Workforce Pell in Nebraska: The U.S. Department of Education approved three Workforce Pell Grant programs at Metropolitan Community College—phlebotomy, pharmacy tech, and CompTIA Tech+ with Google IT Support—aimed at fast, workforce-aligned credentials that can be finished in as little as 8 weeks. AgTech & energy siting: A Center for Rural Affairs fact sheet tracks how Nebraska and neighboring states are updating wind and solar ordinances, with county solar and wind rules rising sharply from 2025 to 2026. Local infrastructure for tech growth: Lincoln County advanced a long-term lease for the Port of the Plains inland port authority and restructured permit fees for big commercial projects, including data centers and large wind/solar. Husker Harvest Days: Grand Island’s Sept. 15–17 show returns with 115 first-time exhibitors and a new Ag Tech area plus hands-on skid steer demos. Weather watch: A late-season Corn Belt deluge is hitting parts of Nebraska and the region, but farmers are already weighing downsides like rot risk and drying time before harvest. Space & satellites: Djibouti signed the Artemis Accords, bringing its Earth-observation CubeSats into the international civil space coalition.