Notable Community Contributors to Be Celebrated at Annual Meeting
Throughout 2021, Chamber members and volunteers have pitched in to help keep our community moving forward. That’s why we’re celebrating their positive impact at the 2022 Annual Meeting in January at CHI Health Center Omaha. This event will feature a keynote address by Carla Harris, Vice Chairman, Wealth Management, Managing Director and Senior Client Advisor at Morgan […]
Small Business of the Month – November 2021: Assistology, LLC
For Meaghan Walls, helping children and adults with disabilities was a proud family tradition. “I was immersed at a young age in disability services through Children Respite Care Center, which was our family business,” Walls said. “I saw firsthand the issues and challenges those individuals experienced.” Walls, naturally, was a fixture at the care center: “From […]
Small Business of the Month – October 2021: Soul & Swag
When you visit Soul & Swag’s website, you’re greeted by four little words that not only serve as a promise to their clients, but as an emphatic declaration to life itself: Wake Up, Kick Ass. Cola Svec and Angie Svec are the mom-and-daughter dynamic duo responsible for dishing out those to-do-list beat-downs and annihilating client […]
Small Business of the Month – September 2021: Custom Hearing Solutions
“I know you’ve heard this before, but how you conduct your business is just as important as the services you provide,” said Felix Artemus, Director of Operations for Custom Hearing Solutions. “Also, hire employees that best represent your core values and promise. For us, those values are: Smile. Please. Thank you.” Custom Hearing Solutions is […]
Small Business of the Month – August 2021: Elite Tactical, LLC
When Nicholas Lemek, an Omaha firefighter of 13 years, surveyed the Omaha industry landscape for highly qualified security agencies, he realized there was a market that needed to be addressed. “We began Elite Tactical Security & Protection in 2018 to fill the void for clients that needed protection above basic armored vehicle transport companies with […]
Small Business of the Month – July 2021: Stable Gray, Inc.
What do you get when two creative prodigies, one a natural born storyteller, the other a self-taught graphic designer, join forces? You get Stable Gray, Inc. – a creative agency founded in 2015 by CharDale Barnes and Theardis “Teddy” Young to help small and growing businesses build strong brands at competitive prices. “Stable Gray, Inc. […]
Omaha Business Hall of Fame Welcomes 2021 Inductees
Every year, the Greater Omaha Chamber honors those whose vision, work ethic and dedication to community have made Omaha – Greater Omaha. Honorees are selected from nominations submitted by community members and business leaders (like you — so, make a nomination). Six of these outstanding leaders are set to be inducted into the Omaha Business […]
Small Business of the Month – June 2021: CommTech Global
When a self-described “energy fanatic,” who also happens to be equally fanatical about customer service, starts an energy company, the impending result is certain to set a new standard. And that’s exactly what happened when John M. Jachym (the aforementioned fanatic) and his business partner, James Craft, opened up CommTech Global in Elkhorn, Nebraska back […]
Small Business of the Month – May 2021: White Castle Roofing
In 1985, two local Nebraska boys, Mike Hansen and Steve Biegert, started a roofing business together. Their shared commitment to hard work, honesty, excellence, and customer satisfaction were hallmarks of not only how they lived, but how they wanted to do business. “Everything we did, we did ourselves,” Hansen said. “We tried to do a […]
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 and make it a better place for everyone to do business, work and lives. 2020 […]