By: Jennifer Creager, Senior Director – Public Policy, Greater Omaha Chamber and Tim Stuart, Legislative Counsel, Greater Omaha Chamber So how did it go? A senator at the Sine Die dinner put it this way. “Well, we’re all alive.” The Legislature wrapped up the...
Through a partnership of three of Greater Omaha’s best-known organizations – leaders in their fields of business development, social service delivery, and race and workforce development – we have an opportunity to consider our possible economic...
While we have been aggressive contributors to the political process, we haven’t been aggressive enough, and that is where we need your help. Oftentimes we give and expect nothing in return. This isn’t one of those times. When you invest in the...
By: Lynda Shafer Director – Leadership Development My parents instilled lots of wisdom into me when I was young. The power of voting was high on the list. It wasn’t until I got much older that I equated the power of voting with the need for great candidates to...
We hear it from employers across the state – it’s the workforce. We hear it in committees around the Capitol – it’s the workforce. On Wednesday, state lawmakers will vote whether to override the Governor’s veto of LB 947, a piece of legislation that is, pure and...
Just over a year ago, Clark Lauritzen, then-Chairman of the Chamber Board, testified at the Nebraska State Capitol in favor of LB 586, a measure that would forbid firings because of someone’s sexual orientation and/or gender identity. With the measure up for...
