Lincoln (Editor's Note: In this four-part series, Tom Chapman breaks down four bills that are a part of Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman's "Talent and Innovation Initiative.") The new Nebraska Angel Investment Tax Credit Act would create Nebraska’s first angel investment tax credit for investments of more than $25,000 for qualified individuals and $50,000 for qualified funds. Under the act, the investor (whether individual or fund) and the company receiving… read more

Lincoln (Editor's Note: In this four-part series, Tom Chapman breaks down four bills that are a part of Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman's "Talent and Innovation Initiative.") This bill will set aside $3 million for the development of industrial, business and commercial sites. It allows for numerous uses of the money including demolition, infrastructure, construction and renovation/rehabilitation… read more

Lincoln (Editor's Note: In this four-part series, Tom Chapman breaks down four bills that are a part of Nebraska Governor Dave Heineman's "Talent and Innovation Initiative.") The purpose of LB 387 is to encourage and support the transfer of technology and innovation to create high growth, high tech companies in the state. There are essentially six parts to this bill. First, the bill would create an Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase 0 program. read more