Business News

Small Businesses Navigate Ever-Changing COVID-19 Reality

Published by Nikki Ratay on Thu, 10/14/2021 - 5:00am

For a brief moment this summer, it seemed like small businesses might be getting a break from the relentless onslaught of the pandemic. More Americans, many of them vaccinated, flocked to restaurants and stores without needing to mask up or socially distance.

Inflation Throws Off Businesses During Slowing Recovery

Published by Derek Noehren on Mon, 10/11/2021 - 2:00am

Companies will soon start reporting their latest quarterly financial results and investors have been warned that inflation is going to sting.

Business Confidence Plummets in Region

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 10/07/2021 - 12:00am

Business leaders in nine Midwest and Plains states have seen their confidence in the economy plummet in recent weeks, according to a monthly survey released Friday that reflected leaders’ lowest rate of confidence since the COVID-19 pandemic began last year.

Chamber Expands Successful REACH Program

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 10/05/2021 - 12:00am

The Greater Omaha Chamber’s bilingual extension of its construction-focused, capacity-building REACH program for small and emerging businesses is now serving the Omaha community. This expansion builds on the seven-years of success the REACH program has had empowering entrepreneurs to scale their business.

Nebraska Real Estate Boom Expected to Slow for Sellers

Published by Derek Noehren on Mon, 10/04/2021 - 12:00am

Experts say the real estate market is on fire, but a cool down may soon be inevitable.

Omaha Business Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations

Published by Derek Noehren on Fri, 10/01/2021 - 12:00am

The Greater Omaha Chamber’s Omaha Business Hall of Fame annually inducts civic and business leaders whose accomplishments are both outstanding and historically significant.

Employer Vaccine Mandates Convert Some Workers

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 09/30/2021 - 4:00am

Businesses that have announced vaccine mandates say some workers who had been on the fence have since gotten inoculated against COVID-19.

But many holdouts remain at those businesses — a likely sign of what is to come once a federal mandate goes into effect.

Converge Accessibility Legal IT, Web Accessibility Experts Part of OBS Advisory Council

Published by Derek Noehren on Tue, 09/28/2021 - 12:00am

Two of the nation’s leading legal IT and web accessibility experts and advocates for people with disabilities have joined the Outlook Business Solutions Accessibility Advisory Council to help the startup address a significant gap in digital accessibility.

Do We Need Humans? Automation Booms After COVID-19

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 5:00am

Ask for a roast beef sandwich at an Arby’s drive-thru east of Los Angeles and you may be talking to Tori — an artificially intelligent voice assistant that will take your order and send it to the line cooks.

“It doesn’t call sick,” says Amir Siddiqi, whose family installed the AI voice at its Arby’s franchise this year in Ontario, California. “It doesn’t get corona. And the reliability of it is great.”

Union Pacific CEO Sees Strong Economy After Pandemic

Published by Derek Noehren on Thu, 09/23/2021 - 3:00am

As Union Pacific’s CEO, Lance Fritz has had to find ways to keep the freight moving during the coronavirus pandemic as the economy nearly ground to a halt and then roared back to life. Now he is working to help clear up a major backlog in imported shipments.

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