LOCALLY GROWN
INSURANCE REAGAN PUFALL, PRESIDENT AND CEO, OMAHA NATIONAL
Omaha National
MIX OF TALENT, TECH INVESTMENTS SPURS GROWTH When Omaha National Group, Inc. established itself in August 2016, the workers’ compensation, insurance and payroll services provider employed eight people. Fast-forward to this winter when Omaha National hired its 200th employee, and that is just one of many chapters within the organization’s growth story. “We’re very excited to be moving into our new location at 90th and West Dodge,” President and CEO Reagan Pufall said. “It’s a great move for us. It doubles the size of our office space — we have run out of room where we are.”
Locally Grown From its location at 11128 John Galt Boulevard (the Metropolitan Business Center), Omaha National has reportedly grown to support small- to mid-sized employers and their workforces in 15 states, across the country. Its local physical footprint is represented by the aforementioned shift from around 25,000 square feet of space to around 50,000 square feet along the hightraffic West Dodge Road corridor. “It’s great to be in a big location in the heart of Omaha,” Pufall said. “The whole company will be on the same floor of the same building.” According to Omaha National information, the team is poised to move to its new and larger local headquarters sometime this spring. Pufall emphasized the
thought that was put into the space. It’s not just about the extra square footage; it’s the quality of said square footage. “We want it to be a terrific working environment,” he said. “Our employees enjoy a sense of privacy … and that promotes interactive collaboration.” The company has been no stranger to accommodating the changes that are presented by ongoing demand for its services and, in turn, for new talent; reportedly, a more than 50% increase in staff in 2019 also resulted in Omaha National doubling its office space. “The strategy of the company is in the name — Omaha National,” Pufall remarked. “As far as we can see into the future, all of our employees will be in a single location in Omaha. “We just keep on growing and, therefore, we keep hiring. The talent pool in Omaha is exceptional. It’s like nothing I’ve ever experienced in my career, the character of the talent.” The state’s persistently low unemployment rate presents a “good problem to have,” which Pufall indicated Omaha National is addressing with one of its founders who comes from the professional recruiting world. Additionally, Pufall noted it has another big advantage amid challenging recruiting circumstances; it doesn’t require previous worker’s comp experience. “We’d just as soon hire people who have an aptitude for a specific job,” he said,
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