After continued success and expansion of course offerings, the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) extends congratulations to the recent graduates of the Lincoln Manufacturing Council’s Manufacturing Skills Certificate program.

Google has announced plans to build a data center in Lincoln, its third in the state, continuing to strengthen the Omaha-Lincoln metropolitan areas as hubs for innovation and technology. The announcement was made with U.S. Senator Deb Fischer and Congressman Mike Flood at the company’s Papillion data center campus on Tuesday morning along with city officials from Lincoln, Omaha and Papillion.

Doane University is excited to announce Go For Launch Entrepreneurship Workshop beginning in October 2023, in collaboration with the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED), a division of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and a public-private collaboration charged with fulfilling Lincoln’s economic development goals.

For today’s young professionals, students and job seekers, place is just as important as opportunity when it comes to making career decisions. Fortunately, we have tremendous assets in Lincoln, making our community an ideal place to live and work, and it is critical that we elevate our efforts to effectively tell that story. 

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED), a division of the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and a public-private collaboration charged with fulfilling Lincoln’s economic development goals, announces the five local startups selected to participate in the LaunchLNK program for 2023.

Expanding the use of the Lincoln Airport as a business hub is an important part of Lincoln's future and the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development will continue to support all essential initiatives to grow our community.

The business community of Lincoln recognizes the need to craft our own future. A quote from computer scientist Alan Kay sums it up best —“the only way you can predict the future is to build it.”

Lincoln already has the creativity, technology and community assets to be a growing, competitive city for the next 50 years. It is time to evaluate our strengths and needs, and intelligently plan, as we will be creating plans to build the economic vitality of Lincoln from a position of strength.

Today, the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development and Visit Lincoln unveiled the Economic Vitality Survey at the annual Economic Development Breakfast to solicit input from the public and to plan for Lincoln’s economic future.

The ability to market Lincoln truly knows no boundaries, as the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development continues its exploration of Canada to market the city and its offerings.

“This is the year of the intern,” declared Ted Carter, President of the University of Nebraska, who spoke at a Face the Chamber luncheon recently. President Carter has made access for students and businesses to internship opportunities a priority across the University of Nebraska system this year. 

NMotion, powered by gener8tor, today announced $3.7 million in new investments that will start and grow 24 Nebraska startups over the next two years, expand the startup accelerator’s programming to serve startups statewide, and create an Omaha location at Millwork Commons.

Internships remain an important way to prepare and train young people into careers with their respective fields or industries.