Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/31/2025 - 10:16am
LINCOLN – Nebraska Republican U.S. Rep. Adrian Smith is proposing additional tax relief aimed at increasing American production of minerals used in electronics, including microchips.
The legislation aims to increase the “depletion allowance” for producers of rare earth materials and scandium from 14% to match the tax break enjoyed by producers of minerals deemed the “highest-priority,” which is 22%.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:00am
LINCOLN — County officials and advocates for rural development cried foul over recent changes in a federal initiative to expand access to high-speed internet, saying they will force thousands in rural Nebraska to settle for second-rate broadband.
Take Seward County, just outside of Lincoln, for example.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:00am
As leaders of the state’s largest chambers of commerce and industry actively engaged in economic development, we write to express the importance of statewide economic growth, the urgency of our state being more competitive and growth-oriented and to highlight our interest in the selection of the next permanent director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/24/2025 - 12:00am
PORT VILA, Vanuatu (AP) — When John Warmington first began diving the reefs outside his home in Vanuatu’s Havannah Harbor a decade ago, the coral rose like a sunken forest — tall stands of staghorns branched into yellow antlers, plate corals layered like canopies, and clouds of darting fish wove through the labyrinth.
“We used to know every inch of that reef,” he said. “It was like a friend.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am
CHADRON, Nebraska — U.S. Sen. Pete Ricketts has joined the likes of Ted Turner and Bill Gates as a well-heeled businessman buying large plots of land in Nebraska.
Like those purchases, there’s concern it might result in higher property taxes for neighbors, though a Dawes County commissioner calls those concerns unfounded.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am
OAKLAND — If you drive down U.S. Highway 77, you won’t see the grocery store that has managed to keep afloat in this town for more than 100 years. It’s five blocks off the highway, on Oakland’s main drag.
What you will see is a bright yellow sign, beckoning highway drivers to make a pit stop. You’ll see the beige cinder block storefront and metal warehouse walls plopped between cornfields and the highway.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am
The nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge in far northern Arizona was a refuge for ambitious hikers and adventurous tourists eager to bask in the magnificent views of one of the most remote and renowned landscapes in the world.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/17/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — Five leaders who helped shape the Omaha metro area’s commercial real estate landscape are to be recognized during an annual industry event that has spanned 36 years. The 2025 honorees are to be inducted Aug. 22 into the Omaha CRE Summit Hall of Fame.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 07/10/2025 - 12:00am
Finding a home in Lincoln has never been simple for Shawn Fauver.
That’s because since 2013 Fauver has relied on federal housing vouchers, or Section 8, which expire if not used within 90 days. And as Fauver learned, not all landlords take Section 8.