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Agemark’s senior living communities offer residents much more than world-class facilities, amenities, and dining. The 10 communities across Nebraska focus on providing meaningful volunteer opportunities and supporting causes that are near and dear to the hearts of Agemark families. “We do everything we can to help our residents live the […]
It was an ethical bombshell that would change American business forever and send shockwaves back to Omaha. The Enron scandal of 2001—the mega-corporation had recently moved its headquarters from Omaha to Houston when news broke of the company’s super-fraud—rocked Omaha’s business leaders and sparked necessary, uncomfortable conversations. Those soul-baring discussions […]
From the moment a patient walks into west Omaha’s Kugler Vision for a consultation or a scheduled procedure, it’s clear that every detail—things like little to no waiting, Omaha neighborhood-themed private exam rooms (think Benson, South Omaha, Happy Hollow, and Blackstone), a state-of-the-art testing suite, pre-procedure massage chairs and custom […]
If Grandma Margaret could see Stephanie Grade now—living out her calling and life purpose to serve people and still applying lessons learned from when she was a little girl, tagging along at events her grandmother hosted at a Lincoln-area country club. As regional vice president of operations for Ovation senior […]
Institute for Career Advancement Needs (ICAN) President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Aileen Warren has experienced too many can’t-miss moments to recount at the organization’s annual ICAN Women’s Leadership Conference. But her first event as leader of the Omaha-based non-profit was most memorable—and stress-inducing. It was the 2022 ICAN Women’s […]
While she was being treated for pediatric brain cancer, big-hearted and precocious 5-year-old Gabby Krause always brought a container of fart putty to meetings with her medical team. If things became too serious with the doctors, nurses, and her parents, that distinctive pfffftt sound would ring out from Gabby’s pocket […]
Even with all her background and expertise in personal training, exercise science, and physiology, Kristen Grundke was surprised she never heard about what she believes is the best-kept secret for women to look good and feel great. In fact, Grundke formed her Elkhorn-based fitness company, KLivFit, and its primary product […]
You had to strain—hard—to hear the young woman from the Ollie Webb Center, Inc., an Omaha nonprofit for people with developmental or intellectual disabilities. So soft-spoken and reserved, she was barely audible when she showed up for her first workshop with Opera Omaha’s Holland Community Opera Fellowship. Fast forward one […]
Katie LeDoux can see the meaningful fruits of her team’s labor when she strolls through a beautified downtown Omaha, when she visits a south Omaha boxing club, or a store for foster kids to shop for free clothes. Since launching her Sunflower Grant Writers firm in 2020, LeDoux has helped […]
When he borrowed his dad’s suit for a job interview over 20 years ago, David Stevens never imagined it would lead to the launch and meteoric growth of his Omaha-based SEC Wealth Management firm Stevens Capital Partners (formerly known as Purposeful Wealth). As a 19-year-old in borrowed clothes (“Bell bottoms, […]
