Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/06/2022 - 5:00am
OMAHA, Neb. — The Creighton University Mid-America Business Conditions Index, a leading economic indicator for the nine-state region stretching from Minnesota to Arkansas, rose above growth neutral for the 27th straight month.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/06/2022 - 4:00am
In 1963, the same year American businesswoman Mary Kay Ash started her cosmetics company, publisher W.W. Norton released “The Feminine Mystique – the book that has since been widely credited with launching the contemporary women’s liberation movement.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/06/2022 - 2:00am
(Omaha, NE) - Marco Floreani has worked in economic and community development for over ten years in Nebraska and lowa at the city, state, and regional levels, most recently as Executive Director of the Mills County Economic Development Foundation and Senior Director of Business Development for the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 09/06/2022 - 1:00am
OMAHA — Four public hearings have been scheduled for Omahans to learn more about how to submit proposals to use millions of dollars available under the Economic Recovery Act.
The act, enacted with the passage of Legislative Bill 1024 by the Nebraska Legislature earlier this year, provides $335 million to assist North and South Omaha and other areas disproportionately impacted by COVID-19.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 08/30/2022 - 3:00am
Omaha, NE, August 24, 2022 — Omaha Leaders announced today that their fourth Leaders Lunch season launches September 8th with a message from Jim Sadler, Former General Manager of Westroads Mall and current Thrivent Financial Advisor. Jim led Westroads during numerous critical seasons, including the 2007 Von Maur shooting. His message will focus on maintaining leadership excellence in crisis situations.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 08/30/2022 - 2:00am
When comparing which size of business the bossless model was most effective, rather than the traditional corporate hierarchy, Maciej Workiewicz, an Associate Professor of Management at ESSEC, argues that small start-ups benefit most from allowing their employees to initiate and join new projects without oversight by management. This allows for a more effective allocation of the company’s precious talent.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 08/30/2022 - 1:00am
NEW YORK (AP) — Stocks are falling sharply Friday after the head of the Federal Reserve dashed Wall Street's hopes that it may soon let off the brakes for the economy.
Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 08/30/2022 - 12:00am
DeMond Bush was living in his friend’s basement in Louisville, Kentucky, in 2017 when he heard about a job that could help him get beyond his past. Since getting out of prison two years earlier, the 43-year-old had cycled through day labor and temp work but hadn’t been able to find anything steady. He’d spent more than two decades behind bars for a violent crime that he was charged with as a teenager.