Jr. Bolts Players Pack 800 Care Packages
More than 150 youth football players assembled bags for people experiencing homelessness at Pius X High School in Lincoln.
Lincoln Business News
Across Lincoln, coverage here takes in corporate mergers, store openings and closings, startup funding, hiring trends and major shifts in the economy. This reporting reaches the city and the surrounding area.
People
Lincoln Partnership Names Brandon Wilcox Vice President
Wilcox, a Lincoln native, fills the economic development post vacated when Luke Peltz left in August.
Philanthropy
Lincoln Secures Federal Grant for West O Safety
The city will invest $14.6 million in total to redesign a high-traffic corridor to prevent future fatal crashes.
Openings & Closings
Live Poll
Is renovating existing city buildings a better use of tax dollars than building new facilities?
Lincoln Begins Construction on New Central Library
The project transforms a former college building into a modern 80,000-square-foot library facility.
Startups
Live Poll
Do you trust new surveillance technologies to improve livestock health management in the U.S. swine industry?
Lincoln Startup DARO Secures Funding for Virus Detection
The company uses specialized shoe covers to detect PRRSV nearly four days earlier than standard testing methods.
Jobs
Live Poll
Do you think companies that close suddenly should be required to pay workers more?
Judge Approves $1.25M Nebraska Book Settlement
A federal judge has preliminarily approved a settlement with former Nebraska Book Company employees terminated after the company's abrupt 2023 closure.
More in Business
This section follows store closures and retail expansion, local corporate leadership changes, regional economic reports and startup funding developments. It reaches across the city and the communities around it. Agriculture, government services and insurance are the sectors that provide the strongest economic foundation for growth in the city. Corporate restructuring and new development permits are the subjects that recur most frequently in the regional coverage.