Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 4:00am
Honeybees, which pollinate one-third of the crops Americans eat, face many threats, including infectious diseases. On Jan. 4, 2023, a Georgia biotechnology company called Dalan Animal Health announced that it had received a conditional license from the U.S. Department of Agriculture for a vaccine designed to protect honeybees against American foulbrood, a highly destructive infection.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/25/2023 - 3:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Administrators of a trust fund established to preserve historic Black churches in the United States on last Friday revealed a list of houses of worship receiving $4 million in financial grants.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/18/2023 - 5:00am
(Omaha, Neb) – At the 30th Anniversary ICAN Women’s Leadership Conference on May 17, 2023, attendees will take on the bold conversations that impact the future of women leaders in our community and the entire world — just as ICAN has done for the past three decades of annual conferences. BOLD CONVERSATIONS — while at times uncomfortable — can lead to a better understanding of the needs of others, personal leadership growth, and transformational development for teams, leaders and the organizations they serve.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/18/2023 - 4:00am
OMAHA — A year after debate launched over a whopping $335 million law aimed largely at lifting North and South Omaha, 35 recommended grant winners have emerged from a pack of 367.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/18/2023 - 2:00am
OMAHA — Launching this week is the final phase of a $1.6 million restoration of art deco ceilings at downtown Omaha’s Durham Museum housed in the historic Union Station.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/11/2023 - 5:00am
The region’s leading vertical stair climb, Trek Up the Tower, will return in person on February 18, 2023. Companies and community members will come together to climb the 40 floors of the First National Tower in downtown Omaha on February 18, 2023, and/or they can virtually track their physical activity, from February 18- March 18, 2023.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/11/2023 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — Saying Nebraska’s economic future hinges on solving its “housing crisis,” dozens of statewide experts and policymakers have released a plan that calls for 35,000 new affordable dwellings in the state over the next five years.
About a third of those apartments and owner-occupied homes are to be set aside for households making under $22,000 a year, including elderly and special needs residents.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 01/04/2023 - 5:00am
Children’s Hospital and Medical Center is a nonprofit health center that is dedicated to the lives of children. Their goal is to improve the life of every child that comes through their door. They are the only full-service pediatric health center in the entirety of Nebraska. Originally known as Children’s Memorial Hospital, it opened its doors on March 14th, 1948, and has been serving families in Nebraska for over 70 years. They provide primary, urgent, and specialty care for children of all ages.