Midlands Business Journal May 8, 2025

Midlands Business Journal marked 50 years of business journalism May 5 at The Durham Museum, honoring seven Omaha leaders whose influence extends far beyond their

BY DAISY HUTZELL-RODMAN

Mary Ann O’Brien, CEO and founder of OBI Creative, has built a career at the intersection of entrepreneurship, brand strategy and customer insight. She leads a nearly 40-person agency while also serving as chief marketing officer for a publicly traded company. In this A Closer Look conversation with Midlands Business Journal, she reflected on how early exposure to business shaped her thinking, why most companies misunderstand differentiation and how personal loss reshaped her approach to leadership.

Q&A:

MBJ: You grew up in small-town Iowa with a grandfather who reportedly opened the first color printing business west of the Mississippi and a father who ran multiple businesses. How did that environment shape how you build culture and client relationships at OBI?

O’Brien: I was raised in an environment where business was just what we talked about. Everything had a business component so I didn’t know any different. I didn’t know that other people didn’t talk about business at the dinner table.

My dad was very focused on current events and the news. He would talk about what was happening in the world and then push us to think about it: why farmers were doing well that year,

Established in 1975

Publisher / CEO

Andrea “Andee” Hoig

Executive Editor

Daisy Hutzell-Rodman

Managing Editor

Dwain Hebda

Editorial Coordinator

Darlene Hebda

Sales and Business Development

Jane Shinn

Advertising Assistant

Julie Whitehead

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CREATIVE:

Jalapeño Designs • Mike Cottrell

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PHOTOGRAPHY:

Debra S. Kaplan

Monica Sempek Photography

Roger Humphries Photography

WRITERS:

Dwain Hebda

Allison Janda-Brown

Wendy Miller Jordan

Michelle Leach

Kara Schweiss

Brooke Strickland

Tim Rohwer

Tim Trudell

PRINTER: White Wolf Web

Robert G. “Bob” Hoig (1932-2019) Founder

Zane D. Randall (1925-2006) Co-founder

LeAnne M. Iwan (1932-1986) First News Editor

IN THIS ISSUE

MBJ Business Insider: Editor’s Pick

USDA reshuffling may benefit Nebraska

The U.S. Department of Agriculture is closing the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center in Maryland and relocating staff to at least 27 facilities nationwide, including the U.S. Meat Animal Research Center in Clay Center, Nebraska. The Clay Center facility conducts research in animal health, food production, food safety and soil and air quality under the USDA’s Agricultural Research Service.

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Nebraska currently has 131 ARS employees — 47 fewer than in 2024 — following a roughly 30% reduction in ARS staff nationally during the past year. University of Nebraska–Lincoln researchers frequently collaborate with ARS scientists on projects including a web-based decisionsupport tool used widely in the U.S. beef industry. UNL dean Derek McLean has said he welcomes any ARS scientists offered relocation to Nebraska, though the USDA has not announced specifics on staff or project distribution.

FAB 50: LIFE, THE UNIVERSE AND EVERYTHING STUART CHITTENDEN HELPS

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A Golden Night THE JUBILEE GALA REMINDED US WHY THE NEXT 50 YEARS MATTER

What a night!

Tuesday evening at The Durham Museum, 50 years of Midlands Business Journal came home — and I am still feeling the impact.

Fifty years ago last fall, my father, Bob Hoig, launched MBJ from a small Omaha office, convinced this region had a story worth telling every Friday. Fifty years, or 2,639 Fridays later, I was reminded of exactly why this paper exists when I looked out at those of you who filled that beautiful rotunda.

We honored seven extraordinary leaders with our inaugural Golden Circle Awards: John Hoich, Cella Quinn, Johnny Rogers, Mike Cassling, Willy Theisen, and Mike and Gail Yanney. Each of them embodies what MBJ has chronicled for half a century — vision, grit, generosity and the courage to keep asking, what can I do tomorrow to make a bigger impact?

The impact of this event wasn’t just through the program. It was from the rotunda glowing gold. It was 40 Under 40 alumni from a dozen different classes finding each other across the room. It was the hugs that lasted a beat longer than they needed to. And it was the quiet moment, near the end, when I caught myself thinking how proud my dad would have been to see this room — his room, really — 50 years on.

To Smith Pauley, our Luminary Sponsor — thank you for going first and going all in. To our Heritage Sponsors — Burlington Capital, Clarkson College, Cobalt Credit Union, CQuence Health, FNBO, Harrison Financial Services, HDR, Investor’s Realty, OBI, planit inc., Scooter’s Coffee and WoodmenLife — your belief made this milestone possible. And to our event partners — planit inc., Catering Creations, Motion Content House, Lozafina, Dog & Pony Productions, Paramount Parking and Evodiá Fragrances — you didn’t just produce an event. You produced a memory.

Tuesday wasn’t a finish line, it was a starting line for a legacy to come that includes IMPACT Magazine, unveiled that evening. The response to Volume One has been remarkable. Volumes Two and Three are on the way, and the commemorative coffee table book lands this holiday season. In the year ahead, you’ll also see a new digital platform, MBJ Insider membership, a founding advisory board, a podcast, and — late next year — the 25th class of 40 Under 40.

The future of MBJ is more than a paper. It’s a movement. Stay with us.

As Dad always said … “Life is Good! Read it and REAP!”

Andrea “Andee” Hoig Publisher & CEO Midlands Business Journal

MBJ BUSINESS insider

TOP THINGS TO KNOW

Pillen touted exports in London

Gov. Jim Pillen completed a short trade mission to London, promoting Nebraska beef, ethanol and energy production. His agenda included events at the U.S. Embassy and dinners showcasing Nebraska beef for UK importers, distributors and chefs. The trip aimed to capitalize on new duty-free access for U.S. beef and ethanol under the U.S.–UK Economic Prosperity Deal.

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highlighted growth momentum

In an April 21 news conference that state officials continued to spotlight into early May, Nebraska’s Department of Economic Development reviewed recent gains. Director Maureen Larsen and Gov. Jim Pillen cited record 2025 venture - capital investment of about $527 million tied to Business Innovation Act–backed startups and progress from the “6 Regions, One Nebraska” initiative. They framed the momentum as a platform for attracting more jobs and capital.

Grow

the Good Life Act in force

The Grow the Good Life Act (LB 1165) has taken effect and business groups spent late April and early May digesting its implications. The package modernized ImagiNE Nebraska incentives, added a wage - retention credit to help keep workers during ownership changes and expanded tools for childcare and talent attraction. The Greater Omaha Chamber called it one of the state’s most important competitiveness wins in recent years.

Omaha

COMPETES shaped policy

Greater Omaha Chamber communications this spring repeatedly pointed members to the Omaha COMPETES plan, which helped shape LB 1165 and related reforms. The strategy called for modernized incentives, stronger housing and childcare supports tied to workforce and sharper talent - attraction tools. Chamber leaders said growing alignment between state policy and the plan was improving the region’s pitch to employers.

Legislature session set tone

Wrap - ups of Nebraska’s 2026 legislative session, which ended April 16, continue to circulate as businesses evaluated the policy landscape. Lawmakers approved hiring and retention incentives for merging businesses while sustaining several vetoes, including on accessible-housing requirements and some benefit expansions. Analysts said the session underscored tight budget limits and ongoing debate over growth-oriented spending.

Regional growth blueprint released

The 2026 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) for the Omaha - Council Bluffs region has been released by MAPA. Covering a six - county area, the plan set a long-term blueprint for resilience, diversification and coordinated public - private investment. Aligning projects with the CEDS positioned communities to compete for federal funding tied to regional economic-development priorities.

Nebraska drew national coverage

UNL’s “Nebraska in the National News” roundup for April highlighted national coverage of the state’s research, economic trends and political climate. Stories included attention to Nebraska’s workforce, agricultural innovation and higher - education initiatives. For Omaha - area employers, the national visibility offered fresh material for recruiting talent and telling the state’s broader economic story.

Housing projects earned honors

The Nebraska Commission on Housing and Homelessness highlighted recipients of the 2026 Nebraska Affordable Housing Trust Fund Awards in late April. Two projects were honored for using state housing dollars to change lives and transform communities. Officials said the approaches could be replicated elsewhere to expand safe, affordable housing and better support workforce needs. New work rules took effect

Media and agencies in late April and early May reminded Nebraskans that new work-requirement rules for certain public-assistance programs took effect May 1. The policy change, adopted earlier, moved into implementation as nonprofits and state officials explained compliance details to affected residents. Employers and workforce organizations watched to see how the shift might affect labor force participation and family stability.

Council Bluffs weighed incentives

Coverage from the Council Bluffs Daily Nonpareil continued to examine how changes at the Iowa Economic Development Authority were affecting Council Bluffs projects. Local leaders said shifts in state - level tools complicated financing packages and could slow some developments. The city worked to adjust its own incentives and keep key urban - renewal areas, including West Broadway, moving forward.

Home brands target Avenue One

Building - permit activity in late April showed three national home-furnishings brands preparing stores at the Avenue One “Good Life District” near 192nd Street and West Dodge Road. Plans called for West Elm, Pottery Barn and Williams Sonoma to join Arhaus at the development, creating a concentrated home - retail hub in west Omaha. The cluster reinforced the corridor’s pull as a regional shopping destination.

Prime Secured earned Chamber honor

Prime Secured was recognized as the Greater Omaha Chamber’s Business of the Month for April, reflecting its growth providing technology and security solutions to high - stakes clients. The Omaha - based firm focused on complex environments that required robust physical and cyber protections. Chamber officials said the recognition highlighted how locally headquartered companies were competing in national and global security markets.

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Omaha lands in top 10 housing markets

Omaha ranks eighth among the nation’s hottest largecity housing markets, according to Construction Coverage, a San Diego-based construction research firm. The list is led by San Francisco, San Jose, Minneapolis, Virginia Beach and Milwaukee, with Omaha trailing Oakland and Chicago. Nebraska placed ninth in the state rankings. Connecticut topped all states; Texas ranked last.

Park Omaha offers $1 employee parking

Park Omaha has launched a discounted parking program for employees of businesses affected by streetcar construction. Workers can access $1 parking sessions at two downtown garages and one surface lot in the Blackstone District. Participating businesses must enroll through the program and validate employees before the rate applies. A similar program for the general public is expected within weeks.

Second Saturdays start soon

Midtown Crossing is partnering with Blackstone District to expand live music on second Saturdays, beginning May 9. Alongside music at Blackstone establishments, Midtown Crossing will feature Aly Peeler at Chateau Vin (3-5 p.m.), Joey Gulizia at Farnam Court (5-7 p.m.), Wooden Music at Smokin’ Oak (6-9 p.m.) and Post Service Collective at PROOF (7-10 p.m.).

Gretna Crossing development underway

Omaha-based The Lerner Company has broken ground on Gretna Crossing, a 70-acre, 500,000-square-foot retail power center on the southwest corner of S. 192nd St. and Nebraska Highway 370 in Gretna. Partner Andrew Lerner said the development will carry a half-mile of Highway 370 frontage and feature anchor retailers, sit-down and quick-serve restaurants and service businesses. Tenant announcements are expected soon.

Big Grove grants top $36K in first year

The Big Grove For Good Foundation has surpassed $36,000 in micro-grants through its Neighborhood MicroGrant Program, awarding funds to 68 individuals and organizations in its first year. The program is supported by sales of Big Grove Brewery’s Neighborhood Beer and funds community projects in areas where the beer is sold. Grants range from $250 to $1,000 and are open to both individuals and organizations.

FNBO commits $150K to wildfire relief

FNBO has donated $150,000 to support wildfire relief efforts across western Nebraska, directing funds to organizations helping ranchers and farmers rebuild after nearly one million acres were impacted. The gift coincides with the bank’s 2025 Impact Report, which highlights $8.5 million in charitable giving, 35,000-plus employee volunteer hours and $42.6 million in community development investments. FNBO also earned a fourth consecutive “Outstanding” CRA rating, placing it among the top 2% of banks nationally.

A CLOSER look

Ask Better Questions

OBI’S O’BRIEN ON INSIGHT-DRIVEN STRATEGY

what was happening with corn prices. There were six kids in the house and we all weighed in.

We were constantly being asked to think critically, not just repeat what we heard. That shaped everything. It’s what I expect at OBI. We’re not just taking orders, we’re asking why. What are you really trying to solve? What matters here? That is required.

That mindset is also why we’ve been successful. We are not transactional. We are thinking alongside the client.

We also value tenacity. Any successful business owner has it. There are moments when there is no money in the bank, credit cards are maxed out and you still have to figure it out. You have to be a lateral thinker.

That same thinking shows up in how we treat clients. We want to be a running partner, not a vendor. Our mission is to deliver dreams. Behind every business, there is a dream.

MBJ: You’ve spent your career helping companies differentiate themselves. What do most business owners misunderstand about what makes them different?

O’Brien: The way you treat your employees is the way your employees treat your customers. That’s the first thing most businesses underestimate.

People say the customer is always right, but I don’t think that’s the right lens. Your most important customer is your employee. If they don’t feel valued or safe asking questions, that shows up immediately in how they treat customers.

The second issue is that companies don’t ask enough questions. They assume they know why people choose them but the answer is almost always in the customer’s voice.

We tell clients: ask your customers, your employees, your partners, “Why do you work with us? Why do you stay? Why do you leave?” That’s where differentiation lives.

A lot of companies think they are unique. Most are not. You can have the same product as everyone else but experience changes everything, how it is sold, delivered and what happens after the sale.

And your brand is not your logo. Your brand is the entire experience around what you do. It is what people say about you when you are not in the room.

MBJ: How do you actually uncover what makes a company unique?

O’Brien: We do research. Every client goes through a discovery process that includes qualitative and quantitative work.

We are not doing creative for creative’s sake. We are trying to understand, through the lens of the customer, what actually makes a company different in the real world. It has to be rooted in data, not opinion. You cannot create a genuine story without insight, and it only matters if the difference matters to the customer. If it matters, we amplify it. If it doesn’t, it’s noise.

MBJ: Have you ever had a client who didn’t want to accept what the research showed?

O’Brien: Yes. One example was a large paper company. Paper is a commodity, so it is already difficult to differentiate.

We did extensive research and found what customers believed was actually unique about them, but the company didn’t like the answer. They wanted a different story. We said we couldn’t build strategy on something that wasn’t true. It wouldn’t work and it wouldn’t last, so we walked away. That is not easy with a large account, but we are intentional about not attaching our name to work that isn’t grounded in truth.

At the end of the day, people often confuse effort with differentiation. Just because something is new to you doesn’t mean it’s unique in the market. What matters is whether the customer sees it as different.

OBI’S O’BRIEN, FROM PAGE 01

Business is simpler than people make it, but it requires discipline. There is real data available; you just have to use it.

MBJ: How do you maintain energy while leading multiple roles?

O’Brien: I get energy from people. If I am alone too long my energy drops but if I am with my team and hearing what they are working on, it goes up. We have a lot of young people here who are curious and want to learn. Every day is different, every client is different, and that keeps it interesting.

I also take care of myself physically. I work out and try to eat well. My grandmother used to say, “You can sleep when you’re dead,” and I kind of believe that. I want to maximize life while I have it.

MBJ: You’ve said hope is not a strategy. What should business owners rely on instead?

O’Brien: Insights. Ask your customers what they love about you and what they don’t, and use that to make decisions. If customers choose you, understand why and amplify it. If they don’t, understand why and change it.

Business is simpler than people make it, but it requires discipline. There is real data available; you just have to use it.

MBJ: What do you tell business owners who are ahead of their market or building something new?

O’Brien: You have to find people who think like you, early adopters or future-focused brands. Not everyone is ready for what you are building and that is OK. You need alignment with people who can see the future with you. Then, you still have to do the basics: know your audience and meet them where they are.

MBJ: After your sister Peggy died, what belief shifted for you?

O’Brien: That the harder you work, the more successful you are. That worked for a season, but it is not the full truth. At some point, working harder just means you are not thinking differently.

After she died, and during COVID, I changed everything. I started doing the opposite of what I had always done and that is when things started to improve, financially and structurally.

MBJ: At what point does the founder become the brand, and what is the cost of that?

O’Brien: If you are the founder, your values shape the company. That’s unavoidable. But if you want to scale, it cannot all depend on you. You have to let others contribute, otherwise the organization cannot grow beyond the founder.

I’ve spent years building succession planning so the company is not dependent on me. It is not healthy for everything to revolve around one person. My job is to let other people’s greatness show.

MBJ: What do you tell business owners who think they need to leave Omaha to build something meaningful?

O’Brien: There is this thing called the internet and it has made the world a lot smaller. You can build from anywhere now unless your business physically requires something else. Many of my clients are not here. That is normal.

What makes Omaha interesting is that people take care of their own here. Wealth is reinvested locally, which allows the community to keep growing. People sometimes underestimate the Midwest, but there is a lot of sophistication here. Don’t mistake kindness for a lack of sophistication. People here are running a lot of the world; you just don’t always see it from the outside.

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— MARY ANN O’BRIEN

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O’BRIEN: SHE’D LOVE IT, BUT SHE’D SAY, “YOU’VE GOT TO KEEP GOING. YOU’RE NOT DONE.”

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industries at the publication’s inaugural Golden Circle Awards.

For half a century, MBJ has chronicled the visionaries who built companies, the innovators who transformed industries and the leaders who shaped Greater Omaha into one of America’s most dynamic business communities. The Golden Jubilee celebration marked a milestone rooted in a bet one journalist made against the odds. When Robert G. “Bob” Hoig left the Omaha World-Herald in 1975 to launch MBJ, a colleague told him he’d be back within a week. Hoig never returned. Instead, he built a weekly publication that, 50 years later, remains in print.

Among the attendees were past recipients of MBJ’s 40 Under 40 program and dozens of supporters of MBJ across the years. Guests were welcomed with a gold carpet reception, cocktail hour, hors d’oeuvres and dinner provided by Catering Creations before the program, which showcased MBJ through the years, and the awards presentation. The event was coordinated by planit inc.

Golden Circle Award recipients were Gail and the late Mike Yanney, Johnny “The Jet” Rodgers, Willy Theisen, Mike Cassling, Cella Quinn and John L. Hoich.

The evening closed with the premiere of IMPACT Magazine, with attendees receiving Volume 1, honoring the legends, leaders and legacy makers who have defined business excellence across five decades.

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CELLA QUINN

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MIKE AND ELIZABETH CASSLING

WILLY THEISEN

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Legends, Leaders & Legacy Makers

BY MBJ STAFF

For 50 years, Midlands Business Journal has chronicled Greater Omaha’s business community — the late nights, the bold pivots, the quiet persistence that builds empires, the handshake deals that became decades-long partnerships. In conjunction with the Golden Jubilee, MBJ has released IMPACT Magazine, a publication that allows readers to step back from the weekly headlines and take in the full view. This is Volume I, the beginning of a premium collector’s trilogy, designed to endure. More than a magazine, it’s a permanent record of how excellence has been built in this region, and a glimpse of what’s still being built.

Three generations, one story

This inaugural trilogy spreads across all three volumes and honors three generations of excellence: The Legends who laid the foundation — building companies that shaped our economy and our culture; The Leaders driving today’s innovation — transforming industries and creating tomorrow’s opportunities; and The Legacy Makers defining the next 50 years — entrepreneurs, visionaries and changemakers who inspire what comes next.

Past, present and future. Together, they tell the story of how Greater Omaha became Greater Omaha, and where it’s headed next.

A trilogy built to last

Volume I was revealed at MBJ’s Golden Jubilee on May 5, 2026. Volume II arrives in August. Volume III comes in October. This holiday season, all three will be packaged together as a hardcover coffee table book — the ultimate keepsake of a milestone moment.

Future employees will discover these companies in these pages and understand the foundation they’re building upon. Aspiring entrepreneurs will find the courage to start their own journey. Business students and historians will reference these volumes to understand how excellence is built in Greater Omaha.

Fifty years from now, someone will open IMPACT Magazine and see what MBJ readers know today: great businesses aren’t built alone. They’re built by communities of leaders who dare to dream, commit to excellence, and inspire those who follow.

Joan Squires

Entrepreneurial Excellence Willy Theisen

President · Omaha Performing Arts

BY KARA SCHWEISS

A Pennsylvania native and lifelong musician, Squires arrived in Omaha in 2002 from the Phoenix Symphony to serve as the first, and still only, president of the newly formed Omaha Performing Arts (O-pa). She inherited a staff of one and a single computer. The Holland Performing Arts Center existed only as an architect’s sketch, the Orpheum was still owned by the city of Omaha and O-pa had only been in existence for two years.

Carmen Tapio

WHY IT MATTERS: Within three years, Squires opened the $102 million Holland Center (2005), assumed management of the Orpheum and launched Ticket Omaha. Two decades later, O-pa is Nebraska’s largest arts organization, generating $61 million in annual economic impact and reaching more than 600,000 people each year across the Holland, the Orpheum, Steelhouse Omaha (2023) and the Tenaska Center for Arts Engagement (opening spring 2026). She is Nebraska’s only Tony Awards voter and the Aksarben Foundation’s 2025 Most Honored Citizen. Few people have done more to shape the cultural fabric of modern downtown Omaha.

Founder and CEO · North End Teleservices

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Tapio founded North End Teleservices (NET) in 2015 at 24th and Lake streets in North Omaha, a neighborhood with one of the city’s highest unemployment rates. In partnership with the Omaha Economic Development Corporation, she built a contact center serving Fortune 500 and government clients. By 2026, NET employs nearly 1,000 people and has injected more than $600 million into the regional economy. Tapio is the only person to have chaired the Greater Omaha Chamber Board of Directors for two consecutive years.

WHY IT MATTERS: NET is the largest African American-owned business in Nebraska. On Feb. 5, 2026, Mayor John Ewing presented Tapio with the Key to the City and proclaimed that day “Carmen Tapio Day,” recognizing a decade of proving that inclusive economic scaling can work in the Midwest. Her newest venture, Forever North Real Estate, is now executing the largest private investment in North Omaha history, extending her impact from jobs to housing and neighborhood revitalization.

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IMPACT Magazine trilogy honors three generations of excellence:

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JohnnyBaxterinhisdealership’sshowroom…“Whatwestrivetodoistokeepincreasingourservice andparts,bodyshopbusinessandusedcars.”-Apr.2,1982

◆ LEGENDS — who laid the foundation, building companies that shaped our economy and culture.

◆ LEADERS — driving today’s innovation, transforming industries and creating tomorrow’s opportunities.

◆ LEGACY MAKERS — defining the next 50 years: entrepreneurs, visionaries, and changemakers who inspire what comes next. Volume II releases in July • Volume III releases in October All three culminate in a beautiful IMPACT coffee table book this holiday season.

MBJ’s Fab 50 is a profile series highlighting remarkable individuals shaping our business and nonprofit communities.

STUART CHITTENDEN, EXISTENTIAL COACH/ CERTIFIED HUMANIST PROFESSIONAL

Life, the Universe and Everything

STUART CHITTENDEN

HELPS PEOPLE NAVIGATE

Of the six basic questions underpinning the human experience at any given moment — who, what, when, where, why, how — it is the “why” that confounds and complicates them all. People may carry titles or chase goals or set timelines to be in certain places by certain means only to arrive with a bigger, more perplexing question awaiting them.

“Why?”

As an existential coach and Certified Humanist Professional, Stuart Chittenden helps people unpack the why behind the things they chase or have achieved in life, in the hopes of living more intentional, focused lives. Such work is at the heart of the coaching and workshops delivered through his consultancy, a one-year-old venture dealing in questions that have nagged humans for generations.

“I frequently work with people who are adrift. They don’t know where they’re sitting in their own lives and they’re in a place where they’ve just gone a bit lost,” he said. “There are frameworks and tools that I can use to help them find out a little bit of how they got here, how they can live with this

THE DEEP QUESTIONS

uncertainty, gain a little clarity and then maybe take a step or two towards some sense of a meaningful direction where they make meaning with their life.

“It’s such a difficult subject; it certainly isn’t absolutes, it isn’t right or wrong, or yes or no, but it’s also not entirely relative. We don’t live on our own in the world. I think that the tools essentially start with the individual in front of me, helping them get a sense of how they can personally, individually respond to the question ‘Who am I?’ Then, with that sort of grounding, I use tools like a sort of compass or a map, that help that individual think about, ‘Well, how, how did I get here?’”

Chittenden’s venture is rooted in questions he’s danced with in his own life and through his interactions with others in a variety of professional capacities.

A native of the United Kingdom, his career has unfolded in ever-widening chapters, starting as a corporate attorney in London, then a brand strategist in Omaha, then as an entrepreneur in the consultant space designing and delivering training programs, community experiences and dialogue-based interventions grounded in the principles and practices of conversation.

BY DWAIN HEBDA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA SEMPEK

I frequently work with people who are adrift. They don’t know where they’re sitting in their own lives and they’re in a place where they’ve just gone a bit lost.

Today, in addition to working as an existential coach and humanist thinker, he holds down other ventures, including a podcast and radio show, dedicated to deciphering the big questions that plague us as humans and celebrating those whose path has led to greater understanding and personal happiness.

“So far in doing this existential coaching work, and also these kinds of workshops on being human, the feedback I get in terms of people’s interest is that there is a good deal of anxiety in the world topically because of the acceleration of artificial intelligence and the uncertainty of that,” he said.

“Then, of course, we already knew we were building on what the former U.S. surgeon general called an epidemic of loneliness. So we have all of these forces and these anxieties and it’s landing at a time when people are already feeling stressed — did I mention COVID?”

Chittenden said the issues people have aren’t always detrimental to their careers; quite the opposite. Many people he talks to are successful, even purposeful by conventional definition. All the more confusing, then, when life still feels like it’s missing something.

“Some of my clients are executive directors of nonprofits,” he said. “Executive directors of nonprofits are facing so much pressure, but they’re missiondriven people so they’re not going to give up on being mission-driven as far as working with their organization. They see other folks that look like they’re cruising to the finish line of retirement, but they see themselves as cruising into a fog; they know the mission of their work, but they don’t always know the mission of their lives.

“The same goes for business achievers who are about to retire or have just retired and they’re objectively successful: cash in the bank, big house, cars, kids set up. They’ve got all the plaques on the wall, you know, Leader of the Year kind of stuff, and yet they don’t know what the next 20 years are going to look like. Those folks are hitting that point where they’re thinking, ‘Was that it? I can look back with pride, but really, is that it?’ Those folks, they need help, too.”

Chittenden readily acknowledges he doesn’t know where his new venture is headed, or what it will ultimately look like to stoic Midwesterners or his native “Keep calm and carry on” countrymen. He’s OK with that, he said, noting that in this line of work exploration and discovery are a large measure of the process anyway.

“When I coach people, when I do existential coaching or I do workshops with people about what is it to be human, it’s a mess; there are fundamental problems with us where we all must live lives in that messy middle,” he said. “That’s why we’ve been having these conversations for thousands of years about what it is to live a good life. No one has the perfect answer, but there’s a lot of wisdom out there.

— STUART CHITTENDEN

“I see myself as helping people make sense of that wisdom for themselves, because we’re unique individuals with our own sense of human dignity but we’re also interdependent with everyone and everything around us, too. I’ve always been drawn to what lies beneath: the quiet, challenging work of making meaning in our lives.”

FUN FACTS:

WHAT IS YOUR SUPERPOWER?

CREATING A SPACE FOR PEOPLE TO FEEL COMFORTABLE OPENING UP AND HAVING MEANINGFUL CONVERSATIONS ABOUT WHAT MATTERS DEEPLY TO THEM.

WHAT HAVE YOU LEARNED OF LIFE THAT WOULD HAVE BEEN USEFUL INFORMATION TO KNOW AT AGE 17?

YOU DON’T KNOW IT ALL AND YOU NEVER WILL. YOU DO NOT HAVE TO HAVE LIFE FIGURED OUT TO BE LIVING IT WELL.

ONE WORD THAT DESCRIBES YOU BEST: A VARIETY OF ONE-WORD OPTIONS MIGHT FIT HERE, BUT I RESIST THE QUESTION, WHICH CUTS AGAINST THE GRAIN OF WHAT I BELIEVE, WHICH IS THAT WE ARE ALL COMPLEX PEOPLE WITH FASCINATING, INTRICATE, AND DYNAMIC STORIES.

WHAT’S SOMETHING YOU MISS ABOUT LIVING IN THE UK?

THE PARTICULAR AND PECULIAR HUMOR OF THE BRITISH PEOPLE; BACON BUTTIES AND CUPS OF TEA BY THE SEASIDE; AND THE PROFOUND YET SEEMINGLY CASUAL PROXIMITY OF HISTORY.

WHAT’S THE LAST THING YOU TOOK ON THAT FRUSTRATED YOU OR YOU FAILED AT AND WHAT DID THE EXPERIENCE TEACH YOU?

I’D LIKE TO BE ABLE TO VISUALLY EXPRESS MYSELF BETTER SO HAVE DABBLED AT DRAWING. PROGRESS HAS BEEN FRUSTRATING, BUT MOSTLY THROUGH LACK OF FREQUENT PRACTICE. WHAT I AM LEARNING FROM THIS EXPERIENCE IS THE DEAD WEIGHT OF CURRENT HABITS AND ROUTINES AND THE DIFFICULTY IN BREAKING THROUGH AND CULTIVATING NEW PRACTICES.

YOUR PERFECT WEEKEND MUST INCLUDE:

SOME OPEN SPACE FOR MENTAL WANDERING AND, WITH MY WIFE, SOME NATURAL SPACE TO RAMBLE IN.

Cutting Through the Noise

Weekly Market Commentary

In the early days of the conflict in the Middle East, markets reacted with their trademark speed and emotion. Uncertainty drove a quick 9.1% drawdown in the S&P 500 and, for a moment, the dominant question was how long-lasting the economic impact of the energy disruption would be.

When geopolitical risks rise, it’s natural for investors to shift focus away from fundamentals and toward the “unknowable.” But as we’ve seen this week, the market has a remarkable ability to pivot. In fact, it took only 11 trading sessions for the S&P 500 to stage a full recovery, not because the headlines changed (geopolitical risks still loom large), but because attention shifted back to the only anchor that truly matters over time: fundamentals.

As Q1 earnings season kicks off, both current growth and the outlook for the rest of 2026 remain exceptional. Thus far, earnings for the S&P 500 are pacing at 13.2% year-over-year growth. If sustained, this would mark the sixth consecutive quarter of double-digit gains, a historically strong run.

Even more encouraging, revenue growth is at the fastest rate since 2022.

While Nvidia may be leading the charge, the other 499 companies are also delivering double-digit growth. This points to a broad-based expansion rather than a narrow, tech-driven story.

It’s easy to get distracted by a naval blockade or a geopolitical standoff but markets have consistently shown that they re-anchor to what is measurable and right now, that reality is strong.

With analysts projecting 20% earnings growth for the remainder of 2026, the underlying story remains intact: the economy is booming as we rush to capitalize on artificial intelligence. In a world filled with “unknowables,” fundamentals are the signal that matters — and they continue to drown out the noise.

Unless otherwise cited, the statements and commentary provided are opinions of Harrison Financial Services as of April 29, 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 different asset classes are made in the context of a well-diversified portfolio, not in isolation. Please remember that all investments carry some level of risk, including the potential loss of principal invested. Indexes are unmanaged and cannot be invested in directly. 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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MIDLANDS LEADERS q&a

MCALPIN, CORNERSTONE STAFFING, INC.

Midlands Leaders is a weekly section showcasing individuals who are making an impact in the community through their professional and volunteer endeavors. To nominate someone for this piece, email news@mbj.com with the individual’s name, position, company and email.

Bio:

A native of Elkhorn, Brooke McAlpin earned a bachelor’s degree in international business for the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. For the past 21 years, she has served as CEO of Cornerstone Staffing, Inc. and is also passionate about volunteer work in the community.

In 2024, she was named an Inspire award winner in the Excellence in Business (small/medium category) and last month she was named New Volunteer of the Year by United Way of the Midlands.

What led you to your chosen field?

I fell into staffing after being placed in an accounting role when I moved back to Omaha. I maintained a relationship with the recruiter and when it was time to find a new job, I went to work for him and instantly fell in love with the industry.

What do you enjoy most about your work?

I really enjoy working with clients, learning all about their company’s structure and where they have the biggest need in regard to staffing. Developing years-long relationships and recognizing the trust my clients put in me and my team makes it fun to go to work every day.

Where did your desire to volunteer come from?

My mom was a teacher her whole life and she consistently instilled the importance of giving back, especially time. You can always volunteer your time to help a great cause.

How long have you volunteered through United Way of the Midlands?

I was asked to be on a committee a year ago to reach out to companies and individuals to provide information

about United Way and all the amazing ways they help the Omaha community. I enjoyed it so much I am going to be part of the committee this year also.

What other groups do you volunteer for, besides United Way?

We volunteer at Food Bank for the Heartland as a company, Make-a-Wish and DREAM.

As CEO, you are in a position to mentor and influence others to consider volunteering. How do you do that, formally or informally, and what does investing employees’ time and talents in the community do for company morale?

I talk about volunteering all the time. I have enjoyed everywhere I have volunteered and knowing you are

Crossword by Myles Mellor

Across

1. Wonder

4. Unhappy

7. Pioneer explorers who landed in Omaha at the Riverfront in 1804, goes with 35 across

12. Frankenstein’s assistant

13. Madam sheep

14. Demonstrate clearly

16. Polenta ingredient

18. Delicate

19. Naval rank abbreviation

20. Low-carb diet

22. One, in Spanish

23. Caustic substance

24. Reference books

27. Long-jawed fish

28. Rotate

29. Workplace safety agcy. abbr.

32. Alien space crafts

35. See 7 across

39. Caribbean nation

41. Single-stranded molecules

42. Aware of, 2 words

43. Coffee order

44. Needle case

46. V-shaped formations

47. Sponsorship

49. Actress West

51. Extremely tiny

56. Internet connection type

59. Disney deer

60. Sedimentary rock

61. Boxing legend Muhammad

62. Omaha’s former Union Station became the ____ Museum

65. Pirate, 2 words

67. Cattle fodder

68. Six-time home run champ

69. Ocean movement

70. Mary ___ Moore

71. Bill the Science Guy

72. Music discs, abbr.

Extreme suffering

Inferior 3. Suffix with west

helping people is a great feeling. We volunteer as a company and everyone at Cornerstone is always excited when we have a scheduled event.

As a company we also took part in the United Way corporate campaign so everyone at Cornerstone could donate to United Way on their own. It was important for all the employees to feel they were contributing as well.

Your thoughts on being recognized as New Volunteer of the Year?

I was so honored when they called to tell me. I was really invested in making sure the campaign was a success and I think when you love doing something it is easy to be successful. United Way is an amazing organization that helps so many people daily, it was fun to be a part of such a dynamic group of people.

4. Transparent, 2 words 5. Not sleeping

Sandwich shops 7. Eases, 2 words 8. Time of anticipation 9. Victory 10. Pakistan’s chief river 11. Part of a play

UPCOMING events

May 10

Young Entrepreneur Girls and Boys

Location: 4211 S. 143rd St.

This multiweek program for youth ages 11-17 is created to enhance the confidence and self-esteem of young people while teaching about fundamentals such as business plans, understanding market trends and planning for growth and expansion.

— mowbcf.org/yeg

May 11

Lincoln Chamber Latino Connect

Location: Lincoln Airport Authority, 2400 W. Adams St., Suite 200 in Lincoln Latino Connect offers an opportunity to learn from entrepreneurs, gain new perspectives and connect with other members of the community. This meeting features a panel of business owners — Liza Mendoza-House of LP Fitness, Marcela Willeke of Coffee is Our Religion, Agustin Sanchez of Tacos Los Hermanos, and Tommy Arsiaga of The Complex — discussing topics from business development to identity.

— lcoc.com

May 13

Sarpy Chamber State of the County

Location: Tiburon Golf Club, 10302 S. 168th St.

Networking is followed by presentations from Metropolitan Community College, Dr. Ernie Goss from Creighton University, representatives from Sarpy County communities’ Good Life Districts, and Speaker of the Nebraska Legislature Sen. John Arch.

— sarpychamber.org

Crossword by Myles Mellor – Answers

A roundup of upcoming events in the area

May 13

Small Business resource fair

Location: The Venue at Highlander, 2120 N. 30th St.

Current or aspiring small business owners gain access to resources, experts and connections in one place.

— nebbiz.org

May 14

Free Coworking Day

Location: 1901 Howard St., Suite 300

Modus Coworking’s coworking space is open to the public for participants to try out the amenities for future use.

— moduscoworking.com

May 14

Business Taxes and Payroll Fundamentals

Location: MCC at The Ashton 106, 1106 N. 12th St.

Participants will gain a clear understanding of business tax responsibilities and payroll basics including how to stay compliant, manage obligations and avoid common financial pitfalls.

— coned.mccneb.edu

May 15

Business on the Green

Location: Tiburon Golf Club, 10302 S. 168th St.

This outing presented by the Omaha Chamber blends business connections with time on the course.

— omahachamber.org

May 19

Public hearing on proposed 2026 Annual Action Plan

Location: Nebraska Department of Economic Development, 245 Fallbrook Blvd. in Lincoln

The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) are soliciting public comments on the proposed 2026 Annual Action Plan describing how DED and DHHS will use annual federal funding pertaining to Community Development Block Grant, HOME Investment Partnerships, National Housing Trust Fund, Emergency Solutions Grant, Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS, and Homeless Shelter Assistance Trust Fund programs. — opportunity.nebraska.gov

May 19

Understanding Capital Options and Debunking Myths

Location: Virtual

This Entrepreneur’s Education Collaborative event explains how different funding sources work, what lenders and investors truly look for, and how to prepare a business to be capital-ready.

— facebook.com/entrepreneurseducationcollaborative

May 19

Introduction to Government Contracting

Location: Bellevue University multi-purpose room, 812 Bruin Blvd. in Bellevue

Presented by Harold Sargus and Nebraska APEX Accelerator, this introductory session covers the basics of how to do business with local, state and federal governments from pros and cons to registrations and certifications to common myths.

— bellevuenebraska.com

IN THE spotlight

Kristi Andersen

PAID ANNOUNCEMENTS

NAI NP DODGE ANNOUNCES APPOINTMENT OF KRISTI ANDERSEN AS PRESIDENT

NAI NP Dodge has appointed Kristi Andersen as president. Andersen brings a diverse background to NAI NP Dodge, having served as a top-producing commercial real estate agent, communications consultant and active community leader. She succeeds Deb Graeve-Morrison, who is retiring after 16 years with the company.

NAI NP Dodge is the commercial brokerage division of NP Dodge, Omaha’s largest full-service real estate company.

Prior to joining NAI NP Dodge, Andersen served as a vice president at two other real estate brokerages. She focuses on leasing and selling office, industrial and retail properties for landlords and tenants. She has represented a wide variety of clients and led millions of dollars in successful real estate transactions. She has also been named a CoStar Power Broker.

Andersen will continue to actively represent commercial real estate clients in her role as president.

Beyond her work in commercial real estate, Andersen has 25 years of experience in public relations and currently runs a consultancy, Kristi Andersen Communications. Previously, she served as director of communications for the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority and as Nebraska press secretary for U.S. Senator Mike Johanns.

She began her career as a broadcast journalist for television news teams across the Midwest, covering major national events including hurricanes and presidential elections. Many Omahans will remember her as an anchor and reporter for KETV from 2007 to 2011. She got her start in broadcasting as a student at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.

As a volunteer, Andersen has served on numerous boards and committees, including DREAM, Girl Scouts, UNMC Board of Counselors, Ronald McDonald House Charities, B&B Sports Academy, Commercial Real Estate Women, the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and the Downtown Improvement District.

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Megan Barber

WOODMENLIFE APPOINTS MEGAN BARBER DIRECTOR, CHIEF DATA OFFICER

WoodmenLife is pleased to announce that Megan Barber has been promoted to director and chief data officer, effective March 23.

Barber has been with WoodmenLife for more than two years and most recently served as manager, data analytics. In that role, she played a key part in strengthening enterprise data capabilities and advancing the organization’s use of data to support informed business decision making.

As director and chief data officer, Barber will provide strategic leadership for enterprise data management, data operations and data analytics. Her focus will be on ensuring data across the organization is accurate, accessible, secure and aligned with business outcomes.

Barber will continue to partner closely with business leaders, technology teams and external partners to help WoodmenLife leverage data more effectively across the organization. She will oversee the data solutions and data management teams and the enterprise data analytics function.

“Megan brings deep experience in enterprise business architecture, analytics and finance, along with a strong commitment to collaboration and continuous improvement,” said Denise M. McCauley, president and CEO of WoodmenLife. “Her leadership will be instrumental as we continue to strengthen our data capabilities in support of our members, sales force and associates.”

Barber holds a Bachelor of Science in finance and international business from the University of Montana; an MBA in finance from the University of St. Thomas and a graduate certificate in enterprise business architecture from Penn State University.

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LEGAL notices

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NOTICE TO UNKNOWN CLAIMANTS AGAINST DISSOLVED CORPORATION

Mimran Event Mgmt, Inc., a Nebraska nonprofit corporation (the “Corporation”), filed Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 27, 2026. If you have a claim against the Corporation, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: (1) your name or the name of your company; (2) the nature of your claim; (3) the amount of your claim; and (4) the date your claim arose. Please forward the foregoing information to the following address: Alan Kohll, 9320 H Court, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. Claims against the Corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication of this notice.

First publication May 8, 2026

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF ELKHORN NORTH WOLVES LEGION BASEBALL POST #211

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Incorporation of Elkhorn North Wolves Legion Baseball Post #211, a Nebraska nonprofit corporation (“Corporation”) were amended to change the Corporation name from Elkhorn North Wolves Legion Baseball Post #211 to Elkhorn North Wolves Baseball Club.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

NOTICE CORRECTED 4/20/26

IN THE COUNTY COURT OF DOUGLAS COUNTY, NEBRASKA

ESTATE OF CHRISTOPHER A. LEWIS, Deceased

ESTATE NO: PR 26 175

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on February 4, 2026 in the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, Gregory A. Lewis, 1820 Wirt Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68110, was appointed by the Court as Personal Representative of the Estate of CHRISTOPHER A. LEWIS.

Creditors of this Estate must file their claims with this Court within 60 days upon receipt of this notice or be forever barred.

Judith A. Wells, #23090

Law Office of Judith A. Wells

5927 N. 92nd Street

Omaha, Nebraska 68134

402 884 2777

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 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

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C.

10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF RAINBOW PEDIATRICS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Rainbow Pediatrics, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), filed a Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 23, 2026. The terms of the dissolution provide for the payment of liabilities of the Company and distribution of any remaining assets.

The Company requests that persons with claims against it present them in accordance with this notice. Any claimant shall describe the claim and the date on which the claim arose and mail the claim to the above address. A claim against the company will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after the publication of this notice.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Law Offices

8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68114-3450

Telephone 402-392-1250

Facsimile 402-392-0816

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION

Implemental has been incorporated under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act. The corporation is a public benefit corporation. The street address of the corporation’s initial registered office is 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska, 68114; and the name of the initial registered agent of the corporation at that office is Thomas J. Malicki. The corporation is organized for charitable, religious, educational, literary, and scientific purposes. The name and street address of the incorporator of the corporation is Thomas J. Malicki, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska, 68114. The corporation will not have members.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 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

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

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.

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, NE 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 ORGANIZATION CALDAVEST RECRUITMENT, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CALDAVEST RECRUITMENT, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 5606 N 181st Street, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022 and with its initial agent for service of process as Constance O Shedrack, 5606 N 181st Street, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 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 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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF KANGHAI MARKETING AND CONSULTING LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that KANGHAI MARKETING AND CONSULTING LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the company is located at 7200 s 84th St. Suite 14, Omaha, Nebraska. The general nature of the business is to engage in any lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized in Nebraska. The company was organized on 23 March, 2026 and shall have perpetual existence.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

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 DGS RESIDENTIAL PROPERTIES LLC

DGS Residential Properties LLC has been organized as a foreign 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 David C. Nelson, Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C.

10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BLOOM VENTURES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bloom Ventures, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its designated office located at 12948 Chandler Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68138 and designating its registered agent as Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., a Limited Liability Organization with its registered office at 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100, Omaha, NE 68114.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

Gnuse LAW OFFICE, P.C.

Rodney G. Gnuse 11311 Chicago Circle Omaha, NE 68154

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OMAHA PROFESSIONAL MOBILE

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

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

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

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF BLUE COUCH, 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 Blue Couch, 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 April 17, 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 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

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

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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF VIRTUAL COMPETENCE PLATFORM, L.L.C.

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 Virtual Competence Platform, 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 3621 San Mateo Lane, Lincoln, NE 68516.

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.

David Shoff, Member and Manager

Connor W. Orr, Organizer

9375 Burt Street, Suite 200 Omaha, NE 68114

(402) 408-6488

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OPEN THE MIND PRODUCTIONS LLC

This is the official public notice of the creation of Open the Mind Productions LLC, a production company in Omaha, Nebraska, focused on providing photography services to the Omaha community and hosting mindset/creativity events. The owner is Omaha local, Brianna Parsons.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 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

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 ORGANIZATION OF SWEET AND SPELLBOUND LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Sweet and Spellbound LLC (the Company) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 8113 S 151st Ave, Omaha, NE 68138. The Registered Agent of the Company is Savannah Greenfield Overland at 8113 S 151st Ave, Omaha, NE 68138.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP

MEGAN CAVANAUGH, Attorney 11429 Davenport Street Omaha, NE 68154

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF RICH-ALLISS INVESTMENT, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RICH-ALLISS INVESTMENT, 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: MEGAN CAVANAUGH, 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 April 16, 2026, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Member Managed Limited Liability Company. MEGAN CAVANAUGH, Organizer First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Phillip T. Sanberg, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive

Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF AKSARBEN APPRAISALS, 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 AKSARBEN APPRAISALS, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 19111 Riviera Dr., Omaha, NE 68136. 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 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. 4925-5460-8795, v. 1

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 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 OF CONSTRUCTION RISK SPECIALISTS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Construction Risk Specialists, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 21652 South 196th Circle, Springfield, Nebraska 68059. 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 April 24, 2026, final May 8, 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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ELITE CLEAN PROS, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Elite Clean Pros, LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under Nebraska laws, with its designated office at 3052 S 35th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68107. It is organized to transact any lawful business for which a Limited Liability Company maybe organized under Nebraska laws. Its affairs are to be conducted by the manager Frank Hernandez Alcantara. Its registered agent is Frank Hernandez Alcantara and his office is located at 3052 S 35th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68107. First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

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

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ARIS ATHLETICS, 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 ARIS ATHLETICS, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 19623 Gail Ave., Omaha, NE 68135. 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 16, 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. 4916-8309-0082, v. 1

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF KNAILZBYKLAUDIA, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that KNAILZBYKLAUDIA, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the Company’s designated office is 1910 S 44th Street, Omaha NE and the name of the registered agent at such address is Claudia Goll. The general nature of the business is any legal and lawful activity allowed pursuant to the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act and the laws of the State of Nebraska and elsewhere. The Company commenced business on April 7th 2026 and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the Company are to be managed by its managers.

/s/ Claudia Goll organizer

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

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

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF WCW HOLDINGS INC.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that WCW HOLDINGS INC. was incorporated in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Patrick J. Straka, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The corporation is authorized to issue 1,000 shares. The name and address of the incorporator is Martin L. Wulf, 19102 S 156th St., Springfield, NE 68059.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 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 RAJ AVANI ENTERPRISES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Raj Avani Enterprises, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its designated office located at 4718 Lockbourne Avenue, Papillion, Nebraska 68123 and designating its registered agent as Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., a Limited Liability Organization with its registered office at 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 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

CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM

DAVID J. SKALKA, Attorney 2120 S. 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, NE 68124

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GRIMM SIBLINGS, LLC

The name of the limited liability company is Grimm Siblings, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 20815 Sequoia Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022. The name and address of the initial agent for service of process is Croker, Huck, Kasher, DeWitt, Anderson & Gonderinger, LLC, 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, NE 68124. First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 4633 N 82ND ST LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 4633 N 82nd St LLC is organized under Nebraska law.

Designated Office: 200 S 21st St Ste 400a, Lincoln, Lancaster County, NE 68510

Registered Agent: Northwest Registered Agent

Purpose: To engage in lawful rental business permitted in Nebraska.

Duration: Perpetual, commencing on April 15th, 2026.

Management: Managed by members and non-owner operators

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM

SCOTT D. JOCHIM, Attorney

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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF RIP IT & SHIP IT, LLC

The name of the limited liability company is Rip It & Ship It, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 6701 L Street, Omaha, NE 68117. 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 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

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

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF TN LNK, 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 TN LNK, 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 April 16, 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. 4925-5460-8795, v. 1 First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP

MATTHEW WURSTNER, Attorney 11429 Davenport Street Omaha, NE 68154

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MHS GROUP, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MHS GROUP, LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial designated office is 11429 Davenport Street, Omaha, Nebraska 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 April 13, 2026, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Manager Managed Limited Liability Company.

MATTHEW WURSTNER, Organizer

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

ERICKSON SEDERSTROM P.C., L.L.O.

Mary E. Vandenack, Esq. mvand@eslaw.com | (402) 397-2200

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF COLLABORATIVE PSYCH BILLING SOLUTIONS LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Collaborative Psych Billing Solutions LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The address of the initial designated office of the company is 18049 Oak Street, Omaha, NE 68130. The agent for service of process for the Company is Erickson & Sederstrom, PC, Limited Liability Organization and 10330 Regency Parkway Dr. Ste. 100 Omaha, NE 68114 is the registered office.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

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

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF GREAT LIFE GYM, 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 Great Life Gym, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 8174 S. 185th St., 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 April 16, 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. 4925-5460-8795, v. 1

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BUSER LLP

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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF H2H CONTRACTING, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN of the organization of H2H Contracting, LLC:

1. The name of the limited liability company is H2H Contracting, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 21008 Cumberland Drive, Ste. 106, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, and the name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is Benjamin J. Pick, 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Law Offices

8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68114-3450

Telephone 402-392-1250

Facsimile 402-392-0816

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF MMMM BEER, LLC

Mmmm Beer, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been dissolved and is winding up its activities in accordance with the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. Persons having claims against the Company must submit them in writing to Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP, Attention Thomas J. Malicki, at 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. Any claim submitted to the Company shall contain the following information with respect to such claim: the name of the claimant, a description of the nature of the claim, the amount of the claim, and the date on which the claim arose. A claim against the Company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five years after the third publication of this Notice of Dissolution.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 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

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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF EAC TRAVEL, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EAC TRAVEL, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: Clint D. Cadwallader, 1601 Dodge St., # 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The LLC’s designated office address is 1720 S. 177th Ave, Omaha, NE 68130.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GCP III SILVER COMET B2, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP III Silver Comet B2, 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 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SARAH BURTON DESIGN LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that a Limited Liability Company has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The name of the Limited Liability Company is: Sarah Burton Design LLC

The designated office and Registered Agent is: Sarah Burton, 14993 Charles Cir, Omaha, NE 68154

The general nature of the business is: Interior Design

The Limited Liability Company commenced existence on March 13th, 2026 and has perpetual duration unless otherwise stated.

Sarah Burton, Organizer

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

Charles E. Dorwart, P.C., L.L.O.

Charles E. Dorwart

7305 Main Street, The Granary District Ralston, NE. 68127

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF EGJZ PROPERTIES, L.L.C.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that EGJZ Properties, L.L.C. has been incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated &. registered office located at, 1508 A Circle, Omaha, NE 68144. The registered agent is Jeffrey S. Zacharia. The general nature of the business is to transact all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be incorporated under the Nebraska law including general services to the public providing real estate management, sales and purchases. The company was incorporated on April 6, 2026, and shall have a perpetual existence. Its purpose is to provide general services to the public. The affairs of the company are to be conducted by Member Managers as designated in the operating agreement.

Jeffrey S. Zacharia, Managing Member

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF RIGHT HAND STRATEGIES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RIGHT HAND STRATEGIES, LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: Taylor Teepell, 21009 Hartman Avenue, Elkhorn, NE 68022. The LLC’s designated office address is 21009 Hartman Avenue, Elkhorn, NE 68022.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

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

NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF PRIDE DECKS AND EXTERIORS, 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 PRIDE DECKS AND EXTERIORS, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 7009 S 167TH St., 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 April 16, 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. 4925-5460-8795, v. 1

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

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

NOTICE OF CONVERSION OF WULF’S CUSTOM WELDING, INC. INTO WULF’S CUSTOM WELDING, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that on April 22, 2026, WULF’S CUSTOM WELDING, INC. (“Corporation”) filed Articles of Conversion with a Certificate of Organization to convert the Corporation into WULF’S CUSTOM WELDING, LLC (“LLC”) with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Patrick J. Straka, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102. The LLC’s designated office address is 19102 S 156th St., Springfield, NE 68059.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF PRIORITY ROOFING OF OMAHA, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Priority Roofing of Omaha, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 9500 W Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The name and address of the Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Gold Harvest Realty LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Gold Harvest Realty LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 807 Donegal DR, Papillion, NE 68046. The Registered Agent of the Company is Michael A Freed, 807 Donegal DR, Papillion, NE 68046. First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM

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

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CMMA, LLC

The name of the limited liability company is CMMA, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 8403 Walnut Circle, 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 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

Jorium P. Jones, Attorney at Law

3555 Farnam St., Suite 1000 Omaha, Nebraska 68131

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ANTERATUR REGULATORY SERVICES, LLC

1. The name of the Company is Anteratur Regulatory Services, LLC.

2. The street address of the initial designated office is 15417 Stevens Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137. The Registered Agent is Kenneth Scott Manning and the Registered Agent’s address is 15417 Stevens Plaza, Omaha, NE 68137.

3. The general nature of the Company is regulatory services.

4. The Company commenced on April 14, 2026, and shall have perpetual existence.

5. The affairs of the Company are to be conducted by Members, the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers as the Members shall determine. First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

Yole Law PC, LLO Damilola J. Oluyole 7930 Blondo Street, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68134

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME 2, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LET THE CHILDREN COME TO ME 2, LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under Nebraska laws, with its designated office at 6333 Apples Way, Suite 101, Lincoln, NE 68516. It is organized to transact any lawful business for which a Limited Liability Company may be organized under Nebraska laws. Its duration is perpetual commencing from April 13, 2026. The company’s affairs are conducted by its manager and registered agent, Reina Terhaar-Reyes, and her office is located at 6333 Apples Way, Suite 101, Lincoln, NE 68516.

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

corporation, (the “Corporation”) filed Articles of Dissolution with the Secretary of State on December 30, 2025. If you have a claim against the Corporation, you should mail notice to Croker Huck Law Firm, 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, and include the following information: name of claimant, amount of claim, goods or services covered by the claim, date claim originated, supporting documentation (if available). Any claim against the corporation will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce said claim is commenced within three years of the date of this published notice.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF DSBC, LLC

DSBC, LLC, with its designated office located at 1408 Fort Crook Rd N., Ste 300, Bellevue, NE 68005, gives notice that it filed a Certificate of Organization with the Secretary of State on April 17, 2026. The registered agent is Barbara Medbery-Prchal and the Registered Office is 3555 Farnam St. 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. Matt Fitzgerald, Organizer

First publication May 1, 2026, final May 15, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LJ’S OMA, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LJ’s OMA, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Company is a professional limited liability company providing medical aesthetic services. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 4502 North 205th Avenue, Elkhorn, Nebraska 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 April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

SEAN D. MOYLAN, Attorney

1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320 Omaha, NE 68154

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MCELEACON, LLC

The name of the Company is McEleacon, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company engaging in real estate rentals. The initial registered agent is Sean Moylan located at 1010 S. 120 th Street, Suite #320, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The initial designated office of the Company stated in the Certificate of Organization was 14202 Y Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68137. This limited liability company commenced business on April 6, 2026.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Hannah C. Junk 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF COONEY CONSTRUCTION CO.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cooney Construction Co., a Nebraska corporation, has filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 13, 2026. The Amendment recognizes the 1022 26th Road Walthill, NE 68067 as the Principal Address of the Corporation. The full text of the amended Articles of Incorporation can be found on the Nebraska Secretary of State website. LDM Business Services, Inc., Organizer First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FLAWLESS ENTERPRISES, LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Flawless Enterprises, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1430 S 163rd St, Omaha, NE 68130. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is Jason Arrick, 1430 S 163rd Street, Omaha, NE, 68130. First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF RAINWOOD SERVICES LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RAINWOOD SERVICES LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: Rory Sudbeck, 305 N 93rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The LLC’s designated office address is 305 N 93rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, LLC

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF COUNTRY ESTATES BLAIR LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Country Estates Blair 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 April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

LAMSON DUGAN & MURRAY LLP

Hannah C. Junk

10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114

NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF COONEY TRANSPORTATION CO.

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that COONEY Transportation CO., a Nebraska corporation, has filed an Amendment to its Articles of Incorporation with the Nebraska Secretary of State on April 13, 2026. The Amendment recognizes the 1022 26th Road Walthill, NE 68067 as the Principal Address of the Corporation. The full text of the amended Articles of Incorporation can be found on the Nebraska Secretary of State website. LDM Business Services, Inc., Organizer

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

MCGRATH NORTH MULLIN & KRATZ, PC LLO

1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700 Omaha, NE 68102

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 601 S 38 LLC

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 601 S 38 LLC was formed in Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: McGrath North Mullin & Kratz, PC LLO, c/o Jon

office is located at c/o Jon Blumenthal, 1601 Dodge Street, Suite 3700, Omaha, NE 68102.

First publication April 24, 2026, final May 8, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: HOMY INN.

Name of Applicant: HOMY INN, INC.

Address: 1510 N SADDLE CREEK RD, OMAHA, NE 68104

Applicant is CORPORATION.

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

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: _________.

General nature of business: TAVERN.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/BARB FINKLE.

First publication May 8, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: KINGS TOWING.

Name of Applicant: HOOKERS, LLC.

Address: 255 S. 35TH STREET, COUNCIL BLUFFS, IA 51501.

Applicant is LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

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

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: UPON FILING.

General nature of business: TOWING.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/JOSHUA RYBIN.

First publication May 8, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: PARIS BANH MI OF OMAHA.

Name of Applicant: DINH Group

Address: 322-324 S 72ND ST, OMAHA NE 68114

Applicant is LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY.

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

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: March 27th, 2026.

General nature of business: Hospitality/ Food and Drink.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Lam Dinh.

First publication May 8, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: CHAMPAGNE ON TAP.

Name of Applicant: HOMY INN, INC

Address: 1510 N SADDLE CREEK RD, OMAHA, NE 68104

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

Date of first use of name in Nebraska:

General nature of business: TAVERN.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/BARB FINKLE.

First publication May 8, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: BETSI’S STUMP GRINDING.

Name of Applicant: BETSI PENA BARRERA

Address: 7218 N 112TH CT LOT 435, OMAHA, NE 68142

Applicant is INDIVIDUAL.

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

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: APRIL 2025.

General nature of business: STUMP GRINDING.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/BETSI PENA BARRERA.

First publication May 8, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: ALL TREES.

Name of Applicant: Hagen Family, Inc.

Address: 15122 GILDER AVENUE, BENNINGTON, NE 68007

Applicant is CORPORATION.

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

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: 6/18/2014.

General nature of business: Tree trimming, pruning, and removal.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Eliana Reiss.

First publication May 8, 2026

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME

Trade Name to be registered is: SURFACE EXPERTS OMAHA NORTH-COUNCIL BLUFFS.

Name of Applicant: Frank Markesi

Address: 6235 SOUTH 118TH PLAZA, OMAHA, NE 68137

Applicant is LLC.

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

Date of first use of name in Nebraska: March 2, 2026.

General nature of business: We work with Property Managers, Maintenance Managers, Chief Engineers, Hotels, Restaurants, Moving Companies, Realtors, and more. We expertly repair damage on all types of surfaces.

Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative /s/Frank Markesi. First publication May 8, 2026

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