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Last year at this time, we posted on how to celebrate Thanksgiving Nebraska-style: Food, alternatives, and even cooking supplies. Especially for such a food-oriented holiday (and since agriculture and manufacturing are what make Nebraska’s economy go ‘round), it’s important to support your local community. This quarter of the year is often what provides manufacturers and […]
Even if you’re not a STEM aficionado, haven’t taken astronomy, or care more about what’s happening on our little earth than in the sky above, the blood moon total lunar eclipse this weekend was pretty awesome. And if you do love science, or technology or photography or history or engineering or astronomy or math, this […]
Outsourcing American manufacturing jobs to other countries was a major theme in the industry circa 2001. In fact, outsourcing to China actually cost the U.S. 3.2 million jobs from 2001-2013. According to a report from the Economic Policy Institute, three quarters of those jobs were in manufacturing. That’s no small number, and it significantly impacted […]
Metropolitan Community College is working harder than ever to train an emerging workforce for the equally emerging technological field in today’s society. These efforts are all taking place within the walls of their brand new Center for Advanced and Emerging Technologies (CAET), another outstanding way to help students work with the link between manufacturing and […]
“You don’t settle for manufacturing, you aspire to it.” Deb Franklin, vice president of human resources for Claas Manufacturing, spoke in a closed-door meeting last week with state, local, and industry stakeholders. For Claas, as well as for manufacturers in a variety of industries, part of the problem during their hiring process is that they […]
This post is part of an ongoing series of manufacturer profiles. The blogs will cover some of the many names in manufacturing in the state of Nebraska. Check back later for more posts in the series. To see previous posts in the series, click here. Today’s manufacturer located in Nebraska may be one of the […]
This post is part of an ongoing series of manufacturer profiles. The blogs will cover some of the many names in manufacturing in the state of Nebraska. Check back later for more posts in the series. To see previous posts in the series, click here. As they walked along the dairy aisle on their evening […]
It’s no secret that Nebraska cities consistently hit the top tier of many national ranking lists: Kearney is one of the best places for millennials to live in the Midwest, Nebraska companies make the Inc. 5000 list of growing businesses, and recently, Omaha garnered another top ranking as number one in the entire United States […]
Whether it’s wind power or solar power, the importance of sustainable energy is becoming more and more important not only to manufacturing, but to the entire world. It’s difficult to ignore the reality that our world does not have unlimited power and oil and gas, and there have to be other options ready to take […]
Back in May, we spotlighted Outlook Nebraska, one of the winners of the Greater Omaha Business Excellence Awards. Outlook Nebraska took home the prize for excellence and progress in innovation, a coveted award meant for those truly making a difference in the community and state. And if the Omaha nonprofit keeps heading along at the […]