Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/10/2025 - 3:00am
KAKUMA, Kenya (AP) — Windswept and remote, set in the cattle-rustling lands of Kenya’s northwest, Kakuma was never meant to be permanently settled.
It became one of Africa’s most famous refugee camps by accident as people escaping calamity in countries like South Sudan, Ethiopia and Congo poured in.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 6:00am
America is… what? Beyond a country that people reside in - what has she become? If she had a face, would it be the Statue of Liberty? And if so and she spoke, would it be the voice of Emma Lazarus?
“Give me your tired, your poor, your huddled masses yearning to breathe free.”
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 4:00am
DENVER (AP) — As Americans struggle under backbreaking rental prices, builders are turning to innovative ways to churn out more housing, from 3D printing to assembling homes in an indoor factory to using hemp — yes, the marijuana cousin — to make building blocks for walls.
It's a response to the country's shortfall of millions of homes that has led to skyrocketing prices, plunging millions into poverty.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 04/03/2025 - 12:00am
The mortgage company Rocket is buying competitor Mr. Cooper in an all-stock deal valued at $9.4 billion, just weeks after acquiring real estate listing company Redfin.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 7:00am
BELLEVUE, Nebraska — Construction officially kicked off Thursday on what Bellevue called the “crown jewel” of its state-approved good life district, despite uncertainty still swirling around a proposed revamp of the law governing such districts.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 5:00am
PHOENIX (AP) — When you walk into Title 9 Sports Grill in Phoenix's Melrose District, its mission to be a haven for watching women's sports permeates every nook and cranny. From the over dozen TVs mounted on pink and orange walls to the “Play Like a Girl!” neon sign against a giant image of retired WNBA star Diana Taurasi.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/27/2025 - 4:00am
LINCOLN — A bill aimed at enlarging the area where a long-awaited North Omaha business park could be developed advanced Tuesday to its final reading in the Nebraska Legislature.
However, Legislative Bill 290, introduced by State Sen. Terrell McKinney of North Omaha, faced continued resistance led by State Sen. Bob Andersen of Sarpy County.
Published by maggie@omahadai... on Thu, 03/20/2025 - 12:00am
OMAHA — A $45 million privately-owned apartment complex is expected to rise on an old TV station site west of downtown Omaha and be boosted by the public incentive called tax-increment financing.
GreenSlate Development, joined by Mayor Jean Stothert, announced its next venture during a Wednesday news conference in the Blackstone District, where the project is to be completed by spring of 2027.