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GrOW Program Among Five Winners; Voting Opens for Additional 'People's Choice' Award Nebraska, July 23, 2020 –  Google, together with a panel of Nebraska judges, today announced five winning nonprofits for the Nebraska Google.org Impact Challenge. Greater Omaha Worklab (GrOW), a program of the Greater Omaha Chamber, was among...

Omaha, Neb., July 22, 2020 – Greater Omaha Chamber President and CEO David G. Brown responded to today’s Nebraska Legislative debate on economic incentives with the following statement: “Today was a good first discussion of issues we know many Nebraskans recognize as in dire need of positive resolution. From the start, we have...

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...