Alexah Fort of Sidney takes third place in 48-Hour Challenge

LINCOLN -- Alexah Fort of Sidney, a junior majoring in emerging media arts at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, recently won third place in the Center for Entrepreneurship's 48-Hour Challenge. The event allows student teams of three to six to develop and pitch business ideas for the chance to win cash prizes.

Fort helped develop the business BitVoyage, an interest-based travel booking website equipped with artificial intelligence.

"The 48-Hour Challenge is a unique opportunity for students to stretch themselves and find out how far they can go with a business idea in just a few days," said S...