Greater Omaha Chamber Announces Nearly $500 Million in 2020 Capital Investment
Taps Global Center for Health Security as Headliner of the Year
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OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 22, 2021 /PRNewswire/ The Greater Omaha Chamber today announced $481 million in capital investment for year-end 2020 – growth catalyzed by more than 40 economic development projects expected to add $943 million to the local economy each year, once the projects are fully operational.
Home to the Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership (a seven-county, Nebraska / Iowa collaborative) the Greater Omaha Chamber also announced the launch of 24 startups as part of its fellowship-focused incubator, The Startup Collaborative.
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OMAHA, Neb., Jan. 13, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Following today s announcement of Redstone Arsenal as the preferred location of U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), community leaders in Nebraska re-emphasized their initial position: Based on objective criteria outlined by the Department of the Air Force, Nebraska s Offutt Air Force Base remains the optimum location for U.S. Space Command. The Nebraska team expects full transparency of the final review to support this assertion.
Timothy J. Burke, president and CEO, Omaha Public Power District and immediate past chairman of the board, Greater Omaha Chamber, noted today s news is a critical next step, in the ongoing selection process, and positions Nebraska as a continued contender in the competition. Burke led the Nebraska coalition of CEOs, university leaders, chamber representatives, political influencers, military specialists and economic development experts throughout the U.S. Space Command commun
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Conor Oberst will release his new self-titled solo album, which was recorded in Tepoztlán, Mexico with a small group of musicians at the dawn of this year. In a relatively similar fashion to our reassessment of the Manic Street Preachers’ back catalogue earlier this year, DiS considers how a barely pubescent Oberst traversed from four-track recordings in the basement of his family home to standing at the cusp of unleashing one of 2008’s most anticipated records.
Almost every song Oberst has recorded since he was but a wee one is out there somewhere if you look hard enough. The chance, then, to appreciate his growth and increasing range - from the very, very beginning - is there. What follows is intended as exhaustive to a point though by no means definitive; rather a loosely autobiographical reassessment of key works. If you care to join…
Pandemic or not, it s still the holidays with the Omaha Symphony, though a little different this year! No live audience allowed due to the pandemic, but that won’t stop the Omaha Symphony from providing a holiday extravaganza…Free of charge to all of the Greater Omaha metro!
Conductor Ernest Richardson and Stage Director/Choreographer Parker Esse joined Mike Hogan for a three-part “Live & Local” interview to discuss how they tackled the Herculean task of adapting, restaging, filming, and editing this huge production in a safe, healthy, and entertaining manner. The holidays will not be stopped, and these two tell the story of how the holiday show was saved.
Grand Rapids Business Journal
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The Right Place hired a new president and CEO to replace Birgit Klohs, who will retire in early 2021.
After a national search, The Right Place board of directors said Friday that Randy Thelen was chosen as the organization’s next top executive, effective March 1.
Klohs is retiring after 33 years at The Right Place.
“Randy will help us write the next chapter for The Right Place and West Michigan,” said Sean Welsh, The Right Place board chair and PNC Bank’s regional president for West Michigan. “Continuing to tell our story to business leaders and job providers around the world is so important in a very competitive market. I’m confident that he’s the right person to continue building our significant accomplishments.”