Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 10/10/2022 - 1:00am
LINCOLN, Neb. – ALLO Communications today announced fiber-to-the-premise (FTTP) projects offering up to 10 Gigabit bandwidth in the communities of Papillion, La Vista, and Gretna, Nebraska. These fiber connections will enable world-class internet, telephone, video, and other broadband services for the communities.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 4:00am
OMAHA — Confidence in the economy slumped again in September, fueling the worst string of optimism readings since the 2008-09 recession, according to the author of Creighton University’s Mid-America Business Conditions Index.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/07/2022 - 1:00am
With fewer employees working in offices, several companies have begun turning toward off-site retreats and meetups to foster connection and improve employee morale. These off-site experiences are flipping traditional business travel on its head: Rather than emphasizing coworking, meetings and other work-centric itineraries, off-site retreats are often designed to encourage relationship building.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:00am
For the second time this year, The City of Council Bluffs Parks and Recreation Department has hired a crew of four-legged seasonal employees to help clear unwanted vegetation. Currently, 45 goats are working to clear a five-acre area along the northern section of Big Lake Park in Council Bluffs, Iowa.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:00am
Tickets are now on sale for the hottest event in town, Blue Collar Boxing 2022! This charity boxing tournament, hosted by the Omaha Federation of Labor, AFL-CIO, and United Way of the Midlands, will take place on Wednesday, November 23, at Liberty First Credit Union Arena in Ralston.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 10/06/2022 - 12:00am
OMAHA, Neb.- Anastasis Theatre Co. is set to tour its production of More than a Number, a play inspired by and created in collaboration with residents of The Nebraska Prison System.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/04/2022 - 2:00am
This year's Nobel Prize season approaches as Russia's invasion of Ukraine has shattered decades of almost uninterrupted peace in Europe and raised the risks of a nuclear disaster. The famously secretive Nobel Committee never leaks or hints who will win its prizes for medicine, physics, chemistry, literature, economics or peace. The awards will be announced starting next Monday. But there is no lack of causes deserving the spotlight that comes with winning the world's most prestigious prize.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 1:00am
Making change in the community is the impetus of the 2022 Conference on Opportunity, Diversity and Equity, hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. With 15 breakout sessions ranging from inclusion, insensitivity, and building diversity to addressing burnout, “Paving the Way for Equitable Change" is the theme for the fourth annual conference, which will be held at CHI Health Center Omaha Oct. 6.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:00am
Legendary Nebraska outdoorsman Dick Turpin loved connecting people to the outdoors. Since his passing earlier this year, his family, along with the Nebraska Game and Parks Commission, have established a way to keep that spirit going.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 09/30/2022 - 12:00am
When Michelle Collins graduated from nursing school in the 1980s, there was a workforce shortage. There were incentive programs and scholarships to encourage people to enter the field. Hospitals and other health systems created programs that would fund aspiring nurses’ educations with an obligated work contract.