Now Accepting Nominations for 2025 Pioneer of the Year

Is it too early to be looking ahead to the 2025 Pioneer Event? Nah! The 2024 Pioneer Event was successful in a lot of ways. It gained popularity and prominence in our region and in the state. In preparation for the event, we received more nominations for the Pioneer of the Year award and expanded […]

The 2nd Annual Pioneer Event – Coming in May!

Last year’s Pioneer Event was just the start of the Pioneer Starts Here (PSH) movement. Additionally, it served as the launch for the PSH platform, which focuses on telling the authentic stories of market-leading pioneers from our region. (More on that later …) This year’s event will be at Electric Works again at The Forum on May […]

Announcing the 2024 Pioneer Event!

This year we will be hosting our 2nd annual Pioneer Event at Electric Works!  Last year’s event was a huge success with Ariana McGee, founder and CEO of Navigate Maternity, taking home the Pioneer Award for her groundbreaking work in medtech. This sparked other opportunities for her and her company, and she helped us reach out […]

NEI Launches PioneerStartsHere.com

Following NEI’s Pioneer Starts Here event, which took place at Electric Works on April 27 and served as the launch of the Pioneer Starts Here (PSH) digital storytelling platform, the organization unveiled PioneerStartsHere.com. The website is dedicated to the Pioneers of our region and includes video stories of the nominees (as well as our 2023 Pioneer Award […]