Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/19/2023 - 5:00am
PAPILLION — Nebraska’s first and massive Amazon “fulfillment center” has opened in this Omaha metro area suburb, initially employing about 300 (not including robots that are to work alongside the humans).
The launch announced Tuesday comes later than the originally projected 2022 opening date, but sooner than the 2024 date that officials last year said was more likely due to “supply chain issues.”
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 5:00am
BELLEVUE — One partner has pulled out but another says it will push forward on a real estate redevelopment billed as a kickoff to renewal in Olde Town Bellevue.
Amid fanfare last summer, officials in Nebraska’s oldest and third largest city unveiled plans for a $12 million mixed-use apartment building on the site of the now-razed City Hall.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/12/2023 - 2:00am
Zumper’s 2022 Annual Rent Report takes a deep-dive into past year of data, knowledge of economic trends, Zumper surveys, internal data on renter search, and ongoing conversations with clients, experts, and others in the industry. They say this intel gives them a comprehensive view of 2022 and a look at what’s to come in 2023.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 5:00am
OMAHA — Habitat for Humanity of Omaha, boosted by donations and $4 million in federal pandemic recovery funds, plans to build or rehab about 400 houses for lower income families over the next four years.
The nonprofit expects to invest more than $200 million by the end of 2026 in housing programs — almost double the amount from the previous four years, said Chief Executive Officer Amanda Brewer.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 4:00am
OMAHA — Google wants to expand its Nebraska footprint with an additional 187 acres that abuts its roughly 270-acre data center site already under construction in northwest Omaha.
In all, the developer representing Google would control about 460 acres of once rolling agricultural hillside northwest of State Street and Blair High Road.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 01/05/2023 - 3:00am
OMAHA — Child Saving Institute hopes to begin construction this spring on a $46 million project expected to expand services and more than double its campus size at 45th and Dodge Streets.
Leaders of the 130-year-old CSI said the project, enabled by a capital campaign that’s about 60% to its goal, aims to address growing community needs and enhance day-to-day experiences of CSI’s kids, families and staff.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 5:00am
Smart buildings, which are central to the concept of smart cities, are a new generation of buildings in which technological devices, such as sensors, are embedded in the structure of the buildings themselves. Smart buildings promise to personalize the experiences of their occupants by using real-time feedback mechanisms and forward-looking management of interactions between humans and the built environment.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 12/29/2022 - 2:00am
LINCOLN — Nebraska’s next governor, Jim Pillen of Columbus, plans to use the people’s mansion more than he has said.
In an interview last week, Pillen clarified his previous comments about his living arrangements, saying he plans to spend much of the work week at the mansion when the Legislature is in session. He said he will spend weekends at home but will be in Lincoln overnight regularly.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 5:00am
It was called the Plan for Transformation, the most ambitious public housing makeover in U.S. history.
Under the plan, launched in 2000, the Chicago Housing Authority would demolish most of the city’s public housing developments, displacing thousands of families. Then, over the next 10 years, the agency would replace or repair 25,000 units of housing while bringing new investment to low-income communities.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Thu, 12/22/2022 - 2:00am
OMAHA — A sprawling northwest Omaha apartment complex that was shuttered Monday due to “widespread” and “dangerous” conditions had passed a city inspection about a year earlier.
That October 2021 inspection of Legacy Crossing focused on a random sample of 61 apartments generated by a computer program, and the city said those violations were corrected.