Midlands Business Journal December 17, 2021

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Mad Men Women

WOMEN-LED BOZELL THRIVES IN 100TH YEAR

Robin Donovan PRESIDENT, BOZELL

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CONTENTS & CONTRIBUTORS

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MAD MEN WOMEN: Women-led Bozell Thrives in 100th Year • Page 6 Established in 1975 FOUNDER, Robert G. ‘Bob’ Hoig (1932-2019) Publisher / CEO Andrea ‘Andee’ Hoig Editor & Vice President Of News Tiffany Brazda Assistant Editor / Staff Writer Savannah Behrends Advertising Assistant Julie Whitehead Office Assistant / Circulation Rosemary Gregurich 402-330-1760 www.mbj.com

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ENGINEERING LEADER: THE BRAINS BEHIND UTILITY SYSTEMS Huffman Engineering • Page 14

OMAHA STAPLE: BRINGING THE FLAVOR Still Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn • Page 22

40 UNDER 40: WHERE ARE THEY NOW Kirstin Ricketts • Page 24

WOMEN WHO ROCK: MOVER AND SHAKER Candice Price • Page 26

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WHO’S WHO IN LOCAL BUSINESSES

DIRECTOR OF MARKETING, NEBRASKA REALTY

Matt Robak

HOMETOWN: COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA. EDUCATION: BACHELOR’S DEGREE – ADVERTISING. UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

How I got into the business: After graduation, I started a small advertising company called Urban Finch.

After five years, Urban Finch shifted its focus to indoor billboard advertising, which freed up some time for me to pursue a side hustle. In 2014, I joined Nebraska Realty as Realtor helping friends and family achieve their real estate goals. After juggling both Urban Finch and my real estate career for three years, I pursued an opportunity that would allow me to consolidate my skillset. In the winter of 2017, I accepted the role as Director of Marketing at Nebraska Realty.

Accomplishments or milestones: This year, I’ll be celebrating my fifth year as the Director of Marketing at NR. Since being in my role, NR has grown to over 900 agents and expanded into markets all across the state.

First job: I’m from small-town Nebraska. My first job was obviously detassling.

The toughest part of the job: My job is two-fold.

One if helping NR agents develop and execute their personal marketing plans, the other is helping the brokerage develop and execute its marketing plan. Juggling the two can be a challenge, especially with the significant growth of the brokerage.

The best advice I have received: Earn it every day.

What you did yesterday doesn’t matter.

About my family: Erin Robak has been my firecracker of a wife for 10 years. She’s an attorney at McGill Law Firm. We have two children, Ike who is 8, and Claire who is 6. They are both students at St. Stephen the Martyr.

Something else I’d like to accomplish: See all 7 Wonders of The World with my children before they graduate high school.

How my business will change in the next decade: Tech will continue to play an increasing role in the real estate industry.

Mentor who has helped the most in my career: Outside interests: Golf, travel. Teaching my kids how to be good humans.

Favorite vacation spot: Cabo.

Other careers I would like to try: Neurosurgery.

Favorite cause or charity: St. Jude’s Children Hospital.

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CFA Society Nebraska is also pleased to recognize those who became CIPM Designees. The Certificate in Investment Performance Measurement (CIPM®) designation offers career distinction for all investment professionals charged with appraising and selecting portfolio managers, evaluating portfolio performance, and communicating with clients.

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ROBIN DONOVAN, PRESIDENT, BOZELL

In the Northeast, there were things that got in my way on a daily basis. Part of it was I was younger, but coming to the Midwest I always felt like I was given a chance.

- ROBIN DONOVAN, PRESIDENT, BOZELL

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MIDLANDS BUSINESS JOURNAL

BY DWAIN HEBDA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEBRA KAPLAN HISTORICAL PHOTOGRAPHY BY BOZELL

A CENTURY AFTER BOZELL HUNG OUT ITS SHINGLE IN OMAHA, THE LEGENDARY ADVERTISING HOUSE – LIKE ITS UNCONVENTIONAL PRESIDENT – STILL DANCES TO ITS OWN BEAT.

Mad Men Women

WOMEN-LED BOZELL THRIVES IN 100TH YEAR

Were it not for the side hustle of a Connecticut school teacher, one of Omaha’s most widely recognized companies might not be here today.

Robin Donovan, Bozell president, graduated from the University of Connecticut with a degree in English and set up shop as a high school English teacher. The New Jersey native loved writing, and she loved to talk, so teaching seemed the natural path. It wasn’t.

“I was a mild-mannered educator and one day, I realized I felt like I was about 103 years old,” she said. “I read about an ad agency that was right outside of Hartford (Connecticut) and it was supposed to be this wonderful, amazing place.

So, one day I just picked up the phone and said, ‘Hey, if you need a copywriter…,’ and he said, ‘Well, I don’t.’”

It was one of the more inauspicious moments in her career — she’d call back and pitch again that summer, landing a job — but what a career it has been. After honing her chops with local agencies, Donovan would eventually arrive in Omaha with Bozell, then as now one of the most recognized ad firms in the Midwest if not the country. She, along with some co-workers, would one day save the company from the ash heap and Donovan is today recognized along with fellow owners Kim Mickelsen and Jackie Miller as true pioneers in the advertising game, women excelling in an industry still dominated by men.

Over the first two years, the part-timers landed some small accounts until the hungry would-be admen were noticed by Nebraska Power Company. That account pushed them into full-time operation in 1923 and quickly carved out a niche serving regional utility companies.

Their reputation began to attract out-of-state clients and branch offices opened in Indianapolis, Chicago and Houston.

Bozell & Jacobs was also adept at capturing the major accounts in its own backyard; in less than 20 years after its founding, the firm would list Union Pacific, Mutual of Omaha and the NCAA Men’s College World Series on its roster of clients. It also began a long pro bono relationship with Boys Town, which achieved worldwide name recognition due in part to the firm’s efforts and in part to the 1938 film “Boys Town” which earned Spencer Tracy an Oscar in the role of its founder Father Flanagan.

“I love to see [Bozell’s] legacy continue,” she said. “I interviewed a woman a couple months ago and she said, ‘I’ve always dreamed of working at Bozell.’ You would be amazed at how much we hear that and we interview people from everywhere.

“Another thing is, we have a thing called the boomerang — people who worked here who want back in — and I’ve never seen it at any other agency the way it is here. We’re getting contacted all the time and a lot of our people are here for the second time around.”

Humble Beginnings Leo Bozell and Morris Jacobs didn’t even bother to buy individual desks when they opened their Omaha ad firm in 1921. The full-time journalists worked different shifts — Bozell by day and Jacobs by night — and resources were slim, so they shared a desk. Even more telling of the business at that time is, for the first year they didn’t even have a phone.

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1955 COLLEGE WORLD SERIES KICKOFF, WITH JOHN ROSENBLATT AND MORRIS JACOBS IN THE MIDDLE

Today’s owners of Bozell

ROBIN DONOVAN PRESIDENT

KIM MICKELSEN CEO

At the time of its 50th year in business, billings were approximately $100 million and Bozell ranked in the top 20 of agencies nationwide. Godfather’s Pizza, American Airlines, Lee Jeans, Greyhound Bus and the National Ad Council were a few of the headlining accounts in the company’s portfolio.

As its list of high-profile clients grew, so too did the iconic advertising created by the firm to support them. Iconic images like the “milk mustache” and coining the phrase “Pork the Other White Meat” all sprang from the minds and desks of the Omaha firm.

“Bozell was really a unicorn, because when I got here, we’d had several clients for 50 years. I mean, that’s crazy,” Donovan said. “We still have a couple of them, which is a miracle.”

Omaha is Home

JACKIE MILLER CMO

getting phone calls from headhunters all over the place. I was recruited to an agency in southern Connecticut that just wasn’t a good fit. I didn’t love it.

“I talked to my old boss and said, ‘I’m probably not going to be here too much longer. Keep your ears open.’ Literally the next day I got a call from a headhunter about a media director job in Omaha.”

Donovan’s sum total experience with the Midwest to that point was changing planes at Chicago O’Hare on business trips, but she was intrigued enough to check out Omaha and interview with Bozell.

“We just liked it. I liked the feel of the company. Bozell, of course, I’d heard about them,” she said. “When I got back, they were really pushing for an answer and I called my husband. He said, ‘Well, we could go to New York, we could go to Boston.

Let’s go to Omaha.’ And that’s how we got here.

Donovan and her husband Joe, a career banker, arrived in Omaha in the spring of 1997. Her industry knowledge had matured considerably since landing that first job, with a resume that included nearly two decades in the advertising game bolstered by a solid reputation. But by the 1990s, things were in upheaval.

“We did not expect to get the amazing things we have here. Omaha is a really unique market because for its size it has this amazing quality of life. I had people back east at the time who were like, ‘What do you think? Two years?’ Well, it’s almost 24 years later and I’m still here.”

“It was a weird time in advertising,” she said. “People were leaving advertising because there weren’t jobs. Then all of a sudden, it shifted the other way and I was

Another major plus for the Midwest was the way she was treated as a woman in advertising compared to the agencies she’d served thus far.

FATHER FLANAGAN, FOUNDER OF BOYS TOWN, WITH MORRIS JACOBS

“That was something that changed dramatically from the Northeast coming to the Midwest,” she said. “In the Northeast, there were things that got in my way on a daily basis. Part of it was I was younger, but coming to the Midwest I always felt like I was given a chance. I didn’t always feel that way in the Northeast.

“The difference between men and women is so much more pronounced when I was growing up in the business there, and here I didn’t feel like people treated me as an anomaly. It was a big, big difference and it was very welcomed.”

Donovan landed on a cusp in the company’s history, a time when independent ad houses were being swallowed up under larger and larger national nameplates. To feed these ever-expanding beasts, multiple clients in the same industry had to be maintained. Working among clients in competition with each other took a deft creative touch.

“We started to realize we don’t want our signature to be recognizable in our work,” she said. “In the ‘70s and ‘80s and ‘90s, it hurt the industry a lot when the work was so recognizable. That was why there was exclusivity. You couldn’t have two businesses in the same industry and a lot of the companies started going away from that.

“So, when you got into the late ‘80s and the early ‘90s, the work wouldn’t look the same even if it was the same agency. We had a number of clients in building and

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MIDLANDS BUSINESS JOURNAL

We have a huge responsibility. It’s a responsibility to own a company, but we as a company have a responsibility to give back, as well.

- ROBIN DONOVAN, PRESIDENT, BOZELL

construction. Some were tools, some were windows or doors. You didn’t want your ads to look like everybody else’s and we were able to make it so it didn’t look like everybody else’s. It was very distinct.”

Leading Ladies The pressure to grow was unrelenting during the period when Donovan came to Omaha. In 1986, Bozell had merged with Kenyon and Eckhardt to form Bozell Worldwide. The partnership was a decade-long dose of rocket fuel for the company, but brought with it the challenges and behind-the-scenes machinations of global overlords. In 1998, Bozell Worldwide was abruptly purchased by True North out of Chicago, in turn bought by Interpublic Group three years later.

“Interpublic Group came to us in the summer of 2001 and said, ‘We are not going to keep an Omaha office. If you want to buy it, make us an offer,’” Donovan remembered. She and three co-workers, one of them current-day CEO Kim Mickelsen, cobbled together the funds to buy back the iconic agency.

The deal was consummated by that fall, the announcement of which was frontpage news — for all of about three business hours.

“Our announcement actually came out in the World-Herald on 9/11. Literally, 9/11, 2001,” Donovan said, head still shaking. “I woke up, my husband’s reading the paper, and he says, ‘Oh, look. You’re on the front page.’ I’m like, ‘You’re kidding. That never happened before.’ And I got on the elevator at the office and it all went away.”

The new ownership didn’t take the events of that day as an omen, but their path to success was anything but guaranteed. The deal didn’t include use of the name — those rights would be bought separately later — and while none of the partners were industry rookies, three of the four had never run a sprawling enterprise, either.

Solid fiscal management laid the foundation for the company to meet the challenges of a radically changing industry landscape over the next 20 years.

That period saw the rise of digital and social media components as critical in campaigns, fed by new tides of data gathered from seemingly every angle.

“The client’s needs are different today and we’re continually trying to figure out how to be as flexible as we need to be to meet those needs,” Donovan said.

This thinking has come to fruition in service offerings — in 2020 the firm launched a proprietary platform, 360 Listening, aiming to help clients understand target audiences by cross-referencing insights from search, social and news listening — and in how the firm’s 60 employees are deployed.

“We are having to look at new ways of doing things,” Donovan said. “A year and a half ago, we couldn’t do what we do without 60 people. Now we’re able to do it with less and part of it is we are using people at a distance or maybe not fulltime. We’re being a little more flexible in that respect.”

Huge Responsibility Donovan and Mickelsen are the only two remaining partners from the buyback (Chief Marketing Officer Jackie Miller joined the triumvirate partnership in 2016). Perhaps being women-owned shouldn’t distinguish Bozell after all of these years, but it does. It’s a mantle that Donovan, recently honored with a 2021 Enterprising Women of the Year Award, is proud to carry both in business and in corporate philanthropy.

“I think not knowing what we didn’t know did us a big favor,” she laughed. “When I was at an agency in Connecticut, while they didn’t share all their specific numbers, they shared with us this is how we do business, this is how we make money. I was kind of raised in an environment where I was very much aware of how challenging it is to try to make money.

“I just saw on LinkedIn that only 3% of women-owned businesses have sales of $1 million or more,” she said. “That really shocked me. Kim [Mickelsen] and I always said, ‘We are holding the baton for this period in time and we are hoping that we do a good enough job to pass the baton to the next generation.’ That is still the hope, that we will be able to do that.

“We always had fairly sophisticated CFOs. You don’t necessarily need a CFO if you’re a small ad agency, but if we had visions of doing some M&A, we had to have more sophisticated financial help and so we had great advisers.”

“We have a huge responsibility. It’s a responsibility to own a company, but we as a company have a responsibility to give back, as well. Our founder said, ‘You must pay rent for the space you occupy on this earth.’ So that’s what we do.”

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EXPERTS SHARE TIPS FOR 2022

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MADISON KEAST

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Every day, consumers of all ages are inundated with marketing messages from brands on various media channels.

Which messages will capture your audience’s attention, and what will they tune out?

Take Note of Current Trends Local marketing experts recognize the importance of creating dynamic marketing campaigns that ring true with consumers. Heading into the new year, it is important to understand trends and

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how to execute them to successfully reach your target audience, grow brand recognition, and fuel company growth.

Madison Keast, marketing strategist for DayCloud Studios, noted that personalizing your marketing message is one of the most important things you can do. This is especially important in a time when people are flooded from all angles with pressure to make purchases.

“By personalizing your marketing messaging, you will have a higher chance of connecting with the

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consumer,” she said. “This can include email campaigns, content, or products.”

Lauren Gilmore, director of media planning and buying at Smith Kroeger, agreed. “Marketers should explore how they could implement peoplebased marketing and individualized/ customized messaging based on customer preferences — even if it’s not the right time for them yet, now is the time to get educated and be ready.”

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for companies that are doing their part to give back to communities and larger social causes.

“Now, more than ever, consumer preference is driving toward brands that do the right thing,” she said. “Seventytwo percent of Gen Z’ers are more likely to buy from a company that contributes to social causes. People want to buy ‘in’ to something versus buy something.”

Clear Communication As businesses continue to pivot their marketing strategies during the pandemic to reach their audiences and try to connect with them amid ongoing turmoil, one thing is evident: communicating clearly with authenticity is critical.

“Successful brands have been ones that are able to communicate updates to customers quickly and authentically,” Gilmore said. “Changes in inventory, shipping times, wait times, staffing challenges, and more are all surmountable challenges as long as your customers know what to expect. Thinking critically about how customer service is part of your marketing strategy to help retain current customers and conquer competitors who aren’t keeping up is something that will last long past the pandemic.”

Keast agreed that people connect better with marketing tactics that are truly genuine.

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FOCUS SECTION

Marketing Strategy

MARKETING agencies

EXPERTS SHARE TIPS FOR 2022

Use 2022 to position yourself to take advantage of future opportunities. If we learned anything in the past two years, it is that no one can predict what will happen next.

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“Consumers are now used to and want a brand to have an authentic tone of voice in their marketing and advertising,” she said. “Consumers are looking for brands who value people over profits.”

Finishing the Year Strong Engagement during a busy month of holidays and planning for the new year means getting creative and not letting go of the goals you have made to have a successful year.

Ann Pedersen, vice president of solutions delivery for OBI Creative said, “Don’t slide through the holidays into the new year. Keep the pedal all the way down, continuing to execute on your organizational goals through Dec. 31. While you’re doing that, take a close look at your marketing goals and make sure they are aligned with your company goals for next year. By setting metrics upfront, you can track progress toward marketing goals and adjust as needed throughout the year.”

Gilmore recommended keeping an eye on the current customer base, too.

“While most business efforts are around new customer acquisition, incremental sales opportunities from existing customers could be a good

strategy to finish the year strong,” she said.

Katie Herzog, chief client officer for Ervin & Smith, advised using the end of the year to strategize for the next year.

“Use 2022 to position yourself to take advantage of future opportunities,” she said. “If we learned anything in the past two years, it is that no one can predict what will happen next. Having a plan for the next three to six months will allow you to get out of reactionary mode now — and enable you to react more quickly when the next great opportunity comes along.”

New Year, Positive Results Investing in the right tools to reach your audience at the right time is paramount to business growth.

Wiseman said that knowing which digital tools work is important to establishing a strong presence and attracting a wide audience of technology-savvy consumers.

“The pandemic pushed brands into the digital/online sales space like never before,” she said. “Online retail sales increased 32.4% in 2020 and are up 39% year to date.

“Nearly every brand across categories

pivoted to stay alive ‘differently’ during the pandemic, changing delivery of their goods and services. Find the right digital tools to target prospects by preference and deliver to them what they want.

“Done strategically well, this channel can be very efficient and informative, allowing small businesses to invest in what makes sense, then see what works and pivot quickly.”

In addition, it’s important to keep in mind that online marketing is not a trend that’s going away anytime soon, and engaging users with short form videos is something that businesses should consider pursuing in 2022.

“With over one billion users using TikTok, short form videos are on the rise,” Keast said. “They are perfect for declining attention spans, ideal for social media, and it is easier for viewers to remember.”

In addition, influencer marketing is something else to watch for and consider implementing. More and more companies plan on using macro/microinfluencers in the coming year to build brand awareness.

“Consumers are looking to buy products from someone they ‘know’ instead of from traditional media,” Keast said.

Pedersen noted that working with your marketing team to create a strategic plan that caters to your unique business and audience base is important.

“We recommend investing in tools that can help small businesses to build engagement and offer value — tools that allow small businesses to manage, track and talk to existing clients, as well as nurturing prospects into sales-ready leads,” she said.

But what it really boils down to is looking at all angles of your marketing plan and making sure you know what works and what doesn’t.

“To set yourself up to start strong in the new year, the best thing to do could be to take a hard look at evaluating how this year went,” Gilmore said. “What were your marketing initiatives this year, how did they turn out, and what are the priorities next year?

“By gaining a solid understanding of what you’ve done so far, you can set yourself up for better success in 2022. Examining your unique value proposition can help cement your niche in the community. Being great at the right things is better than trying to be everything to everyone.”

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LINCOLN BUSINESS JOURNAL

ENGINEERING leader BERNIE LYONS, SHOP MANAGER, TOBY VARNER, INDUSTRIALS MANAGER, HOWARD HUFFMAN, PRESIDENT/COO, WENDY HUFFMAN, CEO/CFO,KEITH MANDACHIT, ENGINEERING MANAGER.

The Brains Behind Utility Systems LINCOLN’S HUFFMAN ENGINEERING BUILDS NATIONAL REACH What started in 1987 by Howard & Wendy Huffman in Lincoln as a specialized engineering firm seeking an industrial niche, has expanded into a multi-state engineering and controlled services business with 42 employees and a record that has led to national exposure in pharmaceuticals and life sciences, food and beverages, water and wastewater and the electrical and natural gas industries.

“What we do is get results, build relationships, on time and within budget,” said President and co-owner Howard Huffman.

His wife of 41 years, Wendy — CEO/CFO/co-owner — said an important element in the firm’s continued success has been “the quality of our documentation,” which is done to meet the changing standards and regulations of agencies ranging from the U.S. Food & Drug Administration and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to the United States Department of Agriculture and the North American Electric Reliability Corp. —which regulates the power grid.

As control systems engineers, Huffman Engineering utilizes manufacturing equipment and robotics hardware and combines them with software applications to allow processes to be automated, run smoothly and be in compliance with regulations. With a considerable investment in engineering expertise and the

utilization of different software platforms, data is sent to remote sites in order to allow plant managers and engineers to monitor their work systems to ensure everything is running smoothly.

Essentially, the Huffmans market their company as the provider of the brains behind most of their customers major utility and production systems.

Howard Huffman said the family-owned start-to-finish engineering firm stays with a project from conception and first conversation with the customer on through its final installation and handover of detailed documentation.

Huffman Engineering is headquartered in a 19,000-square-foot building at 5301 N. 57th St. Space at that structure is almost fully utilized. In 2016, a fiveemployee branch was opened in Englewood, Colorado.

Complex Systems Wendy Huffman noted that what Huffman Engineering does is extraordinarily complex — and many Nebraskans might not realize what control systems integrators do. The result, however, is that by having systems talk to one another and execute at a high level, the public has to worry less about the safety of their food or medicine or the quality of the water they are drinking and cleaning with.

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BY RICHARD D. BROWN | PHOTOGRAPHY BY MONICA SEMPEK

Our largest investment is in our people, their training and taking the time for them to continue to learn as they often will need to attain different professional certifications.

- WENDY HUFFMANN, CEO/CFO/CO-OWNER, HUFFMAN ENGINEERING

“We work on a lot of high-profile and incredibly complex projects,” she said, noting that Lincoln has surpassed Ireland as the best-to-practice location for global pharmaceutical companies.

Engineering/IT Manager Keith Mandachit led the initiative to plan and develop Huffman Engineering’s state-of-the-art testing and training facility.

“In addition to the latest technology, the training room is important in that we use it to explain the legacy equipment, which we still support,” he said.

That investment has been important as Huffman Engineering has expanded to include more projects across all industries, said Pharmaceuticals Industry Manager Toby Varner. He has served as account manager for Novartis Consumer Health, a Huffman client since 1998.

“We are really the brains behind most of our customers major utility and production systems,” he said.

Varner has completed training across multiple platforms including AOL, and Faceplates, IQ, OQ and PQ Validation, and Industrial Ethernet Connectivity, among others.

Pharma and Life Science Howard Huffman cited the vaccine and medication development, manufacturing and packaging for the pharmaceutical and life sciences as a robust portion of the firm’s business. Years ago, Huffman Engineering adapted to specializing in an innovative trend in the pharma world and has been solidifying its presence ever since.

“We’ve automated the process of making animal vaccines and human everyday medicines,” he said.

Other clusters of concentration include in the food industry with processes involving food mixing, refrigeration, production, and packaging; water and wastewater with water filtration, sewage control, monitoring and flood control, lift stations that reroute water supplies; work for electrical and natural gas utilities that involve keeping water and wastewater supplies clean and healthy filtering of waste; and electrical and natural gas utilities, which involve monitoring energy usage, renewable energy and energy storage, liquification, delivery odorous injection metering and monitoring.

Howard Huffman said the goal is to help produce and deliver natural gas (used to run a wide range of vehicles) and electrical utilities for electrical power.

Mandachit said when the 2019 flood hit eastern Nebraska and public sector

systems were down for several months, Huffman Engineering assisted the city of Omaha with the work of its sewerage facilities.

McCook native Bernie Lyons, as Huffman Engineering’s shop manager, is involved in projects that range from small one-technician equipment testing and maintenance to much larger projects such as an expansion of a pharmaceutical firm that will take as many as two years to complete, with the setup of new equipment.

“We design control systems and document their performance,” Lyons said. “Collaboration between engineers and technicians is vital.”

Wendy Huffman said teams of multiple professionals are involved in the projects, sometimes involving four, five, six or more persons.

“The quality of our documentation is the most important thing,” she said.

Continued Training “Our largest investment is in our people, their training and taking the time for them to continue to learn as they often will need to attain different professional certifications,” Wendy Huffman said.

And the attention to employee development has paid off in a big way.

Huffman Engineering has been named 2022 System Integrator of the Year, a global award in the small business category, by Control Engineering and Plant Engineering, industry journals published by CFE Media and Technology.

Broad categories for the nomination packet and selection committee included business skill, technical competency and customer satisfaction.

Huffman Engineering is the only Nebraska firm to win the System Integrator of the Year award in its 18-year history.

Huffman Engineering is featured on the cover of the December issue of Global System Integrator Report.

Howard Huffman credits his wife, who has been involved in the daily operation of the family business since its creation, with much of its success.

“I’ve listened to her and the business continues to change from 10 to 20 years ago,” he said. “We’ve also listened to the customers to determine where we’re going.”

He said that while Huffman Engineering has from 80 to 90 competitors nationally, the number of their employees and the higher levels of their industry certification differentiates the Nebraska-based company in a big way.

“Often we’re the only one in Nebraska with as many specialized certifications,” he said.

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In the past couple of years we’ve been successful finding people both in the state and out of the state. For us, it’s really been a blend.

- NICOLETTE VILLWOK DIRECTOR OF HR, E & A CONSULTING GROUP

After a slight slow-down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the engineering market revived quickly, growing through the remainder of 2020 and through 2021, and growth is expected to continue over the next 12 months. The problem is finding enough engineers to meet the demand.

Travis Figard, project manager in the Lincoln office of E & A Consulting Group,

said that there are lots of opportunities for engineering work in Lincoln, but right now it’s a matter of finding enough people to fill those job openings.

Finding Connections Nicolette Villwok, director of HR for E & A Consulting Group said that the firm, which did virtual career fairs last year to recruit

engineers, is returning in-person career fairs this year as well as recruiting from high schools.

“The other avenue we’re getting into is social media, really trying to educate people about who we are and what makes us different,” she said. “It’s more about creating a connection and sharing that with people. I think this is working well for us. It has been successful in terms of starting a conversation

— they are more apt to come and talk. They’re seeing that we’re genuine, so it allows them to be more comfortable sooner than if they were to just learn [about the position] from a job posting.”

Figard emphasized the importance of connecting with potential candidates.

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firms,” Figard said. “If [people in other firms] are looking, they already have those relationships established so our HR people don’t have to cold call and try to set up relationships that way. [When] you have those relationships with other engineers, you can talk about it, and they understand what you’re about.”

Future Job Growth According to the Nebraska Department of Labor, the demand for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM)

jobs will increase 11% in Nebraska through 2029.

In the Lincoln metro area, the job market is expected to see substantial growth in positions

such as information security analysts (40%) and software developers (24%).

The growth in these areas was a major impetus for establishing the new School of

High Demand “As I talk to other competitors, we are all busy, even in non-civil [engineering],” Villwok said. “With the infrastructure bill, things will continue to be busy in the engineering world.”

Figard agreed, saying “People who are looking for a job right now won’t have trouble finding a job.

He said that Nebraska’s low unemployment rate makes it tough to find employees.

“You may have three or four engineering firms fighting for a couple of people who are available,” he said. “It’s tough to find people who don’t have jobs. Really good, capable, and smart people already have a job. We’re looking for people who are looking for a different opportunity and seeing if what our firm offers makes sense to them.”

Villwok noted that social media outreach is part of the process of looking for those people interested in a career change.

“In the past couple of years we’ve been successful finding people both in the state and out of the state,” she said.

“For us, it’s really been a blend. We have used international firms to help us look nationally as well as locally.”

The current job market is very tight, according to Farris Engineering President and CEO Michael Wallace.

“Almost every engineering firm has openings that are going unfilled,” he said.

“I do not see any indications that the market is going to change for our industry in the near future.

“As we look at building a team for the future, we are recruiting younger employees —getting them in as interns, training them while they are in college, and working to mentor them so that they are ready to hit the ground running when they get out of school.”

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LINCOLN FIRMS BUILD BRIDGES TO FILL ENGINEERING JOBS As we look at building a team for the future, we are recruiting younger employees —getting them in as interns, training them while they are in college, and working to mentor them so that they are ready to hit the ground running when they get out of school.

- MICHAEL WALLACE, PRESIDENT AND CEO, FARRIS ENGINEERING

Computing in the University of NebraskaLincoln College of Engineering, according to Lance C. Pérez, dean of College of Engineering and Omar H. Heins Professor of Electrical and Computer Engineering.

“Significant job growth is expected for mechanical engineers, electrical

engineers, and civil engineers as well,” he said.

For example, the Lincoln metro area typically needs to fill 45 civil engineering jobs annually but with the announcement of the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and a reported $3 billion designated for

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Nebraska, the demand for civil engineers will likely increase.

“The same can be said for mechanical and industrial engineering jobs in the Lincoln metro area, which usually needs to fill two dozen openings per year,” Pérez said.

“The need to address infrastructure and a growing city is influencing a demand for these engineering jobs.”

Computing professionals like computer scientists and software developers are needed as a result of technology expansion and cybersecurity concerns. Information security analysts are needed for jobs in the public and private sector to install software — like firewalls — to protect computer networks and cyberinfrastructure. The increased demand for

civil engineers is due to the need to update, expand, and protect domestic infrastructure such as roads and bridges and the power grid.

“As communities grow, so do infrastructure needs, and civil engineers will be necessary to address these issues,” Pérez said.

UNL’s engineering college experienced a 7.4% increase in enrollment this fall compared to the fall of 2020. This fall, the college has 3,023 undergraduate students and 598 graduate students, which is more than the prepandemic fall of 2019.

“This fall we welcomed 842 first-time freshmen, which is an increase of 172 students from the previous year, and the outlook remains positive for continued growth next year,” Pérez said. “The College of

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We are extremely fortunate to have great relationships with companies wanting to hire Nebraska engineers.

-LANCE C. PÉREZ, DEAN OF THE COLLEGE OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN

Engineering is currently up 21% in applications and 30% in admitted students for the fall of 2022. We’ve implemented new academic and scholarship programs to meet our enrollment goals and ensure student success, including the new Kiewit Scholars program and the Peter Kiewit Foundation Engineering Academy. These programs will enhance our recruitment and retention efforts.”

The College of Engineering has a Career Services office that helps students with job placement and provides support services for resume writing and developing interview skills. Its Complete Engineer program provides students with nontechnical skills that are highly valued by employers.

“We are extremely fortunate to have great relationships with companies wanting to hire Nebraska engineers,” Pérez said. “Industry partners like Kiewit hire more engineers from UNL than any other engineering degree program in North America. Union Pacific, Valmont and Olsson, to name a few additional Nebraska companies, are also heavily involved in sponsoring student success programs and hiring students.

“The pandemic influenced the job market globally, but it did not seem to negatively impact growth in the engineering job market because the business market in engineering, computing, and construction was robust. We will continue to see the need for these jobs to be filled for several years going forward.”

Tech Advances “From what we have seen recently, most of the technological advances [in engineering] are along the lines of speeding up production and also in new ways to perform site investigations of existing buildings,” Wallace said.

Figard said that 3D modeling is a major trend in the industry.

“Historically engineering has been 2D,” he said. “You have a piece of paper, and your drawing is on that. That’s how you sold it to the developer, the client, and the public. Now we have 3D models — whether pictures, videos, or slide shows — that actually show what we’re doing.

“It may be dams, it may be streams, it may be a whole residential or townhome development that you can present to the developer or the public to get a city council on board or get funding. Using more sophisticated technology has really been a big part in the past couple of years in trying to sell some of this stuff to the public and get people on board with it.”

The engineering field as a whole has become much more business driven.

Engineers and engineering firms are becoming more well-rounded. Not only must they do the design well, but they must be able to communicate well with the public.

“You must be able to talk to people well, to reach out to the public, to interact, because that’s all a part of [the job] now,” Figard said. “It used to be you just did the design, and that was all that mattered, but now it’s a lot of interaction with people doing the funding, developers, city councils [National Resource Districts], state governments, the Department of roads [and others]. All of those agencies play a lot bigger parts in the decisions, so you really must engage them.”

When the pandemic first hit, the engineering market saw a small downturn, according to Figard.

“Lincoln saw that a little bit,” he said.

“There was a little bit of hesitation on spending money on certain things. But it picked back up, and toward the end of last year things were slowly getting back to normal and it has continued on now for the past 12 months. Right now, it’s really good.”

There is lots of work for engineers— public, private, roadways, developments, water resources.

“There’s a lot of desire, especially in Lincoln, for developing certain areas,” Figard said. “I’d say there’s probably more work right now than the firms can get done. It’s a good problem to have. We have more work than is feasible to get done in the next year, but we’d rather have that than the other way where there’s not enough work. I think it’s really encouraging for next year.”

a lot of trepidation in the market. It seems like a lot of that nervousness has passed, and owners are getting back to building and maintaining their buildings, and a lot of the questions seem to be answered. Based on current trends, it looks like the engineering market should remain strong and growing over the next 12 months.”

E & A Consulting Group consulting group’s biggest project is the Fire Ridge Development, which is approximately 140 acres of residential — either single family homes or townhomes — on the east side of Lincoln just south of Van Dorn between 98th and 112th streets.

“We are doing everything on it from survey to plat grading, lot layouts, all of the drainage analysis as well as construction services,” Figard said. “[The development] is still in the

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final design phase, but they have started doing grading on it. The grading and building of houses will be ongoing probably for the next five to 10 years.”

Farris Engineering has just begun work on renovating Andrews Hall, the home of UNL’s department of English. The historic building opened in 1928, and the first floor has not been renovated since the 1940s. The $5,340,000 project will include air handler, structural support replacement, and fire and life safety renewals in portions of the building.

The project is currently in the design phase, and construction is expected to start sometime in the summer. The Clark Enersen Partners is the architect for the project.

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LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

WENDY BIRDSALL, PRESIDENT, LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

I love my community and wanted to do something to advance and grow it.

Lifelong Problem-Solver

- WENDY BIRDSALL, PRESIDENT, LINCOLN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE

LINCOLN CHAMBER’S WENDY BIRDSALL RETIRES

BY MICHELLE LEACH Wendy Birdsall’s “Mr. Fix It” father and artist mother set the tone for an accomplished 30-year career at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, marked by transformative community projects and initiatives to spur entrepreneurship, and talent attraction and retention. “‘No’ was just the beginning of the conversation,” said Birdsall, who is retiring Dec. 31 after 15 years as Chamber president. “I was always looking for a way to make things happen.”

A nod to a lifetime of ingenuity, Birdsall recalled how she put newly gifted ice skates to good use as a child.

“I had read that you could create an ice-skating rink in your backyard if you just had a hose and water,” she recalled. “We did skate on it a few times and had a ton of fun.”

Birdsall has powered innovation and projects of a far different scale in recent years; the passage of the bond to financially support Pinnacle Bank Arena by Lincoln voters was characterized as “the biggest difference-maker in Lincoln’s growth and the way that we look at ourselves.”

She indicated the arena was just the tip of the iceberg.

“Building out the whole Haymarket area was a grand slam,” Birdsall said. “We made it more than just an arena or a place to go to an event. We made it a place where people people can stay and linger.”

When asked about notable accomplishments during her tenure, Birdsall highlighted the creation of the Lincoln Young Professionals Group. Today, the 2,000-plus-member YPG is among one of the biggest groups of its kind in the country. She also isolated its partnership with Southeast Community College (SCC) to create the Career Academy, which is “now just hitting its prime,” and the JumpStart Challenge was described as a “reverse pitch competition that asks industry to bring a problem forward, and a solution can be created through technology.”

Last but not least, Birdsall led the creation of LaunchLNK, funding and mentorship program for budding businesses and concepts.

Birdsall is quick to credit the team that surrounds her.

“I got to choose my team,” she said. “It makes such a difference when you can hit on all cylinders with an extremely competent team that has the same vision.

“Our staff are given the ability to innovate, to be in charge of their destination, and to be free thinkers,” Birdsall continued, “and you get so much more from the folks that you work with when they’re having fun doing it.”

Birdsall entered the Chamber world in much the same way as others, rather serendipitously.

With visions of owning a restaurant, Birdsall’s degree in food science was applied as a dietician at Bryan Health for nine years. From there, she traveled the state as a pharmaceuticals rep.

“But it wasn’t a job that I enjoyed,” she said, indicating the position didn’t complement her extroversion.

Fortuitously, the chamber was creating a program to promote Lincoln as a regional medical center to smaller communities, who would then serve as referral sources for the capital city’s specialty facilities.

“I love my community and wanted to do something to advance and grow it,” she said.

Birdsall would go on to step into roles, including Lincoln Convention and Visitors Bureau executive director and VP, before being named president of the Chamber in 2006. Jason Ball is stepping in to Birdsall’s shoes as chamber and LPED president in the new year.

“I couldn’t be more pleased,” Birdsall said, adding that Ball is a “boomerang” professional and former employee. “When you leave a job and have invested so much time, blood, sweat and tears into it, you want it to be OK. I have such respect and trust in Jason and his vision for Lincoln.”

Birdsall looks forward to having the freedom to travel in a big way. A trip to Palm Springs in February and a 54-hour drive to Alaska are on the horizon.

“The other thing that I love to do is to buy and sell antiques,” she said, noting the skill was honed as a traveling pharma rep. “I would find things that were unique. One thing I really exploited was metal lunch boxes. I got connected with two different people that bought every lunch box.”

She looks forward to developing a new, successful niche. And she encourages future leaders and community movers-and-shakers to “take risks. Don’t be afraid of taking something on that feels uncomfortable. Yeah, you might fail but failure is where you learn.”

“I think it’s so important that people take responsibility and get involved in their community.”

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BUILDING COMMUNITY

OMAHA staple DIONNE WHITFIELD AND OWNER ORLANDA WHITFIELD

Bringing the Flavor

STILL POPPIN’ GOURMET POPCORN BECOMES NORTH OMAHA FAVORITE Still Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn has built its community reach and aims to further it beyond Nebraska.

The Vision Orlanda Whitfield, owner of Still Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn, fondly remembers making popcorn as a young girl with her grandmother. Her mother and grandmother taught her everything she knows about cooking, and she knew that someday, she was going to use her creativity and passion for food to do something big.

In December 2016, Whitfield set out to start her own popcorn business.

“There wasn’t a popcorn shop in North Omaha, so I thought it would be the perfect spot,” she explained.

And she was right. Today she runs the shop with her sister Dionne and son Fonta Jones, Jr., along with a small staff. Customers can’t get enough — and they keep coming back for more.

Her vision is for Still Poppin’ to become a nationally self-funded, Black, woman-owned gourmet popcorn business. Locally, she aims to continue to bring jobs and economic empowerment into the community.

Bringing the Flavor Housed in a refurbished shipping container, Still Poppin’ is located on North 24th Street in the Fair Deal Village MarketPlace. Because the space doesn’t have a kitchen, popcorn is made at No More Empty Pots, a nonprofit that offers commercial kitchens for rental for food entrepreneurs.

The company creates a variety of popcorn flavors, and the base for its caramel popcorn comes from Whitfield’s grandmother’s recipe that she learned when she was only 11 years old.

Popcorn kernels come from local farms, and the aim is to use the highest quality ingredients possible to create each batch. Some of the most popular products include Cookie’s N Cream, White Cheddar Caramel, Cheesy Cajun, Strawberry Banana, Honey Butter Kettle, and Candy Cane Lane. There is also a caramel popcorn infused with Hennessy cognac. The Omaha Mix is one of the company’s most well-loved items, which is handcrafted caramel smothered in cheddar cheese.

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We love our community. We love our popcorn, and we love making it for people who love popcorn.

- ORLANDA WHITFIELD, OWNER, STILL POPPIN’ GOURMET POPCORN

Community Support

The Future is Bright

Since day one, Whitfield has been committed to being involved in the community.

“We are successful because of our community support,” she shared.

“Sports teams and dance teams love our fundraising program. They sell our popcorn and 50% goes to their organization. We have helped teams travel to national competitions and get new uniforms.”

The fundraising program allows teams to raise money with no minimum orders and no upfront costs.

When pandemic restrictions forced them to think outside the box, the team at Still Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn decided to pivot their business model. Thankfully, they saw success with more online sales, and have even shipped to customers outside of the state. Whitfield said that so far they have sent gift boxes to 20 different states, even as far as Alaska and Hawaii. Still Poppin’ also regularly attends pop-up events throughout the city to help build brand awareness and increase revenue.

Whitfield believes the future looks bright for her business. After some staffing challenges, she said she has a good team in place and is ready to expand. The goal is to not only expand the business locally, but to other states, too.

She is getting ready to launch a monthly subscription box membership service for customers. The subscription includes four to five bags of popcorn and a small surprise gift each month. Customers can choose from sweet and savory flavors, or premium flavors with chocolates and nuts.

No matter what, Whitfield said that she plans to keep sharing love with her products.

“We love our community,” she said. “We love our popcorn, and we love making it for people who love popcorn.”

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40 under 40 KIRSTIN RICKETTS, VICE PRESIDENT, VINTAGE FINANCIAL GROUP

Paying Dividends

KIRSTIN RICKETS GROWS, EVOLVES INTO NEW VENTURES There was a time when Kirstin Ricketts was sure she’d found her true calling in life. A year after graduating from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, the then20-something- year old took on the heavily male-dominated financial planning world by co-founding her own firm, Vintage Financial Group. In so doing, she introduced a humanistic approach to clients in the financial planning space.

“The reason why we started Vintage Financial Group is because we wanted to help people talk about and plan for their dreams,” she said. “Financial planning is a unique industry where you can talk to someone about their biggest fears and the things they would anticipate or hope for most. Then you can actually do something about it. You can help them build towards that.

“It’s a great privilege to get to talk to someone about the things that maybe someone will only whisper about, where they say, ‘I’m working towards this, but what I really want is that.’ Getting to help them build towards that is just the greatest privilege.”

The founders’ instincts proved correct and Vintage Financial Group thrived, catapulting to the upper echelon of financial planning companies thanks to a client-centric approach that Ricketts continues to hone as vice president. Her

success in the industry doesn’t surprise her former boss in the least.

“One thing I admire greatly about her, she approached her professional career from a very servant perspective,” said Cliff Karthauser, now an executive coach and public speaker. “That’s pretty rare when you find someone in their 20s, which is when I first connected with her. She put the relationship of the people that she was working with and the financial decisions that she had to make on their behalf ahead of everything.

“She never even clearly understood how she was paid for a long period of time.

She said, ‘Cliff, I don’t want to know. That doesn’t matter to me. I know that if I do the right things and I take care of my clients and I build advocacy, that part will take care of itself.’ It allowed her to open up a tremendous referral network because she took care of people and they fell in love with her.”

Seeing Results Ricketts’ professional responsibilities have changed to a more consultative role.

Today she’s mainly focused on fund trends and keeping eyes on what clients need to prepare for as their needs have changed over time.

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BY DWAIN HEBDA | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEBRA KAPLAN

You sit down with someone and help them plan for what is going to happen if their spouse dies, then you sit across the table from a widow whose husband died and the plan works.

It’s really a beautiful thing to get to be involved in.

- KIRSTIN RICKETTS, VICE PRESIDENT, VINTAGE FINANCIAL GROUP

“When you first start doing financial planning, you start planning for the what-ifs. You know, the ‘What if this happens?’ or ‘When I get there…,’” she said. “After doing it for a while, you start to see those things happen. You sit down with someone and help them plan for what is going to happen if their spouse dies, then you sit across the table from a widow whose husband died and the plan works. It’s really a beautiful thing to get to be involved in.”

Today, the company has grown to a dozen employees, some of whom are homegrown through Vintage Financial Group’s internship program. Even those who move on Ricketts tracks like a proud parent to see their success in various fields.

“We have always had interns in the office from local high schools and colleges and we provide a lot of mentoring through that program,” she said. “That has really been fun. One, it keeps some freshness in the office. And two, some of the people who were originally our high school interns have high-level positions at big companies in Omaha now. It’s a joy to watch them succeed.”

Spiritual Journey That would be success enough for anyone, but as the years have played out, Ricketts discovered the firm, and financial planning in general, was only one aspect of her life’s mission. The other came bolting to the forefront in the most agonizing way possible.

“Since the time that I got 40 Under 40, we had a daughter with heart failure,” she said. “I experienced those fears that everybody talks about.”

Seeing her infant daughter’s recovery inspired new goals, including co-creating Hold Loosely, Live Freely, a spiritual blog. She’s written about the seminal event in an entry entitled, “Our Daughter’s Miracle,” and talks often about how the incident inspired a whole new chapter in her life.

“What I’ve found with financial planning is, you help people plan for the best things and the worst things. But there is still the ache and I think there can be a spiritual component to that ache that only God is going to subside,” said Ricketts, now 40. “That is where some of my focus has been. That’s not necessarily in the practice, but I’ve seen God do really amazing things. God saved our daughter.

“The whole goal of that blog is to say, ‘Let’s hold loosely to the things that the world is telling us are so important and let’s find the freedom and peace that we actually want, that’s going to be found in the eyes of our God.’”

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COMMUNITY CONNECTOR

WOMEN WHO rock CANDICE PRICE, ENTREPRENEUR

MOVER and shaker

CANDICE PRICE BUILDS COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE MORE Candice Price is the very definition of “multi-hyphenate” (she jokes that “serial entrepreneur” is seriously overused).

Licensed real estate broker. Executive Director of the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center. Owner of Home Team Auto Sales. Owner of HT Towing & Repair. Independent insurance adjuster. Single mother of two. Owner of Sapphire Grill. Price is all of these things, and a flurry of other roles and titles so vast it would arguably be overly confusing to mention them all here.

A native of South Florida and the daughter of a Division 1 track coach, Candice Price always had an affinity for sales.

“It’s always been my thing,” she said. “I can sell anything as long as I can understand it, and my first job was in telemarketing.”

Price is not overstating her sales prowess; she owns one of only two African American woman licensed auto dealerships in the state: Home Team Auto Sales. She and business partner Ron Devers spun off HT Towing & Repair, a for-hire tow truck company. And the duo partnered again on a completely unrelated business, the Sapphire Grill, in 2018.

“We purchased a couple of buildings this year,” Price said of the auto dealership. “We started with $3,500 and bootstrapped it.”

As self-described “true foodies,” Price and Devers drove five hours to pick up the trailer that would mark the start of Sapphire Grill. New equipment was incorporated into the mobile food venue, which now caters everything from office parties to neighborhood gatherings to children’s baseball games.

And it is Price’s first foray into car sales that enabled her skill and passion for real estate to ultimately flourish. In fact, the HGTV fan recalled having an early interest in real estate investor Carleton Sheets’ No Money Down Payment program as a child; the program was heavily popularized by infomercials that marketed his real estate curricula.

“I wanted to be able to flip houses, but I didn’t have the capital to do that,” she said. “I did have enough to do a few cars. And that got me into my first house, and I did the first flip.”

She would become licensed in the state of Nebraska as a real estate broker. Price is also licensed in six states as an independent insurance adjustor, and is commissioned as a notary public in Nebraska, too.

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MIDLANDS BUSINESS JOURNAL

BY MICHELLE LEACH | PHOTOGRAPHY BY DEBRA KAPLAN

I can sell anything as long as I can understand it.

- CANDICE PRICE, ENTREPRENEUR

Support that Shapes us

Before all of these ventures and distinctions, Price was a mechanical engineering and African American studies student at the University of Oklahoma, the state that so many of her family members called “home.”

As a nontraditional student, she also built a village of sorts among educators and fellow students. Teachers allowed Price to bring her then 8-month-old daughter, Sha’lise, with her to class. When Price couldn’t watch her, other students stepped up to help. Now almost 20 (as of January), Sha’lise is a civil engineering major at North Carolina A&T State University.

“From there,” Price said, a reference to her alma mater, “I was hired in the oil and gas industry and picked up by the railroad. They sent me to Houston and, in 2008, the economy failed and they said, ‘We need you to go to Omaha next week.”

That was in 2009. Between 2003 and 2007, various internships exposed Price to the likes of field engineering, exploration and production, and pipelines and terminals engineering. Between 2008 to 2015, she worked for Union Pacific Railroad.

“I worked with them in a couple of management positions, and with a $50 million book of business,” she said.

Her career at UP was logistics focused. An opportunity presented itself to enter the real estate industry — something she had wanted to do while at the company.

As she reflects on her previous and current work, Price said, “With everything I’ve done, I’m used to being one of a ‘few,’ or the ‘only one.’”

She referred to the lack of women in the male-dominated auto

dealership space, with the disparity even more pronounced among women of color. This is current day but, back in 2004, Price recalled interning with another railroad as a mechanical field engineer in a small community in northern Montana. It was much the same story, only, “I was one of six Black people in the town,” Price said. “Many people are interested and inquisitive when you look different from them … And you’re setting the bar for what they think about [for example] women in car sales.”

Additionally, as a “single parent in the truest sense of the word,” mom to both Sha’lise and 5-year-old kindergartener, Jada, Price emphasized the “village” — those around her who believed in her, and helped out when she needed it. She is doing much the same in her role as executive director of the GROW Nebraska Women’s Business Center, which celebrated its grand opening in May. “The women’s business center can make things a little easier … with a little bit of access, it makes things a little easier for the next person,” she said.

In addition to a goal of owning a franchise car dealership, going forward Price sees the GNWBC positioned well to be among the biggest champions of women-owned businesses in the state.

“And we are on a great trajectory,” she said.

A nod to the up-swing, Price said the center has already been in a position to invest in additional hires; most recently, Eden Butler was onboarded as client coordinator.

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BUSINESS COLLABORATION

ENTREPRENEURS’ organization

MEMBER spotlight:

BRIAN GORACKE, PRESIDENT, VERDANT

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VERDANT ACCOUNTINGheads to SEDONA! CREATIVE PLANNING TO MITIGATE TAXES The challenges of COVID-19 facing Omaha-area businesses have been significant—closures, lost revenues, staffing shortages, supply chain issues, and other concerns.

Verdant, an Omaha-area public accounting firm, partners with its clients to help them succeed—and often thrive—in such challenging times.

Tax planning is essential to managing uncertainty.

Many taxpayers only address their tax matters during the tax filing season, and by then many tax optimization opportunities may have been lost. Verdant Accounting heavily emphasizes tax planning.

It encourages its clients to be proactive—not reactive—with their tax matters.

Some taxpayers can benefit from tax planning every year, while others may only intermittently require such services due to special or non-recurring circumstances such as: the sale of a business, investment sales, cashing out an inheritance, larger-than-usual retirement savings distributions, significant charitable giving, and other major tax events.

The pandemic has prompted even greater need for and interest in such planning.

Tax planning can generate many positive outcomes. Planning helps clients to better manage their taxable income, optimize the amount and timing of tax losses, generate larger tax refunds, budget for tax payments, and maximize eligibility for various tax credits. Besides the financial benefits, tax planning can help relieve client stress and anxiety over tax matters. Planning also gives clients and their Verdant tax partners more time to review and consider complicated or nonstandard transactions potentially impacting their income taxes. Not all tax matters are black and white; considerable discretion and “grey area” exist in tax reporting and administration. Tax planning with Verdant can help clients avoid taking shaky tax positions the IRS and other

taxing authorities might challenge, often with costly consequences.

Alternately, planning can help identify opportunities where it is reasonable and favorable to a client to be more aggressive with tax reporting. Lastly, and perhaps mostly importantly, tax planning offers great opportunities to build relationships between Verdant and its clients.

These relationships allow Verdant to be more knowledgeable and responsive to clients’ needs and business circumstances. Tax laws, IRS enforcement, and government programs are ever-changing, especially in pandemic times. Verdant assists its clients with staying atop changes impacting clients’ financial and tax matters. For example, Verdant has coordinated with many clients to claim government COVID business relief funds such as the Paycheck Protection Program and Nebraska Stabilization Grant. Claiming these funds was much easier to do for clients heavily involved with Verdant through tax planning and other support services.

In addition to tax planning services, Verdant offers tax preparation, bookkeeping, payroll support, and attestation services. Verdant also goes beyond the usual suite of CPA firm services and offers HR consulting, wealth management, and marketing services.

As the next tax season approaches, Verdant is eager to help existing and new clients plan for success.

Phone: 402-330-1200 Address: 12110 Port Grace Blvd, #100, LaVista, NE 68128 Website: www.myverdant.com Email: admin@myverdant.com Social Media: Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter

BOOTLEGGERS SOCIAL AT ROBBER’S CAVE EO NEBRASKA AND EO COLUMBUS MEET UP! EO EVENT Members of EO Nebraska and EO Columbus met in Lincoln for an evening of fine food, drinks and cave exploration! With microbrew stations set and a killer live band named Wiskey Mash band, EO members and their guests toured the mazes of the underground caves that are full of rich Nebraska history. What a cool way to get to know other members in EO and share a piece of history. There is never a dull moment when entrepreneurs meet up!

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LIFE INSURANCE | APPOINTED

ARCHITECTURE | RECOGNIZED

Nic Olari

William R. Huey

CHIEF COMPLIANCE OFFICER, VARIABLE ANNUITY ACCOUNT, WOODMENLIFE

VICE PRESIDENT, PROCHASKA & ASSOCIATES

WoodmenLife has appointed Nic Olari to Chief Compliance Officer of the WoodmenLife Variable Annuity Account. In conjunction with this role, Olari has also been appointed as Chair of WoodmenLife’s Variable Annuity Committee. He will be responsible for overseeing compliance efforts of the WoodmenLife Variable Annuity Account with state and federal law. Olari, an Omaha native, joined WoodmenLife in 2011. He has served as Staff Attorney and Assistant General Counsel, and currently serves as Director and Associate General Counsel. Olari has a Bachelor of Science in business administration from Creighton University and also has his Juris Doctor from Creighton’s School of Law. He is bar licensed in Nebraska and holds Series 7, Series 24 and Series 66 securities licenses.

William R. Huey’s 37-year career with Prochaska & Associates is a proud moment for us! As our Vice-President, Bill is involved with ‘every’ project overseeing Quality Control and the management of each Construction Phase.

Bill’s diverse project experience includes Historic Preservation, Design and Design Development for Educational, Corporate, Governmental and Correctional Facilities, along with the associated supporting construction documents, bidding, and negotiation. A registered Architect in multiple states, Bill’s 47 total year career includes providing strategic, problem-solving solutions when maintaining Construction Management and Quality Control. His managerial skills include all phases of Design implementation, with a focus on production and construction administration, which means to our clients that Bill’s years of architectural work systems knowledge and ability to execute a building project from initiation to occupancy supports Prochaska & Associates roots and our founder’s reason for forming Prochaska & Associates and is one of the reason our clients keep coming back! Bill’s leadership role in the preparation of contract documents, sensitivity to client relationships, project development and space improvements have given him practical insight into the unique building code and cost control challenges involved in the successful completion of our client’s projects.

MEDICAL STAFFING | RECOGNIZED

ACCOUNTING | PROMOTED

Dana Coonce

Kayla Grove

GLOBAL POWER 150 — WOMEN IN STAFFING, STAFFING INDUSTRY ANALYSTS

SHAREHOLDER, BRYANT, KATT & ASSOCIATES, P.C.

Staffing Industry Analysts (SIA), the global advisor on staffing and workforce solutions, has named Dana Coonce, Chief Human Resources Officer with Medical Solutions, to its Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list, which recognizes women who stand out as leaders and influencers in the global talent marketplace. The list is not a ranking but shines a spotlight on women in leadership positions and to recognize the significant contributions and influence of women industry-wide. At Medical Solutions, one of the largest providers of total workforce solutions serving the healthcare industry, Coonce oversees all aspects of its human resources department, spearheading the strategy and alignment of initiatives with all business units. Since joining Medical Solutions in 2018, Coonce has redefined company’s structure and practice of talent acquisition, employee engagement, and performance management. She drives DEI initiatives within the organization, having brought DEI into greater focus and prioritized its evolution. This is the second time Coonce has been included on the Global Power 150 – Women in Staffing list.

The certified public accounting firm of Bryant, Katt & Associates, P.C. is pleased to announce that Kayla Grove has been promoted to shareholder as of November 1, 2021. She is a graduate of the University of Nebraska-Lincoln where she received a Bachelor of Science degree in business administration with an emphasis in finance. Kayla joined the firm in December 2008. Her areas of expertise are individual and corporate tax planning and preparation and small business accounting services. Bryant, Katt & Associates, P.C. opened their Lincoln office in 1984. Their office is located at 6211 O Street, Lincoln NE 68510. The current shareholders are Bob Bryant, Jason Bryant, Jason Katt and Kayla Grove.

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COMMERCIAL REAL ESTATE HIRED Daniel Grant

ASSOCIATE CUSHMAN & WAKEFIELD/THE LUND COMPANY

Cushman & Wakefield/The Lund Company welcomes Daniel Grant as an Associate for the Company’s brokerage division. He is responsible for marketing, leasing and the sale of commercial real estate properties. Dan brings with him five years of sales experience. He is a graduate from the University of NebraskaOmaha with a degree in Journalism and is a licensed real estate agent in Nebraska.

MIDLANDS BUSINESS JOURNAL LEGAL SERVICES | HIRED

FOOD AND BEVERAGE | HIRED

Erin E. Busch

Eric Rausch

ATTORNEY, BAIRD HOLM

VICE PRESIDENT, DISTRIBUTION, SCOOTER’S COFFEE

Erin E. Busch is a member of Baird Holm’s Health Care section, where she focuses on regulatory compliance and contracting matters, including HIPAA, medical staff and allied health professionals issues, Medicare, Medicaid, and 340B. Prior to joining the firm, she worked in the General Counsel’s office of a public higher education institution and her practice focused on data privacy and security, regulatory compliance, and governance issues. Erin received her Juris Doctor from the University of Minnesota Law School, magna cum laude, Order of the Coif, in 2005. Prior to law school she received her Bachelor of Arts in History and Computer Applications, cum laude, from the University of Notre Dame.

Supporting the rapid growth of Scooter’s Coffee, Eric Rausch joins the company as Vice President of Distribution. Rausch will further develop, implement and manage a distribution network to support the Scooter’s Coffee system, focused on delivering high-quality products with exceptional customer service to its valued franchisees. Rausch brings more than 30 years of food and beverage industry experience to Scooter’s Coffee, with a diverse background in finance, operations and supply chain management. Prior to Scooter’s Coffee, Rausch served as Director of Supply Chain Management at Whataburger, where he developed a new custom distribution infrastructure. Throughout his career, he has also served in various supply chain leadership roles with other nationally recognized brands.

Rausch’s past experience and relationships with suppliers, distributors, franchise owners, and teams in accounting, procurement, food safety and culinary development, will help accelerate the momentum of Scooter’s Coffee growth and elevate franchisee success. Rausch looks forward to identifying optimal franchise design concepts and building a team of people across the company’s franchise system that celebrates being part of the Scooter’s Coffee brand every day and strives to provide the best customer drive-thru interaction in the world. Rausch earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the University of Houston, in addition to a Bachelor of Science degree in Accounting from Texas A&M University.

LEGAL SERVICES | HIRED Kristin N. Lindgren ATTORNEY, BAIRD HOLM

Kristin N. Lindgren is also a member of the firm’s Health Care section. She assists health care entities with all aspects of health care law, including regulatory, compliance, transaction, and HIPAA matters.

Prior to joining the firm, she worked in health care administration and became familiar with the inner workings of large health care systems.

Kristin graduated from Creighton University School of Law in 2021, cum laude. While there, she served as vice president of the Health Law Student Association. Prior to law school, she graduated with a Master’s degree in Health Care Administration and Policy from Bellevue University in 2017, and earned a Bachelor’s degree in Health Care Administration and Policy from Creighton University in 2015.

BANKING | HIRED

LEGAL SERVICES | RECOGNIZED

Carol Ash

Stu Dornan

VICE PRESIDENT – MARKETING UBT

FOUNDER, DORNAN LAW TEAM

UBT recently hired Carol Ash as Vice President – Marketing.

Ash brings more than 25 years of marketing, communications, and sales experience to her new role, in which she will oversee all aspects of marketing and customer success and experiences. This includes corporate brand, communication, digital marketing, product marketing, customer behavior analytics, and community outreach.

About Scooter’s Coffee: Scooter’s Coffee continues to grow rapidly while it strives to become the #1 drive-thru coffee franchise in the nation. The Scooter’s Coffee Brand Promise is: “Amazing People, Amazing Drinks… Amazingly Fast!” It represents the company’s business origins from 1998 and reflects a steady commitment to providing an unforgettable experience to loyal and new customers. Scooter’s Coffee is at the dawn of a strategic growth phase in the Midwest and nationwide. With nearly 400 stores in 23 states, the company continues to grow rapidly. Visit ownascooters.com to learn more about the benefits of owning a franchise of a well-established company.

The Eighth Circuit Bar Association presented the prestigious “Richard S. Arnold Award for Distinguished Service” to Stu Dornan of the Dornan Law Team. Presented during the Eighth Circuit Judicial Conference held in Colorado Springs, Colorado, the award is named in honor of former Chief Judge Richard S. Arnold, who was known as “perhaps the best judge never to serve on the Supreme Court.”

The award is fitting for Mr. Dornan, who likewise has achieved a career of distinguished service. Stu’s legal career began over 35 years ago, when he graduated law school at Louisiana State University. He has been dedicated to service in a wide‐ranging arc through the criminal justice system since, serving as a judicial law clerk, an FBI Special Agent, a public defender, and criminal defense attorney in locations throughout Louisiana, Texas, and Nebraska. In the mid-2000s, Stu served as the Douglas County Attorney and was the driving force behind restorative justice initiatives, including the birth of the Young Adult Court, Juvenile Assessment Center, and Mental Health Diversion initiatives. After four years, Stu returned to the world of criminal defense and co‐founded the law firm of Dornan, Troia, Howard, Breitkreutz, Conway & Dahlquist (Dornan Law Team) where he continues representing individuals charged with crimes and mentoring young lawyers. Over the last thirteen years, the Dornan Law Team has grown to a midsize law firm of 13 attorneys, handling all matters of law including criminal and civil law, family law, personal injury, workers’ compensation, immigration, estate planning and corporate formations.

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Notice of Organization Palensky Properties, LLC Notice is hereby given that Palensky Properties, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 1517 Bellevue Boulevard North, Bellevue, Nebraska 68005 and with its initial agent for service of process as Jeremy Palensky, 1517 Bellevue Boulevard North, Bellevue, Nebraska 68005.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

Notice of Organization Damicas Chicas, LLC Notice is hereby given that Damicas Chicas, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 9359 Jones Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114 and with its initial agent for service of process as Catherine Damico, 9359 Jones Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF LEGACY OFFICE, LLC Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, the Certificate of Organization of LEGACY OFFICE, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been amended to change the name of the Company to Pivot 138, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska on November 15, 2021. In all other respects, the Certificate of Organization remains unchanged.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

The Nebraska limited liability company’s name is Hoe Hill Holdings, LLC. The name of its initial agent for service of process is Joseph J. Skudlarek. The street and mailing address of its initial designated office and of its initial agent for service of process is 1055 North 115 Street - STE 301, Omaha NE 68154. The Company is not organized to render a professional service as defined in § 21-117(b). /s/ Joseph J. Skudlarek, Organizer.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

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, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Midwest Portfolio Managers, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Midwest Portfolio Managers, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

FP TRANSITIONS, LLC ERICKA LANGONE, Attorney at Law 4900 Meadows Rd, Suite 300, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF JAZZ FLUTE, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Jazz Flute, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 7451 W. Saltillo Road, Martell, NE 68404. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Nathan T. Kruse 7451 W. Saltillo Road, Martell, NE 68404. The limited liability company commenced business on October 15, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

LINDSEY A. SCHULER, Attorney CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 S. 72ND STREET, SUITE 1200 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FRANKLIN TOWNHOMES, LLC The name of the limited liability company is Franklin Townhomes, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, NE 68124. 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF RED PARK, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Red Park, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Red Park, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GALAXY HOLDINGS, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Galaxy Holdings, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Galaxy Holdings, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

Walentine O’Toole, LLP Jamie M. Hurst, Esq. 11240 Davenport Street P.O. Box 540125 Omaha, NE 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF A BEAUTIFUL DAY AT HOME, LLC A Beautiful Day at Home, LLC, with its initial designated office at 800 N. Front Street, Ste. 601C, PO Box 192, Waterloo, Nebraska 68069, gives notice that it filed its Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 19, 2021, and that it has been organized as a Nebraska limited liability company under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The initial agent for service of process is Christi Johnson, and her initial mailing address is 2131 N. Main Street #6206, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022. The company’s period of duration is perpetual, and the general nature of its business is to engage in any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

Jamie M. Hurst, Organizer First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION of a Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given the registration with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office of JEROCA Construction, LLC under the laws of the State of Nebraska as follows: The name of the company is JEROCA Construction, LLC. Registered agent and office of JEROCA Construction, LLC is Jazmin Esquivel at 5018 Drexel Street, Omaha, NE 68117. The designated address is 5018 Drexel Street, Omaha, NE 68117.

Initial members: Jazmin Esquivel and Rafael Esquivel Carrillo. General nature of the business is to transact any and all lawful business for which limited liability companies are allowed by statute. The LLC was organized in November 2021 for the perpetual duration and is managed by its members.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

MATTHEW T. PAYNE, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 4K INVESTMENTS, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of 4K Investments, LLC 1. The name of the limited liability company is 4K Investments, LLC 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 4949 South 30th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68107, 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

FP TRANSITIONS, LLC ERICKA LANGONE, Attorney at Law 4900 Meadows Rd, Suite 300, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BIG GULPS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Big Gulps, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 8800 Foxtail Drive, Lincoln, NE 68526. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Nathan C. Elias 8800 Foxtail Drive, Lincoln, NE 68526. The limited liability company commenced business on October 18, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SCC WHOLESALE, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of SCC Wholesale, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is SCC Wholesale LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 2116 N. 179th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68116, 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

FP TRANSITIONS, LLC ERICKA LANGONE, Attorney at Law 4900 Meadows Rd, Suite 300, Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035.

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ELK WORLDWIDE, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Elk Worldwide, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 2900 S. 70th Street, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68506. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Nathan C. Elias 2900 S. 70th Street, Suite 200, Lincoln, NE 68506. The limited liability company commenced business on November 12, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF SPIRIT AND GRACE ACADEMY, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of Spirit and Grace Academy, LLC has been amended to change the name of the company to: SAGA Elkhorn, LLC. The amendment was accomplished by the filing of an Amended Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 22, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

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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 Spirit and Grace Academy.

2. The Corporation is a public benefit corporation.

3. The Registered Office of the Corporation is: 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, and the Registered Agent at such address is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O. 4. The name and address of the Incorporator is as follows: Alexander J. Wolf, 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

5. The Corporation shall have no members.

6. The corporate existence began on November 22, 2021, when Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 ELIZABETH A. SEVCIK, Incorporator and Attorney with CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 South 72nd Street, Ste. 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF COVENTRY RIDGE VILLAS HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION Coventry Ridge Villas Homeowners Association has been incorporated under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act on November 22, 2021. The corporation is a mutual benefit corporation. The street address of the corporation’s registered office is 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, and the name of the initial registered agent at that office is Elizabeth A. Sevcik. The corporation will have members.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 Notice is hereby given that Premier Companies, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The initial agent for service of process is Nicholas Andersen, 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 Notice is hereby given that Premier Claims of the West, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The initial agent for service of process is Nicholas Andersen, 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 Notice is hereby given that Premier Claims of the Northeast, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The initial agent for service of process is Nicholas Andersen, 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

LINDSEY A. SCHULER, Attorney CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 S. 72ND STREET, SUITE 1200 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SEQUENCE ZERO, LLC The name of the limited liability company is Sequence Zero, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, NE 68124. 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF N560JJ, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that N560JJ, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 9144 South 147th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68138 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 December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF SUPPORTWORKS, INC. Notice is hereby given that the Articles of Incorporation of Supportworks, Inc. have been amended and restated in their entirety as follow: Article 1 states the name of the Corporation as Supportworks, Inc. Article 2 states the purpose.

Article 3 states the number of shares the Corporation is authorized to issue as 12 Class A and 3,300 Class B shares all having a par value of $1.00.

Article 4 states the Registered Office of the Corporation as 25022 Farnam Circle, Waterloo, Nebraska 68069, and the Registered Agent as Gregory M. Thrasher.

Article 5 states the Corporation shall have perpetual existence.

Article 6 states the provisions relating to amending the Articles and Bylaws.

Article 7 states that provisions relating to the director liability.

Article 8 states that the shareholders shall not a have a preemptive right to acquire the unissued shares of the Corporation.

The Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 23, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

Notice is hereby given that Premier Claims of the Midwest, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The initial agent for service of process is Nicholas Andersen, 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 Notice is hereby given that Premier Claims of the Southeast, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The initial agent for service of process is Nicholas Andersen, 120 Regency Parkway Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 DZHAMSHEDI BERDIEV, Incorporator 5365 South 174th Avenue Omaha, Nebraska 68135 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF AUTO VALLEY, INC. Auto Valley, Inc. has been incorporated under the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act. The Articles of Incorporation were filed on November 12, 2021. The street address of the corporation’s registered office is 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, Nebraska, 68124, and the initial registered agent at that office is Croker, Huck, Kasher, DeWitt, Anderson & Gonderinger, LLC. The corporation is authorized to issue 10,000 shares of common stock.

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KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF MERGER NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Articles of Merger of Supportworks Supply, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, with and into Supportworks, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 23, 2021 in accordance with the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act. The merger was effective upon December 1, 2021. The surviving entity in the merger was Supportworks, Inc., a Nebraska corporation.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 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 37-38 FARNAM, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 37-38 Farnam, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 3814 Farnam Street, Suite 201, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Thomas H. McLeay, 3814 Farnam Street, Suite 201, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 23, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that B-CaT Properties, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 24608 Jones Circle, Waterloo, Nebraska 68069. The Registered Agent of the Company is Carla Mae Christensen, 24608 Jones Circle, Waterloo, Nebraska 68069. The Company was formed on November 23, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 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 J & J BUSSY LLC 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 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The name and street and mailing address of the initial registered agent of the company for service of process are Andrew P. Deaver, Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

NOTICE In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. PR20-1861 Estate of Zoe Matsukis White, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that a final account and report of administration and a Petition for Complete Settlement have been filed and are set for hearing in the County Court of Souglas County, Nebraska located at Courtroom 330, Third Floor, Probe Division, Douglas County Hall of Justice, 17th & Farnam Streets, Omaha, Nebraska 68183, on December 28, 2021, at or after 10:30 o’clock a.m.

John S. Kampfe, #16590, Attorney for Petitioner Tiedeman, Lynch, Kampfe, McVay & Respeliers 300 Overland Wolf Centre 6910 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68106-1045 402-397-8900

Llyod James White Personal Representative 2335 Tamarack Lane Waukesha, Wisconsin 53188 262-933-5636

CARROL MILLS Registrar of the County Court First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

John S. Kampfe, #16590 Attorney for Petitioner Tiedeman, Lynch, Kampfe, McVay & Respeliers 300 Overland Wolf Centre 6910 Pacific Street Omaha, NE 68106-1045 402-397-8900 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. PR21-1641 Estate of Eva M. Westphal, Deceased.

Notice is hereby given that on Nov. 16, 2021, in the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, the Judge issued a written statement of Informal Appointment of Personal Representative in Intestacy and Kathy L. Holdsworth, whose address is 2406 South 99th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, was informally appointed Personal Representative of this 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 February 3, 2022 or be forever barred.

CARROL MILLS Registrar of the County Court First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

Notice of Organization of Tekakwitha Properties, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that a Nebraska Limited Liability Company has been formed under the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act. The name of the limited liability company is Tekakwitha Properties, LLC. The designated office is 10802 A Sapp Bros Drive, Omaha, NE 68138. The general nature of the business to be transacted is real estate management and any other lawful purpose. The organization commenced on November 19, 2021 and will have perpetual existence. The company’s affairs are to be conducted by the following members: Timothy J. Coffey.

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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 David Andersen Properties, LLC (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 4903 N 206th Street, Elkhorn, Nebraska 68022. The name, street and mailing address of the initial registered agent of the Company for service of process are Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

GROSS & WELCH, P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1500 Omaha, NE 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 33120 AVOCA, LLC a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that 33120 Avoca, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 5828 South 100th Plaza, Apt. 3B, Omaha, Nebraska 68127, its registered agent is Frederick D. Stehlik, and its registered office located at 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1500, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The general nature of its business is to engage in and do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business, other than banking or insurance, for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Certificate of Organization was filed in the office of the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 22, 2021, the Company commenced business thereon, and shall have perpetual existence.

The affairs of the Company are to be conducted by the Managing Member.

Frederick D. Stehlik, Organizer First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF UNDERCUT LAWNS, L.L.C. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that UNDERCUT LAWNS, L.L.C., is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with a designated office at 2882 Read Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68112, manager Stephen A. Lincoln, and its registered office at 2882 Read Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68112, with the registered agent at such office being Stephen A. Lincoln. The Limited Liability Company is organized to transact any and all business, and perform services of every kind and nature whatsoever, which are not inconsistent with law. The Limited Liability Company commenced doing business on November 8, 2021, and filed Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 19, 2021, and shall have perpetual existence.

STEPHEN A. LINCOLN, Organizational Member 2882 Read Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68112 First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OPTIMUM PHYSICAL THERAPY, L.L.C. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that OPTIMUM PHYSICAL THERAPY, L.L.C., a Nebraska professional limited liability company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with a designated and registered office at 3422 South 117th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68144, with the affairs of the company to be conducted by the manager and registered officer, CASANDRA M. BAKER. The Limited Liability Company is organized to transact any and all business, and perform services of every kind and nature whatsoever, which are not inconsistent with law.

The Limited Liability Company commenced doing business on June 17, 2021, and filed Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on June 27, 2021, and shall have perpetual existence.

CASANDRA M. BAKER, Organizational Member 3422 South 117th Street, Omaha, NE 68144 First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that KOLE, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 8050 Kilpatrick Parkway, Bennington, Nebraska 68007. The Registered Agent of the Company is Kole Liermann, 8050 Kilpatrick Parkway, Bennington, Nebraska 68007. The Company was formed on November 24, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021

MARY E. VANDENACK, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER, LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68118 TELEPHONE 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF MINUTE WOMEN LLC Notice is hereby given that Minute Women LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”) has been dissolved pursuant to the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The Company has collected and liquidated its assets, discharged its liabilities, distributed its remaining property to its member, and done every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.

Mamie Hill, Manager of the Company, was the person responsible for winding up and liquidating the business and affairs of the Company. All claims against the Company must be made in writing and must include (1) the amount of the claim, (2) the basis of the claim, and (3) all documentation supporting the claim, including, without limitation, invoices, purchase orders, and contracts. All claims must be sent to Mamie Hill, c/o Skylar Young, 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118.

All claims against the Company will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication of this notice.

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WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Equnamics, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 9230 Himebaugh Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68134. The Registered Agent of the Company is Whitmore Law Office, LLC, 7602 Pacific Street, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68144. The Company was formed on November 24, 2021.

First publication December 3, 2021, final December 17, 2021 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 AMENDED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY An Amended Certificate of Organization of Green Shores, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, was filed on November 23, 2021, with the Nebraska Secretary of State to change the name of the company to Six Siberians, LLC. First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF DIZZY MULE, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Dizzy Mule, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1536 Cuming Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The Registered Agent of the Company is Kendra J. Ringenberg, whose address is 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BLACK DOG OPPORTUNITY ZONE FUND III, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Black Dog Opportunity Zone Fund III, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1536 Cuming Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The Registered Agent of the Company is Kendra J. Ringenberg, whose address is 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 MARY E. VANDENACK, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy St., Suite 3 OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68118 TELEPHONE 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF WE CARE AT ONCARE INC. Notice is hereby given that WE CARE AT ONCARE (the “Corporation”) has been incorporated under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act. The Corporation is a Public Benefit Corporation. The street address of the Corporation’s initial registered office is 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118-3121; and the name of the initial registered agent of the Corporation at that office is Mary E. Vandenack. The Corporation is organized for charitable, religious, educational, literary, and scientific purposes. The Corporation commences on October 15th, 2021. The name and street address of the Incorporator is Mary E. Vandenack, 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118-3121. The Corporation will not have members.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF JJD3 COFFEE LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that JJD3 Coffee LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 3130 S. 174th Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68130 The Registered Agent of the Company is Kendra J. Ringenberg, whose address is 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION RWT Property, Inc. has been incorporated under the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act. The street address of the corporation’s initial registered office is 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska, and the name of the initial registered agent of the corporation at that office is Howard J. Kaslow.

The corporation is authorized to issue 1,000 shares of Common Stock. The name and street address of the incorporator of the corporation are Scott A. Davis, 13840 Road 191, Bingham, Nebraska 69335.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BLUE OVAL SPECIALISTS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Blue Oval Specialists, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 13520 Giles Road, Unit D, Omaha, Nebraska 68138. The Registered Agent of the Company is John G. Pennisi, 2907 South 186th Plaza, Suite 701, Omaha, Nebraska 68130.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HEROES HOLIDAY LIGHTING, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Heroes Holiday Lighting, 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 December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HEROES LAWN & LANDSCAPE, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Heroes Lawn & Landscape, 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 December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF TOMM HOLDINGS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TOMM Holdings, 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 December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 ALTON E. MITCHELL, ATTORNEY AT LAW, LLC 1905 Harney Street, Suite 711 Omaha, Nebraska, 68102 Notice of Organization of South Side Aesthetics, LLC Notice is hereby given that a Limited Liability Company has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The initial Registered Agent is: Samantha Senanayaka 16048 Fowler Avenue Omaha, NE 68116 The address of the initial Designated Office is: South Side Aesthetics 4115 Harrison Street Bellevue, NE 68147 The Certificate of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State on November 24, 2021. The Company has perpetual existence; the general nature of its business is retail services. Company business will be conducted by its Members as described in the Company’s Operating Agreement. s:/Alton E. Mitchell Alton E. Mitchell, Authorized Representative First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 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 ANCHOR ROOFING & LANDSCAPING, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Anchor Roofing & Landscaping, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 10177 South 168th Avenue, Suite 104, Omaha, Nebraska 68136. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Dennis Lynch, 10177 South 168th Avenue, Suite 104, Omaha, Nebraska 68136.

The Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 29, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 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 MEADOWLARK PARTNERS GP I, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Meadowlark Partners GP I, 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 Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 29, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

Samuel J. Turco, Sr., #14265, Attorney at Law 2580 South 90th St. Omaha, NE 68124 NOTICE TO CREDITORS In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. PR21-2004 Estate of JOSEPH R. CIRCO, Deceased Notice is hereby given that on November 16, 2021, in the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate of the Will of said Deceased, and that Marilyn R. Mack, whose address is 17756 Amy Circle, Omaha, NE 68135, telephone number 402-896-0498, was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of this 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 February 10, 2022 or be forever barred.

CARROL MILLS Registrar of the County Court First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

MARY E. VANDENACK, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER, LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68118 TELEPHONE 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF SALT BEAUTY LOUNGE LLC Notice is hereby given that Salt Beauty Lounge LLC has amended its Certificate of Organization as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The amended notice of organization reflects the name change from SALT BEAUTY LOUNGE LLC to SALT BEAUTY LOUNGE AND BOUTIQUE LLC; and the change of registered agent from Marcie A. Morris, 16911 Briar Street, Omaha, NE 68136 to VW Agents LLC, 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF FIREFLY RETREAT, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of Firefly Retreat, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been amended as follows: the limited liability company has changed its name to Ashland Glamping, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 29, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

SEAN D. MOYLAN, Attorney 1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MADDIE J. PHOTOGRAPHY, LLC The name of the Company is Maddie J. Photography, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company. The initial registered agent is Sean Moylan located at 1010 S. 120th Street, Suite #320, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The initial designated office of the Company is located at 410 S. 48th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68132. This limited liability company commenced business on November 22, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

GROSS & WELCH, P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1500 Omaha, NE 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Rhomaha Roxxx, LLC a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that Rhomaha Roxxx, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 13936 Pine Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68144, its registered agent is Frederick D. Stehlik, and its registered office located at 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1500, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The general nature of its business is to engage in and do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business, other than banking or insurance, for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Certificate of Organization was filed in the office of the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 19, 2021, the Company commenced business thereon, and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the Company are to be conducted by the Managing Member.

Frederick D. Stehlik, Organizer First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

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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 AMENDMENT Articles of Amendment of Articles of Incorporation of Opportunities, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, were filed on November 30, 2021 with the Nebraska Secretary of State for the purpose of amending the Articles of Incorporation of the corporation to change the name of the corporation to 360 Community Services, Inc. First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COUNTY COURT OF LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA TO: DIONA PEITHMAN, whose place of residence is known and upon whom personal service and summons cannot be had, Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 5th day of August, 2021, SETH MOCK as Plaintiff filed his Complaint against you in the County Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, at Case Number CI 21-7654 the object and prayer of which is to secure a judgment against you for special and general damages arising out of a personal injury collision which occurred on August 31, 2017 on the sidewalk of “O” Street near the intersection of N. 25th Street, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, along with interest and costs.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO answer said Complaint on or before the 24 day of January, 2022, or said Complaint against you will be taken as true.

SETH MOCK, Plaintiff, By: /s/ Greg Abboud Greg Abboud, #17232 For: Abboud Law Firm 6530 S. 84th St. Omaha, NE 68127 T: 402-592-5555; F: 402-331-4569 E-mail: greg@abboudlawfirm.com Attorney for Plaintiff First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 LEGAL NOTICE IN THE COUNTY COURT OF LANCASTER COUNTY, NEBRASKA TO: SCOTT JOHNSTON, whose place of residence is known and upon whom personal service and summons cannot be had, Defendant: YOU ARE HEREBY NOTIFIED that on the 5th day of August, 2021, SETH MOCK as Plaintiff filed his Complaint against you in the County Court of Lancaster County, Nebraska, at Case Number CI 21-7654 the object and prayer of which is to secure a judgment against you for special and general damages arising out of a personal injury collision which occurred on August 31, 2017 on the sidewalk of “O” Street near the intersection of N. 25th Street, Lincoln, Lancaster County, Nebraska, along with interest and costs.

YOU ARE REQUIRED TO answer said Complaint on or before the 24 day of January, 2022, or said Complaint against you will be taken as true.

SETH MOCK, Plaintiff, By: /s/ Greg Abboud Greg Abboud, #17232 For: Abboud Law Firm 6530 S. 84th St. Omaha, NE 68127 T: 402-592-5555; F: 402-331-4569 E-mail: greg@abboudlawfirm.com Attorney for Plaintiff First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 646 PROPERTIES, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of 646 Properties, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is 646 Properties, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 24702 Mason Street, Waterloo, Nebraska 68069, 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 December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 BEJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF COLLEEN KAVAN, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Colleen Kavan, LLC: 1. The name of the professional limited liability company is Colleen Kavan, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 331 Village Pointe Plaza, Suite 101, Omaha, Nebraska 68118, 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.

3. The professional limited liability company is organized to render professional real estate agent services.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1115 Harney Corp., a Nebraska corporation (“Corporation”), has filed Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 30, 2021, with an effective date of December 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., and the 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 therefore. The President, Nicholas T. Hogan, will wind up and liquidate the Corporation’s business and affairs. The Corporation has no assets or liabilities as of the date hereof.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Eleven Fifteen, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 30, 2021, with an effective date of December 1, 2021 at 12:01 a.m., and the company is in the process of voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Member. Nicholas Hogan, as an authorized representative, will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against the company, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: (1) your name or the name of your entity; (2) the nature of your claim; (3) the amount of your claim; and (4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to 14450 Eagle Run Drive, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68116. A claim against the company is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 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 1202 HOWARD, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1202 Howard, 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 November 30, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF BRUHN’S PACKING COMPANY NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bruhn’s Packing Company, a Nebraska corporation (the “Corporation”), has filed Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 30, 2021, and the 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 therefore. William E. Schneidewind, as President of the Corporation, will wind up and liquidate the Corporation’s business and affairs.

The Corporation has no assets or liabilities as of the date hereof.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF LEVEL CABINETS & FLOORING, INC. Notice is hereby given that the Articles of Amendment to the Articles of Incorporation of Level Cabinets & Flooring, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 30, 2021, to amend Article I, changing the name of the corporation to Level Countertops, Cabinets & Flooring, Inc. First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 Notice of Organization Penny Sisters, LLC Notice is hereby given that Penny Sisters, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 15293 Pepperwood Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68154, and with its initial agent for service of process as Cindy Mussack, 15293 Pepperwood Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

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KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, NE 68124-1079 NOTICE OF CONVERSION OF 1115 HARNEY L.P. AND ORGANIZATION OF 1115 HARNEY, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 1115 Harney L.P. has been converted into 1115 Harney, LLC under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the company is 14450 Eagle Run Drive, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68116. The Registered Office of the company is 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124 and the Registered Agent at such address is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O. The conversion of the limited partnership into the limited liability company was accomplished by the filing of Articles of Conversion and Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 30, 2021, with an effective date of November 30, 2021 at 11:59 p.m.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 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 VHI QOF, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that VHI QOF, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 12105 West Center Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68144. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Timothy David Rexius, 12105 West Center Road, Omaha, Nebraska 68144. The limited liability company commenced business on December 1, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 5910, LLC The name of the Company is 5910, 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 December 1, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF KEP Investment Team 3, LLC The name of the Company is KEP Investment Team 3, LLC. The Designated Office of the Company is: 4880 South 131st Street, Suite 3, Omaha, Nebraska 68137. 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 December 2, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 Jeffrey T. Palzer Attorney at Law 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION 1. The name of the corporation is BTT HOLDINGS, INC. 2. The registered agent is Ben Wenninghoff, and the address of the registered office is 1781 Kobs Lane, Omaha, Nebraska, 68164 3. The general nature of the corporation is tire sales, service and installation, and related products and services.

4. 10,000 shares of common stock, each having a par value of $1.00 are authorized to be issued at such time and upon such conditions as the Board of Directors shall determine.

5. The corporation commenced on November 17, 2021, and shall have perpetual existence.

6. The affairs of the corporation are to be conducted by the President, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers as the Board of Directors shall determine.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF NAT NO. 4, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that NAT No. 4, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 9111 Farnam Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68114 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 December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 MARTIN P. PELSTER, Attorney CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 S. 72ND STREET, SUITE 1200 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MDC EAGLE ONE, LLC The name of the limited liability company is MDC Eagle One, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 11550 “I” Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68137.

The name and address of the initial agent for service of process is John Hughes, 11550 “I” Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68137.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Limited Liability Company is DIRT ROAD MERCHANTILE, LLC. The designated office of the limited liability company is 10318 Z Street, Omaha, NE 68127.

2. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Jessica McCall, at 9859 South 168th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68136.

3. 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.

4. The company commenced its existence on October 26, 2021, and the period of duration of the Company shall be perpetual.

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

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HILLCREST LANDING QOF, LLC The name of the Company is Hillcrest Landing QOF, LLC. The Designated Office of the Company is: 4880 South 131st Street, Suite 3, Omaha, Nebraska 68137. 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. The purpose is to invest in qualified opportunity zone property by acquiring qualified opportunity zone partnership interests or qualified opportunity zone stock in one or more first-tier subsidiaries or by directly acquiring qualified opportunity zone business property and to engage in other activities incidental or related thereto. The Company intends to be a qualified opportunity fund and cause any first-tier subsidiaries it invests in to meet the requirements for a qualified opportunity zone business. This limited liability company commenced business on December 2, 2021.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 RICHARD L. ANDERSON, Attorney CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 S. 72ND STREET, SUITE 1200 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SLOPE VENTURES, LLC The name of the limited liability company is Slope Ventures, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 6912 South 36th Street, Bellevue, NE 68005.

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 December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF RBJ ONE REAL ESTATE, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that RBJ One Real Estate, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 6404 Elmhurst Dr., Omaha, Nebraska 68157. The Registered Agent of the Company is Jennifer L. Rattner, whose address is 14301 FNB Parkway, Suite 204, Omaha, Nebraska 68154.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT AND RESTATEMENT OF ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF ROBERT MILLER PROPERTIES, INC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Articles of Incorporation of Robert Miller Properties, Inc., a Nebraska corporation, have been amended and restated in their entirety and were duly filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on November 18, 2021. Included in the Amended and Restated Articles of Incorporation is an amendment to authorize the Corporation to issue 100,000 shares of common stock having a par value of $.01 per share, of which 1,000 shares are in a class designated as voting common stock and 99,000 shares are in a class designated as nonvoting common stock.

Dvorak Law Group, LLC 9500 W. Dodge Rd., Ste. 100 Omaha, NE 68114 First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is given that Guerilla Gorilla Creative, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with the following registered agent and registered office: Michael Hennings, 6535 Binney St, Omaha, NE 68104. The general nature of the Company’s business is to engage in any lawful business permitted under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company was organized on January 1, 2022, and it shall continue in perpetuity unless sooner terminated in accordance with the terms of its operating agreement. In general, the Company’s business is to be managed by its primary member Michael Hennings in accordance with the Company’s operating agreement.

First publication December 10, 2021, final December 24, 2021 ALLAN M. ZIEBARTH, Attorney 1702 S. 10th St., Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68105 NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF KOCOUR RENTALS, LLC Designated Office: 1702 S. 10th St., Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68108 Initial Agent/Address For Service: Allan M. Ziebarth/1702 S. 10th St., Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68108 First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GTA Holdco, Inc., a Nebraska corporation (“Corporation”), has filed Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on December 1, 2021, effective December 2, 2021, and the 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 therefore. Krae Dutoit, President of the Corporation, will wind up and liquidate the Corporation’s business and affairs.

The Corporation has no assets or liabilities as of the date hereof.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 646, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 646, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 19256 Ames Circle, 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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MIDWEST PORTFOLIO 2, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Midwest Portfolio 2, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Midwest Portfolio 2, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, 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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Icoinium Name of Applicant: Omaha Oriental, Inc. Address: 10737 Mockingbird Dr. Omaha NE 68127 Applicant is a Corporation If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: 11/24/2017 General nature of business: cryptocurrency mining DAVID ASHBY Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative December 17, 2021 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Assisted Living at Grand Lodge Name of Applicant: IRC III, LLC Address: 1044 N 115th St. Suite 500 Omaha NE 68154 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: 8/1/2021 General nature of business: Senior Living - Assisted Living ADAM KUENNING Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative December 17, 2021 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Grand Lodge, an Immanuel Signature Community Name of Applicant: IRC III, LLC Address: 1044 N 115th St. Suite 500 Omaha NE 68154 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: 8/5/2021 General nature of business: Senior living ADAM KUENNING Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative December 17, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION DN HSIRI 2, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DN HSIRI 2, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. 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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021

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 DIVENTURES BATTLE CREEK, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DiVentures Battle Creek, LLC, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 11640 Arbor Street, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68144.

The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., LLO, 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, NE 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on December 3, 2021 First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021

Dennis P. Lee #16296 Lee Law Office 2433 S. 130th Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, NE 68144 Ph: (402) 334-8055 legal@leelawoffice.com NOTICE OF SUIT TO: SHAUN MEHAFFY, 220 S. Alice St. Lot 32, Conrad, IA 50621, you are hereby notified that on October 21, 2021, American Family Mutual Ins. Co., S.I. filed a suit against you in the Douglas County Court at docket CI21-18484, the object in prayer of which was to secure a judgment against you in the amount of $38,693.40, together with court costs, interest and attorney’s fees as allowed by law. Unless you file your Answer with the Douglas County Court on or before the 9 day of February, 2022, the Petition against you will be considered as true and judgment will be entered against you accordingly.

By: Dennis P. Lee First publication December 17, 2021, final January 7, 2021

KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF ASHCON CORP. 1. The name of the Corporation is AshCon Corp.

2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 10,000 Shares having a par value of $0.01 designated as common stock.

3. The Registered Office of the Corporation is: 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, NE 68124, and the Registered Agent at such address is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O. 4. The corporate existence began on December 3, 2021, when Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State.

5. The name and address of the Incorporator is: Taylor C. Dieckman, 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Douglas County, Nebraska 68124.

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ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF PALLIADELIC HEALTH, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Palliadelic Health, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated of-fice located at 11836 Arbor Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68144 and designating its registered agent as Erickson & Sederstrom P.C. a limited liability organization with its registered office at 10330 Re-gency Parkway Drive, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION GREAT PLAINS STEEL GROUP, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Great Plains Steel Group, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 7021 L Street, Suite “A”, Omaha, Nebraska 68117.

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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION DN HSIRI 2, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that DN HSIRI 2, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. 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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021

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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 BJR REGENCY, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that BJR Regency, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 14406 Harrison Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68138. 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 November 30, 2021.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: CSF Logistics Name of Applicant: CPE Tansport, LLC Address: 2445 Deer Park Boulevard Omaha NE 68105 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: NE Date of first use of name in Nebraska: 01/01/2021 General nature of business: Transportation and logistics.

TIFFANY E. THOMPSON Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative December 17, 2021 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 TODAY’S DENTAL REGENCY, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Today’s Dental Regency, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The limited liability company shall provide dental services. The designated office of the limited liability company is 14406 Harrison Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68138. 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 November 30, 2021.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 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 Share Good.

2. The Corporation is a public benefit corporation.

3. The Registered Office of the Corporation is: 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68122, and the Registered Agent at such address is Marjorie M. Maas.

4. The name and address of the Incorporator is as follows: Nicholas W. O’Brien, 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

5. The Corporation shall have no members.

6. The corporate existence began on December 1, 2021, when Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Creekmen Construction LLC (the “Company”) have been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 304 East 6th Street, Papillion, Nebraska 68046. The Registered Agent of the Company is Whitmore Law Office, LLC, 7602 Pacific Street, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68144. The Company was formed on November 8, 2021.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 LINDSEY A. SCHULER, Attorney CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 S. 72ND STREET, SUITE 1200 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MCCLAIN MANAGEMENT, LLC The name of the limited liability company is McClain Management, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 1620 South West Street, Valley, NE 68064. 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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 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 TII HOLDINGS II, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that TII Holdings II, LLC, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 8843 South 137th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68138. 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 December 7, 2021.

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LINDSEY A. SCHULER, Attorney CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 S. 72ND STREET, SUITE 1200 OMAHA, NEBRASKA 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF VALLEY HOMES, LLC The name of the limited liability company is Valley Homes, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 1160 South West Street, Valley, NE 68064.

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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: PLATTE RAIL Name of Applicant: SOTERRAN GROUP LLC Address: 389 W Steamboat Dr #120 Dakota Dunes SD 57049 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: South Dakota Date of first use of name in Nebraska: October 22, 2021 General nature of business: Rail park LORRI S BROCKMAN Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative December 17, 2021 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: PLATTE INDUSTRIAL Name of Applicant: SOTTERAN GROUP LLC Address: 389 Steamboat Dr #120 Dakota Dunes SD 57049 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: South Dakota Date of first use of name in Nebraska: October 22, 2021 General nature of business: Rail park LORRI S BROCKMAN Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative December 17, 2021 Notice is hereby given that KLM HOLDINGS, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 120 Regency Parkway, Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The initial agent for service of process is Nicholas Andersen, 120 Regency Parkway, Suite 115, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF COUNTRY AIR III ESTATES LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Country Air III Estates, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 10624 M Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is John Brockhaus, 10624 M Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. The limited liability company commenced business on November 12, 2021. The nature of the business to be transacted is any lawful business. The business shall have perpetual existence.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 LINDSEY A. SCHULER, Incorporator and Attorney with CROKER HUCK LAW FIRM 2120 South 72nd Street, Ste. 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF ZAPATA PROPERTY OWNERS ASSOCIATION Zapata Property Owners Association has been incorporated under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act on December 3, 2021. The corporation is a mutual benefit corporation. The street address of the corporation’s registered office is 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, Nebraska 68124, and the name of the initial registered agent at that office is Lindsey A. Schuler. The corporation will have members.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP, Attorneys 13330 California Street, Suite 200 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF CONVERSION OF MAXWELL SOLUTIONS, LLC TO MAXWELL SOLUTIONS INC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Maxwell Solutions, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has filed Articles of Conversion with the Nebraska Secretary of State converting the limited liability company to Maxwell Solutions Inc., a Delaware corporation, effective December 2, 2021. The Company has designated its registered agent as The Corporation Trust Company, with registered office at 1209 Orange Street, Wilmington, Delaware 19801.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ALLEY MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, L.L.C. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that ALLEY MORTGAGE SOLUTIONS, L.L.C., is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with a designated office at 4004 North 156th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68116, manager Cameron Alley, and its registered office at 4004 North 156th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68116, with the registered agent at such office being Cameron Alley. The Limited Liability Company is organized to transact any and all business, and perform services of every kind and nature whatsoever, which are not inconsistent with law. The Limited Liability Company commenced doing business on November 29, 2021, and filed Certificate of Organization with the Nebraska Secretary of State on December 7, 2021, and shall have perpetual existence.

CAMERON ALLEY, Organizational Member 4004 North 156th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68116 First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021

Joshua W. Weir Black & Weir Law Offices, LLC 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425 Omaha, NE 68102 Notice of Organization of Sarah Dabney Counseling, LLC a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that SarahDabney Counseling, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its registered office at 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The general nature of its business is to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company was organized and commenced business on October 17, 2021. The affairs of the company are to be conducted by its Managers.

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WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that LOCKS N LASHES, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 2323 S 144th Street, Suite 31D, Omaha, Nebraska 68144. The Registered Agent of the Company is Ashly Voss, 1718 Adams Street, Ashland, Nebraska 68003. The Company was formed on September 16, 2021.

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Joshua W. Weir Black & Weir Law Offices, LLC 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425 Omaha, NE 68102 Notice of Organization of Renewed Minds, LLC a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that Renewed Minds, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its registered office at 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The general nature of its business is to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company was organized and commenced business on October 17, 2021. The affairs of the company are to be conducted by its Managers.

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KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Timberline Total Solutions, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on December 7, 2021, and the company is in the process of a voluntary dissolution. The terms and conditions of such dissolution are, in general, that all debts and obligations of the company are to be fully paid and satisfied or adequate provision is to be made therefore, and that the balance of any remaining assets are to be distributed to its Members. Russell J. Leavitt will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against Timberline Total Solutions, LLC, please provide the following information with respect to your claim: (1) your name or the name of your entity; (2) the nature of your claim; (3) the amount of your claim; and (4) the date your claim arose. All claims shall be mailed to 8429 Blondo Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134. A claim against Timberline Total Solutions, LLC is barred unless an action to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication date of the third required notice.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Certificate of Organization of Taylor Made Home Décor LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been amended as follows: the limited liability company has changed its name to John White Painting LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on December 8, 2021.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 Joshua W. Weir Black & Weir Law Offices, LLC 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425 Omaha, NE 68102 Notice of Organization of Broad Space Counseling, LLC a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that Broad Space Counseling, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its registered office at 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The general nature of its business is to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company was organized and commenced business on October 28, 2021. The affairs of the company are to be conducted by its Managers.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 Joshua W. Weir Black & Weir Law Offices, LLC 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425 Omaha, NE 68102 Notice of Organization of RLK , LLC a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that RLK, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its registered office at 1904 Farnam Street, Suite 425, Omaha, Nebraska 68102. The general nature of its business is to do any lawful act concerning any and all lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The company was organized and commenced business on July 23, 2021.

The affairs of the company are to be conducted by its Managers.

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LAMSON, DUGAN and MURRAY, LLP Andrew J. Huber, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ANLO HOLDINGS, 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 ANLO HOLDINGS, LLC. The address of the designated office is 1909 Old Gaelic Circle, Bellevue, NE 68123. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc, 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on October 20, 2021 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., Organizer December 17, 2021 BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF L&S COFFEE, LLC Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, the Certificate of Organization of L&S Coffee, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been amended to change the name of the Company to SCC Intellectual Property, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska on December 2, 2021. In all other respects, the Certificate of Organization remains unchanged.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO THE CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF DPL COUNSULTING, LLC Notice is hereby given that pursuant to the applicable provisions of the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act, the Certificate of Organization of DPL Consulting, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been amended to change the name of the Company to SCC Mobile, LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Secretary of State of the State of Nebraska on December 2, 2021. In all other respects, the Certificate of Organization remains unchanged.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 ERICKSON | SEDERSTROM, P.C. 10330 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, NE 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BRIDGER COTTAGE, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Bridger Cottage, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its designated office located at 1304 Red Fern Circle, Sarpy County, Papillion, Nebraska 68133 and designating its registered agent as Torry M. Bridger with its registered office at 1304 Red Fern Circle, Sarpy County, Papillion, Nebraska 68133.

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Jeffrey T. 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: Quality Tire Name of Applicant: BEN WENNINGHOFF HOLDINGS, INC. Address: 1781 Kobs Lane Fort Calhoun, NE 68023 Applicant is a Corporation If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: January 1, 1992 General nature of business: Tire Sales BEN WENNINGHOFF Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative December 17, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION FOR AMBER VALLEY HC5, LLC A Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for Amber Valley HC5, LLC (the “Company”) on June 3, 2021. The address of the Company’s designated office is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127. The name and address for the Company’s registered agent is Carl J. Troia, Jr., 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION FOR ASHBROOKE HC5, LLC A Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for Ashbrooke HC5, LLC (the “Company”) on July 8, 2021. The address of the Company’s designated office is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127. The name and address for the Company’s registered agent is Carl J. Troia, Jr., 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION FOR BAYOAK HC5, LLC A Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for BayOak HC5, LLC (the “Company”) on August 12, 2021. The address of the Company’s designated office is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127. The name and address for the Company’s registered agent is Carl J. Troia, Jr., 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION FOR BUFFALO RUN HC5, LLC A Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for Buffalo Run HC5, LLC (the “Company”) on June 3, 2021. The address of the Company’s designated office is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127. The name and address for the Company’s registered agent is Carl J. Troia, Jr., 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION FOR FAIRWAY ESTATES HC5, LLC A Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for Fairway Estates HC5, LLC (the “Company”) on June 3, 2021. The address of the Company’s designated office is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127. The name and address for the Company’s registered agent is Carl J. Troia, Jr., 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION FOR GREEN TREE HC5, LLC A Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for Green Tree HC5, LLC (the “Company”) on December 3, 2021. The address of the Company’s designated office is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

The name and address for the Company’s registered agent is Carl J. Troia, III, 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION of a Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given the registration with the Nebraska Secretary of State’s office of Prestar One, LLC under the laws of the State of Nebraska as follows: The name of the company is Prestar One, LLC. Registered agent and office of Prestar One, LLC is Richard Smith at 8790 F Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68127. The designated address is 8790 F Street, Suite 200, Omaha, NE 68127. Initial members: Labp, LLC, Elite GSA, LLC, and Design to Align, LLC. General nature of the business is to transact any and all lawful business for which limited liability companies are allowed by statute. The LLC was organized in December 2021 for the perpetual duration and is managed by its members.

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NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF HEILIGER P.C., L.L.O. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Heiliger P.C., L.L.O. is incorporated under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with a registered office at 13304 West Center Road, Suite 229, Omaha, NE 68144. The registered agent is Jordan M. Heiliger.

The incorporator is Jordan M. Heiliger, 4616 S. 163rd Street, Omaha, NE 68144.

The general nature of the business is to provide legal services. 50,000 shares of common stock, each having a par value of $1.00, are authorized to be issued. The corporate existence began on November 30, 2021 when Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Secretary of State, and shall have perpetual existence.

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LAMSON, DUGAN and MURRAY, LLP Erin K. Artz, Attorney 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF ZIVELI PROPERTIES, 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 ZIVELI PROPERTIES, LLC. The address of the designated office is 6301 North 60th Street, Lincoln, NE 68529. The name and address of the registered agent is LDM Business Services, Inc, 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

The general nature of the business to be transacted is all lawful business. The company commenced existence on December 3, 2021 and shall have perpetual duration. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by the Members, as prescribed by the Operating Agreement.

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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 WRICH AG ENTERPRISES LLC Notice is hereby given that WRICH AG ENTERPRISES 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 1455 S. Highway 75, Blair, NE 68008. The agent for service of process for the Company is Mary Vandenack located at 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118.

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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 2, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Midwest Portfolio Managers 2, LLC: 1. The name of the limited liability company is Midwest Portfolio Managers 2, LLC; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, 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 December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 MARY E. VANDENACK, ATTORNEY VANDENACK WEAVER, LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 OMAHA, NEBRASKA, 68118 TELEPHONE 402-504-1300 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF ORGANIZATION CENTRAL PATHOLOGY SERVICES LLC Notice is hereby given that Central Pathology Services LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”) has been dissolved as of December 31, 2021, pursuant to the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The Company has collected and liquidated its assets, discharged its liabilities, distributed its remaining property to its member, and done every other act necessary to wind up and liquidate its business and affairs.

Dr. Mark D. Mowry, Manager of the Company, was the person responsible for winding up and liquidating the business and affairs of the Company. All claims against the Company must be made in writing and must include (1) the amount of the claim, (2) the basis of the claim, and (3) all documentation supporting the claim, including, without limitation, invoices, purchase orders, and contracts. All claims must be sent to Dr. Mark D. Mowry, c/o Stephanie Sharp, 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118. All claims against the Company will be barred unless a proceeding to enforce the claim is commenced within five (5) years after the publication of this notice.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION FOR HUNTINGTON POINTE HC5, LLC A Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State for Huntington Pointe HC5, LLC (the “Company”) on August 21, 2021. The address of the Company’s designated office is 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

The name and address for the Company’s registered agent is Carl J. Troia, III, 10703 J Street, Suite 101, Omaha, NE 68127.

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BENJAMIN J. PICK, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MARCY’S PLAYGROUND, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Marcy’s Playground, LLC; 1. The name of the limited liability company is Marcy’s Playground, LLC ; and 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114, 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.

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STATE OF NEBRASKA PAROLE BOARD HEARING NOTICE A total of 120 cases will be heard by the Board in December 2021. The following case(s) sentenced in Douglas County will be seen by the Board of Parole.

December 22, 2021 – 8:30 a.m.

Community Correctional Center – Lincoln, Lincoln, Nebraska Daigh, Lisa 392490 Pos Firearm by Fugitive/Felon LAYNE GISSLER, VICE CHAIR NEBRASKA BOARD OF PAROLE December 17, 2021

WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Royalty Dent Repair LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 10249 White Pine Road, Lincoln, Nebraska 68527. The Registered Agent of the Company is Scott France, CPA, 201 W 9th Street, Lexington, Nebraska 68850. The Company was formed on November 30, 2021.

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WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that BCA Lawns, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 3629 Polk Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68107. The Registered Agent of the Company is Jose Hernandez, 3629 Polk Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68107. The Company was formed on December 1, 2021.

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WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION The Eighteen Six Project, a public benefit nonprofit corporation without members, with its registered agent as Rachel Maurer, and its registered office located at 4312 S 179th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68135, was formed on December 2, 2021 by the following incorporators: Austin Brayton, 188 E Jefferson Street, Phoenix, Arizona 85004; Rachel Maurer, 4312 S 179th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68135; Britton Wood, 7016 S 155th Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68138.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 Notice of Organization of Round Barn Holdings, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given that a Nebraska Limited Liability Company has been formed under the Nebraska Limited Liability Company Act. The name of the limited liability company is Round Barn Holdings, LLC. The designated office is 11205 Cady Circle, Omaha, Nebraska 68164. The general nature of the business to be transacted is real estate and any other lawful purpose. The organization commenced on December 3, 2021 and will have perpetual existence. The company’s affairs are to be conducted by the following members: Betsy From.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Abbott Counseling Services LLC has been organized as a professional limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The Designated Office of the Company is 7811 L Street, Suite 104, Ralston, Nebraska 68127. The Registered Agent of the Company is Kara Abbott, 9215 S 169th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68136. The Company’s members, managers and professional employees are licensed or otherwise legally authorized to practice professional mental health and substance abuse therapy in the State of Nebraska. The Company was formed on December 3, 2021.

First publication December 17, 2021, final December 31, 2021 WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 PACIFIC STREET, SUITE 200 OMAHA,NEBRASKA 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that RANDY’S MOBILE ELECTRONICS, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 1529 Butler Street, Blair, Nebraska 68008. The Registered Agent of the Company is Randy C. Smith, 1529 Butler Street, Blair, Nebraska 68008.

The Company was formed on December 9, 2021 to be effective January 1, 2022.

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