LINCOLN — Backers of turning Nebraska Crossing into a major, regional destination for tourism, shopping and youth sports enlisted help last Wednesday from a major state celebrity.

Men’s employment in the U.S. reached a 20-year high in 2023, with nearly 90% of men ages 25 to 54 in the workforce, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This supports the broad expectation – some might say stereotype – that full-time employment is the norm for American men.

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden highlighted the differences between his economic policies and those of the last Republican administration during a trip to a Wisconsin brewery on Thursday, the same day new data showed the U.S. economy grew by 3.1% last year.

Biden, who appears likely to face former President Donald Trump in the November elections, detailed legislation enacted during the past three years, including investments in roads and bridges, rural broadband, semiconductor chip manufacturing and climate change.

OMAHA — A new 7,000-seat Union Omaha soccer stadium is the centerpiece of a planned $300 million housing and entertainment district announced Thursday for the downtown riverfront area of Nebraska’s largest city.

The outdoor stadium is to be home to the state’s first and only professional soccer club, which has been sharing Sarpy County’s Werner Park with a minor league baseball team.