An avid cyclist, Nate Kauffman looks at economic conditions that impact development like the winds he encounters on his bicycle. Lean into a headwind to power through, while a tailwind can help you, he said.

Summer heat is bearing down on U.S. prisons, where temperatures in uncooled cells can climb well into the triple digits.

Facing growing pressure from advocacy groups, lawsuits and climate projections that show hotter days ahead, some state prison systems are moving to install air conditioning and expand cooling measures — though many facilities remain years away from significant upgrades.

OMAHA — A new house popped up suddenly last week in the Miller Park neighborhood of North Omaha.

It arrived by truck in huge chunks built by construction students at a nearby college specifically to fit the narrow lot where the components were assembled.