Community development and business investment are key components in the Chamber's strategic plan and support the Chamber's mission to increase business, investment and employment in the Greater Omaha area.

We currently have two major initiatives in progress, Destination Midtown and the North Omaha Development Project. Both target business investment efforts and are producing new and existing business growth opportunities across their targeted areas.

Destination Midtown
Destination Midtown is a partnership between Midtown businesses and residents, the City of Omaha and the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. The mission is to create a premier urban environment where people want to live, work, shop and play. The vision is to establish a distinct urban environment that promotes economic development activities and advances neighborhood goals and forges unique partnerships. Destination Midtown is bordered on the north by Cuming Street, the south by Center Street, the east by 24th Street and the west by Saddle Creek Road.

North Omaha Development Project
The North Omaha development Project is a commitment of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, African American business leaders, the North Omaha community, corporate leaders and elected officials to develop a strategy that would result in significant business investments in North Omaha. The North Omaha Development Project plan is the culmination of year-long study process that capitalized on the area's greatest assets - the people of the community and the rich heritage. This plan builds upon the economic rebirth already taking place throughout North Omaha.

Residents, business owners and the community at large were invited to complete surveys and participate in neighborhood workshops and community forums to provide input into this effort to reinvigorate the North Omaha economy. Located just north of Omaha's downtown, the North Omaha study area is bordered by Sorensen Parkway on the north, Cuming Street on the south, 16th Street on the east and 52nd Street on the west. The completion of the plan is only the beginning journey to transform a vital part of the Omaha community. The North Omaha Development Project Steering Committee, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and business and individual investors have made a three-year commitment to hire and support staff that will work daily to implement development strategies for a more economically successful North Omaha.