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.

The 2016 Omaha Business Hall of Fame inductees are:

  • Irving R. Dana, Jr. (1926-1998)
  • Gary Gates
  • Fred Hopka Hawkins, Jr.
  • Kenneth Michael Hawkins
  • John J. Koraleski
  • Steven S. Martin 

The six will be inducted into the Omaha Business Hall of Fame during a gala celebration on Wednesday, April 13, at the Holland Performing Arts Center. Hosted by the Greater Omaha Chamber, the evening will begin with a 6 p.m. hors d’oeuvres dinner followed by the induction ceremony at 7:30 p.m. The cost to attend is $250 per person. Parking is included. Reservations can be made online at OmahaChamber.org/HOF by April 6.   

The Omaha Business Hall of Fame was initiated in 1993 in celebration of the Chamber’s centennial anniversary. Proceeds from the Omaha Business Hall of Fame Gala will continue to support the permanent Omaha Business Hall of Fame exhibit at The Durham Museum and the annual Young Professionals Summit, a project of the Chamber’s Greater Omaha Young Professionals. 

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