Lincoln, NE - The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development, EmployLNK, LincolnHR, Lincoln Parks & Recreation and American Job Center of Lancaster and Saunders Counties are excited to partner for the upcoming OpportunityLNK Community & Career Expo this Thursday, May 9. The event will be held at the F Street Community Center, located at 1225 F Street, from 10:30 a.m. until 1:30 p.m.

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.

With time running out in 2020, there are still millions of dollars in unclaimed CARES Act funds for businesses across Nebraska. Now is the time to apply! 

The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development remains strong in our support of programs that accelerate and support the startup community in Lincoln. The LPED team has been hard at work, continuing to drive innovation and entrepreneurship within Lincoln and we are excited to share the following updates and information regarding Startup Week and NMotion.

With a very heavy heart, the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development shares the news that our vice president, Pat Haverty, passed away late last week. Finding the words to appropriately express the significance of this loss to our organization and our Chamber family is extremely difficult.

Startup accelerators NMotion and gener8tor have announced an expanded partnership that includes the launch of the NMotion Accelerator Studio in Fall 2020 and the continuation of the gBETA Lincoln pre-accelerator program.

The NMotion Accelerator Studio will solicit applications from individuals and teams (“Co-Founders”) with the goal selecting five teams to each build a startup from scratch.

The continued challenges surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the workforce have forced employers and jobseekers across the country to create innovative solutions. One of those solutions not only continues to connect people with jobs but also provides a blueprint for other communities to emulate across the country.

EmployLNK, the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development and other local partners hosted their 2nd Drive-Thru Career Fair on July 14.

LINCOLN, Neb., June 12 – The Lincoln Chamber of Commerce and Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development are encouraged by today’s announcement by Governor Ricketts to help Nebraska’s economy recover from the COVID-19 pandemic through the ‘Get Nebraska Growing’ initiative.

A Canadian company, JCA Electronics, has become the newest partner at Nebraska Innovation Campus, Dan Duncan, NIC’s executive director, announced May 21.

JCA develops advanced technology solutions for mobile machines and is emerging as a leader in technology solutions that enable advanced precision agriculture and autonomous applications.

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