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MH Equipment acquires Riekes Equipment
Materials handling equipment dealer MH Equipment has acquired Omaha, NE-based Riekes Equipment. The acquisition combines MH Equipment’s resources and regional presence with Riekes’ strong customer relationships and specialized materials handling expertise. Riekes will continue operating under its established name as Riekes — an MH Logistics Company. “I’ve...
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New OPPD board members face North Omaha plant, data center and CEO decisions
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Three new members elected this week to the OPPD board will need to address the future of the North Omaha coal-burning power plant, data centers and the selection of a new CEO in 2027. Former Nebraska state Sen. Carol Blood won election to the eight-member board....
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As Nebraska seeks to grow, Omaha’s energy capacity is a major hurdle
In 2021, across much of the country, Winter Storm Uri caused utilities to scramble for power as the use of electricity and natural gas increased. In addition to facing transmission constraints, utilities couldn't generate enough power due to issues with fuel supply and equipment malfunctions. In Nebraska, in an effort to preserve the grid and prevent a system-wide failure, the Omaha Public Power District, or OPPD, conducted rolling blackouts. Afterward, the Southwest Power Pool, which manages the region's grid reliability, required its members to keep more power capacity in reserve in case of future emergency situations.
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Mercury in retrograde: Bar owner who fought for businesses hurt by streetcar work to close up shop
As he picked up the microphone, Clark Ross gazed out to a sight that had become all too rare: His bar was full of people. These weren’t regulars drawn to Mercury for a cocktail on that chilly February night. They were Omaha business owners and residents who, like Ross, had struggled under the strain of streetcar construction.
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Crossroads Construction Update with Woodbury Corporation
What is coming next at the former Crossroads Mall at 72nd and Dodge? In this special Grow Omaha interview, Jeff Beals and Trenton Magid welcome Taylor Woodbury, CEO of Woodbury Corporation, and Josh Berger, Director of Development – Midwest Office, for a detailed construction update on the 38-acre mixed-use redevelopment.
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Omaha Power Outage Knocks Out 1,400 Customers, Hits Nathan Hale Middle School
A power outage knocked out electricity to roughly 1,400 customers across Omaha on Monday, including Nathan Hale Middle School, where students kept working through their lessons by natural light while the lunch schedule hung in limbo. The outage struck Omaha, Nebraska, and left the school among the locations without power as the morning got underway.
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Wing It On! Enters Nebraska as Veteran Multi-Business Operator Brings Award-Winning Wing Concept to Omaha
Bill Anderson has spent more than three decades building businesses — first selling cars at a Minnesota dealership, then running a portfolio of three shipping service franchise locations in Omaha. On October 29, he added a fourth: the first Wing It On! restaurant in Nebraska, at 14544 W. Center Road.
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As Nebraska seeks to grow, Omaha’s energy capacity is a major hurdle
This story is made possible through a partnership between Grist and The Flatwater Free Press, Nebraska’s first independent, nonprofit newsroom focused on investigations and feature stories.. In 2021, across much of the country, Winter Storm Uri caused utilities to scramble for power as the use of electricity and natural...
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Midwest manufacturing growth continues, but inflation concerns persist
ST. JOSEPH, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — Manufacturing activity across the Midwest continued to expand in October, marking nine consecutive months of growth, even as rising costs and economic uncertainty placed additional pressure on businesses, according to a new report from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska. The university's Mid-America Business...
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Future Baker’s Store on West Maple
Construction is underway on a Baker’s Marketplace grocery store at 18303 Evans Street, just south of 182nd & West Maple Road. Cincinnati-based Kroger, which owns Baker’s, is using a cutting-edge prototype design for the $40 million supermarket, which will be Baker’s 13th store in the Omaha area. The new store brings the company’s investment in Omaha to more than $110 million over the past decade, including the Baker’s Marketplace set to open this Wednesday at 5010 South 205th Street (northwest of 204th & Q Street).
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Western Iowa Today
Midwest Economic Survey Again Shows Positive Numbers
(Omaha) A monthly survey of Midwest business leaders paints a positive picture of the region’s economy in October, with manufacturing activity and employment continuing to improve. Creighton University Economics Professor Ernie Goss says the nine-state Mid-America Business Conditions Index indicates the regional manufacturing sector added 8,600 jobs over the...
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Readers Lose Whole Afternoons In This Nebraska Used Bookstore Stacked With Over 100,000 Titles
Roughly 115,000 books once filled the main shop of one used bookstore, and some still end up stacked on the floor. That number alone makes me want to clear my whole Saturday. The shelves run floor to ceiling, so ladders come with the territory. The aisles twist like a maze, and the smell of old paper greets you at the door.
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North Omaha Trail Construction Snarls Businesses Near 24th and Hamilton
Construction crews are tearing up streets near 24th and Hamilton in North Omaha as work continues on the next phase of the North Omaha Trail, and the disruption is creating real headaches for nearby businesses even as some owners insist the project is worth the wait. The trail, once finished, is expected to stretch approximately eight miles and give pedestrians and cyclists a safer, more accessible route through the neighborhood.
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Developer of Civic Auditorium Site Seeks TIF Despite Unresolved Litigation
White Lotus Group is seeking $34 million in Tax Increment Financing for its proposed redevelopment project of the old Civic Auditorium site in downtown Omaha known as Civic Corner. The site is bordered by Capitol Avenue as well as 17th, 19th and Chicago streets. The only structure currently on the site is a city-owned parking garage.
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Downtown Omaha's Addy's Sports Bar Down $300K in Sales Amid Streetcar Work
Addy's Sports Bar & Grill — Approximate Site of Reported Sales Losses. Streetcar construction has choked off foot traffic and sales along 10th Street in the Capitol District, where Addy's Sports Bar & Grill is located at 101 North 10th Street. Addy's lists two other Omaha-metro restaurants, at 14615...