Small Business

Omaha 7th In The Midwest For Women In STEM

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 05/23/2023 - 1:00am

Commercial Cafe has released a report ranking 123 cities in the United States regarding their STEM employment and the representation of women in STEM jobs. STEM; referring to Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics; is an area that women are often underrepresented, and many cities and organizations are pushing for more women to join. In 2017, the organization Women in STEM launched as an effort to get young women and high school kids to get interested in pursuing a career in STEM.

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Nebraska Labor Laws – Your Rights As An Employee, How Our State Ranks

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 04/11/2023 - 5:00am

Many young people starting their first jobs are often unaware of what they are entitled to when it comes to fair work, and many older Nebraskans are in the dark as well. In a 2020 study by Oxfam, a global organization that works to both shed light on and fight inequality, Nebraska ranked 26th out of the 50 states – as well as Puerto Rico and Washington DC – when it came to wage policies, worker protections, and right to organize. For context, the #1 state was California, while North Carolina ranked 52nd.

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High Rates Of Amazon Warehouse Injuries Lead To Proposed Legislation

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 04/11/2023 - 3:00am

Information recently released by OSHA has found that Amazon warehouse workers here in Nebraska are 53% more likely to be injured than those found in other states. These injuries are all considered preventable and could lead to being disabling.

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The Gig Economy: How Contract Work Changes The Playing Field

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/20/2022 - 5:00am

In the modern era, most people have heard talk about the gig economy. The changing landscape of work has led to many jobs that would have previously been considered ‘nontraditional’. What qualifies as being part of the gig economy is actually pretty wide. Essentially, if you work as a freelancer or contracted worker, you are working a gig job. This includes everything from ride-share and food delivery jobs like Uber and DoorDash, tutoring, renting or flipping properties, and doing consulting work.

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Lumen Beer Co. Pushes The Limit, One Beer At A Time

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 12/06/2022 - 5:00am

Lumen is the culmination of a decade of creative ideas, countless basement science experiments, return flight daydreams and a vision to bring their version of craft beer to Omaha. With a focus on the fringe and an eye for innovation, they create a mix of hoppy, sour and high-gravity beers with one thing in common; they are the beers that we like to drink. (Courtesy of Dan Brouillette)

Head Brewer and Owner, Dan Brouillette, opened Lumen Beer Company this past June and recently brewed his 31st beer. No two brews have been the same. The small taproom at 1433 S 13th Street in Little Bohemia specializes in a lot of beers with a lot of flavor. Style-wise, Lumen focuses on hazy, fruit forward IPAs and Sours.

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The ‘Not-So-Secret’ Gardens In Little Bohemia

Published by jason@omahadail... on Tue, 11/29/2022 - 5:00am

The Bohemian Gardens is an intimate venue nestled in Omaha’s Little Bohemia. (Courtesy of Jeff Pappas)

Tucked away behind an unassuming gate in Little Bohemia, lies an impressive courtyard with a 30-year-old Wisteria, a Pagoda tree, pear tree, apple tree, four different types of vines, two different ivies, a beautiful Magnolia, and an array of different kinds of flowers and grasses; all along old brick paths that lead up to a main house and a guest house. And that’s during the current season where, with its freshly shorn foliage, the garden more closely resembles the one in “The Secret Garden” before springtime.

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WoodmenLife Strives to Put Omaha, People First

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/08/2022 - 5:00am

Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, known more commonly as WoodmenLife, is a not-for-profit society that provides insurance benefits for its members. Founded in 1890, the company strives to put Omaha and its people first by protecting their financial futures. They were recently recognized on Forbes “Best Insurance Companies of 2023” list.

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Hawkins Brothers Produce Provides Healthy Fuel For The Office

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/25/2022 - 5:00am

Sheldon Hawkins poses for a photo at his Fruit@MyOffice booth at a trade fair apporximately 5 years ago. Fruit@MyOffice offers a basket program that provides fruit and snacks to your employees. A professional from Fruit@MyOffice will deliver your fruit anywhere in the Omaha Metropolitan area on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. (Courtesy of Fruit@MyOffice)

If success is based on the ability of a person or business to adapt and change, and we know it never hurts, you need look no further than to Fruit@MyOffice, a program of Hawkins Brothers Produce, for an example of a company that knows how to make changes on the move to maintain success.

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Who’s Fit to Work? WorkFit Director Tony Pofahl Breaks It Down.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 5:00am

Workers who have taken a drug screening test or have been injured on the job may be familiar with what WorkFit is and what they do. Others might think it’s a gym where they have you lift heavy boxes as a workout. (In a way, that’s not entirely wrong. They do have lifting tests.)

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Dog Training Elite Omaha – A New Venture For Business Veteran

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 5:00am

(Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times via AP Photo)

Bob Wiegand loves dogs, and he loved his former careers in the automotive and advertising industries. However, when COVID-19 hit, those industries weren’t always loving him back.

So, the Omaha-born businessman decided to make a move. Looking to start his own business, Dog Training Elite jumped into his lap, just like a good dog would do.