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two engineering programs that have
undergraduate enrollment and re
search capacities comparable to
Nebraska’s one electrical engineer
ing program, he said.
“I don’t think that in itself was our
handicap,” Splinter said. “We were
in a position to deliver anything they
needed.”
’inter said both Utah and Ne
were rated in the top 60 engi
neering schools, with Utah rated at
38, and Nebraska at 47.
A difference of nine places, he
said, should not determine a billion
dollar decision.
Micron representatives did not
visit Nebraska’s engineering labs,
Splinter said.
“It would have made a big differ
ence if they did,” he said. “We’ve got
some good resources here.”
Although Nebraska did not offer
fabrication labs like Utah’s, Splinter
said, it did offer research and materi
als labs.
We would have welcomed them
giving us a shot.” he said.
NU Regent Drew Miller said he
knew engineering education would
be one of Micron’s main concerns. It
was also a factor when automobile
producers Mercedes Benz and BMW
considered locating in Nebraska.
Nebraska needs to improve its
engineering education if it wants to
attract high-tech firms, Miller said.
“We need an engineering building
immediately at Omaha,” he said. “We
need to improve the programs.
“Nebraska’s offerings have gone
downhill in the past decade, and that
has hurt us and will continue to do so
until we fix them.”
But this does not include a sepa
rate engineering college at Omaha,
Miller said.
“From Micron’s prospective, they
don’t care about a separate college.
They want on-site instruction,” he
said. “They want all the classes, the
instructors and degree programs avail
able.”
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Micron’s announcement
draws mixed reactions
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Senior Reporter
Reactions in Nebraska to the
Micron Technology Inc. decision
Monday to locate its manufactur
ing plant in Utah ranged from dis
appointment to lack of surprise.
Speaker of the Legislature Ron
Withem of Papillion, who pushed
the Micron tax incentive package
through, said he was disappointed.
Withem said Nebraska went far
enough with its incentives.
“I really, don’t think it was a
matter of incentives,” he said. “I’m
confident that Nebraska put for
ward a very good proposal.”
Sen. Ernie Chambers of Omaha,
who opposed the tax incentive bil Is,
said the incentives should be re
pealed.Chambers said he predicted
Micron would go elsewhere from
the onset of the incentive debate,
and that left him in an enviable
position.
“I’m probably the only person
in Nebraska, other than lobbyists,
who gamed from the Micron fi
asco by virtue of the wagers I won,
that they would go to Utah,” Cham
bers said.
Sen. Don Wesely of Lincoln,
who also opposed the bills, said he
tipped his hat to Utah, which has
been investing in technology re
search for more than a decade.
“I’ve been saying there’s more
to economic development then tax
breaks,” he said. “They put their
money into high- tech futures, and
it’s paying off.”
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Chancellor Graham Spanier said
from Washington that he was dis
appointed because the university
had worked hard on the package.
But he said the decision identi
fied an area the university needed
to improve—communication with
business.
“We were trying to communi
cate that it is an area we need to
strengthen,” Spanier said. “We feel
that is important in its own right.
“If we stay in the race,
well win one of the big
ones. ”
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BEN NELSON
Governor
Gov. Ben Nelson also said he did
not believe engineering was the main
factor in Micron’s decision.
He said NU President Dennis
Smith, UNL Chancellor Graham
Spanier and UNO Chancellor Del
Webber “leveled that playing field a
couple of weeks ago” by emphasiz
ing Nebraska’s user-friendly engi
neering program.
Although he was disappointed in
Micron’s decision, Nelson said, he
was pleased the company considered
Nebraska.
Miller said Micron’s decision
would still have a positive impact on
Nebraska by opening more industrial
recruitment possibilities.
Companies won’t look at Utah
anymore because of the competition
with Micron, he said, and may turn to
Nebraska.
Nelson compared Nebraska’s loss
to going into an athletic event and
giving it your best shot.
Nebraska had a moral victory with
Micron, he said, because it proved
itself to be one of the best locations in
the selection.
“We’re awaiting that National
Championship trophy,” Nelson said.
“If we stay in the race, we’ll win one
of the big ones.”
