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Omaha Steel picksWahoo for new site
WAHOO – If all goes as planned, the Wahoo business community will be welcoming a new addition.

TiVUS' First Ad-Insertion Revenues Begin
OMAHA, Neb. , Jan. 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- TiVUS, Inc. (OTCPK: TIVU.PK - News) today announced that advertising on the Company's proprietary, satellite based, high-definition (HD) internet-protocol television (IPTV) ...

Neb. sales tax bill for cities returns in new form
A bill introduced Wednesday in the Legislature would allow Nebraska cities to temporarily increase their sales tax authority with voter approval to pay for roads and public safety needs, or to offset other ...

Qatar buys Raffles hotels in Singapore, Paris
A Qatar-owned company says it has taken over the famous Raffles Hotel Singapore and an affiliated luxury hotel in Paris in the latest high-profile acquisitions by the energy-rich Gulf state.

Nebraska hotels assist cancer patients it guest room program
YORK — Several Nebraska lodging facilities are currently participating in the American Cancer Society guestroom program to provide free lodging for cancer patients traveling to certain Nebraska communities for life-saving treatments.

Nebraska occupation tax bill set for hearing
The Associated Press The Associated Press LINCOLN, Neb. A bill designed to control the expansion of occupation taxes in Nebraska is set for a hearing before the Legislature's Revenue Committee. Committee members will take public input Wednesday on a measure (LB745) by state Sen. Deb Fischer of Valentine. The bill would require cities to put any new, proposed occupation tax to a vote of the ...

Nebraska cities, state tangle over taxing power
LINCOLN (AP) - Nebraska cities that want to upgrade roads, build swimming pools and pay their rising employee costs are preparing for a legislative fight this session with conservative state lawmakers

Director Alexander Payne, actor John Beasley testify on film incentive bill
It's not often Hollywood touches down in the Nebraska Legislature's Urban Affairs Committee hearing room.

Swim Trials seek even bigger splash
In 2008, there were live pyrotechnics on deck. Star-spangled pageantry. And the biggest crowds ever to watch swimming on U.S. soil.