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We're joining the Nebraska Journalism Trust

January 16, 2023

By Matt Wynn, Executive Editor, Nebraska Journalism Trust Like, oh, just about every single kid to ever grow up in the great state of Nebraska, I spent a lot of my childhood scheming to get out.  By my mid-20s, I had pulled it off. I was in a big(ish) [...]

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AIM Launching Into 2023

January 13, 2023

AIM launches into 2023 leading the tech training field for Nebraska and Iowa serving nearly 6,000 participants. The Midwest region’s tech community is full of opportunity, with many exciting and growing companies. But like most tech communities in the United [...]

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President Biden announces $25 million grant to the Heartland Robotics Cluster 

September 2, 2022

President Biden held a White House news conference today where he announced that the Heartland Robotics Cluster, led by Invest Nebraska, was one of 21 finalists awarded a multiyear grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce, Economic Development Administration [...]

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Lee’s Famous Recipe Chicken to become charitable app GiftAMeal’s largest restaurant partner, feeding families facing hunger in 12 states

June 29, 2022

With a growing number of Americans relying on local food banks for help finding their next meal, Lee's Famous Recipe Chicken will join GiftAMeal as the app’s largest restaurant partner to help feed families facing hunger across 12 states, according to a press [...]

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Technology Association of Iowa announces opening of annual Prometheus Awards nominations

June 22, 2022

The Technology Association of Iowa (TAI) announced recently the opening of its annual Prometheus Awards nomination period. Presented by UHY, the Prometheus Awards unite innovators and leaders from technology, business, education and government to celebrate this [...]

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Callers to Coders, led by AIM Institute, upskills Physicians Mutual employees with tech training

August 3, 2022

The Callers to Coders program, part of the nonprofit AIM Institute's partnership with Physicians Mutual, is currently introducing six employees to training in core data management. Physicians Mutual is eager to amplify the success and impacts of last year's [...]

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AIM’s Tony Veland in the news, congratulating 2021 Tech Award winner Event Vesta

December 10, 2021

AIM Institute Director of Business Development Tony Veland recently appeared on WOWT, the local NBC affiliate, to speak about how 2021 AIM Tech Awards Startup of the Year winner Event Vesta is helping improve the economy and quality of life in the Greater Omaha area. Startups like Event Vesta, Veland said, are key to minimizing […]

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Women in Tech: Vonda Page

June 7, 2021

“‘They always say time changes things, but you actually have to change them yourself,’” said Radical Change founder and CEO Vonda Page, quoting one of her favorite artists, Andy Warhol, during her recent keynote presentation at the Infotec 2021 virtual conference. “What types of changes happen over time with no effort?” she asked rhetorically, setting […]

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Latest cohort of Advanced Tech Leaders Academy graduates with career-changing leadership skills

May 17, 2021

Last Friday, AIM held a virtual graduation ceremony in celebration of the latest cohort to complete Advanced Tech Leaders Academy, AIM’s intensive leadership development program for tech professionals.  Thirty-four participants from 14 companies completed this an annual management course for tech professionals, the goal of which is to enhance leadership skills essential for current and […]

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Women in Tech: Evelyn Espinoza-Macias

May 11, 2021

Growing up in a low-income, Spanish-speaking household in South Omaha, Evelyn Espinoza-Macias said she always struggled with a language barrier.  Her parents, though supportive, could not speak English or provide the same level of help on schoolwork that many of her peers received. The Latinx young woman remembers spending countless extra hours at school working […]

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New chair of AIM Institute Tech Leadership Academy encourages representation, giving back

March 4, 2021

In Todd Campbell’s home recording studio, a Fender Telecaster rests against a small amplifier in front of a green-screen wall that doubles as a backdrop for the tech leadership classes he teaches virtually. Whenever the application development senior manager for TD Ameritrade gets stuck on a hard technical problem and needs a respite from the […]

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