Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:06am
BUTLER, Pennsylvania -- On Friday, just hours before United States Steel shareholders approved the sale of the legendary Pittsburgh-based company to Japan's Nippon Steel, Cleveland-Cliffs CEO Lourenco Goncalves stood in front of a packed room of steelworkers at his Butler Works plant and let them know just what he thought of the pending vote.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:05am
On April 22, 2024, the Supreme Court will hear a case that could radically change how cities respond to the growing problem of homelessness. It also could significantly worsen the nation’s racial justice gap.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:04am
BELLEVUE — Despite not getting all the state funding hoped for this year, a cybersecurity-centric campus that proponents believe will thrust Nebraska into the forefront of national security efforts is moving forward.
Construction could start by the end of this year on the Prairie Hill Farm site northeast of Highways 75 and 34, said Harrison Johnson, Bellevue’s director of economic and community development.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/18/2024 - 12:03am
SPARROWS POINT, Md. (AP) — Nearly three weeks since Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge collapsed under the impact of a wayward cargo ship, crews are using the largest crane on the Eastern Seaboard to haul the wreckage to a nearby salvage yard.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 12:06am
DEIR AL-BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Stunned Palestinians found their home city unrecognizable Monday as they filtered in to salvage what they could from the vast destruction left by Israeli troops who withdrew from southern Gaza's Khan Younis a day earlier after months of fighting and bombardment.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 12:05am
Let me start today’s column with a full disclosure. For the last 4 years in addition to my commentaries on Fox 42 TV and now here with the Nebraska Daily Record, I have also been a realtor with Better Homes and Gardens the Good Life Group. I tell you this, so you’ll know where I’m coming from when I talk about the National Association of Realtors agreement you’ve heard so much about.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 12:04am
LINCOLN — State lawmakers gave first-round approval Thursday to a measure that would allow communities, by a public vote, to provide a generous tax benefit for unique retail developments.
There was very little mention, however, of the “Good Life District Economic Development Act” during the debate over Legislative Bill 1317, a combination of several bills advanced from the Revenue Committee.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 12:03am
A salve for America’s loneliness epidemic could exist right in front of its homes.
Front yards are a staple of many American neighborhoods. Lush plantings, porches or trinkets can capture the attention of passersby and spark conversation. Other lawns say “stay away,” whether it’s through imposing fences or foreboding signs.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/11/2024 - 12:02am
ANNAPOLIS, Md. (AP) — Maryland Gov. Wes Moore said Monday he plans to meet with members of Congress to discuss support for rebuilding the collapsed Francis Scott Key Bridge, which has blocked the main shipping channel at Baltimore's port for nearly two weeks.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/04/2024 - 12:05am
Small changes to U.S. trade policy could significantly reduce the number of migrants arriving at the southern border, according to our peer-reviewed study, which was recently published in The World Economy.