community builders from Nebraska's innovation and entrepreneurship ecosystem.