Congratulations to CLAAS on the groundbreaking of a new R&D center in Papillion! The company’s R&D team will move there by the end of 2026.
Omaha has served as the company’s North American headquarters since 2001. Thank you to CLAAS for choosing to invest in Nebraska!
Nebraska's ag industry has worked for years to expand dairy processing capacity.
In Norfolk, though, a boon to farmers has been a disaster for the city's wastewater treatment plant.
New @flatwaterfreep by Josh Shimkus:
https://t.co/WemeyWzBwv
In today's @flatwaterfreep, reporter @JoshShimkus unpacks a question that always nagged me as an ag reporter -- if employers are using E-Verify, how do they end up with undocumented workers?
https://t.co/GxYOEGAQ7y
New at FFP: From little North Loup, Nebraska, the Zangger family supplies a surprising amount of the world’s hybrid popcorn seed. It all started with an old peanut butter jar and a challenge. 🔗 https://t.co/Isv0fS7RQT
Deshler, Neb. manufacturer Reinke is investing $12M into robots that build precision center pivot irrigation systems.
@SiliconPrairie reports on the effort to upskill, attract and retain talent in a county of 5,000 people.
https://t.co/hbf8sX4Gy0
“Corporate innovation and workforce development are pivotal to Nebraska’s economic future, and we’re excited to deepen our reporting in these areas,” said SPN Editor Stefanie Monge.
Exciting news at Nebraska's own @SiliconPrairie News!
We've been chosen to host a @Report4America journalist starting July '25.
Our newsroom will add a dedicated journalist to cover corporate innovation and tech workforce development across the state. https://t.co/VEIlTHBjcW
We're hiring!
Join the team at Nebraska Journalism Trust and serve Nebraskans with great journalism through @flatwaterfreep, @SiliconPrairie, and @ne_documenters.
* Development intern
* Reporting fellow
* Operations associate
* Sponsorships manager
https://t.co/9HbWOQVp80
We're hiring!
Join the team at Nebraska Journalism Trust and serve Nebraskans with great journalism through @flatwaterfreep, @SiliconPrairie, and @ne_documenters.
* Development intern
* Reporting fellow
* Operations associate
* Sponsorships manager
https://t.co/9HbWOQVp80
Omaha, you're missing out if you don't get @flatwaterfreep's weekly all-Omaha newsletter.
This week's featured a standout @GraceWrote profile, a love letter to Wicked from @nataliaalamdari, and @SBHOmaha's hot pot hot take.
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Three large platform mounds remaining at the Plum Bayou Mounds (formerly called Toltec Mounds) near Little Rock, Arkansas. It was a large fortified Native American mound complex in A.D. 1200. It was one of the first mound sites where numerous astronomical alignments were found.
New @ FFP: A massive meatpacking plant is set to open in North Platte, bringing promises of an economic boom. That’s clashing with residents’ fears over immigration. Read the full story 👉 https://t.co/dTngZ9y8Sl
A reader in Lincoln emails today in praise of this recent story from @TheRealCLK:
"This is one of the many reasons why Flatwater Free Press is so important for our state. You are indeed Nebraska Treasures."
New @ FFP: Geraldine Walters’ father died while liberating France, leaving his unborn daughter with a lifetime of questions. Then nearly 80 years to the day, an email landed in her inbox. Read more 👇 https://t.co/6GxJ0ZOJ8i
Mark your calendars—our final Career Closet donation drop-off of the year will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at the Thompson Alumni Center. Clean out your closet and pay it forward to support a future Forever Maverick!
Learn more 👉 https://t.co/PZ4qvXalYp
Mark your calendars—our final Career Closet donation drop-off of the year will be held on Wednesday, Nov. 27, from 2:00–4:00 p.m. at the Thompson Alumni Center. Clean out your closet and pay it forward to support a future Forever Maverick!
Learn more 👉 https://t.co/PZ4qvXalYp
Documenters are trained and paid to attend public meetings and record what they see and hear. Our efforts put more eyeballs on government officials and build a more robust public record. At this session you will learn everything you need to know about joining our crew!
@MarkJacob16 @adamm0rgan There are so many! If I may, I'm partial to our work at @flatwaterfreep. We won @INN's startup of the year award covering stories like our governor's rise to power in business and politics, and the conflict that creates: https://t.co/7VAg4HP6XA
Hey Lincoln, come meet Matthew Hansen, editor of FFP at one of our favorite bookstores, Francie & Finch, Sunday at 2 p.m. He'll talk FFP, take questions and sell some of his fave NE books by authors he loves. 10% of proceeds go to FFP! Learn more here 👇https://t.co/UjLvIkCjDi