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Tech Nebraska, A New Statewide Technology Organization, Will Unite The State’s Tech Community

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/27/2022 - 5:00am

NE Chamber President Bryan Slone announced the formation of Tech Nebraska, a new, statewide organization to cultivate Nebraska’s tech community and drive collaboration, growth and policy.

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Elon Musk’s Archaic Management Style Prioritizes Profit Over People

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/20/2022 - 4:00am

Elon Musk’s acquisition of Twitter has been rocky, to say the least. Since taking over the company on Oct. 28, Musk has made a number of changes to the platform, resulting in widespread chaos and turmoil within the company.

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Nebraska Unemployment Rate Up Slightly Over Last Month

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/20/2022 - 3:00am

Employment in Nebraska reached another high in November, according to the latest data from the Department of Labor.

“This is the second consecutive month of record nonfarm employment in Nebraska,” said Labor Commissioner John Albin.

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Recession Emerges As Most Likely Scenario For Nebraska

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 5:00am

The Nebraska economy is expected to contract during 2023 before returning to growth in 2024 and 2025, according to the new forecast from the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Bureau of Business Research and the Nebraska Business Forecast Council.

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Wholesale Inflation In US Further Slowed In November To 7.4%

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 4:00am

WASHINGTON (AP) — Wholesale prices in the United States rose 7.4% in November from a year earlier, a fifth straight slowdown and a hopeful sign that inflation pressures across the economy are continuing to cool.

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Over The Moon: The Old-Timey Small Town Bakery Putting Cortland On The Map

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/13/2022 - 1:00am

CORTLAND – It’s five days before the big day.

The Model A dashes down West Fourth Street. Its driver pulls up to a brick storefront and strolls inside, jaunty, dressed in his Sunday best.

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Survey: Business Forecast Dimming For Region That Includes Nebraska

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 3:00am

Ernie Goss of Creighton’s economic forecast group. (Courtesy of Creighton University)

OMAHA — For the first time in 30 months, an index used by Creighton University to gauge the economic health of a nine-state region including Nebraska has dropped below growth neutral.

That sends up “flashing recession warnings” for the first half of 2023, said Ernie Goss, director of Creighton’s economic forecasting group.

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Millions Of Workers Are Dealing With Long COVID. Advocates Call For Expanding Social Safety Net.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/22/2022 - 5:00am

Long COVID conditions are a wide range of new, returning, or ongoing health problems that people experience after being infected with the virus that causes COVID-19. (Shutterstock)

Emily Withnall caught COVID-19 from her teenager in July 2020. In the more than two years since, the 40-year-old has suffered from debilitating fatigue, spinal pain and heart palpitations. In addition to her primary care doctor, she regularly sees a cardiologist and says her acupuncturist and craniosacral therapy help relieve her pain and the trouble she has focusing.

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American Workers Feel Alienated, Helpless And Overwhelmed – Here’s One Way To Alleviate Their Malaise

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 5:00am

First it was the “Great Resignation.” Then it was “nobody wants to work anymore.” Now it’s “quiet quitting.”

Yet it seems like no one wants to talk about what I see as the root cause of America’s economic malaise – work under contemporary capitalism is fundamentally flawed.

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Business Management Doesn’t Always Have To Be About Capitalism – This Course Shows How It Can Also Be A Calling

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/15/2022 - 4:00am

This is an occasional series called Unusual Courses from The Conversation U.S. that highlights unconventional approaches to teaching. This article features the course “Management as a Calling” taught by Andrew J. Hoffman.

What prompted the idea for the course?