Category: News Release

Greater Omaha Chamber Announces ‘Class 45’

OMAHA, Neb., July 12, 2022 – The Greater Omaha Chamber today announced the members of Leadership Omaha Class 45, continuing a four-decades-plus history of cohort-based leadership development. “Participation in Leadership Omaha begins with accepting a challenge to engage in the community and I am excited to announce Class 45 members have done just that. This […]

Greater Omaha Chamber Announces Omaha Business Hall of Fame 2022 Inductees

Omaha, Neb, June 7, 2022 – The Greater Omaha Chamber announced the 2022 inductees of the Omaha Business Hall of Fame today. Each year, the Greater Omaha Chamber honors those whose vision, work ethic and dedication have made a remarkable impact on the Omaha area. Those selected are nominated based on submissions from community members and […]

Greater Omaha Chamber Announces Leadership Omaha Class 44 Graduation

Omaha, NE., June 2, 2022 – The Greater Omaha Chamber today announced the graduates of Leadership Omaha Class 44, continuing a four-decades-plus tradition of strengthening the region through communication, awareness, leadership and motivation. “Our community is driven forward by people willing to serve and lead. The members of class 44 are engaged in the community […]

Omaha Selected for Prestigious MIT REAP Global Program

OMAHA, Neb., May 12, 2022 – The MIT Regional Entrepreneurship Acceleration Program (MIT REAP) has announced that Omaha is participating in its Global program, Cohort 9, launching May 10, 2022. Over the next two years, through MIT REAP, the Omaha team will learn and adapt the frameworks developed by MIT to accelerate innovation-driven entrepreneurship (IDE) in […]

Greater Omaha Chamber Announces Business Excellence Award Winners

OMAHA, Neb., May 3, 2022 – The Greater Omaha Chamber announced today the recipients of a 2022 Business Excellence Award have been chosen. With nearly 70 nominations, 16 winners were ultimately selected. The selection committee chose the top companies from each category (Innovation, Leadership, Philanthropy & Sustained Excellence). “Despite all of the challenges of the last few years, […]

Greater Omaha Chamber Announces Veta Jeffery as President and CEO

Veta Jeffery has been selected to serve as the next President and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber. Jeffery will replace David G. Brown, who is retiring from that post after nearly 20 years. Jeffery gained a great deal of experience convening public and private stakeholders while she was the Manager of Community Economic Development […]

Greater Omaha Chamber Quotes on Google’s Omaha Expansion

Omaha, Neb., April 22, 2022 – The Greater Omaha Chamber released the following quotes regarding Google’s data center expansion into Omaha announced yesterday: “Google’s expansion is fantastic news for Omaha. When a world-renowned company like Google chooses to grow again in a region, it means results are exceeding expectations. Not only are major companies coming to […]

Take it from Peyton Manning – Businesses are Investing in Omaha

OMAHA, Neb., April 18, 2022 – In a viral commercial during the Masters, Peyton Manning told his fellow Peyton Mannings to “double our investment in Omaha.” A reference to his former football days where Manning would regularly call out “Omaha” before a play, he has often turned back to Omaha as a light-hearted jest. According to […]

Greater Omaha Chamber and KETV Host Republican Gubernatorial Forum

Omaha, Neb., April 6, 2022 – The Greater Omaha Chamber hosted a forum with Republican Governor candidates Brett Lindstrom, Theresa Thibodeau and Charles W. Herbster, moderated and livestreamed by media sponsor KETV on April 6. Republican Governor candidate Jim Pillen was invited but declined to participate. The forum – held at the Scott Conference Center […]