Prosper Lincoln News
Laying Strong Foundations in Early Childhood
Published 1/20/2016 Cognitive, linguistic, social-emotional and behavioral skills are conditioned by children’s learning environments, interactions and relationships before and after entry in the K-12 system. These skills are fundamentally interconnected and emerge in...
Skills for Jobs in Lincoln
Published 1/20/2016 Defining the issue. Lincoln has a higher rate of poverty than the United States, though it does have a high workforce participation rate (72%) and low unemployment rate. However, the unemployment rate has not fully rebounded from its low in 2009...
Employment Skills Best Practices – Local
Published 1/20/2016 Lincoln has a low unemployment rate, but does have a high rate of poverty. Lincoln has had a number of innovations in this area including: Creating Innovation Campus, which helps with attraction and retention of workers Establishing the Career...
Entrepreneurship & Innovation
Published 1/20/2016 Local and regional environments contribute to innovation through interaction between institutions, firms, and entrepreneurs. Studies suggest that frequent interactions between institutions in the same industry can lead to innovation. Institutions...
Innovation Best Practices – Local
Published 1/20/2016 Lincoln is growing as a place for entrepreneurs, and part of the “Silicon Prairie.” To encourage growth, Lincoln should focus on: Increasing access to capital Increasing innovation through collaboration Offering entrepreneurship training A recent...
Early Childhood Education
Published 1/20/2016 Early childhood education initiatives should start with the most at-risk children first. Early exposure to the physical, biological, and psychosocial environment has a profound impact on child development. Disparities become more established...
An Open Letter to Lincoln
Published 1/5/2016 More than a year ago, a group of community leaders began talking about Lincoln’s vital signs, from its low unemployment and low crime rates to the high number of children in poverty – one in five. Then the forward thinking question of, “How can we...
The next phase of Prosper Lincoln
When we band together, amazing things are possible.
Mayor Leirion Gaylor Baird urged Lincolnites at the Prosper Lincoln Summit to “be informed, be involved, be patient.” Be Informed Stay social with #prosperlincoln to hear the latest news and updates. Share your story of how you’re “On the Upbeat.” Like Prosper...
Brian Ardinger Honored with Step Up Award from Prosper Lincoln
Rich Claussen, Prosper Lincoln’s Ambassador for Innovation & Entrepreneurship, presented Brian Ardinger with the Prosper Lincoln Step Up award. Brian is the Director of Innovation at Nelnet and founder of NXXT, the InsideOutside.io podcast, and the Inside/Outside...