Business Excellence Awards – Nomination Window Closes TUESDAY
You know in the movies – that scene where the steely-eyed bomb tech, his brow beaded with sweat, works feverishly to defuse an explosive and avert catastrophe: Cut the red wire? Or the blue one? It’s NOT like that, but the clock IS ticking… The nomination deadline is Tuesday, Feb. 16 for this year’s Greater Omaha […]
Six Extraordinary Business Leaders to Join Omaha Business Hall of Fame
The Greater Omaha Chamber announces – and applauds – the latest class of Omaha Business Hall of Fame inductees, six outstanding business leaders, past and present, whose professional accomplishments are historically significant to the development of Omaha. The 2016 Omaha Business Hall of Fame inductees are: Irving R. Dana, Jr. (1926-1998) Gary Gates Fred Hopka […]
Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska – 2015 Greater Omaha Business Excellence Award Winner
Since 1892, Lutheran Family Services of Nebraska has been there for children and families. What began as orphanages in Fremont and Omaha has become a statewide outpouring of God´s love through dozens of programs, 250 staff members and 1000 volunteers. A returning Business Excellence Award winner, LFS works within three areas of core competency: Children […]
QLI – 2015 Greater Omaha Business Excellence Award Winner
May of 2015 will mark 25 years since QLI welcomed its first resident to its brain and spinal cord injury rehabilitation campus in northwest Omaha. In the beginning, the campus stood on 35 acres and could host up to 48 residents. After a massive expansion in 1998, QLI became the largest specialized post-hospital rehabilitation center […]
Susan Ann Koenig, JD – 2015 Greater Omaha Business Excellence Award Winner
Filling a need where ever she sees one, Susan Koenig has enjoyed several milestones in her career. Her preeminent law firm, Koenig|Dunne Divorce Law, PC, LLO, is the foundation upon which Susan has been helping the “whole” person through divorce since 1983. A second edition of her book, “Divorce in Nebraska: Understandable Answer to Your […]
Surreal Media Lab: 2015 Greater Omaha Business Excellence Award
Surreal Media Labs started with Jason Fischer’s dream of owning his own design business – and a lot of passion. Quality work and a vision to exceed client expectations has taken the company from small web and print projects to large, strategic full service marketing and media services – not to mention a list of […]
Legendary Local Comedienne Honors Inductees – in Her Own Way
A crowd of more than 550 gathered at the Holland Performing Arts Center on Tuesday, April 14, to honor the newest inductees into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame and applaud their lasting contributions to Greater Omaha. That included 78 year old Mary Maxwell, “the Queen of the Omaha Business Hall of Fame” and “Omaha’s […]
Omaha Business Hall of Fame to Welcome Six Inductees, including Stan Olsen and Bob Reed
Their personal narratives are uniquely compelling, but they share a strong, common bond: a dedication to hard work, humility and lasting community impact. On April 14, Stan Olsen and Bob Reed will be among those inducted into the prestigious Omaha Business Hall of Fame, recognition of the lasting significance of their professional accomplishments. Omaha Business […]
Omaha Business Hall of Fame to Welcome Six Inductees, including Bill Cutler and Sid Dinsdale
They are fixtures in our community and integral parts of distinct family legacies, one rooted in funeral services, the other in banking and finance. On April 14, Bill Cutler and Sid Dinsdale will be among those inducted into the prestigious Omaha Business Hall of Fame, recognition of the lasting significance of their professional accomplishments. 2015 […]
Chamber Introduces, Applauds 2015 Omaha Business Hall of Fame Inductees
Their personal narratives – like their areas of expertise – are uniquely compelling, but they all share a strong, common bond: a dedication to hard work, humility and lasting community impact that has earned each a spot in the Omaha Business Hall of Fame. The Greater Omaha Chamber is proud to introduce the latest class […]