Housing activists gather in front of Gov. Charlie Baker’s house, Oct. 14, 2020, in Swampscott, Mass. The protesters were calling on the governor to support more robust protections against evictions and foreclosures during the ongoing pandemic. (AP)
Boston – A nationwide eviction ban was supposed to protect tenants like Tawanda Mormon, who was forced out of her two-bedroom apartment in Cleveland.
The 46-year-old, who was hospitalized in August...
Nebraska’s 172,000 small businesses make up almost 99% of the state’s businesses, and support jobs for nearly half of Nebraska’s workers. (Center for Rural Affairs via NNC)
Lyons – Small businesses are counting on support from local shoppers this holiday season to stay in business and are following Centers for Disease Control guidelines to keep customers and staff safe...
Signs for President Donald Trump and President-elect Joe Biden are still visible on an apartment building in Omaha, nearly a month after the election, Monday, Nov. 30, 2020. The vote for Nebraska was certified Monday, including one Electoral vote from Nebraska's second district, which includes Omaha, went for Biden. Nebraska, like Maine, divides its Electoral College vote by congressional district, awarding one electoral vote to the popular vote winner in each of its three congressional districts. The statewide winner secures Nebraska's two additional electoral votes. (Chris Machian/Omaha World-Herald via AP)
The results of Nebraska’s record-setting 2020 election became official Monday as the state canvassing board certified them with little fanfare.
The all-Republican board voted 5-0 to approve the final...
An ORBT bus is shown at 20th and Dodge streets at a stop featuring an elevated platform during a ribbon-cutting ceremony, Nov. 17, 2020. (Metro Transit)
Bus rapid transit service arrived in Omaha last month.
ORBT, which stands for Omaha Rapid Bus Transit, officially launched Nov. 18.
From boarding at elevated platforms to real-time bus arrival...
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A grant of nearly $5 million will help to strengthen relationships between children and their fathers.
Saint Francis Ministries has received a grant of $988,062 each year for five years from the...
Legal News
12/04/2020 - 12:00am
Sixteen Omaha lawyers and judges are among the newest Fellows of the Nebraska State Bar Foundation, President Steve Guenzel announced.
The new Omaha honorees are Thomas F. Ackley, Koley Jessen; Ann F. Ashford; John B. Atkins, Union Bank & Trust...
Business News
(Quantum Workplace via Business Wire)
12/04/2020 - 12:00am
An Omaha human resources technology provider recently released its 10th annual report on how America’s best places to work engage and retain talent.
Quantum Workplaces collects data for nearly 50 Best Places to Work programs, including Baird Holm’s...
In Memoriam
10/28/2020 - 4:00am
David Karnes, an Omaha civic leader and attorney who was briefly a U.S. senator, died Sunday of cancer at age 71.
Karnes was a 31-year veteran of Kutak Rock LLP, most recently working as senior of counsel and chair of the firm’s government relations...
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...
