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Traffic Signals Will Remain Near Elementary Schools
October 2, 2018, Omaha, NE - Mayor Jean Stothert has approved a new Public Works policy that creates a step-by-step process for removal of traffic signals. Under this policy, two signals near Dundee Elementary and one near Rockbrook Elementary will not be removed. “The safety of everyone who uses these intersections,...
Two Economic Development Partnership Leaders Earn Master Practitioner Status – Two of Only 42 in Nation with Designation
OMAHA, Neb., September 27, 2018 – The Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership is celebrating the bold achievements of two of its own and what those achievements mean for the economic vitality of the entire Greater Omaha region. Paula Hazlewood, executive director, Advance Southwest Iowa Corporation, and Andrew Rainbolt,...
More Than $18M in Economic Development Funds Pledged in Prosper Omaha 2.0 Campaign’s First Nine Months
Previous campaign raised $25.9 million OMAHA, Neb., Sept. 25, 2018 – Regional response to Prosper Omaha 2.0, a strategic economic development campaign designed to fast track Greater Omaha’s preferred future, has raised more than $18 million in business pledges toward the initiative’s $32 million goal - nine months after...
Omaha-Council Bluffs Ranked No. 3 Best Place in Nation for Teachers to Work, Live
OMAHA, Neb, Sept. 13, 2018 — SmartAsset today announced new data ranking Omaha Council-Bluffs the No. 3 best place in America for teachers to work and live. Last year, the region ranked No. 4. “We are an education destination, and our educators are preparing students well to continue their learning right here in the region,”...