Jason Ball calls himself the mortar between the bricks. After a decade running chambers of commerce in Kansas, South Dakota and the booming Austin suburbs of Texas, the Sidney, Nebraska, native came home in January 2022 to lead the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development and the city’s tourism arm: three organizations, one office, one mandate.
The job has gotten harder, not easier. A study released last year found Lincoln’s employment growth running at less than a third of the pace of peer cities like Des Moines and Sioux Falls. Nebraska’s population between 2020 and 2024 was sustained almost entirely by international immigration, a fact Ball states plainly and defends without hedging. The state ranked 40th in economic incentives. Nebraska tied for last in GDP growth in the first quarter of 2025.
Ball’s response has been to hire outside public relations firms for the first time in the chamber’s history; study Boise, Idaho’s, playbook on housing and talent attraction; and press the case that Lincoln’s economy is more
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Berkshire Hathaway buys Taylor Morrison
Berkshire Hathaway completed the acquisition of community developer and homebuilder Taylor Morrison for approximately $8.5 billion on July 29. Under the deal, Taylor Morrison will integrate its national portfolio of housing brands with Berkshire’s Clayton Properties Group. The combined entity becomes the fourth-largest homebuilding operation in the United States, operating across 21 states and 52 housing markets. Chief Executive Officer Sheryl Palmer will continue leading Taylor Morrison from its Scottsdale, Arizona, headquarters.
Council advances North Omaha grocery
The Omaha City Council approved zoning changes for a new 25,000-square-foot grocery store aimed at eliminating a food desert in North Omaha. Organizers scheduled a community meeting for July 29 at the Venue at Highlander to discuss the social enterprise project, which a local nonprofit will operate. City officials said the initiative will stimulate local retail development, create community jobs and provide critical fresh food access to thousands of neighborhood residents.
IDEAL Capital Buys Omaha Apartments
Clovis-based IDEAL Capital Group has expanded into Nebraska, marking its first investment in the state with the acquisition of Pine Tree Apartments, a 198-unit affordable housing community in Omaha. The 96% occupied complex, which operates under the federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program with 80% of residents using housing vouchers, was purchased to preserve quality workforce housing and will be managed for the long term. This marks the firm’s sixth acquisition this year, with Berkadia representing both parties in the deal.
ALLO Fiber selects AI automation partner
Lincoln-based ALLO Fiber announced July 28 it selected Vida Global Inc. to power new branded artificial intelligence agents. The technology company will deploy the AI systems to automate customer communications and daily operations for ALLO’s business clients. Executives said the partnership will enhance service efficiency and support scalable communication infrastructure for companies throughout the provider’s regional network.
UNL ag programs rank in global top 9%
The University of Nebraska-Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources earned global recognition July 28. A new international index ranked the institute in the top 9% of nearly 500 universities worldwide for its agricultural and natural resources programs. University officials noted the ranking strengthens Lincoln’s position as a premier hub for agricultural research, innovation and talent recruitment.
Nebraska Corn Board approves investments
The Nebraska Corn Board entered its 2026-2027 fiscal year July 28, locking in new checkoff investments. The board approved funding allocations focused on market promotions, scientific research and expanding domestic and international trade reach for state corn farmers. Directors said the strategic investments aim to sustain market momentum and drive long-term economic profitability for agricultural operations across Nebraska.
NRC Health reports Q2 earnings
Lincoln-based healthcare solution provider NRC Health reported its second quarter 2026 financial results July 28. The company followed the afternoon earnings release with an executive conference call to outline corporate performance and strategic goals. Financial analysts are tracking the data to gauge broader healthcare consumer trends and software-as-aservice adoption rates across the medical industry.
Lincoln Electric earnings anticipated
Industrial manufacturer Lincoln Electric generated heavy local trading activity July 28 ahead of its projected second quarter earnings release. Analysts view the company’s performance as a key economic indicator for regional industrial manufacturing sectors, supply chain stability and corporate capital expenditures heading into the second half of the fiscal year.
Storm flooding closes Morrill Hall
Overnight storms dropping more than three inches of rain forced the temporary closure of the University of Nebraska State Museum at Morrill Hall in Lincoln on July 28. Heavy flash flooding caused water intrusion on the building’s first floor. Museum officials halted public operations to begin remediation and cleanup. Authorities did not immediately disclose the extent of the damage to exhibits.
Pipe burst shuts Edgewood businesses
A major water pipe burst last week at the Edgewood Shopping Center in Lincoln, forcing multiple commercial tenants to suspend operations indefinitely. Affected businesses include Starbucks, 7 Brew, Papa John’s and Edgewood Cinema. Property management crews are working to repair the infrastructure and mitigate water damage while business owners assess lost revenue from the unexpected closures during peak operating hours.
Paving closes northbound 27th Street
Lincoln Transportation and Utilities initiated long-term paving closures on northbound 27th Street. The construction project restricts standard consumer traffic and impacts local commercial logistics. City officials stated the infrastructure improvements will require detours through mid-August. Local business owners along the corridor are adjusting operational hours and delivery routes to accommodate the traffic disruptions.
Town hall sparks cost-of-living debate
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood hosted a town hall meeting at Nebraska Wesleyan University on July 28. Local advocacy groups used the event to protest rising inflation, soaring commercial energy costs and federal tariff policies impacting area business owners. Attendees pressed representatives for legislative relief, citing tight profit margins and economic pressures facing small businesses in the Lincoln area.
Pillen advances Asian trade mission
Nebraska Gov. Jim Pillen provided updates July 28 regarding his ongoing agricultural trade mission to Japan and the Philippines. Pillen met with international meat and grain buyers to secure export pipelines for state commodities. The governor addressed cost concerns raised by local groups, emphasizing that expanding international markets for Nebraska beef, pork and wheat directly boosts the state’s agricultural economy.
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Werner reports strong Q2 profit surge
Omaha-based logistics giant Werner Enterprises reported a 24% revenue surge to $933.9 million for the second quarter July 28. Adjusted operating income jumped 67% year-over-year to $27.6 million, fueled by corporate fleet restructuring and its acquisition of FirstFleet. Company executives attributed the financial growth to improved truckload pricing power and a substantial drop in corporate insurance costs despite ongoing macro headwinds across the broader logistics industry.
Council considers public safety bond
The Omaha City Council introduced two major municipal bond ordinances totaling $185 million July 28. The primary measure allocates $155 million to construct a joint police and fire headquarters at The Crossroads development. A secondary $30 million bond would fund completion of Tranquility Park. If approved by council members, both finance measures will advance to the November ballot for final voter approval.
OPS slashes teacher raises for deficit
The Omaha Public Schools district reached an agreement with its teachers union July 28 to halve contracted salary raises from 3% to 1.5%. The move aims to bridge a critical $50 million budget shortfall triggered by a state funding miscalculation. District officials outlined the mitigation plan during public meetings last week, choosing targeted contract reductions over full wage freezes or broader personnel layoffs to stabilize the academic system’s finances.
Farmland value remains stable
Despite lower commodity prices, Farm Credit Services of America reported stable benchmark farmland values for the first half of 2026 July 28. The agricultural lender noted tight commercial margins failed to erode overall regional real estate equity across Nebraska and Iowa. Property analysts indicated that limited acreage inventory combined with resilient producer cash reserves kept agricultural land auctions highly competitive despite ongoing economic pressure.
Valmont Industries declares dividend
Omaha-based infrastructure and agriculture leader Valmont Industries Inc. announced July 27 that its board of directors approved a quarterly dividend of 77 cents per share. The dividend will be payable Oct. 15 to shareholders of record as of Sept. 25. The payout represents an annualized dividend rate of $3.08 per share, reflecting the multinational manufacturing firm’s continued capital strength across global market segments.
Omaha launches $5M streetcar relief fund
A $5 million relief fund has launched for Omaha businesses impacted by over a year of streetcar construction disruptions. Developed by the Nebraska Enterprise Fund, a private donor, and the Streetcar Alliance, this three-phase program provides immediate grants and forgivable loans, including $10,000 grants in Phase One for 27 verified businesses. Phase Two offers additional $10,000 grants and up to $50,000 in forgivable loans for qualified revenue losses, while Phase Three offers low-interest loans up to $100,000.
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BALL,PRESIDENT AND CEO, LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND LINCOLN PARTNERSHIP FOR ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Lincoln’s Quiet Catalyst JASON BALL BETS ON LINCOLN’S HIDDEN ECONOMY
balanced and more interesting than its government-town reputation suggests. He’s also found himself on the wrong side of a 67% voter mandate on minimum wage, a position he defends with more nuance than politics usually allows.
An organic chemistry major at Nebraska Wesleyan University who came to economic development through the back door — three early-career jobs in chemistry, then a master’s in business administration at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln — Ball talked with the Midlands Business Journal about Round Rock’s unicorn, the boxing glove company that vanished from his hometown and what Lincoln still has to prove.
MBJ: You left Lincoln in 2012 after five years with the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development. You ran chambers in Hutchinson (Kansas), Sioux Falls and Round Rock, Texas, and then you came back. What did you learn running those different markets that you couldn’t have learned by staying here?
JB: In Hutchinson I learned how to be an executive rather than just a team member in an organization. That’s where I cut my teeth in management. The entire time since 2012 has been an era of economic anxiety, where people are looking to the business community for data-focused, even-handed, long-term guidance on how communities grow.
MBJ: Round Rock, Texas, had Dell, one anchor tenant in the 1990s that pulled everything else behind it for decades. What is Lincoln’s Dell, and if it doesn’t exist yet, what does the chamber do differently when you’re trying to manufacture that type of momentum rather than manage it?
JB: The Dell campus is built for about 13,500 employees, which is roughly its peak when I was there. But Dell was an outcropping of organic growth; they’d outgrown their Austin space and Round Rock had room and geographic separation. Dell is a unicorn. Lincoln’s next step won’t look like Round Rock’s. We have exciting companies — Hudl, CompanyCam,
Virtual Incision — on real growth trajectories, but none are 13,500-person companies yet. We have to be ready with sites, speed, permitting, incentives and customized training programs so we can move when a big facility opportunity comes along.
MBJ: You’re trying to build a new convention center in Lincoln while managing an economic development program that ranked 40th in the state on incentives and a city whose employment growth over five years was less than a third of peer cities. When everything is urgent, how do you decide what actually gets your attention?
JB: The convention center is an essential economic development project, not just a community gathering space. We’re missing 70% of our potential market for events, including drivable regional markets. As for whether our overall response is proportionate to the scale of these challenges, it may not be, but this is the same process Lincoln used for the 2015 Antelope Valley vision, when moving the state fairgrounds and the railroad seemed too big a lift. We have to start.
MBJ: You studied Boise, Idaho, specifically because of affordable housing and its ability to attract young people. Nebraska ranked last in GDP growth in the first quarter of 2025. You’ve hired outside marketing firms for the first time. Given the scale of that gap, is what the chamber is doing a proportionate response?
JB: Last year, our first year doing outside national marketing, we got more than 300 million impressions through 67 pieces of national coverage. I was shocked how fast it worked. I’m tired of guests coming into the Haymarket and saying, “Oh, I didn’t expect this.” I want them to expect it before they book the ticket. As for Boise, what surprised me is that Lincoln has built more startup infrastructure through the Business Innovation Act, Nebraska Angels, Invest Nebraska, Nebraska Global and Don’t Panic Labs than Boise has right now.
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I want them to expect (a vibrant experience) before they book their ticket to Lincoln.
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MBJ: Lincoln City Council is now considering a minimum wage ordinance that 67% of Nebraska voters already supported at the ballot box. If chambers are coalition builders, what does it mean when the coalition has already spoken?
JB: To clarify, city council didn’t consider it, they already passed it, returning to the original ballot language within Lincoln. We advised the council not to do that, partly because it hurts the exact businesses serving the people this is meant to help. Daycares have raised the most concern on this and on mandatory sick time. The largest coalition in town is Lincoln’s voters, who backed the original ballot measure by 65% to 70%. We disagreed with their determination but believe the will of the voters needs to be respected. None of this helps small business, and none of it meaningfully hurts big business, which I think is who a lot of voters wanted to target.
MBJ: Government and the University of Nebraska-Lincoln are Lincoln’s most visible economic anchors. State government and a Big Ten university are institutions people assume will always be there. What’s the private-sector economy underneath that that doesn’t get seen, and what does it need that it isn’t getting?
JB: I hear “Lincoln is a government town” a lot, and the data doesn’t bear that out. Our strategic planning research shows Lincoln is roughly one-third government, one-third private sector and one-third university, a genuinely balanced economy. It’s hard to get more visibly private-sector than Kawasaki here. We punch above our weight in manufacturing, insurance and finance.
MBJ: Nebraska’s population growth between 2020 and 2024 was sustained almost entirely by international immigration. You’ve said the state needs to remain welcoming to new Americans to grow its workforce. That’s a position with real political exposure right now. How far do you go in defending it?
JB: Our position is based on legal immigration; the most advanced industrialized nation in the world needs controlled, organized, safe borders, and we support that. At the same time, that system needs an organized legal path for the immigration that fuels our workforce. Nebraska’s birth rate is one of the highest in the nation and still isn’t producing enough future workers to fuel the growth we want. If we’re not producing enough workers and every state is competing for the same domestic pool, immigration has to be part of the picture. Either we get more comfortable with that, or we’re tacitly saying this economy can’t grow.
MBJ: Sidney, Nebraska, to Nebraska Wesleyan to Kansas, South Dakota, Texas, and then back. How does growing up in a small Nebraska town shape how you think about what a city like Lincoln owes the people who live there, especially when the eastern half of the state holds 75% of the population?
JB: I feel lucky every day that I grew up in Sidney, though I wouldn’t have said that at 18. Growing up there gave me a direct understanding of economic development before I knew that’s what it was. Sidney is known for Cabela’s, a genuine win, but also a warning about what happens when a community doesn’t keep diversifying; the sale to Bass Pro Shops has had real negative effects there. I remember a company there that made Toughwear boxing gloves, worn by Rocky Balboa in one of the films, partly shot in Sidney. When a company that generates real economic activity disappears from a small town, it’s unsettling in a way you feel directly. We’ve seen it more recently with Tyson in Lexington. That experience makes me fight for every company we can keep or grow.
MBJ: You arrived in 2022 and named four priorities: a second water source, South Beltway development, the Lincoln airport and an innovation and convention center. Four years in, where do those stand?
JB: The second water source is moving forward, drawing from the Missouri River, with first pipes already in the ground. South Beltway is complete; the priority now is the East Beltway. The airport is in a much better position; American Airlines just began service to Chicago and Dallas-Fort Worth, with seasonal Phoenix service coming. Lincoln will soon have roughly seven nonstop destinations, up from two. We’re still seeking more than $100 million in state turnback tax authority from the governor for the convention center. If that doesn’t come through, the private sector will evaluate how to move forward on its own.
QUICK FIVE
YOU’VE LIVED IN FOUR STATES. WHAT DOES NEBRASKA HAVE THAT NONE OF THE OTHERS DO?
NEBRASKA HAS MY FAMILY. NEBRASKA HAS MY HEART.
BEST MEAL YOU’VE EATEN IN LINCOLN SINCE YOU CAME BACK?
INDIAN OVEN IN THE HAYMARKET. I WOULD EAT THERE EVERY DAY IF MY BELTLINE WOULD ALLOW IT.
YOU SPENT TWO YEARS NEAR AUSTIN, THE SELFPROCLAIMED LIVE MUSIC CAPITAL OF THE WORLD.
BEST CONCERT YOU SAW WHILE YOU WERE THERE?
I NEVER EVEN GOT TO GO TO SOUTH BY SOUTHWEST — IT WAS CANCELED BOTH YEARS I WAS THERE. THE BEST ONE I SAW WAS A FOURTH OF JULY OR CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION IN ROUND ROCK, WITH MY KIDS.
YOU RUN LINCOLN’S TRAIL SYSTEM. WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT ON A LONG RUN?
I LISTEN TO PODCASTS AND AUDIOBOOKS. IT’S THE ONLY TIME I CAN SWITCH MY HEAD OFF FROM THE OFFICE.
RUNZA OR VALENTINO’S? WHERE ARE YOU MORE LIKELY TO TAKE AN OUT-OF-TOWN FRIEND OR RELATIVE?
THOSE ARE BOTH MY CHILDREN. I CAN’T TAKE A SIDE, AND I LOVE THEM BOTH EQUALLY.
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Funding Lincoln’s Future
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Lincoln’s a big small town and people really do value that relationship, that local decision making. It’s not off a rate matrix developed in New York City. It just doesn’t work for people in Lincoln.
Nebraska’s banking sector has lost three institutions to mergers in the past year alone, with no new Nebraska charters issued in nearly two decades, according to the Nebraska Bankers Association. For Lincoln’s business community, served by 33 institutions holding $15.4 billion in deposits, that consolidation trend carries a practical consequence: as the field narrows, finding the right lending relationship in a growing city demands more from both bankers and the businesses they serve.
The Lincoln market is the second-largest deposit market in Nebraska. Statewide, total loans grew from $47.6 billion to $50.4 billion year over year, according to the Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance, with small business lending reaching $9.7 billion, the single largest loan category in the state.
“The banking industry in Lincoln in particular is really strong,” said Richard Baier, president and CEO of the Nebraska Bankers Association. “We continue to see robust commercial growth across the state of Nebraska, which is indicative of a growing economy and also one where we’re seeing some population growth, which is higher than it’s traditionally been in the state.”
The cost of capital in a competitive market
Accessing capital in that environment requires navigating a market that has grown more competitive and more complex. Local community banks are contending with pressure from regional players, national institutions and financial technology companies, all chasing the same deposit base.
“Just in general, we’re seeing local competition, national competition and then players outside of our space, fintechs and businesses like that, that are all after the same deposit market,” said Brad Crain, senior vice president and chief financial officer at Union Bank and Trust.
On the lending side, demand has picked up heading into 2026. Jake Muhlheisen, vice president of business loans and financing at Union Bank and Trust, said first-quarter activity outpaced the same period a year earlier. “At the start of 2026 we’ve seen more demand than what we saw in 2025,” he said.
Treasury market movement since late February has added cost to that demand. James Mowitz, market president for Pinnacle Bank in Lincoln, said the five- and 10-year Treasury markets have moved up significantly in recent months, a shift that flows directly into what borrowers pay when they finance equipment or real estate.
“It has gotten more expensive,” Mowitz said. “I wouldn’t say it’s gotten harder, but there’s definitely more expense there.”
Baier said Lincoln-area bankers are seeing mortgage and commercial customers come to terms with a higher-rate environment that is unlikely to reverse. Consumers and business owners who spent years waiting for a return to post-COVID lows are increasingly moving forward.
“I think the consumers are coming to the realization that a 5%, 6%, 7% number is much more realistic over the long term,” Baier said, noting that sub-3% rates were “really a bit of an anomaly.”
Mike Marsh, a lender relations specialist with the U.S. Small Business Administration’s
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Nebraska District Office, said that dynamic extends to how small businesses seek financing. Demand for SBA-backed loans does not necessarily move in step with demand for conventional bank loans, he said. Typically, interest in SBA products increases when other sources of commercial credit become tight.
The tools driving Lincoln’s business growth
Among the financing tools fueling Lincoln’s business growth are Small Business Administration loans and tax increment financing. Union Bank and Trust originated 31 SBA loan approvals in the most recent available data, more than any other Nebraska-chartered bank. Lincoln’s TIF program has more than 130 active or completed projects with more than $221 million in total taxes refunded to developers, according to nebraska.tif.report.
“We get loan requests every day, every week, and a number of those are TIF loans and SBA loans,” said Jason Muhleisen, president and CEO of Union Bank and Trust. “I don’t think the business owners in our market are hesitant to come to UBT to ask for a loan.”
Crain credited Muhleisen’s expertise as central to that volume.
“Jason is the expert in the state, if not the Midwest region, in SBA lending,” Crain said. “He and his team make it a lot easier and smoother from the borrower side, and then it’s also a lot easier and smoother on the lender side.”
But UBT’s SBA volume reflects strategy as much as scale, according to Marsh.
“Union Bank has made a conscious choice to make SBA lending one of its specialties,” he said. “They have invested significantly and marketed aggressively to grow their market share. Their size and branch network give them an advantage.”
Other Nebraska institutions, including First State Bank Nebraska, have also targeted SBA lending as a niche, Marsh said, and all banks and some credit unions in the state have signed agreements with the SBA that allow them to originate the loans.
That SBA activity represents a relatively small slice of Nebraska’s overall small business lending, according to Tim Mittan, district director for the SBA’s Nebraska office. While the majority of the state’s $9.7 billion small business portfolio consists of conventional commercial, industrial and agricultural bank lines, the SBA-backed portion accounts for roughly $195 million to $220 million of that total.
Nebraska’s broader SBA lending volume sits in the middle tier compared with neighboring states, Mittan said, but its lender concentration is notably tighter. Larger markets often show a more distributed loan landscape; Nebraska’s market relies more heavily on a small number of dominant regional and community lenders.
Marsh said the Lincoln market itself is less concentrated than that statewide pattern might suggest. Thirty-five different lending institutions made SBA loans in the Lincoln market over the past three fiscal years, he said.
Mittan said the SBA actively works to broaden that lender base further. The agency offers training and support designed to lower the barrier of entry for new lenders, and the Nebraska District Office employs field staff specifically tasked with expanding the local
The consolidation trend has changed the structural mechanics of lending in Nebraska, but it has not reduced the pipeline.
lender network. Mid-sized markets like Lincoln, he said, frequently see small business lending concentrated within a handful of institutions that have the internal staff to help small businesses navigate the application process, which is why the SBA relies on targeted local outreach to recruit and develop new participants.
Not every Lincoln lender approaches SBA lending the same way. Mowitz said Pinnacle does not lean heavily on SBA products, citing concern that the program can create repayment difficulty early on.
“We don’t utilize SBA a ton at Pinnacle,” Mowitz said. “It can over-leverage borrowers and just not set them up for success right away.”
Pinnacle does deploy the SBA 504 loan program for owner-occupied real estate in specific circumstances and is an active TIF partner for projects in Lincoln’s blighted areas.
“TIF, used in blighted areas, has really benefited the Lincoln community,” Mowitz said.
Pinnacle’s primary commercial lending volume has been driven by multifamily residential projects, a reflection of Lincoln’s housing market dynamics. With starter homes now approaching $300,000 and mortgage rates above 6%, demand for apartment housing has grown significantly among consumers who cannot assemble the down payment needed to buy.
What consolidation has changed, and what it hasn’t
The pace of bank mergers across Nebraska has reshaped the structure of the state’s lending market, but it has not necessarily narrowed the field of available lenders in all areas, according to Mittan. As small community banks merge into larger, state-chartered regional networks, he said, the resulting institutions often gain the infrastructure required to process government-backed SBA loans more efficiently. Lenders with SBA experience frequently integrate into those larger networks, he said, bringing added expertise with them rather than removing it from the market.
“The consolidation trend has changed the structural mechanics of lending in Nebraska, but it has not reduced the pipeline,” Mittan said.
That assessment complicates, without necessarily contradicting, the broader concern Baier raised about fewer institutions competing for Lincoln’s banking relationships. Marsh offered a data point that supports a measure of optimism about Nebraska’s community banking sector specifically: in 2025, every bank and branch acquisition, along with every new branch and loan production office opening in the state, involved Nebraska-owned community banks.
For Baier, the structural shift remains a meaningful concern even if the SBA’s lender pipeline has held steady.
“Any time that you have mergers and acquisitions, it just leads to less opportunities and less competition for the consumer to pursue in terms of their banking services,” he said.
Relationships, succession and the road ahead
A quieter but growing segment of commercial lending demand is coming from business succession. Jacob Dobson, assistant vice president of commercial banking at Nebraska Bank of Commerce, said his institution, one of Lincoln’s smaller community lenders, has seen an uptick in acquisition financing tied to baby boomer retirements.
“I think sometimes with the baby boomer generation continuing to retire and those businesses that they own are ready for succession, we’ve seen a little bit more of that,” Dobson said. “We’re focused on relationship building with our customers, essentially having the full relationship with them and helping them grow with us as a smaller bank.”
Mowitz said Pinnacle anticipates the succession wave building significantly over the next five years. “We know our customers really well, we know the second and third generations really well,” he said. “That gives us comfort as we work through those transitions.”
That relationship model is fundamental to how Lincoln’s business community engages with its banks, and something Mowitz sees as distinguishing Lincoln’s community institutions from national competitors.
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“Lincoln’s a big small town and people really do value that relationship, that local decision making,” Mowitz said. “It’s not off a rate matrix developed in New York City. It just doesn’t work for people in Lincoln.”
Baier echoed that view, framing the personal banking relationship as a defining advantage for Nebraska’s community institutions even as the state’s overall banking structure continues to shift.
Statewide, noncurrent loans ticked up from 0.15% to 0.21% of total loans between the fourth quarter of 2024 and the fourth quarter of 2025, per Nebraska Department of Banking and Finance data. Baier said the increase remains modest.
“From a big picture macro perspective, that number’s almost insignificant,” he said.
For Lincoln’s business community, the message from its banking sector heading into the second half of 2026 is one of availability tempered by realism. Capital is accessible, the lender landscape is more layered than a simple consolidation narrative suggests, and the institutions best positioned to help may still be the ones that know their customers by name.
“That personal relationship with your Nebraska banker makes a huge difference,” Baier said. “They really are your partner in both financial and business success.”
MBJ writer Chris Hatch contributed to this report. MIDLANDS
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Arts and culture cannot be in a silo. It’s an entire circle. Everyone is dependent on one another, and it’s incredible.
— LESLIE C. LEVY, ARDIS AND ROBERT JAMES EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL QUILT MUSEUM
Nebraska’s arts and cultural production added 2%, or $4 billion, to the state economy in 2023, the most recent year available, and employed 34,454 workers statewide, with wages and benefits totaling $2 billion, according to the Arts and Cultural Production Satellite Account, a joint measure produced annually by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). A newer update covering 2024 was expected but had not been released by either agency as of this writing. Nearly 53% of Nebraska adults attended a live music, theater or dance performance in 2022, and more than 25% attended an art exhibit that year, according to the NEA’s companion Survey of Public Participation in the Arts, conducted with the U.S. Census Bureau.
Growth, block by block
In Lincoln, that statewide trend shows up building by building. According to Bill Stephan, executive director and chief artistic officer of the Lied Center, the Sheldon Museum of Art, Lied Center for Performing Arts, the Hixson-Lied College of Fine and Performing Arts, the Johnny Carson Center for Emerging Media Arts and the Rococo Theatre are all within three or four blocks of one another. Newer creative districts are forming nearby, too, including a music district around O Street and the Zoo Bar and a creative pocket near Nebraska Wesleyan University anchored by the business Lux. Local leaders say the density is evidence that the arts are functioning less like a cultural amenity and more like measurable economic infrastructure.
Leslie C. Levy has watched that infrastructure grow from inside the International Quilt Museum, where she’s the Ardis and Robert James executive director. On a recent First Friday, she watched strangers pause mid-gallery to compare notes on a hand-stitched star pattern, the kind of unplanned conversation she says happens daily inside her building but rarely surfaces elsewhere in fine art museums.
“You don’t often see that in fine art museums, where perfect strangers will start talking to each other as they’re looking at the art on the wall,” Levy said. “But we see it daily in our galleries.”
Levy came to museum leadership after 12 years at the Nebraska Attorney General’s Office and a stint leading the Willa Cather Foundation in Red Cloud, a path she said taught her that running a cultural institution is fundamentally running a business: leading teams, meeting budgets and building the partnerships that keep the doors open. Under
her direction, the Quilt Museum’s collection has grown to more than 11,000 quilts and objects representing more than 65 countries, drawing 19,500 in-person visitors and 448,000 web visitors this past fiscal year, according to its 2024-25 annual report. Funds committed to the museum reached $4.18 million for fiscal 2025, nearly double the prior year, from 491 donors. Its education programs, including a partnership with the nonprofit ReadWorks, have engaged more than 1 million students nationally, with 4,763 of those students in Nebraska.
“Arts and culture cannot be in a silo,” Levy said. “It’s an entire circle. Everyone is dependent on one another, and it’s incredible.”
Numbers tell the story
That circle extends across the street to the Sheldon, whose collection spans 19th-century American landscape painting through abstract expressionism and includes more than 30 largescale sculptures displayed across the University of Nebraska-Lincoln campus. Sheldon’s total revenue reached $867,394 for the fiscal year ending June 2025, up from $506,423 the prior year, according to nonprofit financial data compiled by CauseIQ. Much of that increase reflects a onetime gain on the sale of non-inventory assets rather than recurring operating growth, but the museum’s core support held steady: total grants and contributions rose to $460,066, and total assets climbed to $5.76 million. Funders include the Lincoln Community Foundation, United Way of Lincoln and Lancaster County, and the Robert Rauschenberg Foundation.
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Having all those venues there and successful and active and busy really helps. It’s like rising tides lift all ships.
A similar story plays out a few blocks away at Pinnacle Bank Arena, which opened for the 2013-14 season at a cost of $179 million, spans 470,400 square feet and serves as the cornerstone of a $344 million downtown development project in the Haymarket District, according to huskers.com, the University of Nebraska’s official athletics site. General Manager Tim Savona said the arena draws roughly 750,000 visitors annually and generates more than $1 million in ticket revenue, with about 30% of attendees traveling from outside Lincoln, a figure that has topped 70% for certain touring acts. Lincoln relocated railroad tracks to build the venue, Savona said, a decision that preceded the development of multiple downtown city blocks now filled with hotels, restaurants and residents.
“It’s a catalyst for growth,” Savona said. “It’s a gathering place for all.”
Whether the arena caused that transformation or simply gave it permission, Savona said, is “a little bit of a chicken or the egg” question, but he called it “certainly a complementary scenario.” He pointed to Lincoln’s broader venue ecosystem, including the Zoo Bar, Rococo Theatre, Bourbon Theater and Pinewood Bowl, as mutually reinforcing rather than competing.
“It’s like rising tides lift all ships,” he said.
The University of Nebraska’s own draw at the arena remains strong, though not uniformly rising. Men’s basketball drew 239,426 fans over 16 home games in 2024-25 and 246,077 fans over 18 home games in 2025-26, according to huskers.com. Per-game average attendance dipped slightly over that span, from 14,964 to 14,641, though the Huskers have ranked in the top 25 nationally in attendance every season since the arena opened.
Downtown’s next chapter
State lawmakers are weighing a change that could extend that growth further. Legislative Bill 1192, introduced by Sen. Jason Prokop of Lincoln, would make facilities in Nebraska’s largest cities with seating capacities above 16,000 eligible for assistance under the state’s Convention Center Facility Financing Assistance Act, according to the Nebraska Legislature’s bill-tracking service. Local news coverage describes the measure as a path toward lifting Pinnacle Bank Arena’s current 16,000-seat cap to accommodate larger configurations. Savona testified in
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support, telling lawmakers the change would let the arena consider standing-room or additionalfloor seating for high-demand events while preserving fire-code compliance.
Back at the Lied Center, Stephan measures growth over a longer arc. Ever since he joined the staff in 2009, the venue’s budget has increased 264% and ticket sales have grown 338%, he said. Using the Americans for the Arts economic impact calculator, the Lied Center estimates its annual economic impact at $21 million, supporting more than 350 jobs. About 30% of its patrons travel from outside Lincoln.
“Nebraska and particularly the Lincoln-Omaha area are some of the most blessed communities in the nation for the arts and culture that we get to enjoy,” Stephan said, “and the frequency that we do.”
That reach extends well beyond Lincoln. The Lied Center’s Arts Across Nebraska program toured student matinees, public performances and community outreach events to towns including Norfolk, Nebraska City, Kearney, Fremont, Falls City and Auburn during the 2025-26 season, serving 5,979 Nebraskans across 2,016 miles of travel, according to the organization’s donor newsletter. Closer to home, the Lincoln Symphony Orchestra opens its 100th anniversary season Sept. 11 at the Lied Center under Music Director Edward Polochick, according to the orchestra’s season program. The centennial concert pairs Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” and a new commissioned work, Tyler White’s “A Fivescore Festival: 100 Measures for 100 Years,” performed with the Cornhusker marching band, before revisiting the program from the orchestra’s first concert in March 1927, including Mozart’s overture to “Le Nozze di Figaro” and Liszt’s “Les Préludes.” The evening closes with seven-time Grammy winner Emanuel Ax joining the orchestra for Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 22. The venue’s free outdoor Jazz in June concert series also enters its 35th year this summer, Stephan said.
None of that growth has come without strain. Stephan, who has presented performing arts for more than 35 years, called the past two years among the toughest he’s experienced outside the pandemic, citing reduced funding from multiple sources. He credited the Nebraska Arts Council, the Nebraska Cultural Endowment and the Lied Center’s support organization, Friends of Lied, with helping sustain programming. Friends of Lied presented the Lied Center with a record $675,000 donation in May, according to the organization’s donor newsletter, alongside more than $166,000 raised through Give to Lincoln Day. The Lied Center is also midway through its “Building the Future” capital project, which began construction in February and is on track for a fall 2027 reopening, with performances continuing throughout. This October, the venue will host Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra for a ninth appearance, part of a residency that includes engagement with Lincoln Public Schools students and a multi-day residency at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, according to the Lied Center’s donor materials. The visit falls during Marsalis’ final season as the organization’s artistic director after nearly 40 years at its helm.
For Levy, moments like that reflect what Lincoln stands to gain by treating its arts institutions as connected parts of one economy rather than isolated cultural attractions.
“I wouldn’t want to live in a community that didn’t have a strong arts and cultural focus,” Levy said.
“That’s how people connect to one another. That’s what brings them together.”
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LINCOLN LAGGING BEHIND PEERS FOR STARTUPS, ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
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I definitely see Lincoln in a slow period for growth right now.
For all of its desirable qualities, Lincoln lags peer cities when it comes to startups and general economic vigor. This is according to business analysts and longtime corporate types who say the situation hamstrings growth in the city’s business community.
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Dr. Eric Thompson, director of the Bureau of Business Research at the University of NebraskaLincoln, said Lincoln suffers when compared to other regions of the country when it comes to the number of successful startups.
“Nebraska in general tends to be lower on entrepreneurship measures, at least in modern times” he said. “There’s certain parts of the country that are greatly endowed with angel investors and so forth, and we have some of that here, but not to the degree that the real startup hubs have.”
Thompson said the lower number of startups and entrepreneurship is a generational effect, as young people lack entrepreneurial role models to emulate.
“One of the most efficient ways to transfer knowledge about entrepreneurship is within families so, obviously, if a place has a lower rate of entrepreneurship that means fewer people grow up in households where there were entrepreneurs,” he said. “It’s just not something we excel at, necessarily.”
Thompson doesn’t fault a lack of resources for the lower number of founders; in fact, he said between academic and business entities, the ecosystem is solid, all things considered.
“There’s incubators, there’s certainly training programs in the community and at the university level for young people,” he said. “I do think an effort is being made, and people are purposeful about giving people the opportunity to practice some of those skills. I know the university does that and I think it’s smart because even if someone doesn’t become an entrepreneur themselves, if they study what entrepreneurs need to know I think it helps them in any career.”
Thompson said another possible factor in the lower numbers is Lincoln being a victim of its own success in creating enough stable, well-paying jobs that siphon off people who might otherwise strike out on their own.
“We’re certainly a city where there is a lot of work, so people have alternatives to selfemployment,” he said. “In some parts of the country where there’s a lot of entrepreneurs, it’s
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because they more or less have to do that, unlike Lincoln where we have a lot of employment opportunities in both the private and public sector.”
Steep challenges to growth
Richard Meginnis, president of NAI FMA Realty, said other issues are acting as a drag on Lincoln’s business growth, from minimum wage to slow footing in the permitting process.
“Quite frankly, I don’t think Lincoln is that business friendly right now,” he said.
Meginnis specifically took issue with the Lincoln City Council’s recent vote setting the minimum wage at $15 across the board, with increases tied to cost of living. This exceeds the cap set by LB258 in the 2026 legislative session which has a flat 1.75% annual increase limit and lower base hourly pay and increases for teens. The ordinance is already sparking debate over a city’s authority to set its own minimum wage.
Meginnis also pointed to environmental and permitting regulations as working against growth.
“They’ve put in a higher floodplain regulation than anywhere in the country,” he said. “Most places have to go a foot above floodplain but Lincoln [leadership] feels we need to be two feet above floodplain. I personally know of two businesses where that’s caused them to not build here.
“The city has also been really slow in permitting projects which would allow companies to grow. We had a company that wanted to build a 200,000-square-foot dog food processing plant and the city told them they had to build a whole new intersection, lighted interchange, spend $3 million on it. The company said no, we’re leaving town. We’re outta here.”
Meginnis said the situation is additionally frustrating because of how well Lincoln has done in addressing two of the stickier problems facing businesses in other cities, affordable housing and reskilling labor.
“Lincoln has done a very good job of building a lot of lower- or mid-income housing using low-income housing tax credits and other city incentives, and people are buying them right and left,” he said. “They’ve got a new employment center that’s going really well where they’re training a lot of underemployed people and bringing them up.
“But at the same time, we’ve had several large employers move out. Cabela’s credit card processing group left Lincoln, Verizon closed its call center. I definitely see Lincoln in a slow period for growth right now.”
Nebraska in general tends to be a lower on entrepreneurship measures.
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INNOVATION REIGNS IN LINCOLN EDUCATION
Lincoln has real momentum because of its collaborative culture.
There is much for the area’s business community to like in Lincoln’s education system. From primary school through Nebraska’s largest university, students are being educated as never before with an eye on employability.
Reading, writing and careers
As with many forward-thinking districts, Lincoln Public Schools has broadened its view from basic literacy and math skills to also include career focuses that start at the elementary level.
The numbers tell the story: more than 10,000 of the district’s 42,000 students complete specific career and technical education courses across its eight high schools.
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“We are a mission-centered organization,” said Dr. John Skretta, superintendent. “Our primary pillar is reflected in our board’s longstanding commitment to preparing students for career success.”
Skretta pointed to community partnerships as key to providing effective learning opportunities for students.
“We just celebrated the 10th anniversary of the Career Academy, a Lincoln Public Schools facility on the Southeast Community College campus,” he said. “There are 14 different identified specific career pathways, from construction and engineering to precision machining to health sciences offered there and we have right around 800 students every year who take courses so that they have an accelerated career pathway leading either directly to workforce or credentialing.”
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We are a mission-centered organization. Our primary pillar is reflected in our board’s longstanding commitment to preparing students for success.
Students also have the advantage of selecting the high school that best matches their career plans rather than attend a school based solely on proximity. It’s an option four in 10 LPS students take advantage of, Skretta said.
“That’s one of the things that makes LPS truly exceptional,” he said. “Each one of our high schools has something embedded within it that is a focus program or specialized learning experience.
“If an incoming ninth-grader already knows they want to pursue a career in the health sector, they can choose to go to Northwest High School for the embedded Bryan College of Health Sciences focus program. By the end of junior year, they’ll have their certified nursing assistant credential and be immediately employable.”
Taking the next step
While a four-year degree isn’t the be-all and end-all for every student as was once preached, those who choose to avail themselves of the state’s two- and four-year colleges and universities are getting their money’s worth.
Kathy Farrell, dean of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Business, said the skills and real-world experiences invested in students by the college and community make students highly desirable to employers.
“Lincoln has real momentum because of its collaborative culture among higher education, industry, government and the private sector, which will be essential to reaching the city’s full innovation potential,” she said. “The city has built a collaborative and increasingly sophisticated educational ecosystem, particularly for a market of its size.”
Farrell is particularly effusive in her assessment of the city’s capabilities to inspire innovation and provide a clear path to advance inventions and ideas to commercialization.
“Lincoln has built a highly collaborative entrepreneurial ecosystem that supports founders from the earliest idea stage through business growth and commercialization,” she said. “One of the city’s strengths is that these organizations work together closely rather than operating independently, creating a strong support network for entrepreneurs.
“Organizations such as LaunchLNK, NMotion, Invest Nebraska, The
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Combine and Open Range provide mentorship, accelerator programming, coworking space, networking opportunities and access to investors and business support services. Programs like the Nebraska Innovation Fund Prototype Grant help early-stage companies develop prototypes and validate ideas before they are ready for larger investment.”
As always, money and momentum are premium commodities in advancing what is already an environment ripe for founders.
“The foundation for innovation and entrepreneurship in Lincoln is strong, but continued investment and visibility are essential to reach full potential,” Farrell said.
“One important opportunity is increasing awareness and connectivity across the innovation resources that already exist in Lincoln. A second priority is continuing to support and strengthen the entrepreneurial resources through early-stage funding and prototype support.”
“Lincoln has many strong pieces already in place including research expertise, entrepreneurial programming, industry partnerships, makerspaces and business support organizations. The next step is making the ecosystem more visible, more connected and easier to navigate for founders at every stage.” MIDLANDS
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Durable Goods
MANUFACTURING SECTOR HUMMING IN LINCOLN
Manufacturing in general is a surprisingly big part of the Lincoln economy.
In an era when many cities are struggling to maintain an industrial base due to the impact of tariffs, economics and scant labor, Lincoln’s manufacturing community is punching well above its weight.
A surface glance of the city’s industrial residents yields an impressive roster of names including Kawasaki, Lincoln Industries, TMCO, Bison Inc., Timpte, Hexagon Agility, CleaverBrooks and Haleon.
Nick Cusick, president and CEO of Bison, Inc., a manufacturer of sports equipment, said despite all headwinds, manufacturing remains a strong player locally.
“Manufacturing in general is a surprisingly big part of the Lincoln economy,” he said. “Lincoln is typically viewed as a university town, as a state government town, as white collar but we have a large amount of manufacturing here in Lincoln, both big and small. And while it certainly goes up and down generally speaking, if you drew a line over the last 15 years, it would be an upward trajectory.”
Cusick pointed to major expansions as evidence the manufacturing sector is not only doing well but growing, starting with his own operation.
“We just did an 85,000-square-foot expansion to our south facility,” he said. “Our business grew up one building at a time down in the south Haymarket area and that had become highly inefficient, I think at one point we had 11 buildings. So we consolidated all that with this last moveout.
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"We’re not alone; there’s been a lot of overall growth over a period of years. Kawasaki has increased their business model and built significant additional space. They’re among the biggest, if not the biggest manufacturer here in Lincoln. Lincoln Industry has had some expansion in bringing out new product lines, also TMCO here in town.”
Challenges range from universally familiar macro issues to ancillary challenges that are more company-specific, Cusick said.
“Certainly interest rates higher than we’d love for ‘em to be. Certainly inflation, which in the construction area is based on materials and labor. I’d love to have done our expansion five years ago,” he said. “Another challenge affecting us specifically is bond issues are not passing. A high percentage of our client base is schools for the sports equipment we sell for new construction, some for renovation, some just for replacement.
“I saw a stat the other day that 71% of the bond issues in Nebraska in the last five years failed on their first try and 50% some failed the second time around. This is not just Lincoln, this is Nebraska. Last year, I think they had 11 school bond issues on the ballot and only two of them passed. So that’s headwinds for our company.”
One of the things that drives Lincoln’s manufacturing community forward is the sense of collegiality among companies and their vendors, both informally and, in the area of labor, through more coordinated efforts via the Lincoln Manufacturing Council.
“The council is an industry-led workforce development initiative focused on
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strengthening Lincoln’s manufacturing talent pipeline,” said Caden Pearson, workforce development manager with the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development with coordinates the council.
“We bring together local manufacturers, education partners, workforce organizations and community supporters to address workforce shortages and increase awareness of manufacturing careers in Lincoln.”
Pearson said the council has invested heavily in training to help build a stronger entrylevel workforce pipeline.
“We do this through training programs such as Manufacturing Basics, a free introductory course designed to prepare individuals for entry-level manufacturing careers,” he said. “The program covers topics such as measurement, blueprint reading and workplace expectations. It also connects participants directly with employers through job shadowing, employer engagement and hiring events.
“The council also works to reduce barriers to accessing manufacturing careers by providing supportive services such as childcare assistance, meals during classes, and completion stipends to help participants successfully engage in training and transition into employment.”
Andy Bednar, general manager of Timpte’s Lincoln Manufacturing Center said one look at the company’s new Lincoln facility tells one all they need to know about the local manufacturing community. The David City-based manufacturer opened its greatly expanded Lincoln site in March 2025 and Bednar is already thinking about more room.
“We were a much smaller entity in Lincoln already before we built and developed the site
we’re at now,” he said. “We were maybe 50 people all-in, 35 on our shop floor. We were able to work out a relationship with the airport authority here in Lincoln, which not only gave us the ability to build a 200,000-square-foot manufacturing facility but also expand something like 30 or 35 acres to the south. We could easily reach a million square feet.”
Bednar gives the city high marks beyond just space to build, saying infrastructure is ideal for the needs of the city’s manufacturers.
“Lincoln has a really good manufacturing footprint,” he said. “I sit on the Lincoln Manufacturing Council board and we’re very active in the development of the manufacturing realm. We are a sounding board, along with the rest of the manufacturing entities in town, on what we need in the labor pool, what companies need in terms of skillset. The city does a good job of responding to that sounding board.”
Among that responsiveness is how local educational entities have stepped up to provide technical training to those in the workforce and introducing young people to careers in the trades, starting in the public school system.
“I was just in a meeting last week talking about the Lego Robotics program, which introduces children as young as middle school to the concept of robotics and develops a skillset so that when they’re at the age where they enter the workforce, we have a much more direct application to it,” Bednar said.
“There are middle schools and high schools in Lincoln that participate in robotics competitions nationwide. We have good technical programs in the high schools. We have good technical colleges around us as well. Through the manufacturing council, we put a large focus on trying to influence that and help those programs grow.”
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LEGAL AND compliance Sick Leave Law Loses Legs
LAWMAKERS STRIPPED WORKERS’ RIGHT TO SUE OVER VIOLATIONS
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Nebraska's paid sick leave law cleared the ballot in November 2024 with nearly 75% voter support. Sixteen months later, the version on the books is considerably smaller.
The act took effect Oct. 1, 2025, guaranteeing eligible employees up to 40 hours of paid sick leave annually at businesses with 11 to 19 workers, and up to 56 hours at larger ones. But months before it reached employers, lawmakers had reworked it.
LB 415, from Sen. Beau Ballard of Lincoln, exempted owner-operators, independent contractors and workers who log fewer than 80 hours a year, according to Unicameral Update. Also folded in: exemptions for seasonal agricultural workers, employees under 16, and businesses with 10 or fewer employees.
The bigger shift wasn't about who qualifies — it was about enforcement. The retaliation ban itself remains in statute: employers still can't treat sick time as grounds for discipline, per Department of Labor guidance. What LB 415 eliminated, per Unicameral Update, was employees' ability to sue over a violation or seek restitution for denied leave. The ballot measure gave workers a four-year window to sue; LB 415 removed it, leaving the department's citation authority as the only enforcement tool.
Even so, the narrower mechanism hasn't changed what employers are doing, said Sapphire M. Andersen, a labor and employment attorney at Baird Holm LLP.
"We mainly see Nebraska employers focused on practical compliance — rather than the potential for agency action or litigation exposure," Andersen said, noting LB 415 didn't touch the underlying requirement to provide paid sick time. "That's where we've seen employers focus their efforts on getting things right."
LB 415's passage shaped the fight since — though it's now moot. Sen. Jana Hughes of Seward introduced LB 1089 this session to restore what was cut, reinstating retaliation protections and a civil action for denied leave, pared to a one-year window instead of the original four. A noncompliant employer currently faces no meaningful consequence, Hughes told the Nebraska Examiner. LB 1089 was indefinitely postponed — effectively killed — before lawmakers adjourned, Andersen said. Reviving it, or any other change to the act, will require a new bill in 2027.
That legislative uncertainty is already showing up in how Nebraska employers handle the law
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Metropolitan Community College's Human Resources Specialist Career Certificate, said limited early guidance has left many employers still working through the law's logistics.
"When enforcement is perceived as limited, some employers may place compliance lower on their priority list, particularly if they're uncertain about what the law requires," Mardsen said.
Still, most employers keep trying to comply to reduce risk, maintain employee trust and be prepared for a complaint or audit, she said.
Ten months in, Mardsen said the most common mistakes are administrative.
"Employers need to accurately track the paid sick leave employees earn, update their policies and make sure managers understand how the law applies," she said, adding that smaller organizations without dedicated HR staff may not realize existing PTO policies to be reviewed to make sure they meet the law's requirements.
The 11- and 20-employee thresholds themselves confuse employers, Andersen said: 10 or fewer isn't covered, 11 to 19 is a small business, 20 or more triggers full requirements. But the math isn't symmetric — growing into coverage happens the moment an employer hits 11 employees in a given week, per Neb. Rev. Stat. § 48-3802(10), while growing out of small-business status requires 20 or more employees in 20 or more calendar weeks of the current or prior year, a longer look-back than a simple headcount.
Mardsen said she's seen employers near those thresholds weigh staffing decisions, comparing it to schedule adjustments some employers made under the Affordable Care Act to stay below coverage requirements. Andersen said the more common response is different: rather than constantly toggling policies, "employers near these thresholds may opt to maintain more generous, compliant sick leave policies under the NHFWA — rather than constantly revisiting their time off policies and practices."
Treating enforcement risk as low enough to ignore would be the wrong approach regardless.
"Compliance isn't just about avoiding enforcement — it's also about maintaining employee trust, reducing confusion and creating consistent workplace practices,” Mardsen said.
The practical upshot for Nebraska employers is unchanged for now: the department can still cite noncompliance, but workers have no direct legal recourse if it isn't followed — and with LB 1089 dead,
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KENNEDY BROWNRIGG’S LIFELONG LOVE
It only takes about five minutes of conversation upon meeting Sherry Kennedy Brownrigg for the first time to understand her status as a local media legend. Articulate and funny, hers is one of the most recognized voices in Omaha, honed from the time she was a childhood chatterbox to a career where, as her husband once opined, “she never met a microphone she didn’t love.”
“I certainly was very talkative growing up,” she said. “In fact, I used to get in trouble in school for talking in class. That was not unusual for me.”
Detention hours notwithstanding, Kennedy Brownrigg was fascinated by radio as a means to put her natural gift of gab to use.
“Back then, you could listen to these AM stations that would bounce all over the place and you could get them in Omaha,” she said. “I would listen late at night under the covers. I’d listen to how these people communicated and I would mimic it and figure out why it was successful and what it was actually imparting to the people who were listening. I was very curious about the art of communication, it was really fascinating to me.”
Everything coalesced in middle school when Kennedy Brownrigg toured a local station with her Girl Scout troop and caught a glimpse of her future that never shook loose.
“KOIL was on the corner of 90th and Dodge,” she said. “I was probably 11, 12, something
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like that, and there was a disc jockey on the air there. It was literally as if radio just reached out and grabbed me. I had wanted to be all sorts of different things before that but from that moment on, I always knew I was going to be in radio.”
With her career path firmly set, Kennedy Brownrigg toured a number of colleges as she approached graduation from Burke High School in 1980. She settled on Wayne State College over much larger schools to help her begin to learn her craft, thanks to one simple promise they made her.
“I visited a lot of schools, but (Wayne State) said, ‘You can be on the air from day one.’ They sat me down in front of a microphone and I was on the air in Wayne, Nebraska,” she said.
This penchant for following one’s own path contributed mightily to her success in radio. She said while there was a dearth of female on-air personalities coming up she somehow never felt like a career in broadcasting was beyond her reach.
“I did not hear very many women on the radio back then, just occasionally here and there,” she said. “There had been women who would do little bit parts, and I think we all remember on local television you had the pretty woman doing the weather report before meteorology was a big thing. It wasn’t until I was actually in college and Brandy Summer came on the air in Omaha as the first woman who was a disc jockey, a host.”
I certainly was very talkative growing up. In fact, I used to get in trouble in school for talking in class. That was not unusual for me.
She shrugged, admitting she had never thought about why a lack of female role models didn’t hold her back.
“I don’t know,” she said. “It just never occurred to me that I couldn’t it. I’m not really that kind of person.”
Kennedy Brownrigg’s education was a mix of the academic and real world. After three years in Wayne, she left to take a full-time job at a station in Sioux City. A few years later she went back to school at the University of Nebraska Omaha majoring in continuing studies, a gumbo degree the school cobbled together for her.
“I had so much life experience when I came to UNO that they put a bunch of these things together,” she said, “but it was really in broadcasting, what today would be called communications.”
Asked why she bothered to finish college when she was already working in her career field, Kennedy Brownrigg said it came down to respect for the craft.
“I think what having that degree meant was there was still a lot that I could learn,” she said. “There’s much more to the study of communication, getting into some of the theories of broadcasting, et cetera. Learning on the job is really more innate and it mostly just gives you the bare bones of all that. I wanted to be more intentional about it, even if I wouldn’t have gotten anything other than just the satisfaction of finishing.”
This professional mindset was a perfect precursor to the radio personality’s move into station management, which she did starting at local stations and ultimately led her to be president and chief programming officer of broadcasting company Relevant Radio.
“I’ve always loved being on the air but I also love management and I’ve been in management for quite a while now,” she said. “I really like helping people have a great experience where they work by removing barriers for them to do a great job and increase in their skills.”
Kennedy Brownrigg’s love affair with the medium and the people who carry it forward continues in her current role as general manager of KVNO, a job she has held since 2020. There she is reminded daily of the power of radio.
“There’s just something that is really, really unique about radio,” she said. “COVID sort of reminded us of that, you know? When you go back to communication theory, what’s really happening is there are two souls who are communicating over any kind of medium. Soul number one soul is speaking something to soul number two who receives it.
“Video is exciting but you’re spoonfed a lot of things. When you are listening to radio, particularly local radio, your mind meets that halfway in your imagination. People want that connection with others, we crave that because that’s the way we’re wired. It’s just such a beautiful thing.”
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SHERRY KENNEDY BROWNRIGG FUN FACTS:
WHAT IS YOUR GUILTY PLEASURE?
ICE CREAM, USUALLY VANILLA WITH PEANUT BUTTER AND CHOCOLATE.
WHO IS A HERO OF YOURS IN THE INDUSTRY?
THERE ARE SO MANY HEROES, BUT I THINK I WILL HAVE TO SAY BRANDY SUMMER BECAUSE I WAS JUST AMAZED BY HER. SHE WAS SO GOOD. I NEVER GOT TO MEET HER, BUT SHE WAS ALWAYS A HERO OF MINE.
MAKING THE ROUNDS OF LOCAL RADIO STATIONS USED TO BE SO INTEGRAL TO TOURING MUSICIANS. WHAT CELEBRITY ENCOUNTER STANDS OUT TO YOU?
I MET CHICAGO, MICHAEL JACKSON, KENNY ROGERS, BUT, OUT OF ALL OF THOSE FOLKS, I’D HAVE TO SAY IT WAS TINA TURNER. SHE WAS TERRIFIED DOING INTERVIEWS, I DON’T THINK SHE LIKED THAT PART OF HER JOB. SHE MET US ALL BACKSTAGE AND WAS VISIBLY SHAKING, POOR SWEETIE. THEN A FEW MINUTES LATER, SHE WENT OUT ON STAGE AND PERFORMED AND WAS JUST LARGER THAN LIFE.
HOW MUCH DID THE 1970S TV SHOW “WKRP IN CINCINNATI” NAIL THE EXPERIENCE OF WORKING AT A RADIO STATION?
ONE OF THE THINGS THAT IMMEDIATELY STANDS OUT TO ME ARE THE PERSONALITIES. RADIO IS A GROUP OF PERSONALITIES THAT ARE UNIQUE AND MOSTLY FUN, ALWAYS INTERESTING. ANOTHER THING THAT WAS TRUE WERE THE FAILED PROMOTIONS; YOU REMEMBER, “AS GOD IS MY WITNESS, I THOUGHT TURKEYS COULD FLY.” EVERY STATION HAS HAD A FAILED PROMOTION LIKE THAT, MAYBE NOT AS DRAMATIC. THOSE TWO THINGS WERE PRETTY ACCURATE.
WHAT’S YOUR SUPERPOWER?
MAKING PEOPLE FEEL COMFORTABLE.
WHAT’S YOUR ADVICE TO THE NEXT GENERATION IN RADIO?
I WOULD TELL THEM TO LEARN AND UNDERSTAND THE POWER OF AUDIO AND THE POWER OF THE SPOKEN VOICE. EVERY KID TODAY HAS GROWN UP ON VIDEO AND SORT OF FORGETS ABOUT AUDIO, BUT IT IS INCREDIBLY, INCREDIBLY POWERFUL. THERE’S A LOT OF GOOD THAT WE CAN DO THROUGH IT AND I LOVE BEING AT KVNO BECAUSE I FEEL LIKE I’M DOING THAT HERE.
BY DWAIN HEBDA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY ROGER HUMPHRIES
MIDLANDS LEADERS q&a
RYAN SANDERS, ENTREPRENEUR/COMMUNITY SERVANT
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Bio:
A native of Omaha, Ryan Sanders earned a construction engineering degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and a master’s of business administration degree from Creighton University.
The first chapters of his career unfolded at Kiewit Construction and HDR. Over 15 years, he served in a wide array of construction and engineering activities including heavy equipment management, quality control, procurement, project design, community relations and business development. In 2020, he changed direction to go into entrepreneurial pursuits and engage his passion for community service.
Recognized by Construction Equipment magazine as a 40 Under 40 Achiever, Sanders is passionate about building strong teams, driving innovation and creating lasting impact in the communities he serves here in Omaha and beyond.
What sparked your interest in taking a new direction as an entrepreneur?
The first was the desire to get young people introduced to construction as a potential career at an early age. By 2018 I had been named as one of the 40 Under 40 achievers by Construction Equipment Magazine. Construction equipment also became the basis of a hobby and entrepreneurial endeavor.
Since childhood I have been a collector of equipment
scale models from around the world. I came to realize that there were many people who had enthusiasm for the machinery so I cofounded RDSG Replicas to create collector-quality scale models of construction equipment. This is one small way that the construction equipment industry can engage young people.
The second spark is summed up by this phrase: “Measure your life by the difference you have made in someone else’s.” In 2020, I decided to take advantage of the opportunities my life had presented in order to devote more time to our community, sometimes at an individual one-on-one level with people I’ve become acquainted with, and sometimes with organizations who are striving to make our community a better place.
What do you enjoy most about your work?
Being able to have a strong sense of purpose has been the biggest reward of all of my work activities. During the 15 years in engineering and construction I was a team member completing billion-dollar projects for roadway, railroad and power transmission infrastructure.
In recent years, my greatest professional enjoyment has come from applying creativity to solve hard problems that make an immediate benefit in the community, mentor younger future leaders and reinforce my servant-leadership abilities. Making a positive difference in other’s lives gives a feeling of accomplishment and purpose that for me is unmatched by anything else.
What have been the biggest challenges you have faced during your career?
There have been a couple times when I would learn that a valued colleague had been given some terrible news and being the “right person” in those situations posed a challenge bigger than any other. Being supportive in situations like this, in the right way, was a teaching moment that bettered my ability to bring the right thoughts and words
What is the secret to being successful in this business?
Have no entitlement; do the work, earn everything.
Beyond those basic virtues there are four interrelated skills that are important along the entire career journey, and they must be fluid as a career progresses. Specialist: be an expert in something. Generalist: know enough of different disciplines to be a connector and a decision maker. Selfreliant: think of yourself as an enterprise of one that can never go out business Connected: have strong teamwork effectiveness in both leadership and followership roles
Three additional and important characteristics: Never walk past a problem, even if it is not your job; be able to understand the problem and effectively communicate to others and have the courage to act. Seeing the problem is great but being a part of the solution often requires taking some risk and facing challenges. Have tenacity for the long haul.
Meaningful challenges are seldom overcome quickly; getting started is exciting, and getting near the end is motivating, but the land in between causes many to give up.
Why is community service and giving back important to you?
The “why” boils down to this: I like to leave things better than I found them. Community service allows me to build people networks that benefit the teams and the community and that allows those teams to bring global experience to local challenges. This causes me to broaden my own horizons.
What is something a mentor told you that has proven to be valuable words to live by?
I will offer my top three:
1. Do not expect that the pursuit of life’s meaningful endeavors will be easy. There will be hard days. Learn that “hard is what wakes up the genius,” and that the ability to handle hard is much better than waiting for the easy things in life.
2. Humility is a powerful virtue. If you find that you are the smartest person in the room; rather than hubris, you should find a different room with smarter people.
3. What you do in life creates the definition of who you are, a legacy. Have unwavering commitment to doing the right things for the right reasons at the right time.
WRITTEN BY THE HFS INVESTMENT COMMITTEE
Here We Go Again
Weekly Market Commentary
Here we go again. Geopolitical tensions have resurfaced, tariffs are back in the headlines and investors are once again debating whether inflation may prove more stubborn than expected. Markets have a habit of latching onto the news of the day and while those events certainly deserve monitoring, they don’t change our investment thesis. Headlines come and go. The long-term drivers of economic growth are far more durable and today they continue to point in the same direction: an unprecedented wave of investment in artificial intelligence infrastructure.
If anything, the commitment behind that investment has only strengthened. Alphabet recently increased its 2026 capital spending guidance to as much as $205 billion and indicated spending will rise further next year. Meanwhile, Bank of America now projects hyperscaler AI capital expenditures could reach nearly $1.5 trillion in 2027 as the world’s largest technology companies race to build the computing power needed for the next generation of AI applications. Consensus forecasts for the major hyperscalers continue to move higher, not lower, with each earnings season reflecting demand that continues to outpace expectations.
This is why we continue to focus on fundamentals rather than headlines. The companies supplying the “picks and shovels” of AI — from semiconductors and memory to networking, optical components, power infrastructure and the software that ties it all together — are benefiting from investment decisions measured not in months, but in years.
While markets will undoubtedly experience periods of volatility as investors react to geopolitical events, inflation data or policy announcements, the underlying engine driving this cycle remains intact. Our job is not to predict tomorrow’s headlines; it is to identify the long-term trends that will matter years from now. At this point, the
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Across
1. Golf standard
4. Resilient founder of the Nebraska Furniture Mart, who built a massive retail empire starting from a small pawn shop in Omaha, ____ Blumkin
8. Hall of Fame pitcher for the St. Louis Cardinals, a Cy Young winner, and World Series MVP, who was born and raised in Omaha, ____ Gibson
11. Driver assistance systems, briefly
13. Digital payment method, 2 words
15. Genetic molecule involved in protein synthesis
16. Village People’s famous song, briefly
17. Desert plants with spines
18. Historical periods
19. Must, 2 words
21. Street-smart
23. Finally arrived at, 2 words
25. Divide into two equal parts
28. Health and relaxation retreats
30. One who fails to appear, 2 words
32. Steffi of tennis fame
36. Threw carelessly
38. Animal rights org, abbr.
39. German car brand
40. Record label once home to The Beatles
41. “Wedding Crashers” star, Wilson
42. Narrow mountain valley
43. Work together
45. Lebanon port
46. One-named Tejano singer
48. Seed used in health foods
50. Abandon
52. Hot pepper sauce brand
57. Portion, or divide among others
59. Happens again
60. Christmas season
63. Iconic Hollywood actor born in Omaha, Henry _____
65. ___ were (so to speak)- 2 words
evidence continues to suggest that the AI buildout is accelerating, not slowing. We believe remaining focused on those enduring fundamentals gives investors the best opportunity to compound wealth over time.
Unless otherwise cited, the statements and commentary provided are opinions of Harrison Financial Services as of July 27, 2026, and are subject to change. There is no guarantee that any forecasts made will come to pass. This material does not constitute investment advice and is not intended as an endorsement of any specific investment or security. Any views on the relative attractiveness of a particular asset class are made in the context of a well-diversified portfolio, not in isolation. Please remember that all investments carry some level of risk, including the potential loss of principal invested. Past performance is not a guarantee of future performance. No investment strategy can assure profit or protect against loss.
66. Sense of self-importance
67. Show host
68. Title for an honored woman
69. __ Beta Kappa
70. Walk heavily and slowly
71. New, as a prefix
Down
1. Academy Award-winning director and screenwriter, born in Omaha, Alexander ____
2. Advertising professionals
3. Competed at speed
4. Gets back what was lost
5. Peruvian tuber
6. Pouch-like anatomical
structures
7. Founded, on a plaque, abbr.
8. Cold shiver exclamation
9. ___ roll (doing well)- 2 words
10. ___ relief (sculptural style)
12. “Smooth Operator” singer
14. Building a bee home
18. Peacock feather marking, 2 words
20. Touchdowns, in gridiron, abbr.
22. Letters on a brandy bottle
24. Type of diet
26. Like gummy bears
27. One who carries a load
29. Cashew family tree
31. Decrease gradually
32. Jokes
33. Governed
34. “Hello” and “Rolling in the Deep” singer
35. Delicate skill
37. German for “not”
43. Glass jug for water or wine
44. Wearing a small crown
47. O.T. book, abbr.
49. Lincoln, familiarly
51. Stamp heavily
53. School, informally
54. Omaha tribal member who made history as the first female Native American physician in the United States, ____ La Flesche Picotte
55. Unlawful act
56. Bone-related prefix
58. Included with a letter, briefly
60. Informal affirmative
61. Exclamation of disgust
62. French for “law”
64. ___ gratias (thanks be to God)
Crossword by Myles Mellor
UPCOMING events
Aug. 12
Midtown Transit Development Public Meeting
Location: Scriptown Brewing Company, 3922 Farnam St.
This public forum hosted by the Omaha Streetcar authority will update midtown commercial property owners, retailers and restaurateurs on construction timelines, zoning updates and neighborhood business impact.
— cityofomaha.org
Aug. 12
From Toolbelt to Owner Workshop
Location: Virtual
This targeted interactive webinar is designed specifically for plumbing, HVAC, electrical and general contracting professionals transitioning away from field labor into independent business ownership and local small business management.
— sourcelinknebraska.com
Aug. 12
FutureCon CyberSecurity Conference
Location: Embassy Suites by Hilton Omaha La Vista Hotel & Conference Center, 12520 Westport Pkwy. in La Vista
This major corporate technology summit delivers specialized cyberthreat briefings, data security panels and cutting-edge software presentations for enterprise tech leaders and security directors.
— infosec-conferences.com
Aug. 13
Summer Ethics Leadership Luncheon
Location: Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St.
Themed “Choose Your Own Business Ethics Adventure,” this professional development program brings regional executives together to analyze values-driven leadership, navigate difficult ethical crossroads and explore decisions that impact organizational culture. — businessethicsalliance.org
Crossword by Myles Mellor – Answers
Aug. 13
Preparing for Legal and Compliance Issues
Location: Nebraska Council of School Administrators, 455 S. 11th St. in Lincoln
Tailored for system managers and fiscal directors, this specialized executive workshop addresses corporate compliance, human resources risk mitigation, operations liability and regulatory frameworks.
— ncsa.org
Aug. 15
Nebraska Small Business Conference
Location: The Salvation Army Kroc Center, 2825 Y St.
Centered on the theme “Small Business, Smart Future,” this bilingual educational program explores how rapidly evolving technology and artificial intelligence shape operations, marketing, social media trends and funding access for local entrepreneurs.
— ruralprosperityne.unl.edu
Aug. 21
CRE Summit 2026
Location: CHI Health Center, 455 N. 10th St.
Now in its 37th year, the Commercial Real Estate Summit is designed to help industry leaders gain momentum with innovative tools and information. The event draws up to 900 real estate and business professionals including appraisers, lenders, attorneys, brokers, architects, engineers, contractors and developers. Keynote speakers and a luncheon ceremony featuring hall of fame inductees and award winners are conference highlights.
— attendcresummit.com
Aug. 28-Sept. 7
Nebraska State Fair Corporate and Industry Showcases
Location: Nebraska State Fairgrounds in Grand Island
Beyond the public exhibits, this massive state event functions as a primary multiweek venue for agricultural tech vendors, manufacturer displays and regional business-to-business networking pavilions.
— business.grandisland.org
Aug. 29
The Latino Summit
Location: Central Library, 7205 Dodge St.
Hosted by the Latino Economic Development Council, this community advancement program brings local leaders together for interactive panel discussions and workshops focused on civic engagement, small business growth, educational pathways, resource access and regional economic empowerment.
— eventbrite.com
Aug. 31-Sept. 2
MINK 4-State Conference 2026
Location: Mid-America Center, 1 Arena Way in Council Bluffs
This major multistate economic development forum gathers municipal, corporate and regional business leaders from Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
This evening mixer assembles financial analysts, investment consultants, bankers, lenders and corporate accountants alongside sector entrepreneurs to build strategic business partnerships. — eventbrite.com
PAID ANNOUNCEMENTS
Andrew Miller
TERRACON CONSULTING, INC.,
APPOINTS ANDREW MILLER TO PRINCIPAL
Andrew Miller has been appointed to Principal and Manager of Regional Services at Terracon, a 100 percent employee-owned, national consulting engineering firm which he joined in 2019. With nearly 15 years’ experience as a licensed professional engineer in geotechnical engineering and construction material testing service lines, he now leads the geotechnical service lines in Terracon’s Omaha, Lincoln and Sioux Falls offices.
UNICO Group Enhances Team with Two New Advisors
UNICO Group, a client-focused insurance broker, is proud to announce two advisors joining our sales team. Our benefits division welcomes Nick Leinen, and on the commercial side, we’re pleased to introduce Grant Johnson. Together, they’ll help us expand our capacity to serve clients with the dedication and expertise UNICO is known for.
Nick’s decade of experience in employee benefits and self-funded solutions will be a tremendous asset to our clients,said Shane Ideus, President of UNICO.
Meanwhile, Grant’s background in the communications sector brings valuable industry insight into risk management. Both understand that delivering impactful service means truly knowing the industry and the challenges our clients face, and that approach will enable us to serve even better as we continue to grow.
Learn more about each of our advisors: Nick Leinen joins as a Benefits Advisor in Omaha, bringing over 10 years of experience in employee benefits to UNICO. His strong background reflects a steady progression from analytical to strategic leadership roles and a proven track record of delivering self-funded solutions to mid-tolarge organizations. Nick is committed to partnering with clients to create benefits strategies that attract and retain top talent, while always focusing on the relationships that matter most.
Grant Johnson, based in Charlotte, North Carolina, joins as a Risk Advisor. His versatile background includes nearly three years in sales and business development, having previously helped support sales operations for a large communications infrastructure organization. Grant’s dedication to understanding client needs and staying curious about new solutions will serve him well as he helps commercial clients navigate their risk management strategies.
UNICO Group is a client-focused insurance broker headquartered in Nebraska. We offer a consultative and relational approach to customized solutions for clients across the nation.
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YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 16th day of April 2026, LOA CONTRACTING, LLC, as Plaintiff, filed its Complaint in the District Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, Case No. CI 263196, showing Defendant ALEJANDRO MARIN RODRIGUEZ (“Defendant”) filed a construction lien, Instrument #2025103016, on or about December 16, 2025, that Plaintiff sent, via certified mail, a Demand to Institute Judicial Proceedings pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 52-140, that as of the date of filing the Complaint, Defendant has not initiated any proceedings to enforce the construction lien he filed, and requesting the Court discharge and release the construction lien, as well as such other and further relief as the Court deems just and proper.
YOU ARE REQUIRED to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 30 days after the last publication of this Notice or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.
DATED this 14th day of July, 2026. LOA CONTRACTING, LLC, Plaintiff, By: Craig F. Martin, #21812
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
Walentine O’Toole, LLP Attorneys 11240 Davenport Street
P.O. Box 540125 Omaha, NE 68154
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF STARA FAMILY FARMS, LLC
Stara Family Farms, LLC, with its initial designated office at 3450 V Rd., Bruno, NE 68014-2009, gives notice that it filed its Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 20, 2026, and that it has been organized as a Nebraska limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial agent for service of process is David P. Wilson, and his initial mailing address is 11240 Davenport St., Omaha, NE 68154. The company’s period of duration is perpetual, and the general nature of its business is to engage in any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. Christopher R. Stara, Member Douglas D. Stara, Member Gregory J. Stara, Member Michelle M. Stara, Member 4933-5706-0799, v. 1
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
ONE UNIVERSITY HOTEL, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of One University Hotel, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been amended to change the name of the company to GCP One U Hotel, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on August 3 rd , 2026. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
ONE UNIVERSITY OFFICE, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of One University Office, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been amended to change the name of the company to GCP One U Office, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on August 3 rd , 2026. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
Notice of Right to Reclaim Abandoned Personal Property
To: Bradley Allgood and All Other Occupants
Address: 18422 D St, Omaha, NE 68130
You are hereby notified that the personal property identified below remains at the premises stated above, after said premises was sold by virtue of a Sheriff’s Sale held on June 24, 2026. Leather sectional couch, loveseat – Wood/glass coffee table, tv stand, display cabinet, hutch, small bookshelf – TV’s (2), AV equipment - Wooden kitchen table and 6 chairs
- Wooden bar stools (6) – White Refrigerator, range - Misc. Pots and pans, bowls, containers, silverware, glasses, kitchen utensils, kitchen appliances, food – Large mattress with wooden sleigh frame, night tables (2), dresser with mirror, armoire – Table lamps (4) – Kids mattresses (2) with headboards - Desk, monitor, lamp - Black refrigerator – Christmas decorations, figurines – Exterior chairs (3) – Wooden ladder – Tile table – Gray love seat - Washer and dryer and ironing board – Vacuums (2) - Misc building materials, tools, toys, pictures, signs, towels, clothing, suits, shoes, bedding, throw pillows, plastic file cabinets, bins, boxes, baskets, kick knacks, toiletries, cleaning supplies. This property will be sold as a bulk package through public auction as follows: Date and time of sale: August 20, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST
Location of sale: 18422 D St, Omaha, NE 68130
Terms of sale: Full payment from the highest bidder is due within two hours of the sale closing, in cash, money order, or cashier’s check. All property purchased must be removed from the auction premises by August 21, 2026, at 1:00 PM CST, or, it will be disposed of without recourse from or further notice to the buyers. If the property is sold, the costs of storage, advertising, and sale will be deducted, and the remaining money (if any) will be turned over to the State Treasurer pursuant to the Uniform Disposition of Unclaimed Property Act. You and the general public have a right to bid at the sale on all personal property listed. Islander Capital, LLC
7618 County Road P32 Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 (402) 706-1213
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 14, 2026
Aimee L. Lowe, Attorney Lowe Legal Group PC LLO
Linden Place
14301 FNB PKWY, STE 100 Omaha, NE 68154
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
Notice is hereby given that Articles of Amendment have been filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State by Clearview Pet Care Centre Inc., a/k/a Dog Gone It, Inc., a Nebraska corporation.
The amendment changes the name of the corporation from Clearview Pet Care Centre, Inc. to Dog Gone It, Inc.
The amendment became effective on July 15, 2026.
CLEARVIEW PET CARE CENTRE, INC., a Nebraska Corporation
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF AMENDMENT
GCA HOTEL OPERATIONS, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of GCA Hotel Operations, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been amended to change the name of the company to Goldenrod Capital Advisors 2, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 23, 2026. First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
GCP ONE U RETAIL, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP One U Retail, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
GCP ONE U GARAGE, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP One U Garage, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
GCP ONE U APARTMENTS, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP One U Apartments, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
DM HOLDINGS, L.L.C.
Notice is given that DM Holdings, L.L.C. (the “LLC”) filed a Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State and is in the process of voluntary dissolution and winding up of activities. Terms and conditions of the dissolution shall be established by the LLC’s Members in conformity with the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Claims against the LLC may be presented in writing to Jon E. Blumenthal, 1601 Dodge St, Ste 3700, Omaha, NE 68102, and specify the nature of the claim, the amount of the claim and the name and address of the claimant. A claim against the LLC is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
GCP II 1000 C75, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP II 1000 C75, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to GCP II 1000 C75, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
The SS Goldenrod, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The SS Goldenrod, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to The SS Goldenrod, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Goldenrod Henry Residential Condo LP, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldenrod Henry Residential Condo LP, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to Goldenrod Henry Residential Condo LP, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Circle 75 Land 1050, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Circle 75 Land 1050, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to Circle 75 Land 1050, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Goldenrod Freestone, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldenrod Freestone, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to Goldenrod Freestone, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
CONVERGE HOLDING CO., LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Converge Holding Co., LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 22, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to Converge Holding Co., LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
GCP II Hillcrest LP, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP II Hillcrest LP, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to GCP II Hillcrest LP, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
LEGAL notices
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
GCP III St. Croix Building I, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP III St. Croix Building I, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to GCP III St. Croix Building I, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
G&G Project Sparta, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that G&G Project Sparta LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to G&G Project Sparta, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
GCP III Van Zandt Development, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP III Van Zandt Development, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to GCP III Van Zandt Development, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Goldenrod Henry Hotel LP, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldenrod Henry Hotel LP, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to Goldenrod Henry Hotel LP, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
GCP II Hillcrest GP, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP II Hillcrest GP, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to GCP II Hillcrest GP, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Preston Trail LP, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Preston Trail LP, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 8, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to Preston Trail LP, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
GCP II Preston Trail GP, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP II Preston Trail GP, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to GCP II Preston Trail GP, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SCM 10X Mankato 1920, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on June 11, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Jared Hollinger, as Authorized Representative, will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against SCM 10X Mankato 1920, LLC, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to 10730 Pacific Street, Sute 230, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. A claim against SCM 10X Mankato 1920, LLC is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
ROHWER HOLDINGS, LLC
Notice is given that ROHWER HOLDINGS, LLC filed a Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State and is in the process of voluntary dissolution and winding up of activities. Claims against the LLC may be presented in writing to Patrick J. Straka, 1601 Dodge St, Ste 3700, Omaha, NE 68102, and must specify the nature of the claim, the amount of the claim and the name and address of the claimant. A claim against the LLC is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Lower Level Luxury, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 22, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Lindsay Warren, as Authorized Representative, will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against Lower Level Luxury, LLC, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to 5414 N. 208 th Avenue, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022. A claim against Lower Level Luxury, LLC is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice. First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION
Circle 75 Land 950, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Circle 75 Land 950, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 2, 2026, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Zachary A. Wiegert will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: 1) your name or the name of your entity; 2) the nature of your claim; 3) the amount of your claim; and 4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to Circle 75 Land 950, LLC, c/o Zachary A. Wiegert, 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim commences within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
Notice is hereby given that Leppke LLC has been organized as a professional limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the initial designated office of the company is 16112 Ontario Cir., Omaha, NE 68130 and the agent for service of process at such address is Brandon Leppke. The Company’s members, managers, professional employees and agents are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to render services related to the practice of law.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF DOOR 3 CONSULTING, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Door 3 Consulting, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1502 Jones Street, Apt. 309, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. Dvorak Law Group, LLC
9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68114
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF OMAHA CELLULAR RADIANCE, LLC
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is OMAHA CELLULAR RADIANCE, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 18122 Wright
Street, Omaha, NE 68130. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 20, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement. LDM Business Services, Inc.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
SCOTT D. JOCHIM, Attorney
CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM
2120 S. 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LAP LAWNCARE, LLC
The name of the limited liability company is LAP LawnCare, LLC . The address of the initial designated office is 20806 Ames Avenue, Elkhorn, NE 68022. The name and address of the initial agent for service of process is Croker, Huck, Kasher, DeWitt, Anderson & Gonderinger, LLC, 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, NE 68124. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THERMAL RECOVERY HOLDINGS, LLC
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is THERMAL RECOVERY HOLDINGS, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 18122 Wright Street, Omaha, NE 68130. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 28, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement.
LDM Business Services, Inc.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is DRY-METRIC, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 15418 Weir Street, #311, Omaha, NE 68137. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 30, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement.
LDM Business Services, Inc.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
AMY S. JORGENSEN, Attorney
CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM
2120 S. 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF TOTAL LANDSCAPING, LLC
The name of the limited liability company is Total Landscaping, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 4006 Paxton Boulevard, Omaha, NE 68111. The name and address of the initial agent for service of process is Croker, Huck, Kasher, DeWitt, Anderson & Gonderinger, LLC, 2120 South 72 nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, NE 68124. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is jm18104, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 15050 A Circle, Omaha, NE 68144. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 22, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement.
LDM Business Services, Inc.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 9103-21 BEDFORD AVE, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 9103-21 Bedford Ave, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 8750 Frederick Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The Registered Agent of the Company is Jennifer L. Rattner, 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF OO7 HIGHPOINT-01, LLC
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is OO7 HighPoint-01, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 15050 A Circle, Omaha, NE 68144. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 28, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as
prescribed by the Operating Agreement.
LDM Business Services, Inc.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF GRIP FAST STUDIO, LLC
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is Grip Fast Studio, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 1306 S. 11th Street, Omaha, NE 68108. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 13, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement.
LDM Business Services, Inc.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF R3 LIVING, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that R3 LIVING LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the designated office is 4457 Ellison Ave Omaha, NE 68111. The registered agent for service of process is Latoya Thomas whose address is 4467 Ellison Ave Omaha, NE 68111. The general nature of the business to be transacted is any lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
Julia K. Palzer
3555 Farnam St., Suite 1000 Omaha, Nebraska 68131
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
The name of the Company is T & K CASTLE CO., LLC.
The address of the registered office is 7621 Castle St., Papillion,NE 68046. The general nature of the Company is residential real estate holding company. The Company commenced on July 28, 2026, and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the Company are to be conducted by Managing Member(s), the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers as the Members shall determine. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF MERGER
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Merger of Exstrom Physical Therapy, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, with and into Nebraska City Physical Therapy, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 30, 2026, in accordance with the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The merger was effective as of January 1, 2026. The surviving entity in the merger was Nebraska City Physical Therapy, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company.
Dvorak Law Group, LLC
9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
THE CORE COLLECTIVE, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that The Core Collective, LLC ( the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 5811 S 170th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68135. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. Dvorak Law Group, LLC
9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is JM18104, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 15018 A Circle, Omaha, NE 68144. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 22, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement. LDM Business Services, Inc.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP
Daniel J. Waters, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114
NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF RCAA REAL ESTATE, LLC
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is RCAA Real Estate, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 562 Sandy Pointe Pl, Ashland, NE 68003. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 29, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement.
LDM Business Services, Inc.
4913-4884-7810, v. 1
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
MATTHEW BURNS, Attorney
LEFLER | KUEHL | BURNS
1913 FARNAM ST., SUITE A Omaha, NE 68102
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION:
TAYLOR DENTISTRY, L.L.C. was formed pursuant to the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act on JULY 10, 2026. The Company was organized to render services in Dentistry, as well as services that are ancillary thereto. The Company’s affairs shall be managed by its members. The company’s initial designated office is located at 17455 Manderson St., Omaha, NE 68116The Company’s Registered Agent for service of process in the state of Nebraska is Shannon Taylor, who may be contacted at 17455 Manderson St., Omaha, NE 68116. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
MATTHEW T. PAYNE
PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BUSER, LLP
10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF THOETCHAI PEERAPHATDIT, M.D., P.C.
Notice is hereby given of incorporation of THOETCHAI PEERAPHATDIT, M.D., P.C. under the laws of the State of Nebraska as follows:
The name of the professional corporation is THOETCHAI PEERAPHATDIT, M.D., P.C.
The number of shares that the professional corporation is authorized to issue is 10,000 shares of voting common stock.
The name of the initial registered agent is Michelle Cascio, and the address of the initial registered office is 8901 Indian Hills Drive, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The name and address of the incorporator is Thoetchai Peeraphatdit, M.D., 1724 S. 79th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.
The general nature of the profession to be practiced by the Corporation is medicine and surgery. First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF WEST OMAHA CELLULAR RADIANCE, LLC
Notice is hereby given of the formation of a limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the limited liability company is WEST OMAHA CELLULAR RADIANCE, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 18122 Wright Street, Omaha, NE 68130. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on July 28, 2026 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement.
LDM Business Services, Inc.
4923-8189-2277, v. 1
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF N-COMPASS CLINICAL CONSULTING, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN on July 23, 2026, N-Compass Clinical Consulting, LLC was organized as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, with a designated office at 8616 Keystone Drive, Omaha, NE 68134. The Company’s initial agent for service of process is Sarah Ferguson, whose address is at 8616 Keystone Drive, Omaha, NE 68134.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ELK RIVER METALWORKS, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Elk River Metalworks, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 4318 South 79th Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.
Dvorak Law Group, LLC
9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF PJLD TRADING, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PJLD Trading, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the designated office is10223 R Street, Omaha, NE 68127. The registered agent for service of process is Lawson Mully, whose address is 10223 R Street, Omaha, NE 68127. The general nature of the business to be transacted is any lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
EVANS QUALITY & COMPLIANCE ADVISORS, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Evans Quality & Compliance Advisors, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 3613 Leavenworth Court, Omaha, Nebraska 68105. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is Stefanie N. Evans, 3613 Leavenworth Court, Omaha, Nebraska 68105. Dvorak Law Group, LLC
9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68114
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
CYNTHIA OLSON FAMILY INVESTMENTS, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cynthia Olson Family Investments, LLC ( the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 3500 Faulkner Drive, Apt. A310, Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.
Dvorak Law Group, LLC
9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68114
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
7 SABAL ISLAND DRIVE, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 7 Sabal Island Drive, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
9 SABAL ISLAND DRIVE, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 9 Sabal Island Drive, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION THE REHABVISIONS AND CARIANT FOUNDATION
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Incorporation of The RehabVisions & Cariant Foundation, a Nebraska nonprofit corporation, have been amended and were duly filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 16, 2026. Included in the Amended Articles of Incorporation is an amendment to change the name of the corporation to The RehabVisions Foundation.
Dvorak Law Group, LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
GOLDENROD DS 2, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldenrod DS 2, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
AURUM CONSTRUCTION SECURITIES, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Aurum Construction Securities, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
LAW OFFICES
ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP
8712 WEST DODGE ROAD, SUITE 300 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68114-3450
TELEPHONE 402-392-1250
FACSIMILE 402-392-0816
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
Ash Creek Properties, LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office of the company is 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The name and street and mailing address of the initial registered agent of the company for service of process is Thomas J. Malicki, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
Aimee L. Lowe, Attorney Lowe Legal Group PC LLO Linden Place 14301 FNB PKWY, STE 100 Omaha, NE 68154
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
Notice is hereby given that ClippedIn LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, was organized on January 12, 2023, under the laws of the State of Nebraska. Its designated office is: 200 S. 21st ST, STE 400A, Lincoln, NE 68510. The Registered Agent is Northwest Registered Agent Service, Inc., located at 200 S. 21 st ST. STE. 400A, Lincoln, NE 68510.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
GOLDENROD CLUB 2, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldenrod Club 2, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
VAN ZANDT HOLDINGS, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Van Zandt Holdings, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
GOLDENROD MECHANICAL SERVICES SECURITIES, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldenrod Mechanical Services Securities, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
OLINE CONSTRUCTION SECURITIES, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that OLINE Construction Securities, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
Aimee L. Lowe, Attorney Lowe Legal Group PC LLO Linden Place 14301 FNB PKWY, STE 100 Omaha, NE 68154
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
Notice is hereby given that CBNN, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, was organized on July 20, 2026, under the laws of the State of Nebraska. Its designated office is: 200 S. 21st ST, STE 400A, Lincoln, NE 68510.
The Registered Agent is Northwest Registered Agent Service, Inc., located at 200 S. 21 st ST. STE. 400A, Lincoln, NE 68510.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
1204 6TH STREET LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1204 6th Street LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 19009 Lafayette Avenue, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF a Limited Liability Company
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GARCIA TREE SERVICE LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 5035 S 39TH ST OMAHA, NE 68107.
The registered agent of GARCIA TREE SERVICE LLC is
JUAN GARCIA LUCAS 5035 S 39TH ST OMAHA, NE 68107.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BRANDO BOY, L.L.C.
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BRANDO BOY, L.L.C., is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with a designated and registered office at 8002 North 127th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68142, manager and registered agent at such office being MELODEE K. GROSS. The Limited Liability Company is organized to transact any and all business, and perform services of every kind and nature whatsoever, which are not inconsistent with law. The Limited Liability Company commenced doing business on July 1, 2026, and filed Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 10, 2026, and shall have perpetual existence.
MELODEE K. GROSS, Organizational Member 8002 North 127th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68142
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION
Notice is given that Sky L&Y Roofing Inc. has been incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska with the following registered agent and registered office: Lester Cerrato Murillo at 4830 S. 137 th St., Trailer 64, Omaha, NE 68137. The general nature of the Company’s business is to engage lawful business permitted under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company was incorporated on July 14 th , 2026, and it shall continue in perpetuity unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of its operating agreement. The number of shares the corporation is authorized to issue is 1500. In general, the Company’s business is to be managed by its primary officer and incorporator Lester Cerrato Murillo, in accordance with the Company’s operating agreement.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
Notice of Organization
1242 Enterprises, LLC
Notice is hereby given that 1242 Enterprises, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 10855 W Dodge Road, Suite 220, Omaha, Nebraska 68154 and with its initial agent for service of process as Colin Kastrick, 10855 W Dodge Road, Suite 220, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
Walentine O’Toole, LLP Attorneys
11240 Davenport Street P.O. Box 540125 Omaha, NE 68154
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
LANDMEN, LLC
Landmen, LLC, with its initial designated office at 4830 S. 224th Plaza, Omaha, NE 68022, gives notice that it filed its Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on July 15, 2026, and that it has been organized as a Nebraska limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial agent for service of process is David P. Wilson, and his initial mailing address is 11240 Davenport St., Omaha, NE 68154. The company’s period of duration is perpetual, and the general nature of its business is to engage in any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.
Trenton B. Magid, Manager Mark C. Elman, Manager 4927-0190-2526, v. 1
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
Scott A. Meyerson, Esq.
LIKES MEYERSON HATCH LLC
444 Regency Parkway Drive, #100 Omaha, NE 68114
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
Van Gerpen Enterprises, LLC
Notice is hereby given that Van Gerpen Enterprises, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The street and mailing address of the Company’s initial designated office is 2216 North 178 th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68116; and mailing address of the Company’s initial agent for service of process is 2216 North 178 th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68116; and the Company’s initial agent for service of process at such address is Michael Van Gerpen.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
STUDIO EB, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Studio EB, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1516 N. 123rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.
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9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100
Omaha, NE 68114
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
Scott A. Meyerson, Esq.
LIKES MEYERSON HATCH LLC
444 Regency Parkway Drive, #100
Omaha, NE 68114
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
Meyerson Investments LLC
Notice is hereby given that Meyerson Investments LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The street and mailing address of the Company’s initial designated office is 444 Regency Parkway Dr., Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114; and mailing address of the Company’s initial agent for service of process is 444 Regency Parkway Dr., Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114; and the Company’s initial agent for service of process at such address is Scott A. Meyerson.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
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MATTHEW WURSTNER, Attorney
CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP
11429 Davenport Street Omaha, NE 68154
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF JKH&O VENTURES, LLC
Notice is hereby given that JKH&O VENTURES, LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial designated office is 11429 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE 68154. The Company’s initial registered agent in the State of Nebraska is: MATTHEW WURSTNER, whose address is 11429 Davenport Street, Omaha, NE 68154. The purpose of the Company is to engage in any lawful business and activity, as may be mutually agreed upon by the Members from time to time, and which are not prohibited by the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The Company commenced with filing its Certificate of Organization on July 15, 2026, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Manager Managed Limited Liability Company.
MATTHEW WURSTNER, Organizer
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
MARTIN P. PELSTER, Incorporator and Attorney with CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM
2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF SPRINGVIEW HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, INC.
Springview Homeowners Association, Inc. has been incorporated under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act on July 10, 2026. The corporation is a mutual benefit corporation that will have members . The street address of the corporation’s registered office is 2120 South 72 nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, and the name of the initial registered agent at that office is Martin P. Pelster.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HENDERSON HOME CARE, LLC
Notice is hereby given that Henderson Home Care, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the designated office is 21015 C Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022. The registered agent of the company is Melanie Henderson, whose address is 21015 C Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
Notice is hereby given that RHINO COACHING LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the initial designated office is 507 Chateau Drive #1, Bellevue, NE 68005. The name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is Grant Stonebraker, 507 Chateau Drive #1, Bellevue, NE 68005. First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF CHANGE OF HEARTS SOBER LIVING
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Change of Hearts Sober Living was incorporated under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, with its initial registered office at 2916 N 24th St., Omaha, Nebraska 68110. The incorporator is Nenzingha Davis, 2916 N. 24th Street , Omaha, NE 68110. The corporation offers sober living housing for individuals and does not have a membership.
First publication July 24, 2026, final August 7, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION
GRIT CONSTRUCTION SECURITIES, LLC
NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GRIT Construction Securities, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Goldenrod RA, Inc., 14606 Branch Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.
First publication August 7, 2026, final August 21, 2026
NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BHB HOME CARE, LLC
Notice is hereby given that BHB Home Care, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the designated office is 21015 C Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022. The registered agent of the company is Richard D Bryant Jr., whose address is 21015 C Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022.
First publication July 31, 2026, final August 14, 2026
