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  • Omaha After Work: South Omaha Tour
    Starts: 5:00 pm
    Ends: 07 May 2013 - 7:00 pm
    Description: Join the Greater Omaha Young Professionals on a guided tour of one of Omaha’s up and coming areas: Vinton Street. A variety of small businesses – from restaurants to an internationally acclaimed photography studio and a wedding dress shop – are reinvigorating this historic corridor. Vince Furlong, coordinator at Omaha Main Streets, will lead the tour, highlighting the unique aspects of Vinton Street within a historical context.

    Meet at Larry Ferguson Studio (1701 Vinton Street). The tour will end with an hour of kicking back for a drink and appetizers at El Aguila restaurant, 1837 Vinton Street.
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  • Lunch + Learn: Office of the Mayor
    Starts: 11:45 am
    Ends: 13 May 2013 - 1:00 pm
    Location: City Hall- 12th floor Conference Room 1819 Farnam St. Omaha, NE 68102
    Description: Join the Greater Omaha Young Professionals on the Monday before an important mayoral election to hear insight from the experts. The discussion will focus on the role the mayor plays in our system of government and the panelists' impression of what characteristics help position occupants carry out their responsibilities effectively. The event is a nonpartisan look at what the Mayor's office has authority over, and what it does not.
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  • Leadership Breakfast: Technology
    Starts: 7:30 am
    Ends: 23 May 2013 - 9:00 am
    Location: Greater Omaha Chamber- 1301 Harney Street - Board Room
    Description: Join the Greater Omaha Young Professionals at the second event in a series of leadership breakfasts. These breakfasts focus on talent and workforce trends and challenges within different industries. Each breakfast allows Young Professionals time to engage in the discussion and ask thoughtful questions. This upcoming panel will focus on technology, within big and small companies.

    Panelists include:
    Dusty Davidson – co-founder, Silicon Prairie News/co-founder & chief executive officer, Flywheel
    Kelly Hayduk - human resources generalist, Werner Enterprises
    Sue Lobsiger – vice president of IT infrastructure, First National Bank
    Leon Thomas – chief executive officer, Jelecos

    Register for $20.
    http://omahayp.org/news/leadership-breakfast-technology/
  • YP Connect: Community Development and Transportation
    Starts: 5:00 pm
    Ends: 23 May 2013 - 7:00 pm
    Location: Kaneko (1111 Jones Street)
    Description: Join community leaders and city representatives in a discussion on why participation matters. Learn the standard decision making process in public infrastructure development and when and how your input can make the biggest difference.

    Thursday, May 23
    5 – 7 p.m.
    KANEKO (1111 Jones Street)
    *Free to attend but register in advance.
    https://events.r20.constantcontact.com/register/eventReg?oeidk=a07e7gosx8221670163&oseq=&c=&ch=
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News

Wednesday, May 22, the Omaha Community Foundation will host its first Omaha Gives! event. Omaha Gives! is a 24-hour online fundraising event to showcase Omaha’s spirit of giving, raise awareness for more than 300 local nonprofits, and celebrate the collective effort it… [read more]

 

Hi. I’m Nathaniel (Nate) Ruiz. That’s my picture over there. I’ve been asked to write a little introduction piece about myself (which is a bit weird for me), but in spirit of new experiences, here we go!  I am a… [read more]

Engagement

Community involvement in public infrastructure development is changing. Join community leaders and city representatives in a discussion on why participation matters. Learn the standard decision making process in public infrastructure development and when and how your input can make the… [read more]


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Omaha: It’s all yours.

Too many places want to be
all things to all people.
For Omaha, it’s pretty much true.

There’s no one reason to love Omaha. Really. Ask people what they like and you’ll get a different answer every time. Truth is, whatever you imagine your life should be, you can do it here. It’s what brings people here and in a lot of cases, it makes it difficult for them to leave. For young professionals who are tired of “more of the same,” Omaha is definitely more of what you want your community to be.

“America’s Most Affordable City”

Forbes looked at the current median asking price of homes on the market in each city, median salaries of workers with bachelor’s degrees or higher and compared it to a cost-of-living index. All while factoring in the latest unemployment rates from the Bureau of Labor Statistics to reflect the relative strength of local economies. [Forbes]

#1 Best Value City

[Kiplinger]

  1. Omaha
  2. Charlotte
  3. Nashville
  4. Colorado Springs
  5. Knoxville
Big Omaha

Top 50 Events for Young Entrepreneurs

  1. CEO National
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  3. Big Omaha
  1. Startup Weekend
  2. Summit Series
  3. BarCamp

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Best Cities for Recent Grads

  1. Fayetteville, N.C.
  2. Omaha
  3. Oklahoma City
  4. Austin

[The Daily Beast]

Best Cities for Families

You want the best for your family, and that includes great schools, affordable homes, low crime rates, plenty of jobs, and lots of parkland. Parenting crunched more than 8,000 bits of data in 84 categories to determine this year’s top places to raise kids. [Parenting]