Feb 23, 2016 | Awards & Honorees
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...
Feb 23, 2016 | Awards & Honorees
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...
Feb 3, 2016 | Awards & Honorees
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...
Jan 25, 2016 | Awards & Honorees
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....
Aug 24, 2015 | Awards & Honorees
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...
Aug 7, 2015 | Awards & Honorees
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...
