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LINCOLN – Chambers of Commerce and economic developers across Nebraska today are calling on state leaders to seek compromise in the remainder of the legislative session. Delivering both acceptable property tax reform and a modernized economic incentives program will help reboot Nebraska’s economy and get Nebraskans back to...

Omaha, Neb., July 9, 2020 – The Greater Omaha Chamber today announced Monthly Economic Indicators (MEI) for May 2020, noting Omaha’s unemployment rate fell to 6.2 percent in May, down from 9.9 percent in April. While the region continues to experience the economic effects of COVID-19, “Greater Omaha has seen an increase of...

OMAHA, Neb, June 19, 2020 — Today, the Greater Omaha Chamber announced it is partnering with the U.S. Chamber of Commerce on a national initiative to address inequality of opportunity. David Brown, president and CEO, Greater Omaha Chamber said Omaha will join the U.S. Chamber’s National Summit on Equality of Opportunity June...

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE June 18, 2020  David G. Brown, president and CEO, Greater Omaha Chamber; Wendy Birdsall, president, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; and, Bryan Slone, president, Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry released the following statement in response to today’s U.S. Supreme Court decision blocking the...