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AIM Tech Celebration — inside DECEMBER 13, 2019
THE BUSINESS NEWSPAPER OF GREATER OMAHA, LINCOLN AND COUNCIL BLUFFS
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VOL. 45 NO. 50
Exchange Bank’s mid-state roots reach to metro by Richard D. Brown
Valet recycling service, RecyclePal, works to reduce waste through convenience. – Page 2
40 er d Un 40 Mikuls behind standout real estate transactions at CBRE. – Page 4
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Technologies that remove logistic barriers present opportunities for specialized learning. – Page 5
Nebraska-based Exchange Bank with roots going back to the community of Gibbon in 1885, has aimed its growth to the eastern third of the state with the opening of locations in both Lincoln and Omaha. The 130-employee institution now has its eyes on reaching $1 billion in assets in 2020. The business, owned by Dennis & Susan Schardt of Kearney, opened its Lincoln location in 2014 and has totally filled its 8,000-square-foot location built at 7655 Pioneers Blvd. The $2.4 million investment in the Omaha location at 8008 West Dodge Road was completed in September. That location has opened with seven employees, a number Omaha Market President Marty Madden expects to double over the next couple of years. “I view us as the rural Nebraska banking organization that has expanded into the bigger cities,” Madden said. Lincoln site President Bob Panzer said that a second location could be in the future for the Lincoln marContinued on page 9.
Omaha Market President Marty Madden … Nebraska-based bank sticks to community bank model with expansion into Omaha and Lincoln. (Photo by MBJ / Becky McCarville)
Stored introduces valet storage model to Omaha area, alternative to self-storage by Michelle Leach
When Shannon Snow’s mother “decluttered her life,” the trained city planner and serial entrepreneur ended up with “almost everything.” But she didn’t have the space in her Field Club home to accommodate all of her mom’s stuff, too. It was from this challenge that Snow, alongside Michelle Kohrs and Rachel Heeren, arrived at what would become Stored — a personal valet
storage service, and an alternative to self-storage. “I could have put it in a storage unit,” Snow said. “But that’s not a real answer. All it does is get the problem out of the house, pushing it down the road. I wanted a solution to deal with it head-on.” A relatively new (around five years) industry, until Stored announced its launch in August, Continued on page 8. Owner Matt Boshart … Hitting its stride with higher roasting volumes and adding a salesperson to target wholesale customers.
Reboot Roasting takes a crack at boosting wholesale clients by Becky McCarville
From left, Founder Shannon Snow, VP Business Development Autumn MorningSky and VP Storage Solutions Shane Sullivan … Serial entrepreneur, community planner addresses economic development, environmental implications of managing “stuff” through new storage concept.
Since its founding in 2015 by Matt and Rachel Boshart, Reboot Roasting has grown every year, recently adding Director of Sales and Training Sarah Spurgin, former owner of Well Grounded Café (now closed), to focus on gaining wholesale customers and provide barista training to new and existing customers.
Matt Boshart, who has been roasting full time for a little over a year, said that roasting volume has increased from 150 pounds per week spiking to 200, to an average of 225 pounds spiking to 250-260. He expects to hit 300 pounds weekly by the end of 2020. Lola’s Café, located inside Dundee Theater, is the most reContinued on page 8.