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The most recent leading economic indicator report on the Nebraska economy showed positive signs for growth in four of six areas, including an increase in airline passengers.

Indicator shows growing optimism about 2017

October 21, 2016

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September surveys show optimistic businesses, wary consumers

October 7, 2016

John Mackey

Whole Foods' John Mackey to give inaugural Harris Lecture

September 29, 2016

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Strive to Thrive Lincoln seeks applications from nonprofits

September 22, 2016

Master of arts in business administration students Ashley Humm and Tate Rittenberger study in the College of Business Administration.

CBA program offers expedited master's degree

September 21, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Indicator shows more signs of slow growth in early 2017

September 16, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

August surveys: Consumer and business confidence hold steady

September 2, 2016

UNL students build a quarter-scale tractor prototype in this file photo. A recent review of the Nebraska economy, which showed modest drops in manufacturing hours and building permits for single-family homes, indicates a cooling in early 2017.

Indicator: Nebraska's growth to moderate in early 2017

August 19, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

Indicator: Nebraska should see strong growth through year's end

July 29, 2016

Student raising hands emphatically while posing in front of valley with houses and a lake

71 UNL students to study abroad in Nebraska at Oxford program

July 19, 2016

Eric Thompson (second from right), associate professor of economics, works with student research assistants in the College of Business Administration’s Bureau of Business Research. The bureau is designed to assist with Nebraska’s economic development efforts.

June surveys show solid employment outlook

July 8, 2016

Thanks in part to an infusion of state tax dollars for roads projects, construction is expected to be the fastest-growing sector of the state's economy through 2018.

Forecast: Construction to be Nebraska's fastest-growing sector

June 27, 2016