[1] Its purpose is "To encourage and incent the greatest amount of private/public research and economic development on this property thus allowing this site to become a preferred location for significant job creation in Lincoln and the State of Nebraska.
"[2] The project is managed by the Nebraska Innovation Campus Development Corporation and is overseen by a nine-member board of directors appointed by the University Regents.
[3] From 2018-2023, Robert G. Wilhelm led the Nebraska Innovation Campus as the Vice Chancellor for Research and Economic Development at UNL.
Several citizens filed a legal challenge to the law, contending that it "created a special benefit" for some of the groups and people involved in the plan.
[11][12] Later, the university approved a plan to repurpose the Industrial Arts Building, which included the addition of greenhouse space on the second floor.