Sky Chadde

Sky Chadde is Investigate Midwest's assistant editor/senior reporter and has covered the agriculture industry since 2019.

Four decades of growth: Jim Pillen’s path from dirt lot to top job

This timeline was published with the first story in our series “Pigs and Power.” Read more » 1982 Initiative 300, banning corporations from owning farms, is enacted. 1983…

Post author By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest, and Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press
Post date August 31, 2023

Photo collage showing Jim Pillen, a pig, several farm buildings and the Nebraska state capitol building in Lincoln.

Pillen’s Rise: After building pork empire, Nebraska’s governor stands at intersection of state and ag power

Jim Pillen built one of the biggest hog enterprises in the country. Then he got elected governor. It’s a Nebraska success story – one raising questions about potential conflicts of interest.

Post author By Sky Chadde, Investigate Midwest and Yanqi Xu, Flatwater Free Press
Post date August 31, 2023

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Four decades of growth: Jim Pillen’s path from dirt lot to top job

Pillen’s Rise: After building pork empire, Nebraska’s governor stands at intersection of state and ag power

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