Midlands Business Journal May 22, 2026

Bernthal Booth and Jim Flanery, who had adjacent offices in the Creighton University

BY WENDY TOWNLEY

Glistening glasses of beer or other specialty cocktails are often raised high in celebration of a significant achievement, important milestones or other events that simply spark joy. Other times, those same beverages are sipped on the heels of a more somber memory. For Zac Triemert, the introduction of Jerry’s Pale Ale was developed to recognize both.

Triemert, a familiar face in the Nebraska brewing and distilling industry, lost his father, Jerry, to pancreatic cancer. The distance between diagnosis and Jerry’s passing was a short one, yet it sparked in Triemert the opportunity to honor and celebrate his beloved father’s life.

Jerry’s Pale Ale was born in time for Christmas and everyone in Triemert’s family was gifted two bottles.

“One to drink, one to save,” Triemert said. “Some of us laughed, some cried. But I changed the experience with that beer. That’s what inspired Lucky Bucket.”

Science at the start

Triemert’s origins in the brewing industry are rooted in the hard sciences. He earned undergraduate degrees in microbiology and

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Two ordered into quarantine

The group of people who came to Omaha from the M/V Hondius cruise ship will be in Omaha at least through the end of this month. According to a press release from the CDC, on May 18, 2026, the organization confirmed that 18 recently repatriated U.S. passengers from the M/V Hondius cruise ship were requested to remain at the Nebraska Quarantine Facility through May 31, 2026, which would be the 21-day mark of their monitoring period. Since the passengers disembarked from the ship, three additional

01 IMPACT 250: CELEBRATING CUSTOMERS AND BUSINESSES BREWER, DISTILLER ZAC TRIEMERT WELCOMES EACH DAY WITH PURPOSE

01 EVENT: COURT LEGENDS ROASTED BERNTHAL BOOTH AND FLANERY HONORED AT OMAHA PRESS CLUB

03 MBJ BUSINESS INSIDER: THINGS TO KNOW 04 FROM THE EDITOR: THE OTHER 61.6 MILLION SMALL BUSINESSES WORK BECAUSE PEOPLE DO

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IMPACT 250: LEADERSHIP, DISCIPLINE AND SPORT APEX MARTIAL ARTS TRAINS OMAHANS IN MEANS OF SELF-DEFENSE 10

cases of hantavirus have been identified — one each in France, Spain and Canada.

CDC has issued quarantine orders for two passengers who were repatriated to Nebraska from the ship. The orders were signed by Dr. Jay Bhattacharya, the CDC’s Acting Director, and issued under the Public Health Service Act and implementing regulations (42 CFR parts 70 and 71). CDC will continue to coordinate with state and local health authorities as we work together to come up with the best solutions to protect the health and safety of these passengers.

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SMALL BUSINESSES WORK BECAUSE PEOPLE DO

May is Small Business Month, which means there is plenty of coverage celebrating entrepreneurs, founders, and the risk-takers who built something from nothing. Those stories matter. We’ve told several of them throughout our Impact 250 series, which has been spotlighting small businesses across the Omaha metro consistently since April 2025. But Small Business Month shouldn’t just honor the people who started companies. It should also recognize the 61.6 million Americans who work for them. That’s about 45.9% of the workforce, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.

This week’s Impact 250 features celebrate six more small businesses, shifting from the founder’s vision to the people who execute it daily. Small businesses don’t succeed because someone had a good idea and took a risk. They succeed because employees show up, do the work, and make the operation function.

Zac Triemert founded Brickway Brewing & Distillery and created Jerry’s Pale Ale to honor his late father, turning personal grief into something people could share. That origin story resonates, and we tell it on page 9. Brickway also employs 32 people who brew beer, distill spirits, serve customers, manage inventory, and keep the business running. The company exists because Triemert started it; it works because those 32 people show up.

Ryan Miller opened Apex Martial Arts after discovering martial arts in college and abandoning his dental school plans. He built a business teaching taekwondo, karate, and jiu-jitsu while developing student leaders and offering self-defense training for women. That’s Miller’s achievement. But Apex operates because instructors teach classes, mentor students, and carry out the mission Miller defined. Miller told us he develops leaders from within the organization, looking for people who “love martial arts and working with kids and adults just like me.” Those instructors aren’t supporting players. They’re why the business delivers on its promises.

Jennifer Hammond started EverBloom Floral and Gift because she loves nature and working with flowers. Her daughter Vanessa Nkwocha eventually joined after realizing that creating beauty was as meaningful as her previous career as a therapist. But EverBloom’s seven floral designers are the ones listening to customers, understanding what people need to communicate, and creating arrangements for births, weddings, illnesses, and funerals. Nkwocha said the team “partners with families from the cradle to the grave.” That’s not a tagline. That’s seven people doing emotional labor every day.

Small Business Month celebrates entrepreneurship, innovation, and community impact. All legitimate. But the reason small businesses deliver on those promises is that people choose to work there. They take jobs at small businesses because the pay works, the schedule fits, the mission matters, the commute is short, or it beats the alternative. Some stay because they believe in what the company does. Some stay because they like their coworkers. Some stay because they’ve been there so long it’s become home. All valid reasons, and none require a founder’s story to be worth recognizing.

The employees at this week’s featured businesses — Apex Martial Arts, Brickway Brewing & Distillery, EverBloom Floral and Gift, Pilcher’s Indian Store, Platinum Pool Service, and Wheatfield’s Eatery and Bakery — are the stars of their success. They’re the ones maintaining pools, arranging flowers, teaching martial arts, serving food, preserving cultural heritage and brewing beer. Small Business Month celebrates that work, not as supporting evidence for entrepreneurial vision, but as the thing itself The Impact 250 series exists to spotlight businesses making a difference in the Omaha metro. This week, we’re spotlighting the people who make those businesses possible.

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TOP THINGS TO KNOW

Storm Chasers ink WOWT deal

The Omaha Storm Chasers and Gray Media’s First Alert 6 WOWT have announced a television broadcast partnership that will air the remaining 54 Storm Chasers home games on the new Golden Spike Sports and Entertainment Network, available on WOWT Channel 6 and Cox Cable Channel 127. Games will be broadcast live from Werner Park in Papillion, expanding local access to Triple-A baseball for the remainder of the 2026 season.

MAC Chamber rebrands, expands scope

The Midlands African Chamber has announced a strategic rebrand, positioning the organization as a regional economic platform rather than a traditional membership association. The shift expands the chamber’s focus to include entrepreneurship support, workforce readiness, global trade and inclusive economic development across Nebraska. The chamber’s core mission remains serving Black and underserved business communities through access to capital, professional connections and market opportunities.

Iowa awards $28.1M for preservation

The Iowa Economic Development Authority awarded more than $28.1 million through its Historic Preservation Tax Credit program to support revitalization of eight historic properties across the state. Among the recipients is a Sioux City project that will rehabilitate the vacant Crescent Park Elementary School. Built in 1919, it will be converted into 36 market-rate apartments ranging from studios to fourbedroom units. IEDA received 18 applications requesting nearly $39 million in the most recent round.

Dillard’s begins Westroads buildout

Work has started inside the former Younkers space at Westroads Mall where Dillard’s will relocate from Oak View Mall. Arkansas-based CDI Contractors, Dillard’s in-house construction arm, will gut the space, add a 32,000-square-foot, two-story expansion and build a new entrance. The completed anchor store will total 207,800 square feet and is expected to open in the second half of 2027, reshaping the Westroads tenant mix.

City approves North 24th Street project

The Omaha City Council approved the acquisition of land along North 24th Street for a major streetscape project led by the Omaha Public Works Department. The corridor from Ohio Street to Sahler Street will gain pedestrian nodes, shortening crosswalks, on-street parking, sidewalks, landscaping and signage. Construction is planned to start in spring 2027. The project is part of continued city investment in the North Omaha business corridor.

EGiS Tech moving to Regency Landing

EGiS Technologies will occupy 5,500 square feet of office space at 10730 Pacific St. in Regency Landing, according to a recently issued City of Omaha building permit for tenant finish. The technology services firm is relocating from 210 Regency Parkway. The deal adds another office tenant to the Regency Landing development northeast of Interstate 680 and Pacific Street, a corridor that has seen steady professional services absorption.

Streetcar track work begins

Mainline track installation for the Omaha streetcar began at the end of April and several segments are already in place, the streetcar authority reported. The authority is negotiating with Herzog Transit Services Inc. to be the operations and maintenance contractor, with board approval expected at the June meeting. The vehicle maintenance facility is targeted for February 2027, full track completion by May 2028 and start of operations Sept. 1, 2028.

Sarpy Expressway construction starts

Sarpy County is starting construction on the longanticipated South Sarpy Expressway, which will eventually connect Interstate 80 to the Kennedy Freeway along the Platteview Road corridor. A half-mile segment of Dyson Hollow Road between Platteview Road and Miller Road will close permanently to accommodate the new interchange and ramps. The project supports continued industrial and residential growth in southern Sarpy County, one of Nebraska’s fastest-developing areas.

UP declares $1.38 quarterly dividend

Omaha-based Union Pacific declared a $1.38-pershare quarterly cash dividend on May 14, payable June 30 to shareholders of record May 29. The Class I railroad, headquartered downtown, has paid dividends for 127 consecutive years, among the longest unbroken records on the NYSE. The declaration follows the company’s firstquarter earnings release in late April and signals continued cash-flow confidence amid a sluggish North American freight environment.

Scoular named Best Managed Company

Omaha-based Scoular, an agribusiness commodities company, was selected as a 2026 U.S. Best Managed Company by Deloitte Private and The Wall Street Journal. Scoular also earned Gold Honoree distinction for being recognized as a Best Managed Company for four to six years. The program evaluates private companies on strategy, operations, culture and financial performance.

Allegiant adds Omaha to Gulf Shores flights

Allegiant has begun seasonal nonstop service from Omaha’s Eppley Airfield to Gulf Shores, Alabama, on May 21. The route operates twice weekly. Allegiant already offers nonstops from Eppley to Destin, Orlando-Sanford, Punta Gorda, Sarasota and St. Petersburg, Florida; Las Vegas, Nevada; and Mesa, Arizona.

Bellevue plans hotel lot sale

The City of Bellevue plans to sell a 6.7-acre lot just north of its under-construction Bellevue Bay indoor waterpark to Wonder Lodging LLC for hotel development. The city anticipates the hotel will include a skywalk connecting directly to the waterpark, which will be branded as one of the first Mattel Wonder Indoor Water Parks featuring exclusive Mattel-themed rides. A council ordinance authorizing the sale is under consideration.

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Cornerstone Lofts becomes condos

Sentinel Property Group has converted the Cornerstone Lofts apartment building at 1105 Harney St. into a condominium project now branded Cornerstone The Residences. The conversion marks the first major downtown Omaha condo project since the Great Recession nearly 20 years ago and could signal renewed investor confidence in for-sale urban residential properties.

Soaring Wings Vineyard listed for sale

Soaring Wings Vineyard at 17111 S. 138th St. in Springfield has been listed for sale through NAI NP Dodge. Owner Pat Ackerman said it is unclear whether the winery and event venue will open this season due to weather conditions and other business challenges. Customers holding gift cards can request refunds. The listing comes as the regional events venue market sees pressure from rising labor and insurance costs.

Bellevue Food Pantry breaks ground

The Bellevue Food Pantry broke ground May 8 on its new facility in the former Bellevue Public Library at 1003 Lincoln Road. The new space is 20 times the size of the nonprofit’s current 1,000-square-foot quarters and will include a 3,000-square-foot pantry, walk-in coolers and freezers, community meeting areas and a community garden. The facility is expected to open this December and significantly expand regional food security capacity.

Q1 Nebraska venture capital update

Silicon Prairie News, in partnership with Invest Nebraska, released its first-quarter 2026 Nebraska venture capital report on May 13. The roundup catalogs every disclosed equity investment in Nebraska startups from January through March using Invest Nebraska data and PitchBook records. The report is a closely watched indicator of regional startup deal flow and signals continued investor interest in agtech, fintech and B2B SaaS companies headquartered in Omaha and Lincoln.

Restaurant roundup: Five Openings

The Good Life Sports Bar & Grill will add a sixth location at 1501 Mike Fahey St. in north downtown Omaha’s Builder’s District, targeting a College World Series opening. Other anticipated openings include Flower Child’s first Nebraska restaurant June 30 at 120 Regency Parkway. Other new locations include Bar Blaha in the former Zipline Brewing space at 721 N. 14th St.; Shiki Sushi, at 4900 Dodge St. and Tasty Pizza’s third location at 3001 S. 32nd Ave.

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BY TOM O’CONNOR | PHOTOGRAPHY

Court Legends Roasted

BERNTHAL BOOTH AND FLANERY HONORED AT OMAHA PRESS CLUB

Booth coached the women’s volleyball squad from 2003-2024, while Flanery has guided the women’s basketball team since 2002. On May 13, 2026, they were roasted together as the 186th Face on the Barroom Floor at the Omaha Press Club.

The emcee was Bruce Rasmussen, retired director of athletics at Creighton University. Roasting the night’s honorees were Creighton University tennis coach Tom Lilly; Omaha Lancers President Mike West; Mark Jones, a former Creighton University basketball player, vice president at Northpoint Recovery in Omaha and mental health and sports performance consultant for Creighton athletics; Creighton University head volleyball coach Brian Rosen; Creighton University assistant volleyball coach Angie Oxley Behrens; and Brad Bernthal, Kirsten’s brother, who is associate professor emeritus at the University of Colorado School of Law and founder of Brain Cramp Camp.

For more than two decades, Bernthal Booth and Flanery created programs of excellence at Creighton University. Due to the success of the women’s volleyball and basketball programs, Creighton was able to open the Ryan Athletics Center and D.J. Sokol Arena in 2009. The artist depicted the two honorees inside the facility with a Bluejay logo between their names.

On the left is Flanery, holding a clipboard and marker while his team plays a game. On the right is Booth, taking notes as one of her volleyball players prepares to spike the ball over the net.

At the bottom right of the drawing, head coach Brian Rosen and assistant Angie Oxley Behrens — two of the roasters that evening — are depicted holding a Bluejay volleyball.

Under each of the coaches, a scroll lists some of their top accomplishments.

Coach Flanery’s list includes a career record of 469-290 for a .618 winning percentage, eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, a Big East Conference championship in 2017, a Missouri Valley Conference championship in 2012, and a

Women’s National Invitation Tournament championship in 2004.

Coach Booth, who is now serving as president of business operations for LOVB Nebraska, part of the League One Volleyball professional league, has a list that includes 12 conference titles, 13 appearances in the NCAA Tournament, being named National Coach of the Year and Conference Coach of the Year, and being a member of the Omaha Sports Hall of Fame.

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BRUCE RASMUSSEN, MARK JONES, TOM LILLY, MIKE WEST, JIM FLANERY, ANGIE OXLEY BEHRENS, KIRSTEN BERNTHAL BOOTH, BRIAN ROSEN AND BRIAN BERNTHAL

Brickway Brewing & Distillery

BY WENDY TOWNLEY | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEBRA S. KAPLAN

Celebrating Customers and Businesses

BREWER, DISTILLER ZAC TRIEMERT WELCOMES EACH DAY WITH PURPOSE

FOUNDED: 2008

FOUNDER AND OWNER: ZAC TRIEMERT NUMBER OF EMPLOYEES: 32

ADDRESS: LUCKY BUCKET BREWING 11941 CENTENNIAL ROAD, SUITE 1 LA VISTA, NE 68128

BRICKWAY BREWING & DISTILLERY 1116 JACKSON ST. OMAHA, NE 68102

chemistry from the University of Wisconsin, with plans to pursue work as a microbiologist.

The loss of his father sparked a career change that remains today. His master’s degrees — in both brewing and distilling — are from a school much farther away: Heriot-Watt University in Edinburgh, Scotland. He launched Lucky Bucket Brewing Co. nearly 20 years ago after returning to Nebraska with a refreshed focus and a new goal: ensuring beer and spirits production in the state was legal. He worked not only to draft — but also pass — a number of legislative bills for Nebraska which at the time did not allow craft distilling in the state. Brickway Brewery & Distillery opened in 2013.

“Life is too short,” he said. “You have to do what you love.”

Serving up sanitizer

In 2020, as the COVID-19 pandemic began to grip the area (and the world), Brickway’s distillers began producing hand sanitizer.

“There was a need,” Triemert said. “You couldn’t find it, and you couldn’t buy it. Most other (distillers) were selling it. We just donated it.”

At first, Brickway donated its hand sanitizer to first responders, hospitals, nursing homes and businesses. Each week, Brickway invited anyone to stop by for what he jokingly referred to as “hand sanitzer on tap.” Brickway staff filled containers of all shapes and sizes with its hand sanitizer for free, for weeks and weeks.

In the years since, Triemert and his team applied the same outwardlooking mentality to diligently advancing the industry. In doing so, they’ve built Nebraska’s largest distillery.

“The people running the bars, restaurants and grocery stores have supported us so well,” Triemert said. “It keeps me driving hard to keep up with the good work we’ve done and to keep it going.”

PHONE: LUCKY BUCKET: 402-763-8868 BRICKWAY BREWERY: 402-933-2613

WEBSITE: LUCKYBUCKET.BEER DRINKBRICKWAY.COM

HOURS: LUCKY BUCKET WED-THUR: 3 P.M.-10 P.M. FRI: 3 P.M.-11 P.M. SAT: 11 A.M.-11 P.M. SUN: NOON-6 P.M.

BRICKWAY MON-THUR: 11 A.M.-11 P.M. FRI-SAT: 11 A.M.-MIDNIGHT SUN: 11 A.M.-10 P.M.

ZAC TRIEMERT, OWNER

BRICKWAY, FROM PAGE 01

Apex Martial Arts

BY JACIE LEIBFRIED | PHOTOGRAPHY

BY DEBRA S.

KAPLAN

Leadership, Discipline and Sport

In pursuit of a dentistry career, Ryan Miller discovered a martial arts class to fill his credit hours in undergrad. It so captivated him it became his livelihood, inspiring him to open Apex Martial Arts in April 2006.

“I didn’t get into dental school; maybe it had something to do with taking martial arts classes for three semesters and not more science,” he said. “But it worked out because my instructor, Chief Master Mike Kassebaum, suggested, ‘You should run a martial arts school. You’re good at this.’ I was like, ‘Let’s give this a shot.’

Turning passion into principles

Miller discovered a love for teaching and owning his business, a perk being that he “doesn’t have to answer to anyone except the students,” as he put it.

That allows him to give undivided focus on students at all levels, which has helped Miller grow Apex through milestones and challenges into the business and community he envisioned.

“Having good instructors is a challenge and I’m lucky. Right now, we have the best group I’ve ever had,” he said. “We develop our leaders from the inside. I’ve never hired an outside person to teach classes. I want somebody to do it because they love martial arts and working with kids and adults just like me. That’s one of the things I look for in our leaders.”

In addition to classes in taekwondo, karate, jiu-jitsu and more, students are offered a leadership class. These classes give students the chance to be in more advanced martial arts training along with helping with warmups or similar small roles in other programs. They

also encourage others to stay consistent with training.

“If I see leadership qualities in them I’ll say, ‘Hey, start helping out with classes,’” Miller said. “Sometimes the student comes directly to me and says, ‘Leadership looks like fun. I want to learn the advanced martial arts or help out with classes.’ Those are the ones I love because I know they are there for the right reasons.”

Beyond the gym

Miller said Apex’s martial arts classes boost the confidence of the students enrolled and its leadership programs are having a wider impact on students and their families than just within the building’s walls.

“I’ve heard a lot of good reports from parents that this has translated into real life,” he said. “Some of those parents are teachers at school and they’ll tell me, ‘I see how your students are leaders at school.’ That’s something I’m very proud of.”

Apex has also hosted self-defense training tailored for women in the workplace. Feedback has been positive with students saying the curriculum gives them real-world skills that make them feel safe.

“I think the community as a whole should be involved in martial arts,” he said. “I’m not just saying that because it’s my business. I think it provides a safer community as a whole if we all have some training.”

To encourage people to begin martial arts classes and expand the community’s safety, Miller regularly shares the Apex motto: “It’s going to take practice to get you there. You don’t have to be great to start, but you have to start to be great.”

FOUNDED: 2006

FOUNDER AND OWNER: RYAN MILLER

ADDRESS: 10156 S. 168TH AVE., SUITE 5 OMAHA, NE 68136

PHONE: 402-305-9337

WEBSITE: NEXMARTIALARTS.COM

HOURS: VARY

RYAN MILLER, OWNER

EverBloom Floral and Gift

BY TIM TRUDELL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA SEMPEK

More Than Flowers CREATING SPECIAL MOMENTS, MEMORIES

Growing up in the floral business, Vanessa Nkwocha had no desire to join her mother in running EverBloom Floral and Gift. She was going to become a therapist instead.

Jennifer Hammond, her mother, has long loved nature, Nkwocha said.

“She loves the outdoors,” Nkwocha said. “She loves connecting with nature. She loves having her hands in the dirt. So it really is a good fit for her. It’s what really makes her heart beat faster.”

Flowers as therapy

Nkwocha eventually acquiesced to her true calling. After spending almost a decade as a therapist, she found herself working alongside Hammond, opening and managing EverBloom’s second location on 90th Street.

“I thought beauty was not enough, so I was going to make my mark and change the world,” Nkwocha said. “It really became obvious to me that beauty is enough, and that the way I wanted to change the world was by connecting with people and helping them to celebrate victories and to collaborate with them, to celebrate all of the ways that life can be sweet to us.”

EverBloom isn’t a typical floral shop. Floral designers here develop relationships with customers, Nkwocha said, and prioritize creating a special experience for each customer.

“You partner with families from the cradle to the grave,” she said. “It really is an amazing way to stand beside people and cheer them on,

and be their fangirl while they’re going through (in vitro fertilization), be the loudest cheerleader when the baby is born. We get to become family to the entire community, and that’s pretty precious.”

Hear their hearts

As her florists seek to create authentic arrangements, they ask questions that go beyond what may be someone’s favorite flower or color. EverBloom Floral even created its own greeting card line, Beautifully Said.

“We get to hear what they need, hear their hearts, hear what they’re trying to say to their loved ones,” Nkwocha said. “The same messages are kind of resonating the world over, everyone wants to celebrate the same victories, the same milestones.

While EverBloom Floral designers create works of art, they can only do so because of people’s willingness to share their stories, she said. Customers have become a community of friends, she said, friends in whose lives the store often plays a major role.

“We do warn guys who come in for first-date flowers that EverBloom flowers lead to weddings,” she said. “If that’s not what he’s looking for, he probably should go get flowers somewhere else. If he is not willing to fall head-over-heels for her, then he should just swing by a grocery store.”

In the end, flowers have proven to be her therapy, Nkwocha said. “Maybe that’s what I went to school for, maybe it wasn’t a wasted degree,” she said. “We show up and we listen with our hearts.”

FOUNDED: 1996

FOUNDER AND OWNER: JENNIFER HAMMOND NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 7

ADDRESS: 2501 S. 90TH ST. #121 OMAHA, NE 68124

3503 SAMSON WAY #102 BELLEVUE, NE 68123

PHONE: 402-614-2783

WEBSITE: EVERBLOOMFLORAL.NET

HOURS: MON-FRI: 9 A.M.-6 P.M. SAT: 9 A.M.-5 P.M.

JENNIFER HAMMOND, OWNER

Pilcher’s Indian Store

BY TIM TRUDELL | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA SEMPEK

Labor of Love MILLARD SHOP KEEPS NATIVE

AMERICAN CULTURE CLOSE

From original works by Lakota artist Sam Two Bulls to tobacco and medicine wheels for tribal ceremonies, Pilcher’s Indian Store has become a mainstay among Omaha-area Native Americans.

With clothing, Indigenous music and pottery by creators from tribes around the United States, Pilcher’s has also developed a following among non-Native people who appreciate those cultures.

Pilcher’s has grown from a home-based business operated out of the owner’s parents’ house in Kansas to its current Millard location.

Leather maker

Starting out as a leather maker, Howard Pilcher made wallets, belts and other leather products.

“He went to Tandy’s leather and bought every tool in the store,” said Mary Friesell, the current store owner and Pilcher’s stepdaughter.

Once word got out about Pilcher’s talent, people sought more from him, Friesell said.

“’Do you have cassettes? Do you have blankets?’ Things like that, so then they started adding to it,” she said.

South Sioux City

With the business outgrowing their home, Howard and Allene Pilcher relocated to South Sioux City, opening their first brick-andmortar shop in 1978, Friesell said. Pilcher was an enrolled citizen of the Ho-Chunk (Winnebago) Nation and also Sac and Fox. Allene Pilcher was Lakota.

The Pilchers later relocated the store to Fort Calhoun to be closer to Friesell and their grandchildren. After moving the shop to Florence in the mid-’80s, Pilcher’s Indian Store has been at its current location since the early 1990s, Friesell said.

“We’re a one-of-a-kind store,” she said. “You don’t find stores like us around here. As things got bad during COVID, I hung on, and it was hard. I purchased the herbs and things that Native people wanted; they needed the bear root (to treat) COVID, and they wiped me out. It was very hard for everybody.”

Pilcher’s Indian Store works with Native American artisans and creatives, Friesell said. Among authentic products are wood carvings, beadwork including bracelets and medallions, and pottery, primarily from Plains and southwest U.S. Native American creators.

“I try to get as many Native things as I can,” she said. “You can’t be 100% Native, but the majority of my things are Native, whether they’re from Omaha or one of the tribes bringing me things.”

Building relationships

Pilcher’s isn’t a profitable venture, Friesell said. What keeps the store open, then?

“It’s a labor of love,” she said. “This is the type of business you get into, and you just fall in love with doing it. Buying from people and the people you meet coming in here.”

As the sole employee, building relationships with customers has been important to the store’s longevity, Friesell said.

“You get to know your regular customers,” she said. “I think, ‘Oh, I haven’t seen so-and-so in a while,’ and within a week they come in. It’s like they get mental telepathy from me. You get to establish relationships with a lot of people.”

Friesell knows she’ll retire sooner than later and hopes her children — daughter Laura and sons Adam and Jeremy — will take Pilcher’s to a new level.

“It’s a good opportunity,” she said.

FOUNDED: 1978

FOUNDERS:

HOWARD PILCHER AND ALLENE PILCHER

OWNER: MARY FRIESELL

NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 1

ADDRESS: 14909 INDUSTRIAL ROAD

OMAHA, NE 68144

PHONE: 402-334-7556

WEBSITE: PILCHERSOMAHA.COM

HOURS: TUES-SAT: 10 A.M.-3:30 P.M.

MARY FRIESELL, OWNER

Platinum Pool Service

BY BROOKE STRICKLAND | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA SEMPEK

Taking the Plunge HONESTY,

HARD WORK

AND RELATIONSHIPS

Chad Sarver, owner and partner of Platinum Pool Service, has a career history of working in property management where he oversaw apartments and homeowner associations with swimming pools. There, he saw firsthand how frustrating it could be when service providers were inconsistent with communication, followthrough and professionalism.

He quickly realized that the Omaha area needed a different kind of pool service company, one that was centered on honesty, hard work and relationships. Sarver started brainstorming on how to make that happen and reached out to Scott Nigro, now his business partner. Platinum Pool Service was born.

“We believed that if we built a company that did what it said it would do and treated people the right way, we could raise the standard in our industry and build something meaningful along the way,” Sarver said.

Now celebrating two decades of operations, the company services both residential and commercial pools in addition to selling a wide variety of pool parts, chemicals, liners, covers and much more.

“Pools are tied to meaningful moments in people’s lives,” Sarver said. “Sometimes that means helping families create summer memories, helping facilities prepare for important events, or giving people peace of mind that their space is ready to enjoy.”

Sarver said transitioning from doing technical work to being a business owner has forced him to step back and focus on systems, culture and leadership.

“I had to become more of a coach and leader, not just a technician,”

Sarver said. “That transition has been especially challenging over the last year and a half, but it has also been one of the most important lessons of my life. I have learned that sometimes serving people best means not only being the one vacuuming the last leaf but also building a team that can consistently deliver excellence.”

As for what sets Platinum Pool Service apart, Sarver said it’s simple.

“We have always believed professionalism matters just as much as technical skill,” he said. “We focus heavily on communication, followthrough, trust and long-term relationships. We are not trying to be the cheapest option. We are trying to be the company that people trust because we care deeply, communicate clearly and stand behind our work.”

Sarver’s view on growth is also something that stands out.

“Growth is not just about getting more customers,” he said. “It is about building the right team, creating healthy systems and staying true to your values as the business changes around you.”

On the horizon, Platinum Pool Service has plans to continue serving Omaha and beyond.

“The next big goal is to continue building Platinum Pool Service into a place where great people want to work and where customers consistently receive remarkable experiences. I do not just want to build the best pool service company in Omaha, I want to help build one of the best service companies in Omaha. That means investing in leadership, improving our processes and remembering that the customer is the point of everything we do.”

FOUNDED: 2006

FOUNDERS AND OWNERS: CHAD SARVER SCOTT NIGRO

NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 15 YEAR-ROUND EMPLOYEES, WITH CYCLICAL GROWTH DURING PEAK SEASON

PHONE: 402-312-6071

ADDRESS: 5900 S. 77TH ST. RALSTON, NE 68127

WEBSITE: PLATINUMPOOLSERVICE.COM

HOURS: MON-FRI: 8 A.M.-4 P.M.

CHAD SARVER AND SCOTT NIGRO, OWNERS

Wheatfield’s Eatery and Bakery

BY BROOKE STRICKLAND | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA SEMPEK

Recipe for Success FROM DELICIOUS DINE-IN TO GOODIES TO GO

For the last 26 years, people all over Omaha have come to love the mouthwatering menu lineup at Wheatfield’s Eatery and Bakery.

Owner Ron Popp’s path to Wheatfield’s was shaped by decades of hands-on restaurant experience. After managing an Omaha Perkins location for 10 years, he struck out on his own, eventually operating several Garden Cafe locations across the metro. A brief venture with outside investors clarified his vision: scratch-made food and consistent quality that wouldn’t be compromised for the sake of scalability.

In 2000, he channeled those hard-won lessons into Wheatfield’s, building a business model rooted in simplicity and from-scratch integrity.

Simplicity is key

Launched by Ron and Ruth Ann Popp, the business was inspired by something simple: a love of good, farm-fresh foods, especially bakery items. This credo has been crucial to winning over Omahans time and time again.

“We base so many of our menu offerings from family

FOUNDED: 2000

FOUNDERS AND OWNERS: RON AND RUTH ANN POPP NO. OF EMPLOYEES: 38

recipes, not from commercially produced freezer foods,” he said.

The restaurant, which started small, has expanded to now offer one side for full-service sit-down dining and the other side for customers to pick up orders to go.

Known for their decadent bakery items — including scratch-made cakes for weddings, special events, or just by the slice — customers can choose from flavors such as Mom’s Sour Cream Chocolate Cake, Waldorf Red Velvet Cake, Karen’s OooLala Cake and many more.

In-house dining is also popular, and guests love to indulge in house favorites like the Stratta Bon Jour, a deep dish baked entree layered with whipped eggs, potatoes, onions, herbs, meats and three cheeses.

Take-out products include a mix of seasonal menu items such as corned beef and cabbage and hot turkey sandwiches, as well as soup and cinnamon roll combos, quiches, sloppy joes, salads and scrumptious desserts including key lime pie, caramel rolls, zebra brownies and cheesecake. Even better? Your pet can find a goodie at Wheatfield’s with cheesy dog bones on the menu.

ADDRESS: 1224 S. 103RD ST. OMAHA, NE 68124

PHONE: 402-955-1485

WEBSITE: WHEATFIELDSCATERING.COM

Wheatfield’s also offers catering services across the Omaha metro area, with delivery and set-up available. Here, customers can choose from lunch boxes and bags; soup combos; pre-packaged meals; casseroles; pastries and rolls, desserts; appetizers; salads; meat; veggie or fruit trays; and much more.

While business ownership requires dedication and creativity, Ron said that one of the most important lessons he’s learned is the ability to be adaptable.

“Get it in writing and be willing to change,” he said.

“Even for a drastic change.”

Looking ahead, Ron and his team are looking forward to continuing to build a profitable restaurant to better serve delicious, wholesome, homemade food to people in the communities across the area.

HOURS: MON: 7 A.M.-5 P.M. TUES-SAT: 7 A.M.-7 P.M. SUN: 7 A.M.-2 P.M.

RON POPP, OWNER

WRITTEN

BY THE HFS INVESTMENT COMMITTEE

Investing Through the AI Supercycle

Weekly Market Commentary

The meteoric rise in chip stocks over the last two years has been fascinating to watch. What was historically considered one of the most cyclical and volatile corners of the technology sector, memory chips, is now one of the hottest places to invest.

This all began with Nvidia, the company that designs Graphics Processing Units (GPUs). Nvidia’s chips helped ignite the modern generative AI revolution and its shares have increased more than thirteenfold since 2023. However, as artificial intelligence begins performing more complex tasks, memory has become increasingly important. Demand for high-bandwidth memory chips has created a frenzy, both among hyperscalers racing to secure supply and among investors gripped by FOMO (fear of missing out).

Shares of Micron Technology, a key provider of memory products, have surged nearly 700% over the past 12 months. Another provider, SanDisk, has seen its stock increase more than 3,700% in the last year. Certainly there is likely some exuberance, but is it irrational? SanDisk’s datacenter sales increased 645% in the third fiscal quarter as reported April 30, 2026, and management expects growth to accelerate materially, with inventory essentially sold out for the remainder of the

year. It’s a similar story for the rest of the memory chip manufacturers.

Moves like this naturally spark conversations about bubbles and comparisons to the dot-com era, however there is a meaningful difference between today and the late 1990s: these companies are generating real profits that help justify the excitement. The lingering question is not whether this is hype or whether valuations are absurd but rather when does the music stop?

We believe this is a multi-year demand supercycle but even supercycles eventually end. Attempting to predict how high the market will climb — or when it will inevitably reverse — is a fool’s errand. The prudent way to invest is through diversification. That allows investors to participate in the potential upside over the coming decade, while maintaining exposure to other non-correlated investments that can help manage risk and reduce concentration for the day, as Don McLean famously sang, “the music dies.”

Unless otherwise cited, the statements and commentary provided are opinions of Harrison Financial Services as of May 13, 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 or sector are made in the context of a welldiversified portfolio, not in isolation. Please remember that all investments carry some level of risk, including the potential loss of principal invested. Returns represent past performance, are not a guarantee of future performance and are not indicative of any specific investment. Diversification and strategic asset allocation do not assure profit or protect against loss.

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BUSINESS news Ethanol Praised

GOV.

JIM PILLEN PROCLAIMS

MAY AS RENEWABLE FUELS MONTH

LINCOLN, NEBRASKA — May 19, 2026 — Today, the Nebraska Ethanol Board (NEB) proudly joined Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen in proclaiming May as Renewable Fuels Month. Nebraska’s ethanol industry is a cornerstone of our state’s prosperity. Nebraska’s 24 ethanol plants produce over 2 billion gallons of homegrown renewable fuel annually, with a total economic impact of over $6 billion per year. The industry supports rural communities and provides thousands of high-quality careers across the state, including directly creating 1,800 jobs with average salaries near $80,000. For drivers, ethanol means lower prices at the pump—reducing the cost of gas by 77 cents per gallon, and delivering more than $750 in savings per year to the average U.S. family. Furthermore, ethanol often improves vehicle performance while driving down emissions.

Nebraska Ethanol Board Executive Director Ben Rhodes issued the following statement: “Today’s proclamation of May as Renewable Fuels Month sends a clear message that Nebraska values the farmers, producers, and workers who make our ethanol industry a national leader. This industry fuels our vehicles and saves consumers money, and it also fuels development and growth across our state. The Nebraska Ethanol Board thanks Governor Pillen for his support, as well as our legislative partners who champion ethanol at both the state and federal level. While May is the perfect time to celebrate Renewable Fuels Month, the NEB remains committed to promoting and advocating for ethanol all year long.”

Fueled by Nebraska—a partnership of Nebraska biofuels organizations—along with the Nebraska Soybean Board and the Nebraska Sorghum Board, invite you to join them to celebrate renewable fuels this May. Learn more and find ethanol retail locations at fueledbynebraska.com.

The Nebraska Ethanol Board works to ensure strong public policy and consumer support for biofuels. Since 1971, the independent state agency has designed and managed programs to expand production, market access, worker safety and technology innovation, including recruitment of producers interested in developing conventional ethanol, as well as bio-products from the ethanol platform. For more information, visit www.ethanol.nebraska.gov.

Fueled by Nebraska is a partnership of the Nebraska Ethanol Board, the Nebraska Corn Board, and Renewable Fuels Nebraska to ensure strong markets for biofuels.

Across

1. Major event hosted by Omaha in 1898, goes with 9 across

6. Champagne designation

9. Goes with 1 across

13. Take out

14. Powerful oil cartel

16. Bullets and such

17. Year’s record

18. Carpentry joint

19. Lettuce variety

20. Hugh Grant comedy based in London, 2 words

23. Take legal action

24. The __ of the land

25. Tutored

27. Last name of the stadium where the baseball College World Series is played

31. Baseball Hall-of-Famer Combs

32. Dickens’s ___ Heep

33. Gorilla, e.g., 2 words

37. Emulates Eminem

38. Furnished with paddles

40. Roulette bet

41. Example

43. O. Henry specialty

44. Make a law

45. Kampala is its capital

46. Major telecommunications company based in Omaha

49. Winners of the 2025 College Baseball World Series

50. “___ what?”

51. Discussed, 2 words

57. Some Monopoly buys, abbr.

59. Biting

60. India’s first P.M.

61. Uncluttered

62. Cut, maybe

63. Type of pear

64. Particular lodge members 65. Double curve 66. Lifted

Withdraw gradually

ON MAY 19, 2026, GOV. JIM PILLEN PROCLAIMS MAY AS RENEWABLE FUELS MONTH IN NEBRASKA. JOINING HIM INCLUDES REPRESENTATIVES FROM THE NEBRASKA ETHANOL BOARD, NEBRASKA CORN BOARD, NEBRASKA CORN GROWERS ASSOCIATION, RENEWABLE FUELS NEBRASKA, NEBRASKA SOYBEAN BOARD, AND NEBRASKA SORGHUM BOARD.

2. Words after “little” or “yes”

Carry on

Future atty.’s hurdle

Samson’s treacherous lover

Evasive tactic 7. Bright colored fish

Health care support

Marvelous, in slang

Modern-day horse-and-buggy travelers

Permeate

Dressed for court

Biased

21. It comes to a point!

22. Refrain syllables, 2 words 26. Et ___, and so on

Crossword by Myles Mellor

UPCOMING events

May 26

BIPOC Roundtable

Location: Virtual

Association of the Midlands’ BIPOC Roundtable is designed to create and nurture spaces where BIPOC professionals and allies in the nonprofit sector across the Midlands can thrive, collaborate and lead. — nonprofitam.org

May 27-29

ROI of Why Conference

Location: Creighton University Heider College of Business, 602 N. 20th St.

This event focuses on what business can be when it’s aligned with purpose, people and impact. Entrepreneur and tech visionary Brett Hurt, founder of Bazaarvoice and data.world, is keynote. — domoregood.com

May 28

The HIVE

Location: All Makes Office Equipment, 200 S. 21st St. in Lincoln

Hosted every other month by various small businesses, The HIVE is a free small business coffee meetup for Lincoln Chamber members. — lcoc.com

May 28-29

E-waste collection drive

Location: 11510 Blondo St.

Businesses and residents can drop off old computers, phones, tablets, printers and more at no cost, reducing both toxic waste in landfills and data theft from improperly discarded devices. This event is co-hosted by Goodwill Omaha and Ascend Technology Group. — ascendtg.com

Crossword by Myles Mellor – Answers

June 1-3

International Symposium on Beef Cattle Welfare

Location: Nebraska East Union, 1705 Arbor Dr. in Lincoln

A cooperating team of U.S. and Canadian animal scientists and veterinarians host this biennial event in rotation with partner institutions in both countries. This year’s symposium includes talks, roundtables and panels discussing practical tools, research findings and the trajectory of beef cattle welfare management.

— beefcattlewelfare.org

June 2

YP Showcase

Location: Joslyn Art Museum, 2200 Dodge St.

The Greater Omaha Young Professionals Showcase provides opportunities to connect with local organizations, network with peers, and discover meaningful ways to get involved in the community with light refreshments provided.

— omahachamber.org

June 3

Chamber Coffee

Location: Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, 1128 Lincoln Mall, Suite 100 in Lincoln Participants hear updates from Lincoln-area elected officials, Lincoln Public Schools and other local leaders and discuss local issues that affect businesses and the community at large.

— lcoc.com

June 3

Nonprofit Association of the Midlands Fundraising Palooza

Location: Scott Conference Center, 6450 Pine St.

Nonprofit executives, employees, board members and volunteers from Nebraska and Iowa learn from local experts, hear from local funders, and network with peers to share ideas on grant writing and fundraising best practices.

— nonprofitam.org

June 3-4

Reignite2Unite Omaha Development Symposium

Location: Omaha Marriott Downtown at the Capitol District, 222 N. 10th St.

The third annual Reignite2Unite Omaha Development Symposium convenes professionals from across the development ecosystem who are eager to transform the region through equitable solutions for affordable housing, land activation and community development. Reignite2Unite is co-organized by Front Porch Investments, the Omaha Municipal Land Bank and Spark.

— wemake.omaha.gov

June 4

Greater Omaha Chamber Business Excellence Awards

Location: All Makes, 2558 Farnam St.

This night of connection and celebration honors excellence across categories like civic engagement, culture, innovation and philanthropy along with member milestone anniversaries.

— omahachamber.org

June 17

Sarpy Chamber W.O.M.E.N.’s Group

Entrepreneur Panel

Location: Cobalt Credit Union, 7148 Towne Center Pkwy. in Papillion

Female entrepreneur panelists Maranda Adams of Blair Freeman Group, Shelley Forsman of Forsman’s Finest Decks and Mercedes Fonte of The Back Nine Golf will be featured in a guided discussion and share real-world experiences about navigating building a thriving business while balancing personal and professional goals.

— sarpychamber.org

Strengthening Our Community

A PERSONAL WELCOME TO THE NEWEST CAP CLASS

BY VANESSA DENNEY, VICE PRESIDENT OF DONOR AND PHILANTHROPIC SERVICES, OMAHA COMMUNITY FOUNDATION

Each year, a new group of professional advisors chooses to deepen their understanding of philanthropy by enrolling in the Chartered Advisor in Philanthropy® program. That decision reflects a commitment not only to professional growth, but to serving clients with greater purpose and clarity. At the Omaha Community Foundation, we are proud to facilitate CAP® locally in partnership with founder Mark Weber and committee leadership. I am honored to welcome the newest class into a program that continues to strengthen both advisory practices and our broader community.

As a graduate myself, I have seen the motivations behind many professionals going through the CAP® course rooted in service to community and their individual clients.

CAP® brings together professionals from law, accounting, financial services, trust administration, and the nonprofit sector for a yearlong, graduatelevel curriculum. The program focuses on charitable planning, donor intent, legacy giving, and values based decision making, all grounded in real world scenarios advisors encounter with clients. The coursework offers participants a broader understanding of how philanthropy functions within a community and how advisors can play a meaningful role in that ecosystem.

One of the defining strengths of CAP® is the perspective it offers beyond technical tools. Through the program, advisors gain insight into how families, nonprofits, and institutions work together to address community needs. That wider lens often shapes the way these professionals approach conversations with clients who want their giving to reflect both their values and their longterm goals.

I understand firsthand what it means to dedicate nearly 100 hours to coursework while balancing demanding careers, clients, and personal responsibilities, and I am always impressed with the dedication people have to this course. I also know firsthand how valuable it is to learn alongside a cohort of peers who continue to serve as a sounding board and resource long after the formal coursework ends. Those relationships are one of the most lasting benefits of CAP® and continue to support advisors well beyond graduation.

The lessons of CAP® align closely with how we work at the Omaha Community Foundation. As my colleague Donna Kush, CEO of OCF, often emphasizes, effective philanthropy works best when the right people are at the table. That includes the advisor, the attorney, the family, and nonprofit partners. Our role is to help coordinate those relationships so donor intent is clear, communication is aligned, and giving strategies are carried out with care and precision.

That collaborative, concierege-level approach helps donors give with confidence while ensuring generosity meets real community needs.

This work matters now more than ever. Families are navigating complex decisions amid historic levels of wealth transfer, and advisors are being called on to guide conversations about impact, transparency, and legacy. In 2025 alone, the Omaha Community Foundation distributed $316 million in grants from donors of all sizes and interests, often in partnership with advisors who understand the value of thoughtful, well-planned philanthropy.

On behalf of myself, Mark Weber, CAP® alumni, and the Omaha Community Foundation, I welcome the following professionals to the program:

Adam Austin – Tax Shareholder, Lutz

Amy Bernstein Shivvers – Executive Director, Jewish Federation of Omaha Foundation

Scott Berryman – Attorney and Trust Officer

Rebecca Bode – Chief Financial Officer, Peter Kiewit Foundation

Ryan Decker, CFP – Vice President and Relationship Manager, Bridges Trust

Tony DeLuca – Cofounder and Partner, Smith Pauley LLP

Molly Hoge, CFP – Financial Advisor, Edward Jones

Justin Hope – Audit and Attest Partner, Eide Bailly

Emily Jung – Chief Trusts and Estates Officer, Harrison Financial Services and Harrison

Family Office Services

Sarah Ann Kotchian – Chief Executive Officer, Nebraska Early Childhood Collaborative

Steve Lindsay – Senior Vice President of Business Development, Bankers Trust

Rochelle Mullen – Attorney, Cline Williams

Mike O’Malley – Senior Director of Development, Heider College of Business at Creighton University

Kathy Schubauer – Director of Donor Services, Omaha Community Foundation

Dan Walker – General Manager, Epigram Capital

Your commitment to this program strengthens your practice, your clients, and the Omaha community we all serve. We look forward to learning alongside you in the year ahead.

IN THE spotlight

Mark Duren

LUTZ ANNOUNCES REDEMPTION OF MARK DUREN’S SHARES

Lutz, a Nebraska-based business solutions firm, announces the redemption of shares held by longtime leader Mark Duren. The transition is a routine part of the firm’s governance, creating opportunities for the next generation. Duren will continue serving the firm in a consulting capacity, supporting clients and mentoring future leaders.

Duren joined Lutz in 1992 and became managing shareholder in 2015, leading the firm through a period of significant growth and transformation. During his tenure, Lutz grew from approximately 150 employees to more than 370. The firm also expanded beyond traditional accounting services to include M&A, technology and talent solutions while earning consistent recognition as a Top 100 accounting firm nationally.

Beyond the firm, Mark has remained actively involved in Nebraska’s business and nonprofit communities. His impact is reflected not just in the firm’s success, but in the relationships and leaders he helped develop.

LUTZ.US/BLOG/REDEMPTION-MARK-DUREN-SHARES

Brandon Holle

BRANDON HOLLE JOINS BANK OZK AS DIRECTOR, CORPORATE BANKING & SPONSOR FINANCE

Brandon Holle has joined Bank OZK as director, corporate banking and sponsor finance (CBSF) in the corporate and institutional banking group. CBSF offers a suite of corporate banking solutions for private and publicly traded companies as well as private capital firms and family offices to help achieve their growth strategies.

OZK.COM

David Manley, PE, LEED AP BD+C

DLR GROUP APPOINTS DAVID MANLEY TO PRINCIPAL

DLR Group appoints Senior Acoustic Designer David Manley, PE, LEED AP BD+C to principal. An experienced acoustician and engineer, he provides a unique perspective on large projects such as Gretna East High School and the Boys Town Education Center. Manley advances the profession through his active involvement in the Acoustical Society of America and the Institute of Noise Control Engineering.

DLRGROUP.COM/FIRM-NEWS/2026-APPOINTMENTS/

Jim McLellan, PE

DLR GROUP APPOINTS JIM MCLELLAN, PE TO PRINCIPAL

DLR Group appoints Electrical Engineering Leader Jim McLellan, PE to principal. Over more than two decades of electrical engineering experience, he has brought an empathetic and evidence-based design approach to healthcare and educational facilities. In addition, McLellan sets technical and professional standards, mentoring young designers across disciplines and regions.

DLRGROUP.COM/FIRM-NEWS/2026APPOINTMENTS//

Traci Waters, SHRM-SCP, SPHR

DLR GROUP APPOINTS TRACI WATERS, SHRM-SCP, SPHR TO PRINCIPAL

DLR Group appoints Payroll Manager Traci Waters, SHRM-SCP, SPHR to principal. With over three decades of experience, Waters leads payroll and human resources information systems. An advocate for the profession since 2000, she has been an active member of both the Society of Human Resource Management and Human Resource Association of the Midlands.

DLRGROUP.COM/FIRM-NEWS/2026-APPOINTMENTS/

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NOTICE OF NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATION OF NEBRASKA HAYMAKERS ATHLETICS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NEBRASKA HAYMAKERS ATHLETICS has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska. The name of the non-profit organization is: Nebraska Haymakers Athletics

The designated office and registered agent is: Lee Koenig, 2012 Eagle Ridge Dr. Papillion, Ne 68133.

The general nature of the business is a non-profit youth organization open to the public.

The non-profit organization commence existence on April 4 th 2026 and has perpetual duration unless otherwise stated.

Saturday April 4th 2026 5:33 pm

SOS Account Number: 2603071800

Status: Active

Principal Office Address: 2012 Eagle Ridge Dr. Papillion, Ne 68133

Registered Agent and Office Address 2012 Eagle Ridge Dr. Papillion, Ne 68133

Lee Koenig, 2012 Eagle Ridge Dr., Papillion, Ne 68133

Nature of Business: Non-Profit Youth Organization

Entity Type: Non-Profit (Dorn) Corp

Qualifying State: NE

Date Filed Feb 17 2026

Next Report Due Date: Feb 17 2027

Nonprofit Type: Mutual Benefit

Has Members: Yes

Lee M. Koenig, 2012 Eagle Ridge Dr. Papillion, Ne 68133

Colin Iverson, 8205 S 105th St, La Vista, NE 68128

Aaron Reagan, 2101 S Mineral Dr, Papillion, NE 68046

Michelle Reagan, 2101 S Mineral Dr, Papillion, NE 68046

Dan Quandt, 3913 Madison St, Omaha, NE 68107

Brent Bintner, 6306 Kyla Cir, Omaha, NE 68157

Jackie Bintner, 6306 Kyla Cir, Omaha, NE 68157

First publication April 10, 2026, final April 24, 2026

Correction Publication May 2026

First publication May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LOTS A TOTS LLC

Lots A Tots LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska to conduct lawful business activities including mobile food vendor services.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM

2120 South 72nd Street, Ste Omaha, NE 68124

NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE

The following-described property will be sold at Public Auction to the highest bidder for cash at the H-14 Conference Room on the Harney Level of the Omaha-Douglas Civic Center, 1819 Farnam Street, in the City of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska on June 30, 2026, at 9:00 a.m.: Lots 1, 2, 3, and 4, Benson Gardens Replat 22, as surveyed, platted, and recorded in the city of Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska. Commonly known as: 2306 N. 79th Street, Omaha, Nebraska. subject to any and all: (1) real estate taxes; (2) special assessments; (3) easements, covenants, restrictions, ordinances, and resolutions of record which may affect the property; (4) unpaid utility charges; (5) prior mortgages and trust deeds of record, if any; and (6) ground leases of record.

This sale is being held pursuant to the power of sale granted in a certain Deed of Trust executed by Trustor on or about August 16, 2024, and recorded on August 20, 2024 at Inst. No. 2024058212 in favor of Robert Nawojski, Beneficiary, in the Records of the Register of Deeds of Douglas County, Nebraska. The highest bidder is required to deposit a minimum of $10,000.00 in cash or certified funds at the time of the sale and to deliver the remaining balance in cash or certified funds or by wire transfer to the undersigned by 5:00 p.m. on the day of the sale (except this requirement is waived when the highest bidder is the Beneficiary), or to make other arrangements acceptable to the Trustee. The Beneficiary specifically reserves the right to credit bid. The purchaser is responsible for all fees and taxes, including the documentary stamp tax. This sale is made on an “as is, where is” basis without warranties as to the title or condition of the property. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder’s sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. Any personal property which may be located at the property is not included with the sale and may be removed following the sale by Beneficiary.

By:

David J.

CROKER

Skalka, Trustee, #21537 Lindsey A. Schuler, #25305

HUCK LAW FIRM

2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 (402) 391-6777

Attorneys for Trustee 01356683.DOC

First publication May 15, 2026, final June 12, 2026

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF MIMRAN EVENT MGMT, INC.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Mimran Event Mgmt, Inc., a Nebraska nonprofit corporation (the “Corporation”), has filed Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 27, 2026, and the Corporation has voluntarily dissolved. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the Corporation have been fully paid and satisfied and any remaining assets will be distributed in accordance with the Corporation’s Articles of Incorporation. Alan Kohll, as President, will wind up the Corporation’s business and affairs. The Corporation has no assets or liabilities as of the date hereof.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF TANGO JULIET HOLDING LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Tango Juliet Holding LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), filed a Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on May 7, 2026. If you have a claim against the Company, please provide in writing 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 in which your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to 308 North 129th Street, Omaha, NE 68154. A claim against the Company will be barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within 5 years from the date of your receipt of this notice.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF AQUARIUS INDUSTRIES LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Aquarius Industries LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act. The registered office of the company is 15218 Westchester Drive Omaha, NE 68154. The registered agent is Registered Agents Inc. The registered agent’s address is 200 S 21st ST STE 400A Lincoln, NE 68510. The purpose of the LLC is to engage in any lawful business for which limited liability companies may be organized under Nebraska law. The company commenced on April 30th 2026.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Law Offices

8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, NE68114

Telephone 402-392-1250

Facsimile 402-392-0816

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF PK CREATIVE GROUP LLC

PK Creative Group LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The street and mailing addresses of the initial designated office of the company are 10652 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The name and street and mailing addresses of the initial registered agent of the company for service of process are Robert M. Schartz, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Erin K. Artz, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF OMAHA PATHWAY TRUST

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a non-profit corporation has now been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the corporation is OMAHA

PATHWAY TRUST. The Corporation commenced existence on April 6, 2026, and shall have perpetual duration. Omaha Pathway Trust is a public benefit corporation and will not have members. The name and address of the incorporator is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The name and address of the Registered Agent is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114.

LDM Business Services, Inc.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Daniel J. Waters, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF JDH BM34, 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 JDH BM34, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. 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 June 16, 2025, 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 May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Daniel J. Waters, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive

Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF GIH OMAHA, 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 GIH OMAHA, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. 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 June 12, 2025, 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 May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GT5 HORIZONS RIDGE, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GT5 Horizons Ridge, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 23021 J Plaza, Elkhorn, NE 68022. 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 May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GLAS FINANCIAL, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Glas Financial, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 1806 N 101st Street, Omaha, NE 68114. The initial agent for service of process of the Company is Matthew P Wenz, 1806 N 101st Street, Omaha, NE 68114. First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700

OMAHA, NE 68102

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF TETRAD DONUTS LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Tetrad Donuts LLC (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 Member in conformity with the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Claims against the LLC may be presented in writing to Jeffrey S. Penne, 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 May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CARE HPM, LLC

Pursuant to the Neb. Rev. St. §§ 21-193 & 21-117, notice is hereby given that the undersigned has formed a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The name of the Limited Liability Company is Care HPM, LLC. The address of the Company’s initial registered office in Nebraska is 9375 Burt Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68114 and the name of its registered agent at such address is Paul D. Heimann. The street and mailing address of the Company’s initial designated office is 10032 Seward Street, Omaha, NE 68114. This company is organized to engage in and to do any lawful business for any lawful purpose, for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Company’s duration is perpetual beginning on the date the Certificate of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska. The affairs of the limited liability company are conducted by Managers, Members and such other officers as may be provided for in the Operating Agreement. Howard C.

ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Law Offices

8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68114-3419

Telephone 402-392-1250

Facsimile 402-392-0816

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF AI WORKHORSE, LLC

AI Workhorse, 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 are Andrew P. Deaver, Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF CEDAR OAKS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of Cedar Oaks, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (“Company”), has been amended by updating the Designated Office Address to 5701 South 112th Street, Lincoln, NE 68526. Dvorak Law Group, LLC

9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Daniel J. Waters, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF COSMIC BROWNIE, 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 Cosmic Brownie, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 2029 S. 164 th Ave., 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 April 27, 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. 4919-7986-8832, v. 1

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF TRUE BUILD, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of True Build, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (“Company”), has been amended by updating the Designated Office Address to 3439 23rd Street E, Columbus, NE 68601. Dvorak Law Group, LLC

9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, LLC

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF STELLYLA BEK, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Stellyla Bek, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Jonathan L. Grob, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The LLC’s designated office is located at c/o Jonathan L. Grob, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HIGH SIDE HOLDINGS, LLC

Pursuant to the Neb. Rev. St. §§ 21-193 & 21-117, notice is hereby given that the undersigned has formed a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The name of the Limited Liability Company is HIGH SIDE HOLDINGS, L.L.C.The address of the Company’s initial registered office in Nebraska is 9375 Burt Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68114 and the name of its registered agent at such address is Connor W. Orr. The street and mailing address of the Company’s initial designated office is 20273 Blondo Parkway Elkhorn, Nebraska, 68022.This company is organized to engage in and to do any lawful business for any lawful purpose, for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Company’s duration is perpetual beginning on the date the Certificate of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska. The affairs of the limited liability company are conducted by Manager, Member and such other officers as may be provided for in the Operating Agreement. Jacob Landers, Member and Manager Connor W. Orr, Organizer9375 Burt Street, Suite 200 Omaha, NE 68114 (402) 408-6488

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO 1601 Dode Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF TC NEW JERSEY, L.L.C.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TC New Jersey, 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 Member in conformity with the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Claims against the LLC may be presented in writing to Jeffrey S. Penne, 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 May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FIVE4710, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Five4710, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 6003 Old Cheney Road, Suite 350, Lincoln, NE 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 May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C.

10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF DCHA SINGLE FAMILY, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DCHA Single Family, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its designated office located at 3211 North 90th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134 and designating its registered agent as Rhonda A. Hodge-Mason with its registered office at 3211 North 90th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

Gnuse LAW OFFICE, P.C.

Rodney G. Gnuse

11311 Chicago Circle Omaha, NE 68154

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OMAHA PROFESSIONAL MOBILE NOTARY, L.L.C.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Omaha Professional Mobile Notary, L.L.C., a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 2878 Iowa Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68112. The general nature of its business is to engage in and do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the limited liability company’s initial registered office is 11311 Chicago Circle, Omaha, NE 68154, and the name of its’ initial registered agent at such address is Rodney G. Gnuse. The Certificate of Organization was filed in the office of the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 23, 2026. The Company commenced business thereon and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the Company are to be conducted by the Members.

Rodney G. Gnuse, Organizer

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF SHORT INSURANCE INC.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Short Insurance Inc. has been incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska with the following registered agent and registered office: Judy Short at 4689 Pioneer Rd. Blair, NE 68008. 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 April 20, 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 Judy Short, in accordance with the Company’s operating agreement. First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HOTTY TODDY JAYHAWKER, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hotty Toddy JayHawker, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Jonathan L. Grob, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The LLC’s designated office address is c/o Jonathan L. Grob, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF PIERTEK, INC.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Incorporation of Piertek, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, have been amended and restated in their entirety and were duly filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 27, 2026. Included in the Amended Articles of Incorporation is an amendment for the surrender of all presently held shares of common stock and the authorization to issue 1,000,000 shares of common stock in exchange therefore.

Dvorak Law Group, LLC

9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100

Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HOUSING AT NORTH ACRES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Housing at North Acres, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its designated office located at 3211 North 90th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134 and designating its registered agent as Rhonda A. Hodge-Mason with its registered office at 3211 North 90th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Phillip T. Sanberg, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive

Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF T F A GOLD, 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 T F A GOLD, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 4144 N 60th Ave., Omaha, NE 68104. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, 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 April 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. 49255460-8795, v. 1

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION K SMITH LEGACY PROPERTIES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a limited liability company has been formed under the name of K Smith Legacy Properties, LLC. The registered agent is Kyle Smith, 17504 Wright St, Omaha, NE 68130. The address of the designated office is 17504 Wright St, Omaha, NE 68130. The general nature of its business is to engage in and do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business other than banking or insurance, for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company commenced on April 23, 2026 and has perpetual existence. The affairs of the limited liability company are to be conducted by its members until such time as their successors(s) are selected pursuant to the Operating Agreement.

K Smith Legacy Properties, LLC

Kyle Smith 17504 Wright St Omaha, NE 68130

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF NEW MEMS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NEW MEMS, LLC (the “Company”), a Nebraska limited liability company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 19258 Poppleton Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68130 with Fadi Alsaleem as the Company’s agent for service of process at that address.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF LODGEPOLE REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of Lodgepole Real Estate, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (“Company”), has been amended to be designated as a professional limited liability company providing Real Estate Services. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on May 7, 2026.

Dvorak Law Group, LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BUSER LLP

MATTHEW T. PAYNE, Attorney 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SASHA TALENT, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the organization of Sasha Talent, LLC: The name of the limited liability company is Sasha Talent, LLC; and The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 2104 S. 156th Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68130, and the name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is Matthew T. Payne, 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF WILD WOMEN & FLOUR, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Wild Women & Flour, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the designated office is 10810 S. 175th Ave., Omaha, NE 68136. The initial agent for service of process and the agent’s address is Emily Schuller, 10810 S. 175th Ave., Omaha, NE 68136.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MAPLE ROCK HOLDINGS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Maple Rock Holdings, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 2712 East 12th Street, Fremont, Nebraska 68025. 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 May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LEG UP ENTERPRISES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Leg Up Enterprises, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 9874 Devonshire Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. 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 May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

Erickson | Sederstrom, P.C., L.L.O.

10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

402-397-2200

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION

Women’s Therapy and Learning Center, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, filed Articles of Dissolution on May 14, 2026, with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office. The terms of the dissolution provide for the payment of liabilities of the corporation and the distribution of any remaining assets. Ryan D. Miller, as President, is to manage the corporate affairs relating to the dissolution of the Corporation. Any Corporation assets will be distributed in accordance with the Corporation’s plan of dissolution and it has no known liabilities. The Corporation requests that persons with claims against it present them in accordance with this notice. Any claimant shall send notice of a claim to the Corporation to the above address. A claim against Women’s Therapy and Learning Center, Inc. will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within three (3) years after the publication of this notice.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP

MATTHEW WURSTNER, Attorney 11429 Davenport Street Omaha, NE 68154

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF JC HOLTBERG, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JC HOLTBERG, 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 May 14, 2026, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Manager Managed Limited Liability Company.

MATTHEW WURSTNER, Organizer

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM

Lindsey A. Schuler, Attorney 2120 S. 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, NE 68124

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HADRON, LLC

The name of the limited liability company is Hadron, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, NE 68124. 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 May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF STEPHEN CENTER ENTERPRISES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that STEPHEN CENTER ENTERPRISES, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: Chris Knauf, 2723 Q St., Omaha, NE 68107. The LLC’s designated office address is 2723 Q St., Omaha, NE 68107. First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF INVESTLEE ARBOR, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Investlee Arbor, LLC., a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 11204 William Plaza, Omaha, NE 68144. The Registered Agent of the Company is Daniel J Goaley, 11204 William Plaza, Omaha, NE 68144 First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Law Offices

8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, NE68114

Telephone 402-392-1250

Facsimile 402-392-0816

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LAIMORE LLC

Laimore LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The street and mailing addresses of the initial designated office of the company are 10652 Woolworth Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The name and street and mailing addresses of the initial registered agent of the company for service of process are Robert M. Schartz, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF JRQ PROPERTIES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JRQ Properties, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 12108 Iva Street, Gretna, NE 68028.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Daniel J. Waters, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF FROEHLICH INVESTMENTS V, L.L.C

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 Froehlich Investments V, L.L.C. The address of the initial designated office is 8629 S. 99 th Circle, La Vista, NE 68128. 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 May 4, 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. 4919-7986-8832, v. 1

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Craig W. Benson, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TRUE BLUE FARMLAND, 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 TRUE BLUE FARMLAND, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, 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 May 12, 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 May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, LLC

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700

Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF RED STAPLER, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Red Stapler, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Jon Blumenthal, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The LLC’s designated office is located at c/o Jon Blumenthal, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Craig W. Benson, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF JDE PROPERTY 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 JDE PROPERTY HOLDINGS, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, 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 May 12, 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 May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CHOO CHOO TRAIN INVESTMENTS LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CHOO CHOO TRAIN INVESTMENTS LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Jon Blumenthal, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The LLC’s designated office address is c/o Jon Blumenthal, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FAIRVIEW ONE, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that FAIRVIEW ONE, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Thomas M. Worthington, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The designated office address is c/o Thomas M. Worthington, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Daniel J. Waters, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF KT TREES, 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 KT TREES LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 16526 Redwood Street, Omaha, NE 68136. 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 May 6, 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. 4931-3106-3977, v. 1

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF TDF, L.L.C.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of TDF, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company (“Company”), has been amended to delete Article 16, Section 1(a) regarding the timeframe for dissolution of the Company.

Dvorak Law Group, LLC

9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Law Offices

8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68114

Telephone 402-392-1250

Facsimile 402-392-0816

NOTICE OF AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION

An Amended Certificate of Organization of MadJac Realty & Property Management, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), was filed on May 6, 2026, for the purpose of amending the Certificate of Organization of the Company to provide for a change in the name of the Company to MadJac, LLC.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF WAR ROOM TECHNOLOGIES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that War Room Technologies, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 9802 Nicholas Street, Suite 105, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. 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 May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CEDAR OAKS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cedar Oaks, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 8521 A Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68520. 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 May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SOWER LVFII MARION 1370, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sower LVFII Marion 1370, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 920 S. 107th Avenue, Suite 250, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION GUIDING GRACE MOTHERHOOD SUPPORT NETWORK

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Incorporation of Guiding Grace Motherhood Support Network, a Nebraska nonprofit corporation, have been amended and were duly filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 27, 2026. Included in the Amended Articles of Incorporation is an amendment to change the name of the corporation to Guiding Grace Family Support Network. Dvorak Law Group, LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

BURNETT LEGAL GROUP, LLP

Charles L. Grimes, Attorney 17525 Arbor Street Omaha, NE 68130

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CLB DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CLB DEVELOPMENT GROUP, LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial Designated Office is 17525 Arbor Street, Omaha, NE 68130. The Company’s initial Registered Agent in the State of Nebraska is: Charles L. Grimes, whose address is 17525 Arbor Street, Omaha, NE 68130. 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 April 28, 2026 and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Member Managed Limited Liability Company. Charles L. Grimes, Organizer

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GOLDENROD MECHANICAL SERVICES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Goldenrod Mechanical Services, 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 May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SMH RENTALS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SMH Rentals, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 20371 Jeannie Lane, Gretna, Nebraska 68028. 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 May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF PCHW, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PCHW, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 28401 Laurel Circle, Valley, Nebraska 68064. 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 May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF CONVERSION AND ORGANIZATION OF BIG IRON AUCTION COMPANY

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Big Iron Auction Company, a Nebraska corporation, has been converted into Big Iron Auction Company, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company by filing Articles of Conversion and Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 29, 2026. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 213 Beaver Street, St. Edward, NE 68660. The Registered Agent of the Company is Ronald Stock, 213 Beaver Street, St. Edward, NE 68660.

Dvorak Law Group, LLC

9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Daniel J. Waters, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF THE PUZZLE MILL, 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 The Puzzle Mill, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 711 N. 108 th Court, Omaha, NE 68154. 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 April 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. 4919-7986-8832, v. 1

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF VISTAR WATER TECHNOLOGIES, INC.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Incorporation of Vistar Water Technologies, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, have been amended and restated in their entirety and were duly filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 27, 2026. Included in the Amended Articles of Incorporation is an amendment for the surrender of all presently held shares of common stock and the Dvorak Law Group, LLC

9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF VMH HOLDINGS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that VMH HOLDINGS, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Thomas M. Worthington, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The designated

office address is c/o Thomas M. Worthington, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Phillip T. Sanberg, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF BTF ROCKS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BTF ROCKS, LLC, has filed an Amended and Restated Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 27, 2026. The Amendment and Restatement changes the business address to 4427 W. 76th Circle, Omaha, NE 68127, the registered agent to LDM Business Services, 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114, and removes restrictions and information not required to be disclosed under Nebraska law. LDM Business Services, Inc. First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM

SCOTT D. JOCHIM, Attorney 2120 S. 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, NE 68124

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SOJAXLEE, LLC

The name of the limited liability company is Sojaxlee, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 17486 Orchard Avenue, Omaha, NE 68135. 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 May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Rebecca M. Queensland, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF MIDWEST COMMISSIONING SERVICES, 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 Midwest Commissioning Services, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 15418 Weir St. #311 Omaha NE 68154. 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 May 08, 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 May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

Jeffrey T. Palzer

3555 Farnam St., Suite 1000 Omaha, NE 68131

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LION LEGACY DEVELOPMENT, LLC

The name of the Company is LION LEGACY DEVELOPMENT, LLC.

The street address of the initial designated office is 486 Sandy Pointe Lane, Ashland, NE 68003. The registered agent is Scott Hazuka and the registered agent’s address is 486 Sandy Pointe Lane, Ashland, NE 68003.

The general nature of the Company is commercial real estate holding company. The Company commenced on May 12, 2026, and shall have perpetual existence.

The affairs of the Company are to be conducted by Members, the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer and such officers as the Members shall determine.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

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CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM

MARTIN P. PELSTER, Attorney

2120 S. 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, NE 68124

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MDC BEARCREEK, LLC

The name of the limited liability company is MDC Bearcreek, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 11550 I Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68137. The name and address of the initial agent for service of process is Paul McCune, 11550 I Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68137.

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BUSER LLP

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68114-3728

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF PQ PHASE 5 HOLDINGS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, the Certificate of Organization of PQ PHASE 5 HOLDINGS, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been amended to change the name of the Company to PRAIRIE QUEEN 3, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska on April 29, 2026. In all other respects, the Certificate of Organization remains unchanged.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF JET FUEL LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JET FUEL LLC (the ‘Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office address of the Company is 10842 Old Mill Road, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The registered Agent and office of the Company is Nichole Mallett, 10842 Old Mill Road, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68154

First publication May 22, 2026, final June 5, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SEAMLESS RENTALS LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Seamless Rentals LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the designated office of the limited liability company is 16403 Miami St, Omaha, NE 68116. The name and address of the initial agent for service of process of the limited liability company is Colton Bakhit-Placke, 16403 Miami St, Omaha, NE 68116.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Erin K. Artz Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF SET THE TONE PARTY RENTALS AND SERVICES, 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 Set the Tone Party Rentals and Services, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 2586 Manderson, Omaha, NE 68111. The name and address of the registered agent is Alex Douglas-Mayo, Sr., 2586 Manderson, Omaha, NE 68111. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on May 1, 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. Organizer

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF SET GKLN PROPERTIES, LLC

GKLN PROPERTIES, LLC, with its designated office located at 16025 Bedford Ave, Omaha, NE 68116, gives notice that it filed a Certificate of Organization with the Secretary of State on August 7, 2025. The registered agent is Shaun M. James and the Registered Office is 3555 Farnam Street, Suite 1000, Omaha, NE 68131. The company may engage in any lawful business or commercial activity for which a limited liability company may be organized. Ryan Esch, Organizer

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF YUTAN HOLDINGS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that YUTAN HOLDINGS, LLC (the Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 7878 Main Street, Suite 2G, Lavista, NE 68128. The Registered Agent of the company is CT Corporation System, 5601 S 59th Street, Suite C, Lincoln, NE 68516. First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

SMITH PAULEY LLP

Jeffrey T. Palzer 3555 Farnam St., Ste. 1000 Omaha NE 68131

NOTICE OF AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF EL MILAGRO MEXICAN RESTAURANT, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that El Milagro Mexican Restaurant, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has filed an Amended Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State. The amendment changes the name of the limited liability company to Javi’s Cantina Mexican Kitchen, LLC. All other provisions of the original Certificate of Organization remain unchanged.

First publication May 8, 2026, final May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FORZENA CAPITAL LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Forzena Capital LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1402 Jones Street, Suite 29, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication May 15, 2026, final May 29, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: INVICTUS MOBILE AUTO GLASS.

Name of Applicant: CASM Unlimited LLC

Address: 23254 KELSEY LANE, WATERLOO NE 68069

Applicant is LLC.

If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska. Date of first use of name in Nebraska: February 1st 2026.

General nature of business: Mobile Auto Glass repair and Replacement.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Russel Kreifels Sole Member.

First publication May 22, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: DIGNITY IN HEALING COLLECTIVE.

Name of Applicant: Dignity Health Collective

Address: 2126 NORTH 117TH AVENUE, OMAHA, NE 68164

Applicant is NONPROFIT CORPORATION.

If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska.

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: April 26, 2025.

General nature of business: Counseling, coaching, training, and education in the field of health and wellbeing.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Julie Luzarraga.

First publication May 22, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: MIDWEST ACTORS LAB.

Name of Applicant: Sasha Talent, LLC

Address: 2401 S. 156TH CIRCLE, OMAHA, NE 68130

Applicant is LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska.

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: April 14, 2026.

General nature of business: acting classes.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Sasha S. Speiker.

First publication May 22, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: M.A.R.S. ENVIRONMENTAL.

Name of Applicant: Certified IAQ Professionals LLC

Address: 1120 STONEHAVEN AVE, BROOMFIELD, CO 80020

Applicant is LLC.

If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Colorado.

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: 01/01/2026.

General nature of business: Mold, Asbestos, Radon, and Lead Testing.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Jeanine Humphrey.

First publication May 22, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: FIRST RESPONSE GRANTS.

Name of Applicant: AMNT Innovations, LLC

Address: 3312 N 196TH AVE, ELKHORN, NE 68022

Applicant is LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska.

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: March 17, 2026.

General nature of business: Grant Writing.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Craig W. Benson, Vice President Of LDM

Business Services, Inc.

First publication May 22, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: SOUTH OMAHA SANDWICH CO.

Name of Applicant: Stephen Center Enterprises, LLC

Address: 2723 Q ST., OMAHA, NE 68107

Applicant is LLC.

If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: NE.

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: 4/16/2026.

General nature of business: Sandwich shop.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Courtney E. Foltz.

First publication May 22, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: APPCELERATE.

Name of Applicant: Blue Couch, LLC

Address: 10306 REGENCY PARKWAY DRIVE, OMAHA, NE 68114

Applicant is NEBRASKA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska.

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: May 11, 2026.

General nature of business: All lawfull.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Craig W. Benson, Vice President Of LDM Business Services.

First publication May 22, 2026

NOTICE OF MEETING

SANITARY AND IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT NO. 29

SARPY COUNTY, NEBRASKA

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Board of Trustees of Sanitary and Improvement District No. 29 of Sarpy County, Nebraska, will be held on May 26, 2026, beginning at 6:00 p.m. at Betts Real Estate, 11773 S. Hwy 6, Suite 10, Gretna, Nebraska, which meeting will be open to the public and includes the payment of bills of the District. An Agenda for such meeting, kept continuously current, is available for public inspection at Betts Real Estate, 11773 S. Highway 6, Suite 10, Gretna, Nebraska during normal business hours.

Kathy Betts Clerk of the District

First publication May 22, 2026

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