Midlands Business Journal March 4, 2022

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Vol. 48 No. 9

EYE ON THE FUTURE

Lance Kugler

CEO, KUGLER VISION

KUGLER VISION: MASTERING LATEST TECH

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VISION LEADER

COVER story LANCE KUGLER, CEO, KUGLER VISION

EYE ON THE future KUGLER VISION HOMES IN ON LATEST TECH

People are ditching their contacts and eyeglasses in favor of corrective eye surgery in greater numbers than ever before. Until recently, LASIK was the only corrective eye surgery offered to patients, and not everyone was a good candidate for LASIK. However, today there are six additional surgeries available, increasing the field of potential patients.

To meet this growing demand, Dr. Lance Kugler founded Kugler Vision to specialize in the many varieties of corrective eye surgery.

After practicing ophthalmology in Omaha for four years, Kugler moved his family to Nashville for a year-long fellowship in refractive surgery with Dr. Ming Wang.

“I realized what was happening in the industry and that what we needed in this part of the country was a dedication to refractive surgery,” Kugler said.

After returning to Omaha, Kugler bought the assets of Dr. William Schlichtemeier in 2011, and Kugler Vision was born.

“It’s an exciting time in vision correction surgery because we’re able to help a higher percentage of people than we’ve ever been able to help before,” Kugler said. “LASIK used to be the only way to [surgically correct vision], and you were either a good candidate for LASIK or you were not.”

Tailoring Tech

Although LASIK — which reshapes the cornea to change its focusing power — is still the most commonly used method of corrective surgery, those who are not good candidates for the procedure may be helped by one of six other possible surgeries.

“We can tailor the technology to the patient’s needs so we’re able to deliver better results than ever before,” Kugler said.

One example is Photorefractive Keratectomy (PRK), which uses an excimer laser to reshape the cornea. The key difference between PRK and LASIK is that the epithelium, or tissue covering the front of the cornea, is removed and the laser is applied to the outer surface.

Small Incision Lenticule Extraction (SMILE), commonly known as keyhole LASIK, is designed to treat myopia, or nearsightedness. Another option is Implantable Collamer Lens (ICL), which is like a contact lens implanted in the patient’s eye.

Refractive Lens Exchange (RLE) removes the natural lens inside the eye and replaces it with a lens. Refractive Cataract Surgery is cataract surgery that also fixes the focus. Corneal Inlays is a technology that can also fix the focus in various ways.

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I realized what was happening in the industry and that what we needed in this part of the country was a dedication to refractive surgery.

- LANCE KUGLER, CEO, KUGLER VISION

Upswing in Surgeries

“Omaha has always been a leader in refractive surgery, but what was happening in 2009 when I made this change was that many of the things we were doing in the field were becoming refractive procedures,” Kugler said. “Back in 2009, LASIK was the only way we were fixing vision. It was clear that new technologies were coming, and rapidly, and I wanted to be in a position to specialize in that.”

People are choosing to have their vision corrected in higher numbers than ever before for several reasons, one being word of mouth.

“People are hearing from friends and family about how incredible the surgeries are. Another is cost savings,” Kugler said. “People are realizing that having their vision fixed is less expensive than buying glasses and contacts over the years.

“COVID has accelerated [the trend] because they have to wear masks in situations where eyewear is a barrier to them, so they’re looking for alternatives. Those things combined have led to a huge upswing in vision correction surgery over the past few years.”

Early in the pandemic, when many hospitals and outpatient surgical centers closed down or limited access, Kugler Vision established procedure centers in its office to better control the environment. The biggest change was moving a large percentage of patient interactions to telemedicine encounters.

“We wouldn’t necessarily have to continue that way now, but we have because patients love it. It’s also more efficient for us,” Kugler said.

“We’re able to see more people in a shorter amount of time, and we’re delivering better quality because of the way we’re able to go over their test results with them.”

For Now, For the Future

With new technologies constantly being developed, Kugler Vision works hard to remain current.

“We’re training optometrists to help with refractive procedure management, and we train surgeons here to become refractive surgeons,” Kugler said. “We’re adding two new people to those programs this year.

We’re also adding staff because of all the patients we’re seeing.”

LANCE KUGLER, CEO, KUGLER VISION

Kugler, a Nebraska native, earned his undergraduate degree in computer science from DePauw University in Greencastle, Indiana, and attended Case Western Reserve School of Medicine in Cleveland. He did an internship in internal medicine at the University of Nebraska Medical Center (UNMC) in Omaha where he also did his residency in ophthalmology.

While in medical school, Kugler signed up for a project with an ophthalmologist who needed people with computer experience.

“Most med students don’t get any exposure to ophthalmology unless they seek it out because it’s not part of the regular curriculum in most med schools,” he said. “I was blown away by the field, partly because of how much computer science and engineering there is in the field. Most of medicine is heavily technology-oriented, but ophthalmology is on a whole other plane because of all the optics and lasers and computer-guided procedures, so it was a natural fit for me.”

Kugler is one of the original founders and the first president of the Refractive Surgery Alliance, an international organization comprised of over 350 of the world’s leading vision correction surgeons. He is also an associate professor of Refractive Surgery at UNMC’s Truhlsen Eye Institute.

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The Cost to Be the Boss

FRANCHISING

UNCERTAIN TIMES BOOSTING FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP

BY DWAIN HEBDA

KELLY CRUMMER

SENIOR DIRECTOR OF FRANCHISE DEVELOPMENT, SCOOTER’S COFFEE

In early 2020 the uncertainty of the new and mysterious COVID-19 gripped large and small businesses alike.

Scooter’s Coffee was like every company, taking steps in the moment to keep people safe and from worrying over what the future held.

The Bellevue-born franchise coffee chain didn’t have to wait very long. Deemed an essential business, the company’s locations kept brewing and within 90 days the phone started ringing off the hook.

“We did see a dip in interest in March and April of 2020,” said Kelly Crummer, senior director of franchise development. “Then as we started to hit later in the spring, people took a look around and saw what stayed open the last two months. We got more calls every month since May of 2020 than we had the previous month.”

The momentum has hardly taken a breath since. As of February 2022, Scooter’s topped the 400 franchisee mark, each store employing between 15 and 30 employees, depending on the location. In-process commitments will expand the company’s presence to 30 states.

Crummer said several factors have contributed to the company’s brisk franchising pace. Drive-thru service had long been a function of customer convenience, but that built-in feature also paid off during pandemic restrictions on dining rooms and in-person ordering.

“I think the best way to put it is, we were set up for social distancing before we knew that we needed to be set up for social distancing,” she said. “We put some other things in place to protect our

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JOSH SKOLNICK

ATTORNEY, ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP

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employees and our customers at the initial height of the pandemic and continue to practice those protocols.

“It’s not a term we use, but a lot of our prospects and new franchisees have told us they sought us out because we are not only recession-resistant but also, and again this is their term not ours, pandemic-proof.”

A National Movement

Scooter’s is riding a wave of franchise interest in general that’s only beginning to pick up strength nationally. AppsThatDeliver. com reported this month that more than 3,000 franchises operate over 750,000 active outlets in the U.S., representing 300 different industries. The site also reports the franchise industry accounts for roughly 50% of all retail sales in the U.S. And as people continue to lose or leave positions in the corporate world – 69 million employees in total last year, per the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 47 million of whom left voluntarily – franchisers are bullish on the potential for big growth in outlets in the year ahead.

Crummer said it’s a scenario the industry has seen before, only today it’s on steroids.

“The interest in franchising is inverse to the health of our economy as a whole,” she said. “In 2008, 2009, when everybody felt like the sky was falling, interest in franchising rose because when people get laid off from their jobs in corporate America, or there are shifts in culture in corporate America, people tend to cast a wide net to look for opportunities to take control of their own destiny.”

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specialist with FranNet of The Heartland agreed, saying the past two years have aligned perfectly for anyone who was even remotely thinking about owning their own business.

“Many of those who felt insecure and unable to control their professional future have looked to the stability and predictability of franchising in order to take more control over their future through business ownership,” he said.

“Those who we now refer to as participants in The Great Resignation are frequently in search of opportunities to work for themselves, and the systems and processes built into franchises often enable these ‘corporate refugees’ to fast-forward their ability to initiate working for themselves.

“And frankly, sitting at home, people had more time to research such opportunities while the historically-low interest rates have offered a greater level of comfort to those who want to finance a new small business franchise.”

Pandemic Proven

The pandemic is also being viewed by many would-be franchise owners as a litmus test for business segments in general and companies in particular. Being able to watch in real time which ones survived or even thrived during a time of unprecedented challenge has become a major selling point.

“With the pandemic, there has been a trend for businesses to evaluate what is essential to their business to stay profitable in the new service delivery economy,” said Greg Schreiber, attorney with Abrahams Kaslow &

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Cassman. “Businesses have had to adapt to be able to deliver their products and services directly to consumers through curbside service, drive-thru or at-home delivery.

“Restaurant chains, for example, adapted their business by opening ghost kitchens where they offer a slimmed-down menu to customers that is only for delivery, doing away with brick-and-mortar locations. The rise of ghost kitchens has allowed restaurant chains to remain nimble and cut down on overhead expenses.”

Adaptability is one reason why, even as the restaurant industry itself took several hits in 2020, food franchises are selling fast, especially quick-service locations that performed nearly on par with corporate locations of the same brand.

According to QSR Magazine, the number of quick-serve company-owned locations among the top 1,500 brands declined by 1.2% in 2020 while franchise locations declined by 2.4%, or around 4,400 units.

However, take out restaurant Subway, which accounted for nearly 40% of those closures, and franchise units declined by only 1.7%. Having stabilized itself, the quickservice industry overall bounced back well in 2021, up 4.1% according to the International Franchise Association.

As that story repeats itself throughout other industries – namely firms related to health care, education and retail, per RS Web Solutions – people are jumping at the opportunity. The New York Times reported Americans filed paperwork on 4.3 million businesses last year, a 24% increase from the year before, arresting a steady decline in entrepreneurship.

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- BLAKE MARTIN, PRESIDENT AND FRANCHISE SPECIALIST, FRANNET OF THE HEARTLAND

“Overall, it’s a good time to franchise,” Martin said. “Franchising has responded well to making their research process far more virtual-friendly, so ease of access to information has improved. Interest rates remain historically low and will remain at a historically low level even if and after the Fed hikes rates multiple times. Thus, those looking to borrow for a franchise are in a favorable position.

“Furthermore, lenders are more interested in funding proven franchise concepts than ever before, given their own COVID concerns. That said, understanding the right franchise industries to explore is imperative, as there have been winners and losers through the pandemic.”

The Right Match

Aligning with the right franchise is as much of an art as a science and a big part of entrepreneurial success is understanding the difference between a solid opportunity and a passing fad.

“About five years ago, we were really at a time when beauty was hot. There were facial concepts. The blow-dry bars were just going crazy. Beauty was a hot industry,” said Zach Beutler, chief development officer and co-founder of Horsepower Brands. “You started to see it shift about four years ago into fitness and for about two years, fitness just blew up until it absolutely got stopped in its tracks by COVID. “Now in today’s world home services are at the top. I just got back from the largest franchise broker conference in the country and our Mighty Dog Roofing was the top selling franchise brand of 2021. Who looks for a roofing concept? Typically, nobody. But COVID really gave home services a pedestal to slingshot that forward.”

Beyond the business category itself, potential franchisees should pay close attention to the franchisor company itself, scrutinizing the fine print that separates one company from another in terms of cost and ongoing support.

Culture also goes a long way; a franchisor who is just as thoroughly evaluating the franchisee to determine a good match, as well providing direct honest feedback throughout, is likely a successful operator.

“Zach and I speak openly about not being afraid to have careful conversations with people,” said Josh Skolnick, chairman and co-founder of Horsepower Brands. “We talk about our franchise development process being an awards process in a way, that we award franchise opportunities to potential buyers, we do not sell franchises.

“Some people think, ‘Why wouldn’t they just sell a franchise to anybody that wants to get in?’ We do have to have that uncomfortable conversation sometimes with people who have the capital and are willing to get into the business, but might not be the right culture fit for us. We’re constantly asking, ‘Is this somebody that we’d want to pick up the phone and take a phone call from when they’re having a bad day or they’re having an issue within their business?’”

Forming the Team

Horsepower Brands leadership developed a five-point plan for evaluating potential brands, covering areas any prospective entrepreneur should explore when considering a franchise.

Beutler said understanding those measurements – capitalization, experience, customer acquisition, technology and support – will save any entrepreneur hassle, money and time.

“My favorite quote is ‘good decisions come from experience and experience comes from bad decisions,’” he said. “Those five things in our presentation can lead someone to ask a lot of questions and expose a lot of holes in other brands. We’ve invested quite a bit of capital, time and resources into, I would say, the most sophisticated platform of support for a franchise system.”

At the same time, Skolnick said, performing due diligence shouldn’t be merely a dodge from decisive action. He advised prospective franchisees that once the data points to a good opportunity not to hesitate out of fear or expecting the timing to be perfect.

“There’s always going to be a level of fear that people will have,” he said. “We get asked all the time, ‘Is now the right time to get into business?’ Zach and I always tell people, there’s never a right time, you just

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UNCERTAIN TIMES BOOSTING FRANCHISE OWNERSHIP A franchise attorney is going to be able to offer insights to a franchise agreement and related documents that a general transactional attorney cannot provide.

- GREG SCHREIBER, ATTORNEY, ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP make that decision and go with it.”

Another thing that trips up potential entrepreneurs is failure to assemble a team of professionals, such as an experienced attorney or accountant, to help navigate the challenges of owning and running a business over and above the support received from the franchisor.

“Franchise attorneys are essential when evaluating the risks and benefits of purchasing a franchise,” said Greg Schreiber. “A franchise attorney is going to be able to offer insights to a franchise agreement and related documents that

a general transactional attorney cannot provide. I often advise potential franchisees on items in the franchise agreement that may be negotiable with the franchisor, such as territory, training requirements and deadlines leading up to the opening of a new franchise.

“Potential franchisees should also consider speaking with a franchise consultant who can evaluate their skillset to provide a narrow selection of franchises best suited for them. And, potential franchisees should also consult an accountant for additional insight into the

franchise’s business performance.”

Finally, when selecting a team of professionals, make sure you align yourself with someone who will advise you honestly as to your strengths and weaknesses.

Direct feedback is the best way to avoid getting into a bad match with a franchise that once entered can be emotionally and financially devastating to get out of.

“You must be comfortable being a part of an organization where the whole is greater than the sum of its parts,” Martin said. “Collaboration between franchisees and franchisors is essential to success,

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so this process is not for anyone who wants to make every decision without input from others.

“Someone researching franchises must be willing to make time over a months-long process of learning and due diligence.

Don’t choose a franchise because you like their product or service personally, choose a franchise because you like the business model yourself, and because you know that you can be successful in the role that the franchise owner must play in order to achieve success.”

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BY DAVID KUBICEK

DAVE POOLE,

VP/GENERAL MANAGER, ORACLE AVIATION

After a lull at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic, leisure travel came roaring back with corporate travel lagging slightly behind.

Scott Vlasek, a lecturer at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Aviation Institute, said that although airline business is rebounding from the early days of the pandemic, there’s still a long road ahead, which will be impacted by the new COVID-19 variants.

“The domestic market is certainly coming back faster than international,” he said. “On the international side, they are not expecting this segment to recover to pre-pandemic levels until late 2024 or early 2025.

“On the domestic side we are seeing a faster recovery than anticipated. The leisure market should reach 2019 levels during 2022 and the business segment is expected back in 2023.”

First Priority: Support Services

Although there’s a massive need for pilots globally, an even more pronounced shortage right now is for qualified aviation technicians and mechanics.

“I have a huge need for aviation maintainers,” said Oracle Vice President and General Manager Dave Poole. “That field will continue to grow and needs as many bright young people as we can get into it. Beyond that, every other support job in aviation is continuing to grow and expand and needs good talent.

“Only about 10% of aviation jobs are in flying aircraft. The other 90% are all of the support services required to keep the planes and the industry afloat. No matter what someone’s interest is — accounting, legal,

SCOTT VLASEK

LECTURER, AVIATION INSTITUTE, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA AT OMAHA

medical, or general business — there’s an aviation component to those educational paths.”

According to the Boeing Outlook for Pilots and Technicians, there is a worldwide need for over 612,000 civil aviation pilots, 7,626,000 maintenance technicians, and 886,000 new cabin crews over the next 20 years. The demand for these new positions comes from a mix of airlines growing their operations, retirements, and attrition. In North America, 130,000 pilots, 132,000 maintenance technicians, and 170,000 cabin crew members are needed.

“The industry needs to be doing a better job of reaching out and recruiting women and underrepresented groups,” Vlasek said. “There is also a need for more scholarships and financial assistance for students going into aviation. Flight training is very expensive. Individuals can expect to spend $50,000 to $75,000 or more to get the certificates and ratings they need to become a professional pilot.

“While we hear a lot about the pilot shortage, there are other areas that are in need of highly trained and skilled professionals. On the nonflight side there is a need for air traffic controllers, dispatchers for both the scheduled airlines and charter operators, maintenance professionals, airport managers and operations specialist, flight attendants, and more.”

Pilot Shortage Persists

Last year turned out to be the best year for Ultra Air, and President Scott Robertson expects this year to match or exceed that growth.

SCOTT ROBERTSON PRESIDENT, ULTRA AIR

STEPHEN MCCOY

CHIEF INFORMATION & DEVELOPMENT OFFICER, OMAHA AIRPORT AUTHORITY

“At the very beginning of the pandemic we had essentially no business for about a month and a half,” he said. “After that it recovered month to month so by the end of 2020 we were back to where we were preCOVID or maybe even a little above that.”

Although the firm has been getting plenty of job applicants, many of them don’t have the necessary experience or something else in their job history that does not qualify them for the jobs for which they’re applying.

“We’re seeing fewer people who meet all of our benchmarks,” Robertson said. “One of the big problems is that most, if not all, flight schools got shut down during COVID. For argument’s sake, say there was a one-year lapse in flight training.

“On top of that, people decided to leave aviation, and they’re not coming back. The problem is it takes literally years to train a pilot and get them the experience necessary to [enter] the cockpit of a jet airplane as captain. Every airline is struggling with this.

Even the military is struggling with it.”

Oracle Aviation, now in its eighth year at the Millard Airport, has partnered with Sioux City to open a new aviation facility. The project will be going out to bid shortly and construction is expected to begin by the end of the first quarter of this year.

Oracle also has partnered with Morningside University in Sioux City, which is creating a new bachelor’s degree program for flight training, and it has partnered with Western Iowa Tech Community College which will start a new program for aviation maintenance to train qualified mechanics.

“The neat thing about these two locations for us is they’re close enough together that they can support each other but far enough

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apart that they don’t cannibalize each other’s business,” Poole said. “Also, it will be very easy for us to reposition people, airplanes, and equipment from location to location.”

Urban Air Mobility (UAM) — an aviation transportation system which uses autonomous aircraft that deliver passengers and or cargo at lower altitudes in urban and suburban areas — is using new technologies for aircraft development, operations, and infrastructure.

The emergence of electric aircraft that can take off vertically and carry up to four individuals helps to reduce aviation’s carbon footprint and reduces the noise associated with aircraft operations.

Infrastructure Upgrades

“The passage of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act will have a positive impact on the aviation industry,” Vlasek said. “We will see construction projects at airports, investment in air traffic control facilities, and promotion of career opportunities within the industry from these funds.

“Airports in Nebraska will receive approximately $111 million for infrastructure development for airports over five years.

There is also $5 billion in discretionary funding that airports can apply for to help with terminal projects that address aging infrastructure, expand accessibility for persons with disabilities, and improve access to disadvantaged populations.”

There is a movement away from the airlines toward private aviation, but airplane prices are at historic highs, and

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The problem is it takes literally years to train a pilot and get them the experience necessary to [enter] the cockpit of a jet airplane as captain.

- SCOTT ROBERTSON, PRESIDENT, ULTRA AIR

the labor market is difficult and expensive, Robertson said.

In November 2021, over 359,000 passengers traveled through Eppley Airfield, according to Stephen McCoy, chief information & development officer for the Omaha Airport Authority.

“While up from 2020 and supported by

Thanksgiving travelers, those numbers were down 7.6% from November 2019, before the pandemic,” he said. “It is anticipated that full travel recovery will still take some time.”

In 2021 the Omaha Airport Authority introduced Video Relay Service (VRS) kiosks at Eppley Airfield. These seven new kiosks in the terminal aid deaf and hard-

of-hearing travelers with communications via sign language interpretation to voice telephone users.

To further improve accessibility, 17 new visual paging monitors were installed in Eppley Airfield concourses in addition to those already in other parts of the terminal.

“For blind or low-vision travelers, we also

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offer service through the Aira smartphone app which provides access to highly-trained, remotely-located agents who deliver objective visual information including guidance through the Eppley Airfield terminal,” McCoy said.

The Omaha Airport Authority is currently making a number of improvements to Eppley Airfield through the Airport Access and Parking Modernization Program.

“That program includes projects such as our Terminal Entrance Roadway Expansion Project, which will include a new vehicle entrance to the Eppley Airfield terminal off Abbott Drive with stoplights and improved signage to make accessing the airport more convenient,” McCoy said. “It also includes additional traffic lanes to add capacity and provide safe and efficient access for years to come.”

Eppley is also working on a South Garage Restoration Project that includes wider stalls, energy efficient lighting, improved wayfinding, and a new express ramp that will provide exclusive access to a new Premier Parking area on level three for the most convenient parking option with quick, climate-controlled terminal access.

“Both projects will improve the customer experience, provide more efficient traffic flow, and enhance safety and security at Eppley Airfield,” Robertson said.

Skip the Line

Over the past six months, Jet Linx has seen demand growth of more than 40% over the previous year, according to President & CEO Jamie Walker.

“We’re running into a supply issue with having enough planes to provide all the lift to meet the demand,” he said. “The supply and demand issue is affecting the entire industry.”

Some of that growth was pent-up demand from the pandemic. The firm started to see

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We don’t see this spike in demand as temporary. We see this continuing for a number of years due to the microeconomics taking place in our industry.

- JAMIE WALKER, PRESIDENT & CEO, JETLINX

demand spike in March and April 2021, as the COVID-19 vaccine became readily available, and by the end of June and early July the firm reached that 40% surge.

“That continued through the end of the year and has not subsided,” Walker said.

“Based on what we see from the ownership side, the entire industry has seen a huge surge in the number of people wanting to own airplanes, so the inventory went from 16% of aircraft available for sale to now less than 2%.

“We thought by the end of the year we’d see a little lull in demand on the ownership side, but so far in January [that hasn’t happened]. We’ve seen aircraft values continuing to increase in December and January.

“We don’t see this spike in demand as temporary. It wasn’t only pent-up demand from the pandemic. We see this continuing for a number of years due to the

microeconomics taking place in our industry.”

At the beginning of the pandemic the firm implemented a number of new protocols regarding the cleaning of aircraft pre- and post-flight, including team members all wearing masks.

“We have private terminals that sit outside of commercial airline terminals and (fixed base operators) that our competitors use, so we have a closed environment that only serves our customers,” Walker said.

“So, some social distancing is already built in. We have over 20 private terminals nationwide, so many of our aircraft are now able to leave a Jet Linx terminal and arrive at a Jet Linx terminal.”

Since Jet Linx started in 1999, the firm had envisioned 25 private terminals across the country. Its recent expansion into Florida gives it 20 locations from as far north as Boston, as far south as Miami, and as far west as Scottsdale, Arizona.

“The remaining five terminals we’re looking at (will) be west of Scottsdale,” Walker said. “Going into 2022 and beyond we see the continued development of new locations and growth of existing locations.”

The firm recently finished remodeling its Dallas Love Field location.

“We’ve been serving clients through there for over 12 years,” Walker said. “We wanted to refresh it, so we gutted it and remodeled it. We’re looking to remodel a number of other locations. In Omaha, we’re building a new 70,000-square-foot private terminal facility and hangar complex.”

Millard-based Oracle Aviation saw strong growth in 2020 and 2021, according to Poole.

“In 2020, in the middle of the pandemic, we had the most billable hours and flight training we ever had,” he said. “I think many people took a time out when COVID hit, reflected on things they had always wanted to do and learned to fly or looked for career

change possibilities. That was a bit of a surprise for us. It was a fantastic year in flight training.”

On the corporate travel side, business has been fairly slow but has picked up in the last quarter, approaching pre-pandemic levels.

“The charter world has been very busy in the last six to 12 months,” Poole said. “I think many individuals and organizations feel much more comfortable putting people in travel situations if they’re limiting and controlling their interactions with the public on an airplane. “[Also] I think we’ll see more firms and organizations rely on charter going forward because it’s an on-demand service. You’re not at the mercy of [your flight being canceled].”

The firm has implemented stringent cleaning and disinfecting protocols for all of its training aircrafts, wiping them after every flight.

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MEN’S FASHION

SMALL business GARY BALLARD, OWNER, HABERDASH O.N.E.

Dapper Duds

HABERDASH O.N.E. FINDS NICHE IN MEN’S CONSIGNMENT Haberdash O.N.E. owner Gary Ballard had over a decade of experience selling apparel for platforms like Grailed and eBay when he opened his own men’s consignment store in March 2018.

He never considered opening a brick-and-mortar shop until he met a few young men with criminal records that were having employment challenges, needing immediate employment to satisfy their terms of parole.

He took a close look around and noticed that there were plenty of consignment clothing stores for ladies, but there was a distinct lack for a shop that provided quality used clothing and accessories for men.

So, Ballard decided to take the leap and open Haberdash O.N.E. The store opened in the historic 24th Street corridor in North Omaha with the support and assistance of the Omaha Economic Development Corporation.

Mentors Along the Way Ballard noted that from a young age, clothing and fashion was something that interested him. His ‘mentorship’ started with his mother Nancy and his grandmother.

“My mother ritually took my sister and I on Saturdays to the shopping mall to shop for the week,” he said. “It wasn’t a stretch for us to travel to Kansas City to catch sales at Loehmann’s and other major department

stores. My grandmother was famous for allowing us to circle toys out of the J.C. Penny’s and Sears catalogs as children, which graduated into being able to order our clothing out of Bullock & Jones and Bachrach catalogs from our teenage years into adulthood. Clothing and style were just what my family ‘did’ – on both sides.”

The Inspiration The company’s name is a play on the traditional English ‘haberdashery’ creation, an establishment that houses a barber, tailor, hatmaker, whiskey or cigar bar, and more. Ballard wanted to mirror this concept, but due to the limitations of the store’s physical space, he decided to offer a partial haberdashery experience and abbreviate it to ‘Haberdash.’

“We added O.N.E. as an acronym meaning: currently the only ‘one’ (men’s store) in the Omaha metro aspiring to model a full-service Haberdashery, and we also wanted to abbreviate Omaha, Nebraska,” he said.

The shop is operated by Ballard and his shopkeeper Amos Lacy.

Together, they began making a name for business and revenues started growing consistently until the onset of the pandemic and shutdowns that happened in 2020.

This forced Haberdash O.N.E. to think outside the box and adjust its

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Our brand is succeeding in the local community because we offer a very unique aesthetic and brick and mortar experience.

- GARY BALLARD, OWNER, HABERDASH O.N.E.

business model to something that could yield long-term growth. They established a strong cyber presence and employed social media strategies to survive, in addition to starting their own ‘house’ branded merchandise.

The result was a soaring success.

Now, customers around world are sporting Haberdash O.N.E. apparel in the form of T-shirts, sweatshirts, outwear, pants, and more.

“Our branded clothing and accessories began to quickly outsell the consignment inventory, making it unsustainable,” explained Ballard.

“This was a very humbling and flattering problem to have. We are the only Nebraska born Urban-Collegiate brand. Our clothing and accessories reflect just that.”

Currently, there are only a few consignment pieces left in the store and online. It may always keep a few of these items available, but looking ahead, Haberdash O.N.E. plans on continuing to grow its standalone brand.

Local and National Growth “Our brand is succeeding in the local community because we offer a very unique aesthetic and brick and mortar experience,” Ballard said. “We have retained near half of our brick-and-mortar clientele and have added a burgeoning national customer base in 2021. We’re not yet back to prepandemic revenues, however, we are making enough to remain open.”

Today, the company is seeing significant growth in its national brand exposure, having already established a loyal customer base with people in different parts of the country. The shop also ships to customers in the United States within two business days.

Community Focused While the reach has grown far beyond what Ballard initially set out for, Haberdash O.N.E. is dedicated to the seeing the people and the communities of Nebraska – Omaha especially – thrive.

“We are a minority inspired, created, owned, and operated brand and business,” said Ballard. “We look forward to continue connecting our brand messaging with positive initiatives throughout the city of Omaha, and the state at large.”

Ballard plans to do this by publicly co-signing anti-violence, teen pregnancy/STD awareness and prevention campaigns, and helping with career prep and readiness initiatives for young people in the area.

Assessing the Future Retail Landscape Looking ahead, Haberdash O.N.E. recognizes that the retail landscape is continuing to morph, especially when traditional mall models are closing or adapting to more micro or pop-up shop models.

Ballard’s primary 2022 goals are to grow client base and to gain local market share on the merit of uniqueness, relevance, and quality of house-branded offerings.

“Due to the overwhelming excitement about this brand and its marketing, we are so very excited to see the growth in post-pandemic traffic with the merging of our new national cyber audience,” he said.

“We are a viral sensation waiting to happen. Our customer reach is at its largest ever.”

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OMAHA’S STREETCAR Omaha Mayor Jean Stothert recently announced the city’s intention to build a modern streetcar as part of a total mobility system for the urban core. A streetcar is a vehicle that runs on electricity and operates on rails within a lane of a street.

Omaha’s $306 million streetcar project will link the CHI Health Center, the Old Market, and the new RiverFront parks to Midtown Crossing, the Blackstone Neighborhood, and the University of Nebraska Medical Center. Beyond providing a useful transportation option, the streetcar has the potential to truly transform the way we develop land in Omaha. Paired with other transportation improvements, the project makes large-scale development possible by allowing the city to more efficiently use its public parking structures.

Presently, the scale of development is limited by the need to provide onsite parking for tenants. At up to $40,000 per stall, parking structures are expensive to build and take up a lot of space. Plus, the proliferation of parking lots and garages over the past several decades has diminished the character of downtown and midtown Omaha. It can be unpleasant to walk by surface parking lots and the blank walls of garages.

The streetcar allows people who drive to park at shared public garages anywhere along the route to access destinations anywhere else along the route. Office workers can use the spaces during the day, while residents and people out for entertainment can use them at night. Running every 10 minutes and requiring no fare, the streetcar will be convenient and affordable to ride.

Residents of the urban core who enjoy walking to get where they need to go, will find that hopping on the streetcar greatly extends the area they can comfortably reach on a stroll.

Overall, the streetcar as an urban amenity and an enabler of larger-scale development is expected to spur at least $3 billion of development within three blocks of the line over the first 15 years

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of its operation. And, the increased property taxes generated by the new development will largely pay for its construction while helping meet other needs like the provision of affordable housing.

But, perhaps more importantly, the streetcar will help bring employment opportunities closer to the people who need them most. The development spurred by the streetcar will house many jobs in downtown and midtown Omaha, which are easily accessible by bus, automobile, or bicycle from the neighborhoods in eastern Omaha with the highest levels of unemployment and underemployment.

In these ways, Omaha’s streetcar project marks a pivotal moment in the history of the city and region.

of Everywhere. What we learn at this event will be central to our future success and help break through core challenges in our community. You can expect compelling keynote speakers, thought-provoking breakout sessions and specially designed opportunities to connect with fellow young professionals.

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2021 40 Under 40 Ceremony When: Feb. 4, 2022 Where: Embassy Suites Omaha – La Vista Attendance: 430

The 2021 Class of 40 Under 40: Maranda Adams, Blair Freeman Brian Akert, Holland Basham Architects Danni Arroyo, Work Safe Consulting Rebecca Atkins, UNO College of Business Administration Josh Boesch, Boesch Enterprises Lindsay Borgeson, Core Bank Morisha Brown, U.S. Probation and Pretrial Services, District of Nebraska Katie Bruno, Morey & Quinn Wealth Partners/Raymond James Robert Caldwell, Metropolitan Community College Cassandra Carmichael, First National Bank of Omaha Sam Comfort, Angel Guardians, Inc. Andrew Deaver, Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP JohnCarl Denkovich, Holland Children’s Institute Matt Fatka, Highway Signing Josh Gillman, Kids Can Community Center Christopher Gorman, Hurrdat Media Victoria Graeve-Cunningham, TPG Telemanagement/Thrivinci Kelly Grefe, Northwest Bank Gerald Kuhn, City of Omaha Angeline Larson, Children’s Hospital & Medical Center Angela Lennon, Koenig Dunne Nancy Luna, OneWorld Community Health Centers Anayeli Martinez Real, Kiewit Building Group Sarah Morris, Cox Communications & Cox Media Lexie Myers, Medical Solutions Stephen Osberg, Greater Omaha Chamber Dan Patterson, Cobalt Credit Union Alexis Perea, Bellevue University Melanie Phelan, Site-1 Brewing/Evergreen Enterprises Christopher Phillips, North End Teleservices Candice Price, Home Team Auto Sales/GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center Allison Sambol, Felsburg Holt & Ullevig Shikhar Saxena, Milan Laser Hair Removal Chad Sideris, Triage Staffing Melinda Sorenson, The Wellbeing Partners Lindsay Tettenborn, Union Pacific Nicolette Villwok, E & A Consulting Group Daniel Weidner, Koley Jessen Andrew Wesely, Ayars & Ayars Inc. Eric Wieseler, First Management Inc./Sentinel Property Group

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ROBERT CALDWELL, PROJECT MANAGER, METROPOLITAN COMMUNITY COLLEGE

A little more than a decade ago, Robert Caldwell sat on a stoop in New York City, filling out application paperwork for AmeriCorps Vista.

“I remember saying, ‘I don’t know where this is going to take me,’ but lo and behold a few months later Omaha called me,” he said. “I made that transition here.”

Caldwell was sponsored by Metropolitan Community College and put to work as a veteran support specialist. It was work he enjoyed, even given the stress of the Vista program itself.

“You live in poverty,” he said. “I made $600 a month and I had to pay rent. The thing about it was, [that] I was already in poverty. I felt like I needed to do something I could get up in the morning and feel really good about the impact that [I was] making.

“My father is a disabled Vietnam veteran and I heard that the mission here was to help service veterans. I felt like that was something that made sense for me, knowing my father’s circumstances.”

Connecting with Students Caldwell’s commitment and rapport with people impressed his supervisors so much that after his hitch with AmeriCorps was over, he was hired on full time. A little over three years ago, he was promoted into his current role –— workforce training manager and project manager — where he continues his mission of equipping people with the skills they need to build the career of their dreams.

“Some of the programs that I think are really notable would be our Project Management Academy,” he said. “We have a drone flight school that’s really cool that we put together. We also have coursework for pharmacy technicians and veterinarian assistants. We are the only ones that I know of locally that’s doing some block chain training.

“It’s kind of all over the map — it really is anything from trades to IT to business. We’re constantly balancing a variety of different new programs and projects that are on the horizon.”

Caldwell speaks with particular pride about the IT training programs he manages, courses that

more often than not pave the way to a better life for students.

“We train people who are unemployed or underemployed or working part-time to get quickly into high-paying IT jobs,” he said. “When I say quickly, it’s a 12-week program.

“At the back end of it, you get a certification from CompTIA which is a globally recognized credentialing body and we have employers at the table right now with dozens of positions open, ready to hire these individuals.

“Some of our graduates start in a position and within a year’s time their salary has increased tens of thousands of dollars via promotion or just advancing in their career. You can move up quickly in IT.”

Changing Lives Through Education Here again, what makes Caldwell good at his job is his ability to relate to the students he’s there to serve.

“I’m a first-generation college student,” he said. “My father was a postal worker, my mother was a stay-at-home mother. When I was in college, I had a class where everyone had to identify five people who could help [them] network when [they] got out of college and maybe help you find a position. I realized I didn’t have anyone. I mean my family, friends, everyone around me really was working class. There [was no one] who owned businesses or had connections.

“At the end of the day, I feel like serving others and giving back makes an impact, whether it’s at work or just a little bit of volunteering. My personal philosophy is we should all be playing a PRESENTING SPONSOR part in small ways to help others.”

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PARTER, ENGLES, KETCHAM, OLSON & KEITH, P.C.

EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT, CHIEF EXPERIENCE OFFICER, CENTRIS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION

Kristina is a graduate of Lindsay Holy Family High School, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, and Creighton School of Law. She earned the coveted position of Judicial Law Clerk for the 4th Judicial District of Iowa in 2008 and, thereafter, started working for the firm in 2009. She is licensed to practice law in Nebraska and Iowa. Admitted to state and federal courts, she has litigated a wide variety of complex mass tort and breach of contract claims alleging personal injury, property damage, and business losses involving: toxic torts, explosions, train wrecks, product liabilities, construction defects, ride shares, auto/trucking accidents, political subdivision liabilities, and intellectual property misappropriations.

She is currently a member of the Nebraska Bar Association Practices and Procedures Committee and the Transportation Law Association. She is a proud member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Elkhorn where she volunteers as a Faith Formation Assistant Catechist.

Centris Federal Credit Union is pleased to announce that Ann Helm has been named Executive Vice President, Chief Experience Officer. Helm has over 20 years of diverse leadership experience at Centris beginning in the Human Resources Department and most recently as Executive Vice President, Retail and Administration. Helm has been responsible for Retail (branches, contact center, digital banking strategy), Human Resources, Facilities and will now also lead Indirect Auto Lending in her new role. As Chief Experience Officer, Helm will work to ensure the entire organization is working together to deliver the best experience possible to the credit union’s members.

LEGAL SERVICES | PROMOTED L. Paige Hall PARTER, ENGLES, KETCHAM, OLSON & KEITH, P.C.

Paige is a graduate of Roosevelt High School and Central Academy in Des Moines, IA. She spent a semester as a Visiting Undergraduate student at Harvard University in Cambridge, Massachusetts before attending and graduating from Tulane University and Tulane University Law School in 2012. Paige served as a Judicial Law Clerk for the 3rd Judicial District of Iowa in 2013 and 2014 before joining the firm in 2015. She is licensed to practice in Nebraska, Iowa, and Louisiana. Paige practices in the firm’s liability defense group handling all aspects of litigation from pre-litigation evaluation through appeals, specializing in general liability, premises liability, products liability, government liability defense, construction defect, and retail, restaurant and hospitality defense. She is a member of the Nebraska, Iowa and Omaha Bar Associations, the Primerus Defense Institute, the Primerus Young Lawyers’ Division and the National Retail and Restaurant Defense Association. Paige’s recent publications include: “Booze-To-Go: The Changing Landscape of Takeaway Alcoholic Beverages in the United States” (2021); “Ding Dong, It’s Bacteria: Avoiding Food Safety Litigation During the COVID-19 Pandemic” (2021); and “Establishing Robust Causality: Effectively Litigating Fair Housing Disparate Impact Claims After Inclusive Communities” (2019).

LEGAL SERVICES | PROMOTED Caitlin R. Kilburg PARTNER, ENGLES, KETCHAM, OLSON & KEITH, P.C.

Caitlin is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and Drake University School of Law. She has been an associate with the firm since 2020 and practices in the firm’s workers’ compensation defense group handling all aspects of litigation throughout the states of Nebraska and Iowa.

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Darren R. Carlson, Attorney CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100 Omaha, NE 68102 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OMAHA MARKETING COUNCIL, LLC Notice is hereby given that OMAHA MARKETING COUNCIL, LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial designated office is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. The Company’s initial registered agent in the State of Nebraska is: Darren R. Carlson, whose address is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. 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 February 4, 2022, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Manager Managed Limited Liability Company.

Darren R. Carlson First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 Jeffrey T. Palzer Attorney at Law 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Company is MEBE, LLC. 2. The street address of the initial designated office is 12322 South 218th Ave, Gretna, NE, 68028. The registered agent is Jeffrey T. Palzer, and the Registered Agent’s address is 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6, Omaha, NE 68154.

3. The general nature of the Company is franchised business holding.

4. The Company commenced on December 20, 2021, 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF THEN WHO, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Then Who, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 10109 S. 105th Street, Papillion, NE 68046 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY Notice is hereby given that FRIENDS OF THE FRATERNITY, a Nebraska nonprofit corporation (the “Corporation”), has been organized as a public benefit corporation under the laws of the State of Nebraska with the following registered agent and office: Kiely Sindelar, 7618 County Road P32, Fort Calhoun, NE 68023.

The Corporation shall not have Members. The name and street address of the incorporator are Kiely Sindelar, 7618 County Road P32, Fort Calhoun, NE 68023.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Rapid Rail Consulting, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, filed its Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on December 31, 2021, and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution.

The terms and conditions of the dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provisions are to be made thereof, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Shareholders. Randall Morris, the President of the corporation, will wind up and liquidate the corporation’s business and affairs. The corporation has no current assets or liabilities.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BURT PIPHER FARM, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Burt Pipher Farm, (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska.

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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is READY AIM VR, INC. 2. The designated office of the limited liability company is 625 Shorewood Lane, Waterloo, NE 68069.

3. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Andrew C. Sigerson, PC, LLO, at 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136.

4. The purpose for which the company is organized is to engage in any and all business which is lawful under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Nebraska.

5. The company commenced its existence on January 24, 2022, and the period of duration of the Company shall be perpetual.

6. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by its Members in accordance with the company’s operating agreement.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is TECHNOLOGY WORKS, INC. 2. The designated office of the limited liability company is 625 Shorewood Lane, Waterloo, NE 68069.

3. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Andrew C. Sigerson, PC, LLO, at 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136.

4. The purpose for which the company is organized is to engage in any and all business which is lawful under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Nebraska.

5. The company commenced its existence on January 24, 2022, and the period of duration of the Company shall be perpetual.

6. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by its Members in accordance with the company’s operating agreement.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

RICHARD A. TROIA, Attorney RICHARD TROIA LAW 9802 Nicholas Street, Suite 375 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-2168 NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF IAFF Local 4906 Notice is hereby given of the formation of a Mutual Benefit non-profit corporation under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the non-profit corporation is IAFF Local 4906. The Name of the incorporator is Russ Herting, 5916 S 174th Street, Omaha, NE 68135. The address of the company’s initial designated office is P.O. Box 1283, Bellevue, NE 68005. The name and address of the registered agent is Richard A. Troia, 9802 Nicholas Street, Suite 375, Omaha, NE 68114-2168.

The Corporation is a Mutual Benefit Corporation and may engage in any lawful business for which a mutual benefit nonprofit corporation may be formed under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act. The company commenced existence on October 5, 2021 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Board of Directors and such Officers as prescribed by the Articles of Incorporation.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

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MARY E. VANDENACK, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 Omaha, Nebraska, 68118 Telephone 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MOORETIME4U LLC Notice is hereby given that MOORETIME4U 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 17218 Douglas Street, Omaha, NE 68118. The agent for service of process for the Company is VW Agents LLC located at 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that GMJ Investments, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 16915 Patterson Drive, Omaha Nebraska 68135. The Registered Agent of the Company is Guy Bailey, 16915 Patterson Drive, Omaha Nebraska 68135. The Company was formed on February 7, 2022.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MIDWEST PORTFOLIO 3, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Midwest Portfolio 3, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Midwest Portfolio 3, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 117 S. 25th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OAKWOOD 56 UNIT, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Oakwood 56 Unit, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Oakwood 56 Unit, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 117 S. 25th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 GROSS, WELCH, MARKS, CLARE, PC, LLO 1500 Omaha Tower 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1500 Omaha, NE 68124 (402) 392-1500 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF ROBERT W. BALTZELL FOUNDATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Robert W. Baltzell Foundation, a Nebraska nonprofit corporation, is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with an office location at 23912 Cedar Hollow Mall, Waterloo, NE 68069. The registered agent is CorporAgent, Inc. with an office address of 2021 South 72nd Street, Suite 1500, Omaha, NE 68124. The nonprofit corporation was formed on December 28, 2021, and shall have perpetual existence.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 McGill, Gotsdiner, Workman, & Lepp, P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 11404 West Dodge Road, Suite 500, First National Plaza Omaha, NE 68154-2584 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF SMAKZ COMPANY, INC. Notice is hereby given that Smakz Company, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, has filed Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State, and such Corporation is in the process of voluntary dissolution.

The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the corporation are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefor. The balance of the corporate assets are to be distributed to its shareholders.

The name of the person who is to manage, wind up and liquidate the corporation’s affairs and his official title is Steven R. Zalkin, President.

The statement of the corporation’s assets and liabilities as of the date hereof is as follows: Assets: $2,271.13 Liabilities: $500.00 Steven R. Zalkin, President First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF CONVERSION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that PC Refurbisher, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has converted into Motherboard, Inc., a Nebraska public benefit corporation under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The purpose of the converted corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity for which corporations may be organized under the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act, as the same exists or as may hereafter be amended from time to time, in addition to creating general public benefit pursuant to Neb. Rev. Stat. § 21-407. In addition, the corporation shall have the specific public benefit of reducing the impact of the production, recycling, and disposal of electronics on the environment. The Articles of Conversion and Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on February 9, 2022.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

Amanda M. Forker, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ISO RENTALS, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of ISO Rentals, LLC. 1. The name of the limited liability company is ISO Rentals, LLC. 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 11511 Mercury Street, Papillion, Nebraska 68046.

3. The name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is Amanda M. Forker, 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION HEROES HOLIDAY LIGHTING LINCOLN, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Heroes Holiday Lighting Lincoln, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 8821 Greenfield Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68136. 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BALANCED HEALTH CLINIC OF NEBRASKA, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Balanced Health Clinic of Nebraska, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The limited liability company shall provide medical services. The designated office of the limited liability company is 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 9, 2022.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MH COACHING, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MH Coaching, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located 501 South 198th Street, Elkhorn, NE 68022 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

MARY E. VANDENACK, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 Omaha, Nebraska, 68118 Telephone 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF AIOT LLC Notice is hereby given that AIOT 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 1902 Country Road 21, Bennington, NE 68007-8032. The agent for service of process for the Company is VW Agents LLC located at 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

MARK J. LAPUZZA, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BARGER BUILDING GROUP, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Barger Building Group, LLC. 1. The name of the limited liability company is Barger Building Group, LLC. 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 15050 A Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68144.

3. The name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is Mark J. LaPuzza, 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 Notice is hereby given that SECOND BEST, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 203 S 26th Avenue #3, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The initial agent for service of process is Daniel Joseph Sedlacek II, 203 S 26th Avenue #3, Omaha, Nebraska 68131.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Meraki MREA, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Meraki MREA, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 17838 Burke Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68118 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF UNITED TRIAD, L.L.C. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that United Triad, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), filed a Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State effective on January 6, 2022. 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF STARK INDUSTRIES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Stark Industries, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 10802 Farnam Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68154 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF VeteransITSolution LLC Notice is hereby given that VeteransITSolution LLC has been organized in accordance with laws of the State of Nebraska on 12/10/2021. The designated office: 2324 N. 113th Street, Omaha, Ne 68164. The registered agent is Steven Lambert and his office address is 2324 N. 113th Street, Omaha, Ne 68164.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF COGENT LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Cogent LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 19268 N St, Omaha, Nebraska 68135. The Registered Agent of the Company is Prabhakar Vijayarangam, 19268 N St, Omaha, Nebraska 68135.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION TUXEDO CAT PROPERTIES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TUXEDO CAT PROPERTIES, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1409 North 213th Cir., Elkhorn, NE 68022. The Registered Agent of the Company is Nathaniel E. Haug, 1409 North 213th Cir., Elkhorn, NE 68022.

Dvorak Law Group, LLC 9500 West Dodge Road Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114 First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION D2 STRATEGIC DEVELOPMENT FUND VII, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that D2 Strategic Development Fund VII, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION HEROES LAWN AND LANDSCAPE LINCOLN, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Heroes Lawn and Landscape Lincoln, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 8821 Greenfield Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68136. 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 February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SCM 10X PAPILLION 71ST PLAZA, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SCM 10X Papillion 71st Plaza, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1303 South 72nd Street, Suite 209, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The Registered Agent of the Company is Kendra J. Ringenberg, Esq., Ringenberg & Rattner Law, LLC, 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, NE 68154.

First publication February 18, 2022, final March 4, 2022

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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF AL-TAQWA ISLAMIC CENTER, INC., A NEBRASKA NONPROFIT CORPORATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have formed a corporation under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act. The name of the corporation is ALTAQWA ISLAMIC CENTER, INC., A NEBRASKA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, with a registered office at 4206 North 195th Street, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022, and the registered agent is JAMAL DAOUDI. The general nature of the business is a public benefit corporation and shall have for its additional purpose to provide services to the Muslim community such as conducting the five daily prayers; conducting the Friday weekly service; conducting Islamic sermons, marriages, funerals, and related counseling; teaching Islam and the topic related; representing the Muslim community; conducting interfaith activities; counseling services; providing for managing any benevolent, charitable, civic, educational, fraternal, athletic, patriotic, social and labor organization or society, as well as the making of donations to the public welfare or for charitable or educational purposes, and to perform services of every kind and nature whatsoever, which are not inconsistent with law. The corporation became a corporate body on January 7, 2022, and upon its Articles being filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on February 2, 2022, and shall have perpetual existence. The corporation will have no members.

ANTHONY L. GROSS, Incorporator CATHERINE L. WHITE, Incorporator 3018 South 87th Street, Omaha, NE 68124 First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF VILLA MORA SALON, INC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that VILLA MORA SALON, INC., is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with a registered office at 8622 R Plaza, #2, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. The registered agent is JESUS VILLAGOMEZ. The general nature of the business is to operate a general salon business, to own, operate and perform services of every kind and nature whatsoever, which are not inconsistent with law, which are necessary, suitable, proper, convenient or expedient to the operation of a general salon business. The authorized capital stock is $10,000.00, consisting of 10,000 shares of stock having a par value of $1.00 each, which stock shall be paid for wholly or partly by cash, by labor, by personal property and by real property. The corporation became a corporate body on January 21, 2022, and upon its Articles being filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on February 10, 2022, and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the corporation are to be conducted by a Board of Directors, the number of directors to be provided in the By-Laws, and the officers shall be a President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer, and such other officers as shall be designated in the By-Laws.

ANTHONY L. GROSS, Incorporator CATHERINE L. WHITE, Incorporator 3018 South 87th Street, Omaha, NE 68124 First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

ERICKSON & SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 (402) 397-2200 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Corporate Name: Nu Nail Spa, Inc. Type of Corporation: Domestic for Profit Registered Agent: Amanda Thai Registered Office: 1725 S. 217th Street, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022 Authorized Number of Shares: 10,000 Incorporator: Connor W. Orr Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., a limited liability organization 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, NE 68114 First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

MARY E. VANDENACK, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 Omaha, Nebraska, 68118 Telephone 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MADDUX TRUCKING LLC Notice is hereby given that MADDUX TRUCKING 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 6706 South 188th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68135. The agent for service of process for the Company is VW Agents LLC located at 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LYLE’S PIZZA AND PATIO LLC The name of the Company is Lyle’s Pizza and Patio LLC. The Designated Office of the Company is: 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is: Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. This limited liability company commenced business on February 14, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FTG HOLDINGS LLC The name of the Company is FTG Holdings LLC. The Designated Office of the Company is: 6158 South 177th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68135. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is: Ben Gilbert, 6158 South 177th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68135. This limited liability company commenced business on February 14, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), GINA Y BULLARD You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 10/26/2021 on Case Number CI21-19402 the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $929.20, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs. You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 04/04/2022 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), SESLY N GUARDIOLA You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 09/08/2021 on Case Number CI21-16431 the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $311.12, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs. You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 04/04/2022 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), COREY J ILTZSCH You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 10/28/2021 on Case Number CI21-19521 the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $225.96, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs. You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 04/04/2022 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), JONATHON D D MAYNARD You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 11/09/2021 on Case Number CI21-20150 the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $2,237.66, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs. You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 04/04/2022 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

MONTE L. SCHATZ, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 Omaha, Nebraska, 68118 Telephone 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OPIE MAC LLC Notice is hereby given that OPIE MAC LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The address of the initial principal office and the initial designated office of the company is 11324 Elm Street, Omaha, NE 68137. The agent for service of process for the Company is VW Agents LLC located at 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), DARRELL F NURTON DEBARAH A NURTON You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 10/14/2021 on Case Number CI21-18904 the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $346.05, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs. You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 04/04/2022 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

Scott A. Meyerson, Esq. LIKES MEYERSON HATCH LLC 444 Regency Parkway Dr., #100 Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HILLCREST CARING COMPANIONS, LLC Notice is hereby given that Hillcrest Caring Companions, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The street and mailing address of the Company’s initial designated office is 1902 Harlan Drive, Bellevue, NE 68005. The street and mailing address of the Company’s initial agent for service of process is 5601 S. 59th Street, Suite C, Lincoln, NE 68516 and the Company’s initial agent for service of process at such address is Registered Agent Solutions, Inc. First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), TUVAO T GUNTER You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 01/12/2022 on Case Number CI22-734 the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $186.00, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs. You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 04/11/2022 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

Julia K. Palzer Attorney at Law 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Company is SIGN GENIE HMH, LLC. 2. The street address of the initial designated office is 6318 North 148th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68116. The registered agent is Riley Heller and the Register Agent’s address is 6318 North 148th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68116.

3. The general nature of the Company is a Fast Signs Franchisee.

4. The Company commenced on February 14, 2022, 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

Elizabeth A. Sevcik, #24142 CROKER, HUCK, KASHER, DeWITT, ANDERSON & GONDERINGER, L.L.C. 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 (402) 391-6777 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Beverly L. Weber, Deceased Estate No. PR21-2051 Notice is hereby given that on February 8, 2022, in the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate and that Desiree L. Jacob, whose address is 3708 Crown Shore Drive, Dallas, Texas 75244, was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of the Estate.

Creditors of this estate must file their claims with this Court, located at Courtroom No. 330, Third Floor, Probate Division, Douglas County Hall of Justice, 17th & Farnam Streets, Omaha, NE 68183, on or before April 25, 2022 or be forever barred.

CARROL MILLS Registrar of the County Court First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

Notice Of Organization Of Ram Capital, LLC Notice is hereby given that Ram Capital, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office address of the Company is 5514 N 154th St, Omaha, NE 68116. The registered agent of the Company is Philip S. Murante, whose mailing address is 1101 S 119th St, Omaha, NE 68144.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 Notice of Dissolution Please be advised that Carter Relationship Development & Counseling Center Inc., doing business at 8031 W Center Road Omaha NE 68124 was dissolved as of January 28, 2022. All debts owed to and all claims against Carter Relationship Development & Counseling Center Inc., will be received by Patricia Carter at 513 N Mur Len Road Olathe KS 66062.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SERENIDAD, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Serenidad, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 6404 Elm Hurst Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68157. The Registered Agent of the Company is Jennifer L. Rattner, Esq., Ringenberg & Rattner Law, LLC, 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, NE 68154.

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Jeffrey T. Palzer Attorney at Law 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Company is SAWDUST & CINDER, LLC. 2. The street address of the initial designated office is 505 Cornhusker Road, Suite 105 PMB 122, Bellevue, NE 68005. The registered agent is Jeffrey T. Palzer and the registered agent’s address is 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

3. The general nature of the Company is photography and videography.

4. The Company commenced on February 4, 2022, 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION LEGACY TRADING CARDS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Legacy Trading Cards, (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 7724 Meadow Lane, LaVista, Nebraska 68128-2752.

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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ORTHOPAEDIC INVESTMENTS, LLC The name of the Company is Orthopaedic Investments, LLC. The Designated Office of the Company is: 2808 South 143rd Plaza, Omaha, Nebraska 68144. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is: Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. This limited liability company commenced business on February 16, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

LAW OFFICES ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP 8712 WEST DODGE ROAD, SUITE 300 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68114-3419 TELEPHONE 402-392-1250 FACSIMILE 402-392-0816 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Beacon Ventures, L.L.C. (the “Company”) 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 10304 South 124th Street, Papillon, Nebraska 68046. The name, 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF LPC ARCHITECTURAL INSPECTIONS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LPC Architectural Inspections, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), filed a Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on February 17, 2022. 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 5 LANDS LLC The name of the Company is 5 Lands LLC. The Designated Office of the Company is: 2348 Cornhusker Road, Bellevue, Nebraska 68123. The Registered Agent and Office of the Company is: Travis A. Castle, 2348 Cornhusker Road, Bellevue, Nebraska 68123. This limited liability company commenced business on February 16, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF CONVERSION OF BOHEMIAN VENTURES, INC. INTO BOHEMIAN VENTURES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bohemian Ventures, Inc., a Nebraska corporation (the “Converting Entity”), has been converted into Bohemian Ventures, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Resulting Entity”). The conversion was duly authorized by the shareholders of the Converting Entity as required by Section 21-2,146 of the Act and its Articles of Incorporation. The conversion was duly approved as required by the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act. The Designated Office Address of the Resulting Entity is 2405 Harney Street, Suite 12, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The Registered Agent of the Resulting Entity is Jennifer L. Rattner, Esq., whose address is 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

MATTHEW T. PAYNE PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN, LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 3 BLUEJAYS, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of 3 Bluejays, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is 3 Bluejays, LLC. 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 10008 South 173rd Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68136, and the name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is Matthew T. Payne, 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF NCCB, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of NCCB, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is NCCB, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 117 S. 25th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OPC LOGISTICS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that OPC Logistics, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 6936 L Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68117 and designating its registered agent as Diane Powell with its registered office at 6936 L Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68117.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION KEYSTONE 83, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Keystone 83, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1877 South 107th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION THERMFECTION TECHNOLOGY, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Thermfection Technology, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 18639 Leavenworth Street, 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION MCT FINANCIAL, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MCT Financial, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 13986 Valley Ridge Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68138.

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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION BSJM, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BSJM, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 13986 Valley Ridge Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68138. 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

Steven G. Ranum, #24716 CROKER, HUCK, KASHER, DeWITT, ANDERSON & GONDERINGER, L.L.C. 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 (402) 391-6777 NOTICE TO CREDITORS Estate of Francisco Martin Lorenzo Esteban, Deceased Estate No. PR22-245 Notice is hereby given that on February 6, 2022, in the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Appointment of Personal Representative in Intestacy and that Catarina Lorenzo Antonio, whose address is 12 August Street, Providence, Rhode Island 02908, was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of the Estate.

Creditors of this estate must file their claims with this Court, located at Courtroom No. 330, Third Floor, Probate Division, Douglas County Hall of Justice, 17th & Farnam Streets, Omaha, NE 68183, on or before April 25, 2022 or be forever barred.

CARROL MILLS Registrar of the County Court First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

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Erin K. Artz, Attorney LAMSON, DUGAN & MURRAY, LLP 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF MODA PROPERTIES 2, 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 MODA PROPERTIES 2, LLC. The address of the designated office is 1502 Cuming Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. 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 February 17, 2022 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., Incorporator First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 Erin K. Artz, Attorney LAMSON, DUGAN & MURRAY, LLP 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF MODA PROPERTIES 3, 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 MODA PROPERTIES 3, LLC. The address of the designated office is 1502 Cuming Street, Omaha, NE 68102. 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 February 17, 2022 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., Incorporator First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 Erin K. Artz, Attorney LAMSON, DUGAN & MURRAY, LLP 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF MODA PROPERTIES 4, 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 MODA PROPERTIES 4, LLC. The address of the designated office is 1502 Cuming Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. 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 February 17, 2022 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., Incorporator First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 Erickson | Sederstrom, P.C., L.L.O. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 402-397-2200 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION Aaron Ferer & Sons Co., a Nebraska corporation, filed Articles of Dissolution on February 18, 2022 with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office. The terms of the dissolution provide for the payment of liabilities of the corporation and the distribution of any remaining assets. Matthew Ferer, as President, is to manage the corporate affairs relating to the dissolution of the Corporation. Any Corporation assets will be distributed in accordance with the Corporation’s plan of dissolution and it has no known liabilities. The Corporation requests that persons with claims against it present them in accordance with this notice. Any claimant shall send notice of a claim to the Corporation to the above address. A claim against Aaron Ferer & Sons Co. will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within three (3) years after the publication of this notice.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 Erickson | Sederstrom, P.C., L.L.O. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 402-397-2200 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION LPC Enterprises, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, filed Articles of Dissolution on February 18, 2022 with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s Office. The terms of the dissolution provide for the payment of liabilities of the corporation and the distribution of any remaining assets. Larry Crouch, as President, is to manage the corporate affairs relating to the dissolution of the Corporation. Any Corporation assets will be distributed in accordance with the Corporation’s plan of dissolution and it has no known liabilities. The Corporation requests that persons with claims against it present them in accordance with this notice. Any claimant shall send notice of a claim to the Corporation to the above address. A claim against LPC Enterprises, Inc. will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within three (3) years after the publication of this notice.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE OF INCORPORATION The name of the Corporation is All About Weddings and Events. All About Weddings and Events is a Nonprofit, Mutual Benefit Corporation and will have members. The Registered Office of the Corporation is 5701 South 108th St, Omaha, Nebraska 68137, and the Registered Agent at such address is Karen T. Vice. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on January 6, 2022. The name and address of the Incorporator is Karen T. Vice, 5701 S 108th Street, Omaha, Nebraska, 68137.

Karen Vice, Incorporator First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF P-H Productions, LLC Notice is hereby given that P-H Productions, LLC has been organized as a limited liability company under Nebraska laws, with its designated office at 6117 Blondo Street, Omaha, NE 68104. It is organized to transact any lawful business for which a Limited Liability Company may be organized under Nebraska laws and its duration is perpetual commencing from January 18, 2022. Its affairs are to be conducted by the manager Patrick Geho. Its registered agent is Patrick Geho and his office is located at 6117 Blondo Street, Omaha, NE 68104.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ADH GRAIN PROCESSORS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ADH Grain Processors, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 18, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF AZNE OASIS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AZNE Oasis, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 18, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CIRCLE S BRAND, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Circle S Brand, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 13316 A Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68144. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 18, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE OMAHA CRUSADERS, INC. Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, the Articles of Incorporation of THE OMAHA CRUSADERS, INC., a Nebraska nonprofit corporation (the “Company”), have been amended to change the name of the Company to ETG Midwest, Inc. The Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska on February 1, 2022. In all other respects, the Articles of Incorporation remain unchanged.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MIDWEST PORTFOLIO MANAGERS 3, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Midwest Portfolio Managers 3, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Midwest Portfolio Managers 3, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 117 S. 25th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131, 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 February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 Matthew Wurstner, Attorney CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP 2002 Douglas Street, #100 Omaha, NE 68102 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF WT HOLDINGS, LLC Notice is hereby given that WT HOLDINGS, LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial designated office is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. The Company’s initial registered agent in the State of Nebraska is: Matthew Wurstner, whose address is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. 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 February 17, 2022, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Manager Managed Limited Liability Company. The initial Manager of the Company is Bill Larson whose address is 18140 Burke Street, Suite 201, Elkhorn, NE 68022.

Matthew Wurstner, Organizer First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022 ERICKSON & SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 (402) 397-2200 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Corporate Name: Bowfishers of Nebraska Type of Corporation: Public Benefit Registered Agent: Erickson & Sederstrom, P.C., a limited liability organization Registered Office: 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska, 68114 Members: Corporation will not have Members Incorporator: Paul D. Heimann 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska, 68114 First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HOELSCHER PAINTING & POWERWASHING, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hoelscher Painting & Powerwashing, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 537 ½ E Street, Apt. 3, David City, Nebraska 68632.

The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 18, 2022.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OMAHA MEMOIR, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Omaha Memoir, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 14450 Eagle Run Drive, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68116.

The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 22, 2022.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF NAVA MED SPA NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NAVA Med Spa, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 18140 Burke Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68022.

The Registered Agent of the Company is Kendra J. Ringenberg, Esq., Ringenberg & Rattner Law, LLC, 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, NE 68154.

First publication February 25, 2022, final March 11, 2022

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DJMM Georgia Real Estate Holdings, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 19107 Pinehurst Ave, Omaha, Nebraska 68130. The Registered Agent of the Company is Gerard Mangenot., 19107 Pinehurst Ave, Omaha, Nebraska 68130. The general nature of the business is real estate. The Company will be member managed.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022

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Matthew Wurstner, Attorney CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP 2002 Douglas Street, #100 Omaha, NE 68102 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF D3T2, LLC Notice is hereby given that D3T2, LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial designated office is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. The Company’s initial registered agent in the State of Nebraska is: Darren Carlson, whose address is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. 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 February 18, 2022, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Manager Managed Limited Liability Company. The initial Manager of the Company is Bodie Dostal whose address is 13680 S. 220th Street, Gretna, NE 68029.

Matthew Wurstner, Organizer First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is GRYZEN FINANCIAL GROUP, LLC. 2. The designated office of the limited liability company is 5122 North 156th Street, Omaha, NE 68116.

3. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Andrew C. Sigerson, PC, LLO, at 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136.

4. The purpose for which the company is organized is to engage in any and all business which is lawful under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act of the State of Nebraska.

5. The company commenced its existence on February 19, 2022, and the period of duration of the Company shall be perpetual.

6. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by its Members in accordance with the company’s operating agreement.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 MARTIN P. PELSTER, Attorney CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 S. 72ND STREET, SUITE 1200 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 546 AVENUE A, LLC The name of the limited liability company is 546 Avenue A, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 9391 Cinnamon Drive, Omaha, NE 68136.

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 March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION The name of the Corporation is TECHNOLOGY WORKS, INC.. The address of the registered office of the Corporation is 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136 and the registered agent of the said Corporation is Andrew C. Sigerson, PC, LLO. The Corporation has Ten Thousand (10,000) shares of common stock authorized, each having the par value of $1.00. The Incorporator is Ross M. Berg, 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136.

ROSS M. BERG Incorporator First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION The name of the Corporation is READY AIM VR, INC.. The address of the registered office of the Corporation is 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136 and the registered agent of the said Corporation is Andrew C. Sigerson, PC, LLO. The Corporation has Ten Thousand (10,000) shares of common stock authorized, each having the par value of $1.00. The Incorporator is Ross M. Berg, 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136.

ROSS M. BERG Incorporator First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Dolomiti - Pizzeria & Enoteca Name of Applicant: M&M Hospitality, LLC Address: 6064 Maple Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68104 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: 1/26/2022 General nature of business: Restaurant BENJAMIN MAIDES Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative March 4, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Rogge Investments, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Rogge Investments, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 2100 NW 57th St. Lincoln, NE 68528. The Registered Agent of the Company is Matthew Rogge, 2100 NW 57th St. Lincoln, NE 68528.

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APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Bungalows on the Lake Name of Applicant: Prairie Queen, LLC Address: 4880 South 131st Street OMAHA NE 68137 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: February 1, 2022 General nature of business: real estate development and management GERALD S. REIMER Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative March 4, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF M10X, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that M10X, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 2100 NW 57th St. Lincoln, NE 68528. The Registered Agent of the Company is Matthew Rogge, 2100 NW 57th St. Lincoln, NE 68528.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF IDA 156 REAL ESTATE HOLDINGS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Ida 156 Real Estate Holdings, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 27330 West Center Road, Venice, Nebraska 68069. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 22, 2022.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GO-TECHNOLOGIES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GO-TECHNOLOGIES, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 13355 Fowler Ave., Omaha, Nebraska 68164. The Registered Agent of the Company is Dwaine Goings, 13355 Fowler Ave., Omaha, Nebraska, 68164.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF MILTENBERGER LAW, P.C., L.L.O. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that MILTENBERGER LAW, P.C., L.L.O., has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The address of the Registered Office of the Company is 3018 South 87th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, and its initial Registered Agent is ANTHONY L. GROSS. The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in the Profession of Law. The Corporation is a Professional Corporation within the meaning of Section 21-2205 of the Nebraska Corporations Code. The total number of shares which the Corporation shall have the authority to issue is 10,000 shares of Common Stock. The Incorporators are: CODY J. MILTENBERGER, 207 South 94th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The Professional Corporation commenced its existence on November 8, 2021, and its Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on December 22, 2021 and its duration is perpetual.

CODY J. MILTENBERGER, Incorporator 207 South 94th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114 First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Simply Bloom Therapy Name of Applicant: Simply Bloom Therapy Counseling and Consultant. LLC Address: 11414 W Center RD Suite #318 Omaha NE 68144 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: 09/16/2021 General nature of business: Providing Mental health Therapy, Counseling, Coaching and Consulting not limited to conducting any and all lawful business for which trade name for Limited Liability Companies can be organized pursuant to Nebraska Statute.

JAPHET KAISI Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative March 4, 2022 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Bungalows on the Lake at Prairie Queen Name of Applicant: Prairie Queen, LLC Address: 4880 South 131st Street OMAHA NE 68137 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: February 1, 2022 General nature of business: real estate development and management GERALD S. REIMER Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative March 4, 2022

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Maz Investments, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Maz Investments, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 19256 Binney St. Elkhorn, NE 68022. The Registered Agent of the Company is Michael Mazgaj, 19256 Binney St. Elkhorn, NE 68022.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 Julia K. Palzer Attorney at Law 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Dog Training Elite of Omaha Name of Applicant: Trebor, LLC Address: 4204 S 179TH ST OMAHA, NE 68135 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: January 2022 General nature of business: Dog training ROBERT WIEGAND, II Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative March 4, 2022 Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION 1. The name of the Corporation is R+C+B, Inc. 2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 10,000 shares of common stock, having a par value of $1.00 each, all of which shall be common.

3. The Registered Office of the Corporation is: 6318 Country Club Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68152-2058, and the Registered Agent at such address is Robert C. Blanchard.

4. Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on September 19, 1996.

5. The name and address of the Incorporator was: Marshall D. Becker, 600 Professional Tower, 105 South 17th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BS CAPITAL, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BS Capital, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located 17016 Greenfield Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68136 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 March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GOOD LIFE DRESSAGE, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Good Life Dressage, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located 19303 Walnut Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68130 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 March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 Notice is given that the undersigned has organized a limited liability company known as Bober Academy, LLC with its initial registered office at 4406 North 195 Circle, Elkhorn, NE 68022 with its initial designated office being the same as the registered office. The initial agent for service of process of the company is Chris Bober. The company commenced on January 26, 2022. /s/ Shawn M. Ilg Organizer and Attorney at Law 17117 Burt, Omaha NE 68118 First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 Notice is given that the undersigned has organized a limited liability company known as 1120 Delmar Drive 2A, LLC with its initial registered office at 904 Quail Ridge Circle, Papillion, NE 68046 with its initial designated office being the same as the registered office. The initial agent for service of process of the company is Linsey Czerwinski. The company commenced on January 13, 2022. /s/ Shawn M. Ilg Organizer and Attorney at Law 17117 Burt, Omaha NE 68118 First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022

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Notice is given that the undersigned has organized a limited liability company known as ROA Investments, LLC with its initial registered office at 14610 Gilder Avenue, Bennington, NE 68007 with its initial designated office being the same as the registered office. The initial agent for service of process of the company is Robert LaMagna-Reiter. The company commenced on February 11, 2022. /s/ Shawn M. Ilg Organizer and Attorney at Law 17117 Burt, Omaha NE 68118 First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CNW Alliance, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that CNW Alliance, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 3807 Emiline St, Bellevue, Nebraska 68147. The Registered Agent of the Company is Crystal Rush Cardenas, 3807 Emiline Street, Bellevue, Nebraska 68147.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Elevate Advisory Group, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Elevate Advisory Group, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Registered Agent of the company is Theodore Skipper with registered and designated street and mailing address at 12020 Shamrock Plaza Suite 200 Omaha, NE 68154.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 JAMES D. BUSER, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MWC CAMDEN, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of MWC Camden, LLC 1. The name of the limited liability company is MWC Camden, LLC 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 14110 Franklin Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68154, and the name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is James D. Buser, 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 Andrew J. Huber, Attorney LAMSON, DUGAN & MURRAY, LLP 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF DRAIN ACQUISITION COMPANY, 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 DRAIN ACQUISITION COMPANY, LLC. LLC. The address of the designated office is 2308 S. 16th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68108. 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 February 25, 2022 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., Incorporator First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 Darren R. Carlson, Attorney CARLSON & BLAKEMAN, LLP 2002 Douglas Street, #100 Omaha, NE 68102 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BLUE HOUSE LLC Notice is hereby given that BLUE HOUSE LLC is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial designated office is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. The Company’s initial registered agent in the State of Nebraska is: Darren R. Carlson, whose address is 2002 Douglas Street, Ste. 100, Omaha, NE 68102. 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 February 25, 2022, and shall have a perpetual period of duration. The Company is a Manager Managed Limited Liability Company. The initial Manager of the Company is Joe Putjenter whose address is 13606 A street, Omaha, NE 68144.

Darren R. Carlson First publication March 4, 2022, final March 18, 2022 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF NNF INVESTMENTS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NNF Investments, LLC, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company 21240 Bonanza Boulevard, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on February 28, 2022.

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