by Jamdan Clang | May 30, 2023 | News
Governor Jim Pillen (at podium); Sandra Reding, President of Aksarben Foundation (left); and Leslie Andersen, Aksarben Foundation Governor (right) announce the launch of a new internship partnership at the 2023 Annual Aksarben Stakeholders’ Meeting in Omaha. Today,...
by Jamdan Clang | May 24, 2023 | News
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $1.37 million from the Nebraska EDA Tourism Grant Program to six subrecipients. The awards cover two project types: Events & Marketing projects and Planning & Technical Assistance projects....
by Jamdan Clang | May 18, 2023 | News
Maintaining good health involves more than getting a regular checkup and not showing any obvious signs of illness. There are multiple reasons people don’t live healthy lives. Enter Creighton University’s Cura Project, named after the Jesuit value of cura...
by Jamdan Clang | May 16, 2023 | News
On Tuesday, June 6th, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) will host a webinar to review application guidelines for the 2023 program year of the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. For the 2023 program year, the Department will...
by Jamdan Clang | May 11, 2023 | News
Today, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) announced the recipients of $22,825,000 in awards through the 2022 round of Nebraska’s Rural Workforce Housing Fund (RWHF). Authorized by the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act of 2017, the RWHF helps...
by Jamdan Clang | May 9, 2023 | News
Brigitte McQueen, executive director of The Union for Contemporary Art at 24th and Lake Streets in Omaha, stands near the site of the Shirley Tyree Theater, which is under construction just south of the arts center. In the old theater space that sits along Lake Street...