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Nebraska Unemployment Rate Ticks Down As Nation’s Inches Up

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 7:00am

LINCOLN — Nebraska’s latest unemployment rate ticked down a bit, to 2.9%, after having reached the 3% mark in February for the first time since during the COVID-19 pandemic in December 2020.

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Tariffs Harming Farms, Businesses And Budgets

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 6:00am

Many Nebraskans are feeling pressure right now. Whether you’re a working parent in Scottsbluff, a small business owner in Omaha or one of the many farmers like myself in between, one word sums up the current economic mood: uncertainty.

Everyone’s watching their budgets a little more closely, wondering if they can still afford the same basic things they could a year ago.

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Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 5:00am

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”

by Mark Olalde

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Bill Targeting Nebraska Business Incentives Advances With Some Shifts, After An Intense Exchange

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 4:00am

State Sen. Brad von Gillern of the Elkhorn area is chair of the Legislature’s Revenue Committee, which is targeting business incentives and proposing other program cuts to help address the state’s projected budget deficit. July 29, 2024.
(Zach Wendling / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — A revised bill aimed at plugging Nebraska’s budget gap by about $51 million, largely by clawing back several business incentives, sparked intense exchanges and nearly three hours of debate Thursday before it advanced another lawmaking step.

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Musk Damaged Tesla's Brand In Just A Few Months. Fixing It Will Likely Take Longer

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/29/2025 - 3:00am

Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk walks to the stage to speak at the Butler Farm Show, Oct. 5, 2024, in Butler, Pa.
(Alex Brandon / AP Photo)

NEW YORK (AP) — Elon Musk has been called a Moonshot Master, the Edison of Our Age and the Architect of the Future, but he's got a big problem at his car company and it's not clear he can fix it: damage to its brand.

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Steak Town USA: Down A Remote Road, Find A Ghost Town — And One Of Nebraska’s Best Steaks

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 7:00am

The Speakeasy is in the ghost town of Sacramento, outside Holdrege, in the south central part of the state.
(Laura Beahm / Flatwater Free Press)

It’s not unusual these days to sit down at a table at The Speakeasy, the old-school steakhouse located in an honest-to-goodness ghost town a few miles outside Holdrege, and be served a decidedly new-school cut of meat.

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Sugary Candy, Soda Pop Know No Income Level

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 6:00am

Gov. Jim Pillen and Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services CEO, Dr. Steve Corsi, are on the record that soda pop and candy are sugar highs that over time can lead to serious health-related lows. Good call.

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AI Holds Promise In Scientific Research, But Can’t Substitute For Humans, Experts Say

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 5:00am

With the Trump administration making sweeping cuts to staff and research grants at science-related agencies, artificial intelligence could offer a tempting way to keep labs going, but scientists say there are limits to the technology’s uses.

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Why People With Autism Struggle To Get Hired − And How Businesses Can Help By Changing How They Look At Job Interviews

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/22/2025 - 4:00am

First impressions matter − they shape how we’re judged in mere seconds, research shows. People are quick to evaluate others’ competence, likability and honesty, often relying on superficial cues such as appearance or handshake strength. While these snap judgments can be flawed, they often have a lasting impact. In employment, first impressions not only affect hiring choices but also decisions about promotion years later.

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Nebraska Chamber Of Commerce Names New CEO, A Utah Manufacturing Leader

Published by maggie@omahadai... on Tue, 04/15/2025 - 7:00am

The Lincoln headquarters of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry is a short walk from the Nebraska Capitol.
(Cindy Gonzalez / Nebraska Examiner)

LINCOLN — A Utah manufacturing expert has been named the next president and CEO of the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry, the largest statewide business lobbying group.

Todd Bingham, most recently president and CEO of the 120-year-old Utah Manufacturers Association, is to assume the post in mid-May. He was selected by a search committee that included state chamber board members and business leaders.

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Nebraska Unemployment Rate Ticks Down As Nation’s Inches Up

Tariffs Harming Farms, Businesses And Budgets

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”

Labor Department Official Warns That Staff Who Speak With Journalists Face “Serious Legal Consequences”

Bill Targeting Nebraska Business Incentives Advances With Some Shifts, After An Intense Exchange

Musk Damaged Tesla's Brand In Just A Few Months. Fixing It Will Likely Take Longer

Steak Town USA: Down A Remote Road, Find A Ghost Town — And One Of Nebraska’s Best Steaks

Sugary Candy, Soda Pop Know No Income Level

AI Holds Promise In Scientific Research, But Can’t Substitute For Humans, Experts Say

Why People With Autism Struggle To Get Hired − And How Businesses Can Help By Changing How They Look At Job Interviews

Nebraska Chamber Of Commerce Names New CEO, A Utah Manufacturing Leader

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