Profiles

Lifting Unheard Voices In Omaha

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/09/2022 - 5:00am

Hugo Zamorano, set deigner for More Than a Number, adjusts his mural before a show.
(Jenny Pool / Anastasis Theatre Co.)

Coughs and throats clearing punctuate the heavy silence as the audience waits for the show to begin. The stage is clear except a few chairs, a couple of tables, and a mural landscaping the back wall. The mural depicts a collage of pictures in street-tag style, courtesy of artist Hugo Zamorano.

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WoodmenLife Strives to Put Omaha, People First

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 11/08/2022 - 5:00am

Woodmen of the World Life Insurance Society, known more commonly as WoodmenLife, is a not-for-profit society that provides insurance benefits for its members. Founded in 1890, the company strives to put Omaha and its people first by protecting their financial futures. They were recently recognized on Forbes “Best Insurance Companies of 2023” list.

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Untie Online Helps Address State’s Attorney Shortage

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 11/04/2022 - 5:00am

It is hardly breaking news that some areas of Nebraska are dealing with a shortage of attorneys. Some recent reports have suggested that around a dozen counties are without a single attorney based within the county lines.

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Weisbeck Joins Woods Aitken

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 11/04/2022 - 12:00am

Woods Aitken is delighted to announce that Lexi A. Weisbeck has joined the firm as an associate attorney. Weisbeck joins the firm’s growing litigation team, working with clients in the construction law and commercial litigation practice areas.

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Accepting Everyone In Need, Serving Hope

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 11/02/2022 - 5:00am

Founded in 1975, Siena Francis House is Nebraska’s largest provider of services to individuals experiencing homelessness, and is located in six facilities at 17th & Nicholas Streets in downtown Omaha. (Shutterstock)

As of 2020, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) estimates that roughly 580,000 people across the country are experiencing homelessness. In Nebraska alone it is estimated that at any one time around 2,400 people are left without a stable home to live in. Siena Francis House is trying to change that by making sure no one is left out in the cold.

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Disability: Part Of The Equity Equation

Published by Nikki Palmer on Fri, 10/28/2022 - 4:00am

October is National Disability Employment Awareness Month. Established in 1945 by President Truman, National Disability Employment Awareness Month recognizes and embraces the contributions disabled people have made in the workforce. The theme for NDEAM 2022 is “Disability: Part of the Equity Equation.”

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Remembering, Awareness, Healing Lights The Future

Published by Nikki Palmer on Wed, 10/26/2022 - 5:00am

October is Pregnancy And Infancy Loss (PAIL) awareness month. A variety of nonprofits in the Lincoln and Omaha areas offer services to those who have experienced loss. (Shutterstock)

In March 2016, Makaela Parsons was 38 weeks pregnant and eagerly awaiting the arrival of a baby girl named Kemptynn. She began feeling pain and fatigue but knew that women at this stage of pregnancy are often uncomfortable and thought that any discomfort was typical. When she noticed that Kemptynn had stopped moving regularly, her doctor advised her to count the baby’s kicks. After 30 minutes of feeling no movement, she and her husband Travis decided it was time to go to the hospital.

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Hawkins Brothers Produce Provides Healthy Fuel For The Office

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/25/2022 - 5:00am

Sheldon Hawkins poses for a photo at his Fruit@MyOffice booth at a trade fair apporximately 5 years ago. Fruit@MyOffice offers a basket program that provides fruit and snacks to your employees. A professional from Fruit@MyOffice will deliver your fruit anywhere in the Omaha Metropolitan area on a weekly, biweekly or monthly basis. (Courtesy of Fruit@MyOffice)

If success is based on the ability of a person or business to adapt and change, and we know it never hurts, you need look no further than to Fruit@MyOffice, a program of Hawkins Brothers Produce, for an example of a company that knows how to make changes on the move to maintain success.

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Who’s Fit to Work? WorkFit Director Tony Pofahl Breaks It Down.

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/18/2022 - 5:00am

Workers who have taken a drug screening test or have been injured on the job may be familiar with what WorkFit is and what they do. Others might think it’s a gym where they have you lift heavy boxes as a workout. (In a way, that’s not entirely wrong. They do have lifting tests.)

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Dog Training Elite Omaha – A New Venture For Business Veteran

Published by Nikki Palmer on Tue, 10/11/2022 - 5:00am

(Abby Drey / Centre Daily Times via AP Photo)

Bob Wiegand loves dogs, and he loved his former careers in the automotive and advertising industries. However, when COVID-19 hit, those industries weren’t always loving him back.

So, the Omaha-born businessman decided to make a move. Looking to start his own business, Dog Training Elite jumped into his lap, just like a good dog would do.