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Website Closers sells Disc Store in sports e-commerce deal
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Website Closers completed the sale of Disc Store, a major e-commerce retailer for Ultimate Frisbee and disc golf, to buyer Alex Greif.
The Music Trust becomes Viaero Center’s in-house talent buyer
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The Music Trust has partnered with the Viaero Center in Kearney, Nebraska, to handle in-house talent buying for concerts and live events effective immediately.
Brilliant Brains earns Nebraska’s top child care quality rating
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Brilliant Brains Learning Center in Omaha has earned Nebraska’s highest Step Up to Quality rating and national accreditation after a state review of its classrooms, curriculum, staff development and family support.
NHO Revive lands Nebraska’s only prostate cancer Phase 3 trial site
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NHO Revive is now Nebraska’s only site for a Johnson & Johnson Phase 3 prostate cancer trial testing pasritamig, an investigational immune therapy.
Funl raises $2.5M to build demand-driven event platform
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Funl, a creator-built platform for testing fan demand before booking events, raised $2.5 million at a $10 million post-money valuation and added a $150,000 Nebraska Innovation Fund grant.
Tom LeNoble wins 2026 NYC Big Book Award for LGBTQ nonfiction
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Tom LeNoble’s memoir My Life in Business Suits, Hospital Gowns, and High Heels won the 2026 NYC Big Book Award in LGBTQ nonfiction, adding to recognition from the Independent Press Award.
Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol sets 2026 national tour
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Right Angle Entertainment and Paul T. Couch have announced a 2026 national tour of Dolly Parton’s Smoky Mountain Christmas Carol, launching Nov. 14 in Princeton, West Virginia.
316 Strategy Group moves headquarters to Elkhorn and pivots harder into AI search
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316 Strategy Group is relocating its Omaha headquarters to Olde Towne Elkhorn in October 2026 as it rebrands around SEO, AEO and GEO. The move reflects rising demand for visibility across Google, ChatGPT and other AI search tools.
Broadband Breakfast sets telecom history conference for Oct. 1
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Broadband Breakfast will host a half-day online conference Oct. 1 on 250 years of U.S. independence and 150 years of American telecommunications, with Sen. Deb Fischer delivering the keynote.
Gerald Everett Jones’ Jonathan’s Journal earns NYC Big Book Award honor
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Gerald Everett Jones’ historical novel Jonathan’s Journal was named a Distinguished Favorite in the 2026 NYC Big Book Award’s General Fiction category.
Farm Athletes sets first golf classic to fund scholarships
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Farm Athletes will hold its inaugural Golf Classic on Sept. 11 at Lochland Country Club in Hastings, Nebraska, to raise scholarship money for college athletes from farm and ranch backgrounds.
Gary E Smith wins NYC Big Book Award political thriller prize
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Gary E Smith’s And So It Goes won first place in the Political Thriller category at the 2026 NYC Big Book Award.
Kingsland realtor Emerson Prescott earns military relocation certification
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Emerson Prescott, a Kingsland, Georgia Realtor with EXP Realty and Wowza Property Management Services, has earned the Military Relocation Professional certification.
Elevator opens largest co-warehousing site in St. Louis
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Elevator Co-Warehousing cut the ribbon on its 67,300-square-foot St. Louis facility Aug. 20, filling roughly half the building with about 70 businesses on opening day. The company says the Macklind Avenue site is its largest to date and a key…
Cheer Athletics Omaha team heads to Junior Olympics
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Cheer Athletics Omaha will send its first competitive team, the Courage CAts, to the AAU Junior Olympic Games on July 27 in Omaha.
Influential Women spotlights finance leader Rachel Roberts Miller
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Influential Women highlighted Rachel Roberts Miller, a Nebraska-based finance leader and executive coach whose work spans corporate strategy, foster care advocacy, community preparedness and cannabis reform.
Michael King releases cinematic leadership film 'Paid to Pretend'
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Keynote speaker and executive coach Michael King has released an original song and film that examines the cost of workplace performance, identity and trust.
Community quilters make 30 patriotic quilts for Dunham House veterans
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More than 100 quilts will be displayed July 18 at the Wolfe Country Quilt Show in Bennington, Nebraska, including 30 pieces made for Dunham House, a new assisted living home for combat-wounded veterans.
Graffeo Coffee is giving away a Ferrari 308 with a built-in espresso machine
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Graffeo Coffee has launched a sweepstakes to rehome a 1984 Ferrari 308 fitted with a La Pavoni lever espresso machine in the trunk, plus a lifetime supply of coffee.
NATM conference draws 478 attendees and spotlights independent retail strength
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NATM wrapped its 2026 Vendor Conference July 20–23 at the Omni Frisco Hotel at The Star, bringing together hundreds of retail executives, buyers and vendor partners.
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