LINCOLN — How sweet is too sweet when it comes to state economic development incentives?
State legislators again are wrestling with that question as they decide how aggressive Nebraska should be in encouraging “angel” investments in promising, but not-yet-marketable, inventions or high-tech innovations.
“Angels” — typically successful entrepreneurs or groups of investors — have been credited with helping finance some of this generation's most successful startup companies, including Google, Yahoo and Facebook.
Nebraska consistently ranks at the bottom for encouraging potentially high-growth, high-risk ventures. But as part of his economic development proposals this year, Gov. Dave Heineman has offered an ambitious program to put the state near the top of the list.
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