Event:

Candidate Coffee

Date:

Friday, March 22nd

Time:

8:30 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.

Location:

Hastings Municipal Airport

3300 W 12th

Host:

Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce

Internships create lasting connections between students, businesses, and regions; more than half of young people who participate in an internship become full-time employees where they intern. The Intern Nebraska Grant Program (InternNE) provides financial assistance to businesses that create new internships in Nebraska.

InternNE connects students with internships in key sectors, fostering local talent development and bridging the gap between education and Nebraska's evolving workforce, laying the groundwork for its future expansion and success.

Local businesses can apply to receive up to $7500. Applications to apply open April 1st.

Businesses and organizations that may receive support from an InternNE grant must:

• Be located in Nebraska.
• Be a for-profit company or a non-profit; government entities, as well as both public and private colleges and universities, are not eligible.

Aurora Cooperative is pleased to announce it will once again be offering a matching grant program in collaboration with CHS, CoBank, and Land-o-Lakes that can contribute anywhere from $1,000 - $10,000 to your project! Here’s how it works:

1. You turn in your application AND other required documents by June 1st.
2. We review applications and select those that best fit the grant criteria.
3. We apply for the matching grants through CHS, CoBank, and Land-o-Lakes.
4. We wait to hear back from the 3 partners to see if our applications were approved or denied.
5. If approved, we send you the 2 matching checks! One from us, and one from CHS, CoBank, or Land-o-Lakes.

Elevate, a program from Hastings Economic Development Corporation & Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce, connects interns from a variety of career paths, backgrounds, and lifestyles with a network of young professionals their age while they experience purposeful engaging community opportunities together. The program features several meaningfully designed events to immerse interns in all things Hastings outside of their workday!

Businesses with interns can sign up for ELEVATE 2024 now! Last year we had 19 interns participating in the ELEVATE program from 4 Hastings area businesses.

The deadline to register is April 19th - Businesses can still register, even if you haven't selected your interns yet.