Profiles

City of Omaha City Council District 1 - Pete Festersen

Published by Nikki Palmer on Mon, 05/16/2022 - 2:33pm

Born and raised in Omaha, Pete Festersen went to Connecticut College after graduating from Central high school. After some time Festersen found himself back in Omaha. He moved home to get involved in the community in the place he considered home. Before becoming City Council President, Festersen was deputy chief of staff for Mayor Fahey, and worked for the chamber of commerce. He also had experience with the Kiewit Foundation.

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Sponsored Feature: Longevity In Business Builds Confidence In Company

Published by jason@omahadail... on Sun, 05/01/2022 - 8:32pm

Jeff Gehring (Kaleb Duncan Photography)
https://www.kalebduncanphotography.com

For 30 years, Mercury Builders and Contractors Inc. has stood apart from other general contractors. They are one of the few who offer a design-build at no cost initially to the tenant.

“We can tell you one of three spaces that may work best for them,” said owner Jeff Gehring.

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She Owns the Largest Woman-Owned Law Firm in the Midwest

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 04/15/2022 - 5:00am

Jeana Goosmann went to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln to major in business. Goosmann found her passion after being assigned to create a company for an entrepreneurship class. She found herself wondering: what does it mean to run a business? and the process it takes to open a company. Goosmann’s curiosity led her to law school. She was accepted into Creighton’s law school with the Muchmore scholarship which paid her tuition in full.

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City of Omaha City Council District 5 - Don Rowe

Published by jason@omahadail... on Fri, 04/08/2022 - 5:00am

Don Rowe is an Omaha native, elected to represent District 5 on the Omaha City Council in June 2021. Spending his early years in North Omaha, he moved to La Vista for high school. He attended Manhattan Christian College in Kansas, before transferring to UNL where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration with an emphasis in finance and economics.