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Mar 16, 2022, 10:00 ET Omaha's FinTech Ecosystem Attracts San Francisco-Based Company

The Greater Omaha Chamber welcomed Unison, a San Francisco-based fintech company, to downtown Omaha today. The move will bring hundreds of estimated...

Feb 25, 2022, 12:36 ET Greater Omaha Chamber Announces 2022 Change Makers

The Greater Omaha Chamber Young Professionals today announced their 2022 Change Makers, sponsored by University of Nebraska at Omaha Office of...

Feb 25, 2022, 08:41 ET Greater Omaha Chamber Reports Exceptional 2021; Regional Capital Investment Over $1.5 Billion

The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce has announced its 2021 annual report. The Greater Omaha Chamber Economic Development Partnership expanded to...

Feb 01, 2022, 17:08 ET Greater Omaha Chamber Develops Workforce With Focused Programs

The Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce announced today the successful results of their premier workforce development programs: The Commitment to...

Jan 26, 2022, 16:58 ET Greater Omaha Chamber Joins City of Omaha to Announce Bold Additions to the City's Urban Core

The Greater Omaha Chamber joined the City of Omaha today in launching a streetcar project serving Omaha's metropolitan center. This transportation...

Dec 09, 2021, 17:50 ET Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership Welcomes New Member

The Greater Omaha Chamber Economic Development Partnership announced the addition of the Mills County Economic Development Foundation to its...

Nov 02, 2021, 15:15 ET Greater Omaha Accelerates Economic Development

The Greater Omaha Chamber reported favorable third quarter economic development results last week. The report showed rapid growth in capital...

Oct 22, 2021, 13:21 ET Omaha Employers Continue to Focus On Diversity and Inclusion

As part of their third annual Conference on Opportunity, Diversity and Equity the Greater Omaha Chamber released results from a diversity and...

May 04, 2021, 11:13 ET Omaha, Council Bluffs Announce Economic Incentives

Economic acceleration in Omaha continues, as the Greater Omaha Chamber today released "Economic Incentives: Imagine Your Potential," a two-state...

Mar 30, 2021, 14:12 ET One Year Later: Omaha Economy Booming as Pandemic Decelerates

The Greater Omaha Chamber today announced results of the region's pandemic-response ("Thrive 2020") initiatives, as well as research outcomes from...

Jan 22, 2021, 08:12 ET Greater Omaha Chamber Announces Nearly $500 Million in 2020 Capital Investment

The Greater Omaha Chamber today announced $481 million in capital investment for year-end 2020 – growth catalyzed by more than 40 economic...

Jan 13, 2021, 15:30 ET Nebraska to Continue U.S. Space Command Headquarters Bid

Following today's announcement of Redstone Arsenal as the preferred location of U.S. Space Command (USSPACECOM), community leaders in Nebraska...

Dec 10, 2020, 10:07 ET Former USSTRATCOM Commander Ellis, Retired NASA Astronaut Anderson Endorse Nebraska as USSPACECOM Headquarters

Retired Admiral James O. Ellis, Jr. (USN), former commander of U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), and retired NASA astronaut, Clayton Anderson,...

Nov 20, 2020, 09:05 ET Greater Omaha Chamber Economic Development Partnership Names W. Todd Johnson Senior Vice President

The Greater Omaha Chamber has appointed W. Todd Johnson, past global channel leader of entrepreneurship and job creation at Gallup, as its next...

Oct 08, 2020, 09:40 ET Greater Omaha Remains Competitive in 2020 Barometer

The Greater Omaha region entered the COVID-19 crisis in a competitive economic position compared to nine high-performing metros, posting strong...

Aug 26, 2020, 11:12 ET Omaha: Why this Midsized Metro is Outpacing the Pandemic

When Moody's Analytics announced midsized, Midwestern communities with an educated workforce and lower population density, such as Omaha, were poised ...

Aug 13, 2020, 15:32 ET Legislative Bill 1107 Passes: Greater Omaha Chamber, CEOs, Business Owners Applaud Nebraska Legislature

Nebraska's senators today approved Legislative Bill 1107, drawing praise from the Greater Omaha Chamber, regional CEOs and area business owners....

May 29, 2020, 14:15 ET Omaha Task Force Announces Regional Recovery Plan

A regional task force of Greater Omaha business leaders are rolling out "THRIVE 2020," a phased plan for economic recovery. The plan comes in...

Feb 05, 2020, 12:00 ET Greater Omaha Chamber: 2019 Regional Capital Investment Exceeds $1 Billion

The Greater Omaha Chamber today announced 2019 annual accomplishments for the region's seven-county economic development partnership, noting results...

Nov 20, 2019, 09:00 ET Omaha CEO Survey: 2020 Forecasted Growth Optimistic

The Greater Omaha Chamber today released results of the region's annual Economic Outlook survey, a yearly measure of CEO confidence in projected...

Nov 07, 2019, 15:30 ET ImagiNE Nebraska Act Promises Growth

Nebraska legislators, economic developers, community leaders, and chambers of commerce executives rallied today in support of ImagiNE Nebraska...

Oct 24, 2019, 09:00 ET Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership Expands to Seven Counties

The Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership today announced the Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation (NCAEDC), has joined the...

May 31, 2019, 14:30 ET Omaha Film Scene Has Big-Screen Scope

Move over, Hollywood. Make way for Omaha. The nation's No. 1 town for tech is fast-becoming a film and entertainment hot spot. Home to Oscar-winning...

May 02, 2019, 16:45 ET New Report Shows Omaha Outpaces Nation on Key Economic Comparatives

Greater Omaha continues to perform competitively when compared with high-performing metros, a 2019 Barometer Report says, revealing the region has a...

Apr 01, 2019, 10:30 ET Lucky 13: Omaha's Senior Runners Blaze Trails Together for Four Decades

It's 7:30 a.m. on an Omaha Saturday, and 13 men, mostly in their 70s, are ready to lap Omaha's Zorinsky Lake. They're The Running Men, and they've...