A Federal Reserve System branch is shown in San Francisco. (Alex Bierwagen/Unsplash)
Ever since the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the Federal Reserve has gotten plenty of kudos for moves that have helped stabilize the economy, kept house prices from tanking and supported the stock market...
Electric scooters from Spin sit in front of the Alamo Drafthouse in Midtown Crossing on Wednesday, June 26, 2019. (Scott Stewart/Daily Record)
A pair of companies have responded to a request for proposals to operate a scooter program in Omaha for as long as four years, starting this year.
Spin and Lime both responded to the 2021 request for...
Associate Justice Clarence Thomas sits during a group photo at the Supreme Court in Washington, Friday, April 23, 2021. (Erin Schaff/Pool via AP)
The Supreme Court on Monday rejected an appeal from a woman who says she was raped as a West Point cadet, with Justice Clarence Thomas alone arguing that the court should have heard her case.
The...
Sections of pipe for the Mountain Valley Pipeline are seen lined up Elliston, Va., Sept. 15, 2020. Environmentalists have filed a new legal challenge against a U.S. government program that allows oil and gas pipelines to be built across wetlands, rivers and other bodies of water. The lawsuit filed Monday, May 3, 2021, in U.S. District Court alleges the program lets companies skirt environmental reviews of potential spills. (Heather Rousseau/ Roanoke Times via AP)
Environmentalists have filed a new legal challenge to a U.S. government program that allows oil and gas pipelines to be built across wetlands, rivers and other bodies of water.
The lawsuit filed...
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert speaks during a news conference at the Douglas County Health Department in Omaha, July 31, 2020. Stothert won election to a third term as mayor of Omaha in a citywide election Tuesday, May 11, 2021. (AP)
Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert won a decisive victory in her quest for a third term in office.
Voters supported Stothert by a 2-1 margin in unofficial results Tuesday evening, as the incumbent Republican...
Legal News
In this photo taken from a livestream, State Court Administrator Corey Steel delivers remarks during an event celebrating problem-solving courts at the State Capitol, Thursday, May 6, 2021. (NET via Daily Record)
05/11/2021 - 5:00am
Nebraska Chief Justice Michael G. Heavican signed a proclamation last Thursday declaring the month of May as Problem-Solving Court Month in honor and support of the various problem-solving courts that operate across the state.
“Problem-solving...
Business News
05/11/2021 - 12:00am
The Greater Omaha Chamber has released a two-state overview of regional advantages for business in Nebraska and Iowa.
The report, titled “Economic Incentives: Imagine Your Potential,” details business-friendly incentive programs, including tax...
In Memoriam
05/13/2021 - 4:53pm
Steven E. Achelophl
July 15, 1950 — April 17, 2021
Omaha attorney and former head of the Nebraska Democratic Party Steven Achelpohl died last month due to complications from Alzheimer’s disease. He was 70 years old.
Born in Wichita, Kansas in 1950,...
Sponsored Features
06/18/2020 - 5:00am
The COVID-19 pandemic has virtually flipped the business marketplace on its head, making experience all the more important for those looking to buy or sell a small business.
David Bandars, owner of RPR Business Associates Inc., is at the ready to...
