Strategic Discussions for Nebraska solicited articles for this publication from Nebraska colleges, universities and businesses. The six articles, authored by seven experts, represent diverse perspectives on Nebraska's economy.
Articles were written by two professors from Chadron State College, two professors from Nebraska Wesleyan University, a professor from the University of Nebraska-Omaha, a businessman from Lincoln and a businessman from Omaha. Perspectives range from science to immigration, from transportation to demographics. The rural and urban outlooks are represented, as is the hope for future understanding between Omaha, Lincoln and greater Nebraska.
- Overcoming the Crisis of Hope
by David Iaquinta, Ph.D. - Science as an Engine for Economic Development in Nebraska
by William M. Wehrbein - Success Depends on Planning, Collaboration, Accepting Change
by Timothy Donahue, Ph.D. and James Koehn, J.D., CPA - Federal Immigration Reform and the Future of the United States Workforce
by Jim Partington - Sources of Business Enterprise Growth in Nebraska
by Christopher Decker, Ph.D. - Life in the Center
by Roger Fransecky, Ph.D.
SDN Projects
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UNL student researchers along with SDN are undertaking a major research project to study the ways Ord residents communicate about what is happening in the community.
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Published in June 2009, Nebraska's Economic Future includes a summary of findings; stories based on individual interviews; summaries of community conversations; and articles written specifically for this magazine. The articles represent varied geographical perspectives as well as perspectives on various parts of the state's economy.
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SDN published research on Immigration in Nebraska for the project's initial study in May 2008. We selected Scottsbluff, Lexington, Crete and Omaha and looked at the impact immigration has had on those communities.
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