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2021 Business Excellence Award Winners
Each year we select Business Excellence Award winners from nominations gathered from the community. These awards are our way of celebrating the incredible amount of excellence around us and awarding the truly deserving – those whose contributions elevate our community...
Nutraceutical Manufacturer Vireo Expands Nebraska Operations
Nutraceutical company Vireo Resources, Inc. has found all the right ingredients for growth in Greater Omaha and Nebraska. The company will so be be introducing an immune support product. Once on the market, it will be the only immune support supplement of its kind...
Small Business of the Month – April 2021: Koenig | Dunne
In many ways, Susan Ann Koenig could be a character ripped from the pages of a best-selling John Grisham novel. Utterly fearless, she’s a champion for the powerless and resolute in her pursuit to provide justice for the most vulnerable among us. Back when she started...
Inside Leadership Omaha’s Best Class Ever
Join Leadership Omaha participant, Erin Van Zee, as she takes this 10-month journey of discovery and connection.
Support Local: Construction
Construction season springs with Spring, and Spring has sprung. Officially. Well, maybe not “officially,” because this is Nebraska after all, and we know we probably got one more totally inexplicable snow storm on the way. But, for now, it’s Spring. And that means...
Small Business of the Month – March 2021: FranNet of The Heartland
Small business entrepreneurs create jobs and power our local economy – and FranNet of The Heartland is one of their biggest champions. “At our core, we are community connectors, dedicating ourselves to growing local businesses through enduring relationships,” said...
A Message from Our President
The Big Picture of Tax Reform It probably won’t surprise you that I take keyboard in hand, again, to write about tax reform. At least once every year, for the past 17 years, I have written about either the need for comprehensive tax reform or some step in the right...
Small Business of the Month – February 2021: Monica Sempek Photography, LLC
Real, raw and relevant – that’s how Monica Sempek, owner of Monica Sempek Photography, describes the images that fill her portfolio and tell her clients’ stories. “I capture events in a photo-journalistic style knowing that the images will be used to draw attention...
Three Distinguished Community Contributors to Be Honored
Throughout 2020, Chamber members and volunteers have pivoted and pitched in to help keep our community moving forward. That's why we’re celebrating their positive impact at the 2021 Annual Meeting in January. At this virtual event, we'll honor three standout...
COVID-19 Resources
Updated: 1/20/21The Greater Omaha Chamber aims to support our business community in responding to the COVID-19 outbreak by providing access to up-to-date information from trustworthy sources. The resources below can help organizations stay informed and respond to the...
Small Business of the Month – January 2021: The Casual Pint
The environment is casual; the dedication to catering to local craft beer lovers is anything but. “We love craft beer and what it stands for,” said David Vannier, owner of The Casual Pint, a neighborhood craft beer bar in Countryside Village. Open for more than four...
Young Professionals
Browse the latest announcements, news, commentary on young professional events and issues in Greater Omaha.
Kitchen Council
Stay up-to-date on the news coming out of the region’s largest incubator for food entrepreneurs.