Nebraska Dev Lab August Update
It’s graduation time! On August 12th, 16 participants received certificates for completing their 20 weeks of education in Nebraska Dev Lab Integrated Pipeline Program. We captured some of the celebration and spoke with a few participants about their time in the Program. Meet the Spring 2022 Cohort This month, we will introduce you to the […]
How many can you name?
The Aksarben Foundation and the Nebraska Tech Collaborative helped fund a variety of entrepreneurial ecosystem research over the last couple of years. This means that there are a variety of statistics that reveal that Nebraska had a brilliant 2021 regarding venture capital deployment – more than $450 million was deployed last year. 2022 has already […]
Lack of People, Revisited
In early May, NTC profiled data from EMSI (www.economicmodeling.com/job-postings-dashboard/ – data in graphs below) that suggested that Nebraska had more than 90,000 job openings. This number is consistently higher than 2021. And, as of today – August 15, the number was more than 99,000. Importantly, the number of software engineering jobs climbed from 2128 […]
2022 Nebraska Venture Capital Report
2012-2021: Analysis of the Past $1 Billion Dollars of Nebraska Venture Capital Click the link to view the full report.
Technology and Agriculture
Written by Mike Cassling Technology infuses every aspect of our lives with improvements and advances that increase production, facilitate diagnostic calibrations, maintain efficient operations and generate opportunities for additional revenue. In Nebraska, we know how the agriculture industry has benefited from technology through GPS, crop sensors, aerial imaging, drone operations and robotics. We should grow […]
Startup Omaha Week – A Celebration Of The Omaha Startup Community
The Omaha Community is excited to bring back for the first time in five years, “Startup Omaha Week” – a week-long celebration of events focused on building a stronger and more collaborative startup ecosystem within the Greater Omaha area. From July 25-29, 2022, entrepreneurs of all types are welcome to participate in this year’s startup […]
Challenges in Attracting Tech Talent in Today’s Job Market
It’s no secret that ambitious job seekers have multiple options in today’s tech job market. The Great Resignation, or Great Attrition, has led to vital employees pursuing other opportunities with companies that more closely align with their work and personal goals. But how do you turn the Great Attrition into the Great Attraction? That is […]
The Computer Science and Technology Act’s Future depends on Collaboration
By Martha Garcia-Murillo As hard as it might be to believe today, public education was once a radical idea. Education reformer Horace Mann’s vision in the mid-1800’s for publicly supported education was grounded in the idea — a brave one for the time — that a well-educated population is the bedrock for a well-functioning democracy […]
Silver Linings in Growth of State’s Tech Workforce
Pace has been slow, but Nebraska is making progress. Written by Dan Crisler, World Herald Staff Writer In 2019, business leaders across Nebraska set and ambitious goal: Grow the state’s technology sector by adding 10,000 employees by 2025. Halfway through that timeframe, they’re about 13% of the way there. Nebraska went from 49,500 tech jobs […]
Nebraska Dev Lab May Update
Meet the Nebraska Dev Lab Team: Chad Michel Each month, we meet the team members working with the participants during their Integrated Pipeline journey. This month, we’re highlighting Don’t Panic Labs Senior Software Architect Chad Michel. What do you do as a software professional at Don’t Panic Labs, and (briefly) what is your background?I run our […]
