Awards & Honorees


Gail DeBoer

Gail DeBoer

Business Hall of Fame Honoree: Gail L. DeBoer, President & CEO, Cobalt Credit Union Gail DeBoer has been eyeing and achieving lofty goals her entire life. When she took over as president and CEO of what’s now Cobalt Credit Union (formerly SAC Federal Credit...
The Kavich Family

The Kavich Family

Business Hall of Fame Honorees: The Kavich Family, All Makes Jeff Kavich, President/CEO Larry Kavich, Chairman (retired) Lazier Kavich (1914-1996), 2nd Generation Owner Amee Zetzman, Executive Vice President/Chief Financial Officer “It’s nice that Omaha is a city that...
Daniel J. Bishop

Daniel J. Bishop

Business Hall of Fame Honoree: Daniel J. Bishop, Founder and Chairman of the Board, The Maids International “We said ‘yes’ a lot and we learned as we went.” Daniel Bishop believes successful businesses build trust, drive change and seek excellence. He would know –...
The Power of ‘We’

The Power of ‘We’

The “power of we” was a trending theme at this year’s Annual Meeting, with accomplishments of capital investments, angel capital, new-to-market businesses and additional six-county achievements shared. Regional capital investment exceeded $1.4 billion, bolstered by...