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Russell Shaffer | Rural Prosperity Nebraska

Jon Alvarado sits at a table with his laptop.

Latino Small Business Program helps launch financial literacy courses

October 11, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Adeline Johnson stands in front of crafts made by students at Our Place After School Care and sold at the Freedom Factory.

Hastings after-school program pioneering care for teens with special needs

September 8, 2023

Society & Culture

Cody Lawson works on his computer at 1to1 Technologies in Central City, Nebraska. He credits mentorship from Doris Lux, an eCoach with Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s eCommunities entrepreneurship program, as a key contributor to his startup’s growth.

eCommunities program helps Central City entrepreneur thrive

August 30, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

A grain truck crosses the dry Platte River near Chapman, Nebraska, on Oct. 13. At the time, the U.S. Drought Monitor reported that the area around Chapman was in severe/extreme drought.

Rural Prosperity Nebraska, Oklahoma State team up to study rural resilience

August 29, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Amparito’s Market. 648 N. 27th in Lincoln, opened in May, following extensive assistance from Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Latino Small Business Program.

Rural Prosperity Nebraska program helps market become reality

July 18, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Students grow bell peppers in a hydroponic growing tower at Southern High School in Wymore.

Farm-to-school programs help Nebraska students eat fresh, local foods

May 25, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Thirteen people pose for a photograph in two rows, in front of a Husker "N" backdrop.

USDA official visits university to discuss $25M grant for Rural Prosperity Nebraska

May 24, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Rural Fellows Faith Junck (left) and Benoit Kayigamba (right) served in Chadron in 2022.

Rural Fellows begin 10th year serving Nebraska communities

May 23, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

A male customer prepares to check out at a grocery store.

Nebraska Cooperative Development Center helps Utica keep its grocery store

May 5, 2023

A young man stands behind a table stacked with vegetables.

Rural Prosperity Nebraska receives $25M USDA award for Regional Food Center

May 3, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

Rural Prosperity Nebraska’s Kim Wilson leads a walking tour of Columbus, highlighting the downtown economic area.

New report shows Nebraska is thriving, but challenges remain

April 27, 2023

Agriculture & Environment

A woman holds two bouquets of flowers as she shops at a farmers market in Lincoln's Haymarket.

Farmers market handbook offers best practices for market managers

March 30, 2023

Agriculture & Environment