EmployLNK, The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) and local area agencies are hosting a career fair next month to help match employees with area employers.

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) is proud to announce that this year’s JumpStart Challenge will feature collaboration with two distinguished partners from the Lincoln community.

JumpStart Challenge 2021 events will be presented by ALLO Communications and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln Athletic Department. The goal of the JumpStart Challenge is to solve problems for existing businesses and create new, scalable innovative startups in Lincoln. 

The challenge is open to any creative thinkers, founders, innovators, designers, developers, students and more. Previous years have focused on industry challenges in fintech, real estate, insurtech and health care among others.

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development is proud to announce that Kaylie Hogan-Schnittker, Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development Director of Talent Strategy, has been named a co-chair for Lincoln’s STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) Ecosystem.

Nationally ranked startup accelerator gener8tor and NMotion have announced the five companies participating in its gBETA Lincoln Summer 2021 program. This will be the fourth gBETA program offered in Lincoln, open to all Nebraska-based companies.

Corral Technologies, Job Share Connect, Plug Sports, Sub Guru and VIZN Stats stood out of the over 52 applicants throughout Nebraska and represent a wide variety of industries and verticals including FinTech, InsureTech, AgTech and HealthTech.

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development is proud to announce the winner of this year’s first annual Pat Haverty Memorial Award—Rob Hanson, Co-Founder and CEO of Monolith Materials. The award was presented at LPED’s virtual Economic Development Breakfast on Thursday, May 27, which featured keynote speaker Cameron Smith, President and Co-Founder of Kodiak Cakes.

Meet Cameron Smith, President and Co-Founder of Kodiak Cakes! Cameron, a Lincoln native, is our featured speaker at this month’s Economic Development Breakfast on Thursday, May 27 from 9 – 10 a.m.

As the third-best city in the country for young professionals and the second-best city for millennials, Lincoln truly is the best place for young professionals to live, work and play. Our city’s talent recruitment and retention efforts are successful because of programs like the Lincoln Young Professionals Group, which provides exceptional programming and events to unite, empower and engage this influential demographic that comprises nearly 35 percent of Lincoln employees. Why is involvement in Lincoln’s YP group so important for the young professionals within your organization?

There are many reasons why Lincoln remains an ideal location for companies and their employees to enjoy the good life.

So, why is Lincoln the Place to Be? Low unemployment, low cost of living, ample opportunities to enjoy scenic views and recreation opportunities, a prospering tech scene and a lifestyle that is second to none are some of the biggest reasons why Lincoln is a place where our current and future workforce can call “home”.

This week, community agencies involved in the CareerLadder project are launching unique programs that connect skilled immigrants and refugees to resuming career pathways with professional experience and education to Nebraska-based career opportunities.

Lincoln, NE – The MyLink app and website provide information about nonprofit and government services to ensure that families utilize local and available resources.

With increased need and services available statewide due to COVID-19, the MyLink app and website provide an invaluable tool for families that have never needed services before to understand local and federal services available in their area. In Lincoln, the app has been downloaded over 10,000 times and has over 1,000 monthly users.

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) announces the promotion of Luke Peltz to Vice President of Economic Development from his previous position of Director of Business Development.

Peltz succeeds Pat Haverty, who passed away in September 2020, and has served as the Interim Vice President of Economic Development since that time.

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) has announced five recipients of the LaunchLNK program for 2021. LaunchLNK helps startups get established and grow in Lincoln by providing funding, resources and opportunities. 

Corral Technologies, Sub Guru, Oculi Data LLC, Job Share Connect and Iron Sun have been named as recipients of the LaunchLNK award. The LaunchLNK program provides startups with a $25,000 grant, connections to mentors and potential corporate partners and professional services from HBE, Cline Williams, Suiter Swantz, Eakes Office Solutions and Firespring.