Chairman’s Award of Excellence: Chris Hernandez
Photo Credit: Matt Dixon with C41 Photography “A strong business environment is good for everyone. It is a fantastic feeling to watch a new Chamber member grow and thrive once getting more involved.” – Chris Hernandez, Office Products Specialist, Eakes Office Solutions, President’s Club Volunteer; 11-year member of the Chairman’s Circle I was new to […]
Jane Miller – 2017 Business Hall of Fame Honoree
Jane MillerChief Operating OfficerGallup “We have a true mission to help workplaces be better and to help people find analytics on everything that’s important to humankind.” The exchange is etched in Jane Miller’s memory: “My dad took me to my grandma’s house, and I remember he was in a hurry to get out of there. […]
Edson L. Bridges II – 2017 Business Hall of Fame Honoree
Edson L. Bridges IIPresident and CEOBridges Investment Counsel, Inc. “It’s just ingrained in me to do whatever it takes to get the job done.” Edson Bridges’ life – 84 years so far – has been defined by pivotal moments: his coming to faith as a child, his years at Deerfield Academy in Massachusetts, and […]
Seven Extraordinary Business Leaders to Join Omaha Business Hall of Fame
OMAHA, Neb., Feb. 28, 2017 – The Greater Omaha Chamber is set to induct another exemplary class into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame, an honor reserved for civic and business leaders – past and present – who have built legacies of innovation, success and community impact. The 2017 Omaha Business Hall of Fame inductees […]
Omaha Business Hall of Fame Inductee: Gary Gates – The Power of Curiosity
Unshakeable curiosity, steadfast loyalty and supportive family – they are the catalysts for one powerful legacy. Wayne “Gary” Gates retired from Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) in 2015, capping an almost 43-year career that saw him rise from summer employee to second-longest serving president and CEO. “It was exciting every day, and I think if […]
Omaha Business Hall of Fame Inductees: Fred Jr. and Kenneth “Kim” Hawkins – Building on a Solid Foundation
They have spent their lives constructing a lasting and expansive legacy – one bridge and highway, school and commercial building at a time. “Fred developed an ad a few years back that kind of typifies our impact on Omaha. The sense of it was, ‘You taxied on a Hawkins runway. You parked in a Hawkins […]
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 […]