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Schemmer aims to boost commercial and industrial projects

by Richard D. Brown

Financial advising software drives Covisum to double-digit growth.

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Pursuit of apartments, single-family homes, related developments remain brisk in metro.

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Schemmer, an Omaha-based full-service architectural and engineering firm with offices in a three state area and annual net revenues around $16.5 million, is seeking to strengthen its portfolio of private sector projects — work that currently accounts for about 40% of its billings. While strong opportunities in the public sector have provided the other 60% of earnings, President/ CEO Steve Kathol said the firm will more aggressively seek a variety of projects — especially with an increased number of assisted living projects being planned.

Schemmer has about 120 employees, with 10 positions open, at present. About 70 work at the firm’s headquarters in 18,000 square feet on the third floor at 1044 N. 115th St. With crowded conditions, the field service staff has been moved to additional space on the 2nd floor.

The company, which is owned by 23 of its principals, also has a 20-employee branch office at 134 S. 13th St., Suite 100, in Lincoln and a Continued on page 8.

From left EVP of Engineering Charly Huddleston, President and CEO Steve Kathol and EVP of Architecture Jason Heinze … Aiming to diversify with emphasis on private sector projects.

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Midwest Laboratories positioning for exponential growth, new headquarters

by Becky McCarville

Local hospitality professionals upbeat over keen convention, meetings, leisure travelers. – Page 10

During peak harvesting season, Midwest Laboratories runs 30,000 to 40,000 soil tests per day, up from 5,000 to 10,000 10 years ago, all in the same amount of space. The company sees about 1,000 samples a day from pet food companies across the country. And when the floods hit the area this past spring, it tested about 1,500 water samples in a two-week timeframe.

Analytical testing has not only increased in its core agriculture sector, but also in animal feed, pet food, environmental, food and beverage, and fuels.

The scope of the client-driven growth has served as a catalyst for the company’s physical expansion that now spans 14 buildings, including the former SkateDaze building near 132nd B streets that will serve as its Continued on page 9.

Business Development Manager Matt Hoeke, left, and President Marc Meyer … Organizations of diverse size gain access to increasingly cost-effective, sophisticated technologies to secure workplaces.

Inteconnex grows two-fold, puts emphasis on physical security

by Michelle Leach

From left, Director of Lab Operations Matt Stukenholtz, CEO Brent Pohlman and Chief Scientific Officer Tim Penne … Multifaceted analytical testing for the likes of Costco’s Fremont chicken plant, national pet food companies and craft brewers.

In the last four years, Inteconnex has more than doubled its business and the Omaha office is tracking to double again in the next five years with a focus on physical security solutions that are customizable and accessible to businesses and institutions regardless of budget.

“As technology prices decrease, the small- to medium-sized

companies can afford to put in systems like we put in, and to protect their employees first and their assets second,” said Business Development Manager Matt Hoeke. “We still support the larger, enterprise-class systems that are more costly. But we look for cost-effective ways to get good, high-tech systems installed in places that can’t afford the ‘CaContinued on page 11.

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Financial advising software drives Covisum to double-digit growth

by David Kubicek

Omaha-based financial tech firm Covism more than doubled annually for its first four years. Driving that growth was Social Security Timing, the firm’s patented social security optimizer, the first one in the

Covisum Phone: 1-877-844-7213 Address: 8420 W. Dodge Rd., Omaha, NE 68114 Service: retirement advising Founded: 2010, as a division of Senior Market Sales (SMS); 2016 separated from SMS to become an independent co.

Employees: 17 Goal: To create an “ecosystem of decision engines.”

Website: www.covisum.com

marketplace, according to President and founder Joe Elsasser.

Covisum is a combination of two Latin roots that essentially mean “shared vision.”

“It’s always been our long-term vision to create this ecosystem of decision engines,” Elsasser said. “Everything we’ve done from day one is to help people make better decisions around retirement, so this idea of helping advisers create a shared vision of the future with their clients seemed like a good fit.”

President and founder Joe Elsasser … Emphasizing a need for a Social Security tool, which ultimately has helped the firm to grow.

The firm started with two employees change in the rules around social security, and by 2015 it was up to half a dozen. and that made our tools less shiny,” ElsassAbout that time the company experienced er said. “They were no longer the center of a bump in its rapid growth. all these financial service firms’ upgrade “Coming into 2016 there was a major plans, so we lost about half of our revenue.”

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Over the next few years, Covisum regained lost ground by releasing its second product, Tax Clarity, and leaving the umbrella of Senior Market Sales — under which it had worked since its founding in 2010. The following year the firm acquired SmartRisk, which allows advisers to align clients’ risk tolerance with their portfolio risk, and in January 2019, it launched the economic planning tool Income InSight.

The firm now has 17 employees.

The adviser marketplace is evolving. In the past, advisers focused on product sales, but a growing number of advisers today are becoming educated in holistic planning.

“Helping to raise awareness of how an adviser can add value using our tools is a major challenge, one we’re forever working on,” Elsasser said.

The firm has produced lots of educational material to help advisers deliver value using the firm’s tools.

“We speak at many industry conferences and do training webinars regularly, both for our own advisers and for advisers who are considering using us,” Elsasser said. “For us, marketing is all about education.”

Elsasser’s career path began the summer after his sophomore year in college when he sold health insurance to self-employed individuals from Omaha to Ogallala. He put 40,000 miles on his car that summer, selling only that one product, so he decided to try financial planning where he could deliver a spectrum of services.

“I was tending bar at night, and I was so broke that I slept in my car during the licensing class, which was in Minnesota,” Elsasser said.

The training centered on selling product and not doing financial planning, which Continued on page 12.

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Book I finished reading recently: “Radical Candor.”

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Residential Real Estate A section prepared by the staff of the Midlands Business Journal

October 4, 2019

Pursuit of apartments, single-family homes, related developments remain brisk in metro

by Michelle Leach

The story of the metro’s residential real estate market seems to be persistent strength, whereby even a challenge — demand outpacing supply for homes in certain price points — is further playing into development activity among multi-family and mixed-use properties across a wide swathe of the region.

“There is a very low supply of firsttime homebuyers’ homes under $250,000,” said Spencer Goldenberg, commercial brokerage/Realtor with DP Management.

“Materials are expensive and land is expensive. It’s all farmland, so it’s not ‘un-useable’ land. [Millennials] are staying in apartments longer and longer.”

With metro growth at reported 1% annually, or 10,000 new people, the development of apartments are further justified, Goldenberg indicated.

DP Management, which boasts properties in “tertiary markets,” such as Norfolk and North Platte as well, has also seen efforts to differentiate apartments; for instance, Development, Leasing and Sales Associate Jack Clauff referenced “micro-apartments” of around 350 square feet at 18th and Jackson streets in Omaha (the historic Freiden building). Looking across markets, Clauff also noted demand not limited to millennials and for the likes of eight-plexes, attractive to “working professionals who want to own a front door and lawn,” as they are to empty-nesters not ready to go into conventional assisted or independent living communities.

Generally, Goldenberg noted, as tra-

Justin Rhoades, title department manager at DRI Title. ditional retail is in a “state of limbo,” ing very little overhead and maintenance, investors are looking for stability and and predictable, ongoing revenue. The apartments provide a safer, easier to con- question remains about how to repurpose trol option. Though Clauff also referenced these properties as minimalist millennials a potential resurgence in more traditional with fewer things age. retail, via Gen Z’ers who crave an offline Title Manager Justin Rhoades with DRI experience in a world saturated by online Title and Escrow and a licensed title proand mobile interactions. ducer in Nebraska, Kansas and Missouri, The storage industry that often com- characterized the Midwest as among the plements housing is also attractive to steadiest markets in the industry. investors, according to Goldenberg, who “The shortage in inventory in the lower noted facilities can be “goldmines” requir- to median price range has been an issue and

still seems to be at times, but that seems to be the only downside,” he said. “We’re still seeing homes being sold in a record amount of time and some homes still receiving multiple offers, which leads to very strong sellers’ market overall.”

In fact, he referred to increased growth across its services. “ We ’ r e r e a l l y seeing the effects of easing lending requirements and drops in interest rates this year versus previous years,” Rhoades said. “That has given many homeowners the ability to tap into some of Jilek the increased equity at better rates, as home values have increased. This is also great for first-time homebuyers as the current lending market tends to give them some additional options when purchasing. For us, this leads to additional orders for refinances or home equity loans. These additional orders are great additions to a strong volume of purchase orders that have seemed to increase year after year.”

The increased push for new technology in the industry has also represented opportunities for title and escrow companies to differentiate themselves, allowing for a more “streamlined transactional process,” according to Rhoades, who was among those members of the Nebraska Land Title Association Continued on page 6.

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Mortgages driving more business, say pros

by Dwain Hebda

The recent drop in mortgage rates has spiked potential homebuyers and home refinancers, say local mortgage professionals.

Increasingly, those clients are well educated on the mortgage process thanks to online resources.

“Customers today are better informed,” said Eric Almquist, branch manager with Benchmark Mortgage. “A lot of buyers that come to me probably know a little bit more than they have in the past, or at least think they know a little bit more.”

Almquist said consumers are aided by the fact the types of mortgages have remained constant, with a couple of notable exceptions.

“The truth is, in today’s world there’s really only four types of loans,” he said.

“You have USDA loans for rural development. You have conventional loans, which would be a 30-year loan, a 15-year-loan, an ARM. You have VA loans and FHA loans.

That really has not changed.

“What I think you have seen is a little bit of a reemergence of what you would call the non-prime market, the subprime lending.

We don’t do a lot of that, but I think you’ve seen kind of the reemergence of that.”

While technology has its place as a primer, it’s begun to erode most people’s perception of the need for professional guidance. That’s a path fraught with peril, said Holly Schneidewind, president of Eagle Mortgage.

“More and more people are doing their mortgages online, but I’m not sure that is

the best way for a first-time homebuyer due to the confusion of the process,” she said.

“The online has really taken some of the relationship out of the equation. They have more information on the web to refer to, but

Almquist Schneidewind that sometimes causes confusion. Not everyone’s situation is the same, so what your co-worker or relative did and received for rate isn’t necessarily the same for everyone.

“Dealing with an experienced local

mortgage company would be wise to make sure you are getting the best advice regarding payment, cash to close and qualifying.

We do have the option of starting their application online, which then can be discussed over the phone or in person.”

Schneidewind said like everyone else, her office has its hands full of late and she doesn’t see that easing anytime soon.

“Rates should stay pretty low for a while,” she said.

“The Fed funds rate Rasmussen doesn’t directly affect the mortgage rate, but does make an impact on the market to affect the rates.”

Brent Rasmussen, president of Mortgage Specialists, went even farther, saying with confidence that he expects rates to drop

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even more.

“We are anticipating rates will come down to all-time lows,” he said. “We have not seen all-time lows yet, but that will happen. When the recession kicks in full bore, different market indices show, we are going to see rates come down more.

“We got down to middle to lower threes this year within the last month or so and they’re going to come back down in the off-season. Nobody knows exactly when this recession is going to hit but it will hit.

We’re due for one. We’re feeling it or we’re close to being in one.”

Rasmussen does not, however, see online mortgage companies gaining significant market share in the near term.

“I really believe that the online presence has done nothing to change the local competitors,” he said. “If [online] messes up a transaction, they don’t have to face the client. If you’re local, you are going to see customers at the grocery store or they’re going to see you at the ballpark. You don’t want that reputation of being the one that’s messed up somebody’s transaction.”

Fresh residential real estate projects extend throughout city

by Gabby Christensen

New residential developments are popping up across the metro area signifying considerable growth and new opportunities for residents.

Jason Lanoha, partner at Lanoha Development, said the company has multiple active residential developments in the Omaha area right now, and each project serves a different clientele group.

“Blue Sage Creek is a single-family

project with a brand new Elkhorn elementary school integrated within the project,” Lanoha said. “In addition to the school, this project is adjacent to a new NRD flood control native area with walking trails. BSC provides families with school aged children the opportunity to walk to school and enjoy a very family-centered environment.”

Additionally, Lanoha said Bluewater, another single-family project, is a lake community with over 250 acres of water and

miles of sand beaches.

“Bluewater provides the highest quality lake in the area and an exciting playground for those who enjoy boating, fishing, swimming or just relaxing on the beach,” Lanoha said. “It provides the Omaha metro area a vacation-like setting just minutes away from the heart of west Omaha.”

Yet another project includes North Sanctuary, a single family project with multiple Continued on next page.

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Pursuit of developments Continued from page 4. to partner with the Nebraska Association of Realtors, Bar Association and Senator Brett Lindstrom on LB 186.

“The bill provides the ability for a remote online notarial process in the state of Nebraska,” he said. “What that means is that soon Nebraska notaries will have the ability, through approved software providers, to handle remote signing and notarizations for sellers or buyers in transactions anywhere. This is a game changer in comparison to how we handle closing packages today when people are traveling and cannot be physically present.”

Not unlike other industries, technology can both be favorable and bring increased risk; for instance, hackers who commit fraud by spoofing emails from Realtors or title companies in an attempt to redirect funds for closing through the use of phony wire instructions.

As a partner at Abrahams, Kaslow and Cassman law firm, Nicole Seckman Jilek works with the likes of title companies on transactions such as helping buyers and sellers who are “for sale by owner,” not using an agent.

“Sometimes sellers are finding buyers some other way, and we help facilitate those transactions — we’re seeing a fair number of those come through this office,” she said.

New construction, development and sales of existing homes were described as “fairly balanced” in the market, which was further described by Jilek as “healthy for the past decade in general.”

“After the downturn took place a year ago, the industry, whether builders, developers or buyers, learned a lot and people are generally just smarter and making more conservative decisions about how much land to develop …,” she said.

Jilek, too, noted a strong tenant and rental market, based off of the firm’s healthy work with landlords in the preparation of their leases.

“Our work and industry follow some of the other related industries, and developers and builders, but how they’re building properties … it doesn’t necessarily directly affect what we do,” she said, a nod to how legal tools have largely remained unchanged from year-to-year.

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Fresh residential real estate projects extend throughout city Continued from preceding page. types and sizes of homes nestled into the hills along the Elkhorn River.

Lanoha said this development provides a quiet setting for those who enjoy nature.

At the Lumberyard District, Lanoha said there’s also a mixed-use project centered on a luxury multi-family apartment complex with under-building parking and elevators.

Lanoha Lanoha said Live Nodo, a luxury multi-family project overlooking TD Ameritrade Ballpark and CHI Health Arena, is also a recent development.

Jana Faller, president of Synergy Real Estate, said Indian Creek Reserve is a new villa project just now installing streets and nearly ready for villa homes.

Located just north of West Maple Road on 192nd Street, Faller said these ranch-

style homes have lawn care, snow and trash services provided for the owners.

“There is a great need for empty-nester villa homes in the metro area,” Faller said.

Faller Ediger “This provides a space for empty-nesters to have a custom, well-built home that may be a downsize for them in an area with others in their same situation and stage of life to enjoy quiet spaces and beautiful sunsets. Many of these buyers go out-of-state for the winter months but want a quality home here in Omaha where they have family and they demand services

for their personal lawns and driveways so they can travel, do various recreation activities and focus on family time or grandkids.”

Luke Ediger, designated broker/director of sales for Charleston Homes, said the company’s newest development, Falcon Pointe, is located on the southwest corner of 48th Street and Capehart Road in Bellevue, and will consist of 165 single family lots and 63 villa lots.

Ediger said lots are being developed in Lincoln Way, located on the northwest corner of 96th Street and Old Lincoln Road in Papillion, as well, which will consist of approximately 70 single family lots.

In addition to these two new developments, Ediger said the company is continuing to build in Phase 3 of Arbor View in Elkhorn, and Phase 2 of Pebblebrooke in Gretna.

“Over the last five years, we have begun developing our own neighborhoods,” Ediger said. “This allows us to price our lots competitively, and ultimately provide the best value in a custom neighborhood.”

Modern lifestyles with traditional flair at the heart of home design trends

by Jasmine Heimgartner

Technology, retiring baby boomers and more pet-centric families, among other factors, have begun to create new trends when it comes to designing the perfect home. Formal dining rooms and living rooms are giving way to pocket offices, pet centers and more open spaces geared toward entertaining.

“Open floor plans allow everybody to feel like they are part of what is going on as opposed to walls defining spaces,” said Paul Foresman, vice president and director of business development at Design Basics. “That usually means an open kitchen. When we can design a big enough kitchen and it is on an external wall, they can have the option of upper cabinets or delete some cabinets and add more windows to bring in more natural light to make it visually look bigger. That sunny kitchen becomes an inviting environment.”

Along with entertaining, ensuring the home is controlled with a touch on a phone is increasingly becoming part of the planning

process.

“People want ways to control their home, especially when on vacation,” said Justin Torpy, owner of Denali Homes. “That has been on the rise, and it’s just scratching the surface, for retrofitting too. It’s about convenience of being connected to your home through your phone. You can be outside and turn all the lights off in the house. When you come home, you can get things set to where the lights come on or stay off certain times of the day, as well as keep the temperature controlled.”

When it comes to the design, designers and builders are seeing a trend toward modern and contemporary styles that still evoke farmhouse-inspired qualities. Big windows, low-pitched and sloped roofs are on the rise, as are more ranch style homes, especially split ranches with a zero barrier entry.

“One of the biggest things that has been tremendously popular are homes that have two owner suites, which is being driven

by more multi-generational households,” Foresman said. “Our best-selling plans are that configuration. Often, one of those suites will be to be what we would refer to as assessible so a wheelchair can move freely in the bedroom, closet, bathroom and have space to turn around.”

The way space is being used is also changing. Instead of a large office, many are moving toward 6-by-8-foot pocket offices that allow for privacy while still efficiently using the space. Pantries are moving away from a walk-in V-shape to ones that include a work surface for food prep or to keep small appliances available but off the main counter.

Pet centers have also gained traction with today’s homebuyers. These are a dedicated space, often split in two, that includes a shower and cabinets with bins to store pet food and supplies.

While still popular, shiplap on interior walls is beginning to move toward backsplashes and mixing textures and colors. On the exterior, fewer homes are being built with traditional siding and instead feature wood, especially cedar, stone and brick. De-emphasizing the visual appearance of the garage is also gaining momentum in order to create more curb appeal and ensure the garage isn’t the largest architectural element.

Creating a custom home offers flexibility but doesn’t necessarily fit every budget.

The industry is continuing toward creating homes that are more affordable. Value engineering is a method to balance structural costs with overall look and livability of a home. Thoughtful planning and using the technological tools available are keys to a smooth build.

“Choose a builder that has the onsite ability to go through your plan with you,” Torpy said. “It helps you plan a space with maximum efficiency. Twenty years ago, it was just looking at something on a piece of paper without dimension. Now, we are have a 3D plan and renderings. You can add plants, paint colors, put a queen bed in a room and realize there is room for a nightstand. It helps you look at things in a realistic way to better stick to the plan. Anything on the side or not planned out can have built-in efficiencies.”

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Educational institutions add new programs

by David Kubicek

Several Omaha-area educational institutions have announced new programs other changes.

This summer Metropolitan Community College introduced its earn-and-learn auto technician program, Toyota T-Ten, according to Vice President of Academic Affairs Tom McDonnell.

“Students are recruited and hired to work at Toyota dealerships,” he said.

“They go to class for one quarter and then serve an apprenticeship for a quarter.

After two years of McDonnell alternating between classrooms and their dealership they earn an associate’s degree and leave MCC with a job.”

MCC also opened part of its new Center for Advanced Manufacturing in the old Industrial Tech Center at the South Omaha Campus — with a new precision machining lab in the building — and on Sept. 25 held a ground-breaking ceremony for its new auto facility at south.

Over the past year, Bellevue University has added several new degree programs at different levels, Vice President of Administrative Services Matt Davis said.

These include the Associate of Science degree for its corporate partner students, a Bachelor of Science in Web Development,

Deborah Smith-Howell, Ph.D., Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Dean of Graduate Studies & Professor of Communication Academic Affairs & Graduate Studies at UNO. (courtesy of UNO) an online Master of Science in Child, Youth work on throughout the program instead and Family Studies — which is a social of starting a dissertation at the end of the sciences degree for professionals who work program.”

Over the past year, Bellevue launched with at-risk children and families — and an applied 100% online Doctor of Business Connected Learning, which allows online students, no matter where they are, to fully Administration (DBA) program.

“The DBA program is unique in that engage in the classroom experience with students, who are oftentimes working residential students.

This fall, College of Saint Mary launched adults, can complete the program in three years,” Davis said. “It also includes a re- its new occupational therapy doctorate search-based doctoral project that students (OTD) program, which will focus on de-

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veloping skills in clinical practice, research, administration, leadership, advocacy, and policy development, according to Mindy Barna, associate dean of health professions.

“As a whole, students will complete two 12-week fieldwork experiences along with a 14-week doctoral capstone experience culminating with a final project,” Barna said.

“Through the college’s unique undergraduate pathway, new students can start right out of high school and complete both their undergraduate and doctoral work in a total of six years.

Students who enter the program with three years of college credit and specific pre-requisite courses are able to earn their OTD degree in three Barna years.”

Other new College of Saint Mary courses include Intro to Health Professions, which enables students to explore different health professions options; Old Man River - music of the Mississippi River; Introduction to Creative Therapies (fine arts); and Ecology, News Writing and Reporting.

Over the past year the University of Nebraska at Omaha has added three new organizational units, four new degrees — one undergraduate and three master’s — and five new graduate certificates.

“We also have a new master’s in data science that [had] its final review/approval at the Sept. 26, Nebraska Coordinating Commission for Postsecondary Education meeting,” Continued on page 12.

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Schemmer aims to boost commercial and industrial projects Continued from page 1. smaller office at 928 Valley View Drive, Suite 12, in Council Bluffs. Additional offices are located in Des Moines, Tulsa and Oklahoma City.

At one time or another, Schemmer has been involved in projects in at least 37 states.

“We’re grounded in our past with a vision for the future,” said Kathol, the fourth president of the firm that is celebrating its 60th anniversary this year.

The mantra, he said, remains: “Design with purpose — build with confidence.”

Kathol, who is in his 25th year with Schemmer — his fifth as the top decision-maker — said the demand for municipal engineering and architectural work has been especially strong in the Lincoln area.

One of the largest sectors of work, about 20%, is being done for the Nebraska Department of Transportation. Projects include a partnership with Benesch for about $3 million in work in south Lincoln and the refurbishing of I-80 from Brule to Ogallala.

A large amount of work is being done for municipalities such as the city of Council Bluffs where a new connector is being put in at Cedar Lane and Eastern Hills Drive.

Omaha projects include the widening of 120th Street from south of West Maple Road to Fort Street that also involves the installation of a new bridge that is double the length of the old structure due to the impact of adjacent parkland and upstream development.

“Nationally now there’s a strong demand to inspect county bridges,” Kathol said. “We always had done some of this but we’ve gotten

into it more in the past five years due to the to invest in the latest technology. For example, demands being placed on the DOT which runs Revit, the next generation of Autocad, allows full 3D as a descriptive feature in modeling the program.”

Charly Huddleston, executive vice pres- a project.

Schemmer, which purchased its first ident of engineering, and Jason Heinze, exdrone four years ago, ecutive vice president now has two certified of architecture, join Schemmer and licensed drone piKathol in explaining Phone: 402-493-4800 (Omaha) lots. The technology the growth of Schem- Address: 1044 N. 115th St., Suite 300, enabled professionmer and its 60 years in Omaha 68154; 134 S. 13th St., Suite als to more efficiently 1100, Lincoln 68508; 928 Valley View business. and accurately get an One factor is the Dr., Council Bluffs 51503 assessment of Friley firm’s search for and Services: full service architectural and Hall, an Iowa State development of the engineering firm University dormitory. best talent available. Founded: 1959 by Gene Gollehon and “Otherwise having For example, Schem- Jim Schemmer personnel walking on mer had a record 12 Employees: 120 the sloped roof of such student interns this One-year goal: Strengthen amount a multi-story building past summer. Of that of work being done for private sector would have been dangroup, three have been clients so as to achieve a more equal gerous,” Heinze said. tapped to work during balance between public and private He said virtual the current school sector projects. reality applications Industry outlook: Federal highway projyear. can be seen by clients “Such a program ects are expected to become available thanks to the technoloenables us to get to at a time when more industrial/commergy, which was used for know students and cial sector work — especially in assisted a multi-family project when it comes to full- living — are also being planned. in Council Bluffs. time work we can Website: www.schemmer.com Huddleston said more easily identify owners can better visualize the functionality who is a good fit,” Heinze said.

Huddleston cited participation in the Ar- of a design — an effective marketing tool to chitecture Construction & Engineering (ACE) the public.

Cutting-edge scanning technology was mentoring program as being instrumental in generating interest of high school students in also used on a Mills County, Iowa project because setting up conventional surveying the trades.

Younger workers to Schemmer are also equipment would have required Schemmer attracted by the firm’s continued willingness staffers to be too close to traffic and other

workplace hazards.

Kathol noted that technology investment has been important in getting initial projects such as University of Nebraska at Omaha’s new biomechanics building six years ago and a new wing that was just completed.

Specialized personnel remaining on-site were important to the Stevens Creek sewer project, which is intended to open hundreds of acres of East Lincoln to economic development. Pipe and joint inspection was required in the contract by which Schemmer worked as a subcontractor to Carollo Engineers.

Kathol cited investment in technology and strict adherence to contract provisions as important factors in the work of Schemmer’s Voice of Clients Committee, a group of principals that analyze the client satisfaction rate with each project. About 96% of clients agree or strongly agree to recommend the firm.

Narrative feedback on silver plates is attached to a well-lit wooden display wall in the lobby.

Schemmer’s Leadership Academy, a program started in 2005 in-house, has provided the firm with trained managers, many of whom have become principals.

Huddleston said more of the firm’s dollars are being invested in employee recognition and a six-member committee is charged with recommending programs and practices that will raise employee engagement. A young professionals group meets regularly to plan special activities and programs for those workers under 40.

Schemmer’s Lincoln office has won Best Place to Work laurels three times and the Omaha office has received awards too.

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Matt Latner analyzes a cornstalk sample, one of several hundred samples analyzed daily.

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Chris Calabro, combustion lab analyst, tests for nitrogen and protein in pet food samples.

Midwest Laboratories positioning for exponential growth, new headquarters housed in separate buildings along B Street, all Continued from page 1. work together. new headquarters.

“These labs are all connected,” said Matt With the addition of the SkateDaze property Stukenholtz, director and the acquisition of of lab operations. “We the Steamfitters build- Midwest Laboratories have a feed laboratory, ing on B Street, the Phone: 402-334-7770 but those feed samples company will nearly Address: 13611 B St., Omaha 68144 and pet food samples double its total square Services: “farm to fork” biological go throughout — go to footage from 127,222 and chemical analysis services for chromatography, go to square feet to 225,630 the agriculture, animal feed, pet food, heavy metals, go to wet environmental, food & beverage and fuel future square feet. chem. We’re connected CEO Brent Pohl- industries very closely. Having man said that the com- Founded: 1975 as A&L Midwest Agriculall these things work pany is positioning its tural Laboratories by Kennard Pohlman together, that will be people, processes and and John Torpy. Original lab was located key.” technology for “expo- near 120th and Center streets; moved to Midwest Labonential growth,” with its current location in 1980. ratories has recently a five-to-10-year plan Employees: 179 partnered with Costco to accommodate the Goals: Five-to-10-year goal to redesign to conduct analyses for Midwest Laboratories’ entire campus, surge. the new chicken plant “We’re in the pro- including turning the former SkateDaze in Fremont — testing cess of really defining space into its new headquarters. everything from “farm our whole campus, not Industry outlook: More than ever, to fork,” said Dana Burjust SkateDaze — it’s consumers want to know what’s in their key, Midwest Laboramicro, wet chem, chro- food and pet food, leading to increased tories’ chief experience matography. We also demand for lab testing and labeling. officer. purchased the building Website: www.midwestlabs.com A staff of 15-20 next to us,” he said. “At this point we have to step back and say, how do from Midwest Laboratories will be onsite in we get this whole campus to continue to work Fremont once the new Costco Laboratory opens, slated for October 2020. and support the growth?”

Stukenholtz, who has been with the compaProximity is a consideration since the labs,

James McCall, left, and Nick Wiehl work in the chromatography lab.

ny for 20 years, said that the breadth of Midwest Labs’ testing capabilities helped solidify the partnership.

“With the Costco project … we can do almost all their testing that they need, from the microbiology to the feed testing to the finished product to shelf life testing, the wastewater, the manure coming out of the barns, the soil, the livestock water. It’s a very nice fit … as far as

the scope that we have and the scope that they need,” he said.

While the company is anticipating 10% growth this year, weather certainly plays a factor.

In fact, the growing season is shorter this year because of flooding, squeezing soil testing into a shorter time period.

“We have to capture their soil nutritional Continued on page 12.

Matt McDermott receives pet food samples that come in from all over the country and Canada. With many clients tapping into the global economy, requests also come from Europe.

In the food lab, Amber Brown tests the viscosity of a sample.

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Local hospitality professionals upbeat over keen convention, meetings, leisure travelers

by Michelle Leach

The hospitality sector is reflecting Omaha’s keen economic and development activity, as well as general consumer trends that speak to convenience and technology.

“People are willing and able to travel,” said Pegasus Travel Omaha Manager Stacy Beebee. “People in Omaha have steady, discretionary income.”

In the last couple of years, Beebee said, the demand for convenient Thomas options from grocery to restaurant deliveries has trickled down to the travel industry; she referenced the sheer amount of travel-related information that is available at one’s fingertips online.

“There is almost too much information, and

people don’t have the time to sort through it,” she said, adding that this situation calls for travel professionals’ expertise.

Further, should one run into trouble or the unexpected, their industry connections and knowledge can be used to “salvage” the trip.

T h e l o c a l h otel market continues to grow and evolve, particularly in the downtown area with convention business progress and the riverfront revitalization Reier efforts, according to Hilton Omaha Director of Sales and Marketing Brian Thomas.

“We felt that now is the right time to align ourselves with this evolution,” he said.

To that end, the hotel at the time of this writ-

Stacy Beebee, manager at Pegasus Travel Omaha. ing was a few weeks shy of renovating its lobby. will be an ever-present buzz of activity around “We will re-energize the lobby by redesign- the bar will act as a hub for the entire lobby. We ing and expanding our bar area,” he said. “There Continued on next page.

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Inteconnex grows two-fold, puts emphasis on physical security

Continued from page 1. dillac’ [systems].”

Headquartered in Cedar Rapids, Inteconnex opened its Omaha office in 2004, and the branch at 4531 S. 88th St. is joined by locations in Urbandale, Iowa and Loveland, Colorado.

“We were doing access control for a large metro university and it garnered opening an office,” Hoeke said of the impetus for the Omaha expansion.

Today, educational institutions dominate as Inteconnex’s top vertical in Nebraska and, similarly, across its three-state footprint.

“Our second largest vertical market, not only here but across all our offices, is public municipalities — fire departments, courthouses, detention centers,” he said. “And any ‘safe space’ is open to SUPER CROSSWORD

vulnerabilities. If a place is open as a safe space, you need to protect your employees and assets.”

Hoeke went on to say that they provide training on how to unlock the power of some of the technologies that are available to protect people and property, plus the tech is only powerful should one know how to properly use it.

For instance, sophisticated camera systems may send emails to notify a business owner of someone standing outside of their building during a specified time period. Or, should a fight break out in a courtroom, a panic button-related system alerts law enforcement within two seconds — rather than two minutes as is often the case with traditional, multi-layered systems.

Even offerings that seem sophisticated by their nature such as security patrol robots, are FINAL PERIODS

increasingly intelligent; instead of robots recogThe Omaha office largely supports Nebraska nizing employee license plates in a parking lot, (some Panhandle clients may be serviced by the which has limitations like when employees drive Colorado office), the western half of Iowa, and spouses’cars to work, these security professionals portions of Kansas and Wyoming. A network on wheels may employ of companies in other facial recognition. states installs its systems Inteconnex “These are highly Phone: 402-408-2964 should clients, for inadvanced-type solu- Address: 4531 S. 88th St., Suite B, Omastance, open additional tions and they are ex- ha 68127 locations outside of their pensive, but people do Services: physical security and IT systems typical footprint. ask about them,” Hoeke integration services Free owner site assaid. “We like to say we Website: inteconnex.com sessments or consultaprovide systems that tions might involve test work for the user. Everybody wants something shots, so buyers can see exactly the quality of the a little bit different, and wants their buildings to video rendered from camera systems to avoid the be protected.” problem of a low-resolution “gas station”-quality Cameras alone may range from a couple video. hundred dollars to tens of thousands.

“We are a true security company, that’s what “We’re willing to work with anybody in the we do, we do dabble in some other low-voltage commercial space,” Hoeke said. “The technology IT-type stuff but 99% of our business is secuhas been very expensive. A small salon doesn’t rity-related and it’s physical security,” he said. want to spend $15,000 for a four-camera solution Awareness is the start; amid all the horrible … that’s shifting. A big focus of ours is providing headlines, Hoeke indicated more people are very high-quality, cost-efficient systems.” aware that threats to their workplace exist, yet: “In Take the salon owner; one system may Nebraska, people don’t think anything is going to be used to connect a family of multiple salons happen. And a lot of business owners don’t think together. Cameras may be controlled, doors the juice is worth the squeeze,” he said. locked or unlocked remotely regardless of where Training represents an important next step; the owner is located in the community, country for example, Inteconnex partners with a company or world. that offers active shooter training.

Just as clients may control technology While solutions are customized to clients’ remotely, Inteconnex may manage client sites specific needs, Hoeke encourages those who are remotely. still using hard keys to opt for electronic entry, “If they have a problem, we can at least access control that prevents breaches caused by troubleshoot it without having to drive out to the hard keys being reproduced and redistributed, site,” Hoeke said. leading to a breach.

Local hospitality professionals upbeat over keen convention, meetings, leisure travelers

Answers on page 12.

Continued from preceeding page. will also update other areas of the lobby that will meet the personalities of our guests.”

Senior Director-Events Tami Reier characterized demand for Travel and Transport’s professional meeting management services as not only high but growing rapidly.

“Companies realize the value this partnership can have in terms of program execution, cost savings and risk mitigation,” she said. “Our customers are incredibly busy with their day-today responsibilities. Having a partner that they can trust to execute an exceptional meeting or event, allows them to focus on other important tasks.”

Customers that partner with Travel and Transport, which was recently named to MeetingsNet’s 2019 CMI 25 list of the largest meeting and incentive travel management companies, appreciate the importance and value of face-toface meetings, noted Reier, when asked about what demand for their services means.

“There is an element you achieve from in-person interaction that is difficult to emulate through phone calls or webinars,” she said.

“Companies are willing to make the investment because they see the ROI.” When asked about trends, Reier indicated corporate customers almost always have a solid travel policy, so there is naturally a benefit to incorporating and prioritizing a strategic meetings management policy as well.

“SM customers see benefits such as visibility into their meetings enterprise-wide; leveraging spend to drive greater savings, risk mitigation in contract execution, and duty of care,” she said.

Beebee isolated the ongoing trend of travelers prioritizing experiences over, say, relaxing on a beach throughout one’s holiday. In the Midwest, Italy and Ireland remain hot destinations,

a nod to the wealth of culture and the heritage of many Nebraskans’ looking to explore their family roots, according to Beebee.

“Canada [travel] is up a bit, and over the five years, river cruising has increased,” she said.

To the latter, she indicated river cruising is more intimate (fewer passengers than ocean cruises), which allows a more up close and personal look at towns along the route and is a safe way to explore more exotic locales.

Beebee characterized Portugal and Spain and the whole of South America as among those “underrated” destinations; they, too, have a wealth of history, beaches, mountains, and culture.

Closer to home, Thomas said the hotel industry in Omaha is generally in a positive position.

“People are coming from across the country for conventions, events or simply for leisure,” he said. “Next year will be filled with excitement with great events like the NCAA Men’s basketball tournament, U.S. Olympic Swim Trials and NCAA Women’s Volleyball championships to end the year — not to mention a significant number of conventions and conferences. As long as the nation’s economy remains stable, the industry will continue to prosper.”

Meetings management firms will continue to prosper, Reier indicated, with a balance of exceptional service and powerful technologies; for instance, she referred to designing a customized program aligned with customers’ goals and objectives versus “cookie-cutter” approaches.

Its strategic meetings management portal, for one, is a proprietary solution to provide customers with tools to understand and implement successful strategic meeting management principles internally.

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Midwest Laboratories positioning for exponential growth, new headquarters Continued from page 9. value needs because they try to get endof-the-year applications applied to their soils, so we are going to try to go to six days a week,” Pohlman said, adding that temporary workers are hired during peak season. “We’re open seven days a week if you include all labs but in that [soil testing] area it’s huge for our clients that we can get samples in, analysis out, [as well as] reports, so that they can do those types of activities.”

Midwest Laboratories’ biggest year was in 2017 when it analyzed 1.8 million soil samples. In 2018, it analyzed 1.7 million samples, a drop due to Mother Nature.

This year the company has had an uptick in water testing because of the floods, analyzing 1,500 water samples in a twoweek timeframe.

“It’s a lot of our clients, it’s in our backyard, and we were able to partner with the NRD and basically offer free water testing,” Burkey said. “They basically covered half of the costs, we covered the other half along with the supplies and we worked ferociously. Our client services group was packaging up the sterile bottles, we were doing hand-written submission forms … just to be able to get it out to people. Our environmental team was all over it, our micro team was all over it, and

Educational institutions Continued from page 7. said Deborah Smith-Howell, associate vice chancellor for academic affairs.

The new organizational units include the Teaching, Research, and Inquiry-Based Learning Center (STEM TRAIL), the Center for Professional Sales — which provides unique opportunities for students interested in sales professions, and the School of Accounting.

“Accounting was previously a department,” Smith-Howell said. “School status recognizes the complexity, size, and quality of our undergraduate and graduate accounting programs.”

New degrees include master’s degrees in IT innovation, applied behavioral analysis (in collaboration with UNMC), and biomechanics, and a bachelor’s degree in medical humanities.

“The five new graduate certificates provide a credential for individuals who may have a very focused interest in an area, perhaps even have a master’s degree, without committing to a complete master’s program,” Smith-Howell said. “These included Kodaly (specialized music pedagogy), Health Administration, History, and Communication.”

we worked with the NRD and in different parts of Nebraska, collecting samples and distributing water kits to make sure that we could assist people who wanted to ensure their water was safe. Through this process we saw tremendous growth in the volume of samples, but better yet, we felt the need to be a part of our community in helping people know their water was safe.”

Despite the weather, the company maintains solid growth because of the different industries it serves and the variety of analyses offered.

Founder Ken Pohlman started the company 44 years ago in the ag industry with soil and food testing and then expanded based on clients’ needs. Clients started asking for microbiology analysis, heavy metal analysis, fertilizer and organic fertilizer testing, amino acids and so forth, Stukenholtz said.

Midwest Laboratories has also grown with its clients as they expand nationally or internationally. And as consumers want to know what goes in their food and their pet’s foods, from meat speciation to identifying potential allergens, more specialized analyses are needed.

Nutrition labeling and packaging claims made by food producers and manufacturers, such as non-GMO or organic, are required by the USDA to have certification through an independent lab. Midwest Laboratories is recognized by the Non-GMO Project as a certified laboratory.

Of company revenues, agriculture has the largest share at 43%, followed by pet food and animal feed, environmental/compost/manure, human food and fuels. About 400 new accounts are created each month across all industries.

While the company has broadened the industries it serves, it’s continuing to support and grow agriculture, namely with new testing methods for botanicals and other plants, including hemp, in preparation for more work because of the recent farm bill passed in Nebraska, Burkey said.

“That’s been an interesting dynamic with the hurry up and wait,” she said. “We want to be well-educated; we want to do things right. It requires a lot of different certifications; it requires specialized instrumentation but we’re preparing for that.”

Analysis for craft breweries has also been a growth area as craft brewing has gained popularity. Chief Scientific Officer Tim Penne, who has been with Midwest Laboratories for 24 years, recently presented on hops and hop oils at the University of Missouri Extension in Columbia.

“Every ingredient that goes into your beer, we try to test,” he said.

Currently, breweries aren’t required to

provide nutritional labeling for consumers but Midwest Laboratories is preparing for this type of legislation by creating methodologies for testing for chemicals like diacetyl (off-flavor), IBUs (bitterness), alcohol content and other types of alcohols (amyl, iso, methanol), hop oils and more.

“As a lab we have to stay ahead of the industries and the legislation before a client requests anything,” said Kayla Simms, director of sales and client relations. “So, we have to know what the USDA is and is not allowing; we have to know what AAFCO (Association of American Feed Control Officials) standards are or are not allowing in pet food or feed — also to help educate our clients. We try to be knowledgeable and study and get ahead of the methodology before we get a product to test.”

To that end, Penne and a newly created method development team focus on developing specialized methods and technologies to meet client demand.

For example, the demand for human grade pet food has led to more food safety testing of pet foods; Midwest Laboratories has developed methodologies in house to test for pentobarbital, thyroid hormones and pesticides.

“Pet food has definitely grown for us exponentially — 1,000 samples a day and that is 365,” Burkey said. “It is a very consistent industry that continues to grow and broaden the analytical needs.”

Pohlman said that his dad, who still goes into the office every day, is supportive of the company’s changes and growth, including the focus on building its office/ support staff, career development, benefits and other programs to attract and retain top

level employees.

“It’s been fun to work with him,” Pohlman said. As an agronomist, “his background was more on the soil side and recommendations. It’s just been fascinating to see the transition. What you really learn here is you really can’t do this stuff by yourself; you can’t do it with minimal staff. You really need expertise, especially in the support areas as well as the science.

You’d better take the team along.”

Covisum

Continued from page 2. was not where he wanted to be.

Over the next few years he worked in parallel industries training brokers on COBRA rules, then he ran annuity distribution for an insurance marketing organization.

In 2009 he decided to leave Senior Market Sales, the firm where he had been working, but the president made him an attractive offer. The firm would continue to pay him while he started his own financial practice on the outside, and the firm would fund any tools he wanted to build.

“That took all the risk off the table for me and gave them some insights into a side of the industry they weren’t already involved in, and ultimately Senior Market Sales continued to be the primary investor behind Covisum,” Elsasser said.

Elsasser had made a list of the most important decisions individuals make as they transition into retirement — each decision having different tax implications and profiles and different options for handling them — and he launched Covisum in 2010 as a division of Senior Marketing Sales.

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First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 C R O K E R , H U C K , K A S H E R , D e W I T T, A N D E R S O N & GONDERINGER, L.L.C. 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE WALLING COMPANY OF IOWA The Walling Company of Iowa amended its Articles of Incorporation effective July 30, 2019, to change Article I to provide that the name of the corporation shall be RDH Holdings, Inc. Robert D. Henrichs, President First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 FRANK X. HAVERKAMP P.C. LLO, Attorney 12929 West Dodge Road, Suite 201 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that MSSL, LLC, has organized pursuant to R.R.S. Section 21-2601 et seq. The registered office is 12829 West Dodge Road, Suite 201, Omaha, Nebraska 68154 and the registered agent is Frank X. Haverkamp. The nature of the business to be transacted is Business Management. The business commenced on September 4, 2019. The affairs of the company are to be conducted by the President, Secretary and Treasurer.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 ERICKSON l SEDERSTROM, P.C., Attorneys 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF J&J ASPHALT AND CONSTRUCTION, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that J&J Asphalt and Construction, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 3312 Craig Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68112 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 September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF THE JESSICA NIELSEN FOUNDATION, A NEBRASKA NONPROFIT CORPORATION NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the undersigned have formed a corporation under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act. The name of the corporation is THE JESSICA NIELSEN FOUNDATION, A NEBRASKA NONPROFIT CORPORATION, with a registered office at 7515 North 155th Terrace, Bennington, Nebraska 68007, and the registered agent is BRIAN CHILDERS. The general nature of the business is a public benefit corporation and shall have for its additional purpose to provide an annual scholarship for nursing school students at U.N.M.C.; to provide funding to help with research for a cure and/or treatment for Batten Disease; to provide funding for Project Pinkd; providing for managing any benevolent, charitable, civic, educational, fraternal, athletic, patriotic, social and labor organization or society, as well as the making of donations to the public welfare or for charitable or educational purposes, and to perform services of every kind and nature whatsoever, which are not inconsistent with law. The corporation commenced August 1, 2019, and shall have perpetual existence.

The corporation will have members.

ANTHONY L. GROSS, Incorporator CATHERINE L. WHITE, Incorporator 3018 South 87th Street, Omaha, NE 68124 First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019

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DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF PATANEL PROPERTIES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Patanel Properties, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 18802 Josephine St., Omaha, Nebraska 68136. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OMAHA B, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Omaha B, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 11516 Miracle Hills Drive, Suite 202, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF BLACK DOG DEVELOPER, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Black Dog Developer, 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 DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MILLWORK LAND COMPANY, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Millwork Land Company, 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 DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Feeding Royals, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Feeding Royals, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 4517 N. 37th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68111. The Registered Agent of the Company is Candy Zollicoffer., 4517 N. 37th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68111.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 DENNIS P. LEE, Attorney LEE LAW OFFICE 2433 South 130th Circle, Suite 300 P.O. Box 45947 Omaha, Nebraska 68145 NOTICE OF SUIT TO: RENEE L. RUDD, 2437 S 24th St Apt 2, Omaha NE 68108, you are hereby notified that on July 26, 2019, Credit Acceptance Corporation filed a suit against you in the Douglas County Court at docket CI19-16520, the object in prayer of which was to secure a judgment against you in the amount of $2,398.05, 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 11th day of November, 2019, the Petition against you will be considered as true and judgment will be entered against you accordingly.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 11, 2019 DENNIS P. LEE, Attorney LEE LAW OFFICE 2433 South 130th Circle, Suite 300 P.O. Box 45947 Omaha, Nebraska 68145 NOTICE OF SUIT TO: MARY ELLEN CUNNINGHAM, 600 S 27th St #1014, Omaha NE 68105, you are hereby notified that on July 15, 2019, AMERICAN FAMILY MUTUAL INS. Co., S.I. filed a suit against you in the Douglas County Court at docket CI19-15425, the object in prayer of which was to secure a judgment against you in the amount of $29,536.54, 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 11th day of November, 2019, the Petition against you will be considered as true and judgment will be entered against you accordingly.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 11, 2019 Notice of Amendment to the Certificate of Organization for Orion Advisor Services, LLC Notice is hereby given that Orion Advisor Services, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has amended its Certificate of Organization to reflect a new name, Orion Advisor Technology, LLC, effective on September 1, 2019.

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LEGAL NOTICES AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), MATTHEW P TORRISON & JAMIE L TORRISON You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 06/20/2019 on Case Number CI19-14610, the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $673.95, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.

You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 11/18/2019 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SENIOR SOLUTIONS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Senior Solutions, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 3345 N. 107th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68134. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 SEAN D. MOYLAN, Attorney 1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF ATLASPRO, INC. Notice is hereby given that AtlasPro, Inc., a Nebraska Corporation, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated agent Sean D. Moylan and designated office at 1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The purpose for which AtlasPro, Inc. has been established is to engage in a commodities trading business, and any and all lawful businesses for which a corporation may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. Perpetual existence commenced on September 20, 2019. Management of the company shall be vested in its Board of Directors.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 PATRICK M. FLOOD, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF RONCALLI CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OF OMAHA Notice is hereby given that the Articles of Incorporation of Roncalli Catholic High School of Omaha (the “Corporation”) have been amended and restated by the Directors as of September 10, 2019, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 13, 2019.

The Articles of Incorporation have been amended to generally provide as follows: 1. To clarify the power of the Board of Directors, and specify that certain powers are reserved to the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha.

2. To eliminate certain ex-officio positions on the Board of Directors.

3. To expand the number of officers and revise designations.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 PATRICK M. FLOOD, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF DANIEL J. GROSS CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OF OMAHA Notice is hereby given that the Articles of Incorporation of Daniel J. Gross Catholic High School of Omaha (the “Corporation”) have been amended and restated by the Directors as of September 10, 2019, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 13, 2019.

The Articles of Incorporation have been amended to generally provide as follows: 1. To clarify the power of the Board of Directors, and specify that certain powers are reserved to the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha.

2. To eliminate certain ex-officio positions on the Board of Directors.

3. To expand the number of officers and revise designations.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF AMES INDUSTRIAL PARK, L.L.C. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that AMES INDUSTRIAL PARK, L.L.C., is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with a designated and regis¬tered office at 2821 Caldwell Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131. The affairs of the company are to be conducted by the manager and registered officer, JUSTIN MOORE. 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 on August 29, 2019, and shall have perpetual existence.

JUSTIN MOORE, Organizational Member 2821 Caldwell Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68131 First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019

PATRICK M. FLOOD, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF AMENDED AND RESTATED ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF V. J. & ANGELA SKUTT CATHOLIC HIGH SCHOOL OF OMAHA Notice is hereby given that the Articles of Incorporation of V. J. & Angela Skutt Catholic High School of Omaha (the “Corporation”) have been amended and restated by the Directors as of September 10, 2019, and filed with the Secretary of State on September 13, 2019.

The Articles of Incorporation have been amended to generally provide as follows: 1. To clarify the power of the Board of Directors, and specify that certain powers are reserved to the Archbishop of the Archdiocese of Omaha.

2. To eliminate certain ex-officio positions on the Board of Directors.

3. To expand the number of officers and revise designations.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 Charles E. Dorwart, Attorney MASSIH LAW, LLC 226 N. 114th Street Omaha, NE 68154 LEGAL NOTICE In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. PR19-302 Estate of Darlene K. Gilmer, Deceased Notice is hereby given that on September 13, 2019, in the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate of the Intestacy of said Decedent and that Darrell C. Gilmer, who was previously appointed as Special Administrator, of 6363 Grover Street, #19, Omaha, NE 68106 was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of the Estate.

Creditors of this estate must file their claims with this Court, located at Courtroom No. 30, Third Floor, Probate Division, Douglas County Hall of Justice, 17th & Farnam Streets, Omaha, NE 68183, on or before November 20, 2019 or be forever barred.

CARROL L. MILLS Registrar First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 KELLOGG & PALZER, P.C. 10828 Old Mill Road, Suite 6 Omaha, Nebraska 68154-2647 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION 1. The name of the Company is GOD MADE DAD & MOM, LLC. 2. The street address of the initial designated office is 7202 Giles Road, Suite 177, LaVista, NE 68128. The registered agent is Amber Dee Parker and the Registered Agent's address is 7202 Giles Road, Suite 177, Omaha, NE 68128.

3. The general nature of the Company is publishing, marketing, and public speaking.

4. The Company commenced on September 24, 2019 and shall have perpetual existence.

5. The affairs of the Company are to be conducted by Members, the President, Vice President, Secretary, Treasurer, and such other officers as the Members shall determine.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 BREASCH FINANCE & TAX CONSULTING INC. 4879 S 132nd Avenue Omaha, NE 68137 CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION OF OLD WORLD CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC A NEBRASKA LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY 1. The name of the limited liability company is OLD WORLD CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC 2. The period of duration for OLD WORLD CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC is perpetual.

3. OLD WORLD CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC is organized for the purpose of conducting any and all business as permitted by the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. 4. The address of the initial designated office for OLD WORLD CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC in Nebraska is 8974 J Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68127.

5. The name and address of the registered agent for OLD WORLD CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC in Nebraska is David Baratta, 8974 J Street, Omaha NE 68127.

6. Additional provisions, not inconsistent with the law, for the regulation of the internal affairs of the limited liability company shall be provided for in the Operating Agreement.

7. David Baratta and Erick Anderson, organizer(s) of OLD WORLD CUSTOM CABINETS, LLC has signed the Foregoing Certificate of Organization effective this 5th day of September, 2019.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 SEAN D. MOYLAN, Attorney MOYLAN LAW, LLC 1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF DIAMOND COUNSELING, LLC Notice is hereby given that Diamond Counseling, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated agent Sean D. Moylan and designated office at 1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The purpose for which Diamond Counseling, LLC has been established is mental health counseling, and any and all lawful businesses for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

Perpetual existence commenced on September 11, 2019. Management of the company shall be vested in its Members.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019

HOWARD KASLOW, Attorney ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Spruce Acquisitions Group, 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 D. David Slosburg, 10040 Regency Circle, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 HOWARD KASLOW, Attorney ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Spruce Capital Group 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 W. 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 Howard J. Kaslow, 8712 W. Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF WOODSONIA WENDY’S, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Woodsonia Wendy’s, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The designated office of the Company is 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68118. The registered agent of the Company is Drew Snyder, 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 2, Omaha, Nebraska 68118.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF HIRECHRISTMASPRO.COM, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that hirechristmaspro.com, 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.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 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 ENTERPRISE INDUSTRIAL PARK, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Enterprise Industrial Park, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 10220 F Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68127. 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 September 18, 2019.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), ASHLEY SWOBODA & ROGER SWOBODA You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 04/17/2019 on Case Number CI19-9479, the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $156.53, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.

You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 11/04/2019 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 DENNIS P. LEE, Attorney LEE LAW OFFICE 2433 South 130th Circle, Suite 300 P.O. Box 45947 Omaha, Nebraska 68145 NOTICE OF SUIT TO: CALVIN SCHAFFER, 6516 Delilah Rd #2095, Egg Harbor Township NJ 08234, you are hereby notified that on July 15, 2019, Shelter Mutual Insurance Company filed a suit against you in the Douglas County District Court at docket CI19-5495, the object in prayer of which was to secure a judgment against you in the amount of $83,827.97, together with court costs, interest and attorney's fees as allowed by law. Unless you file your Answer with the Douglas County District Court on or before the 11th day of November, 2019, the Petition against you will be considered as true and judgment will be entered against you accordingly.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 11, 2019

Midlands Business Journal • OCTOBER 4, 2019 • LEGAL NOTICES ERICKSON l SEDERSTROM, P.C., Attorneys 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SIGNATURE PERFORMANCE HEALTHCARE ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Signature Performance Healthcare Administrative Services, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its designated office located at 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 500, 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 September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Cafesoule, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 2516 South 155 Circle, Omaha, NE 68144. The initial agent for service of process of the Company is John David Price, 2516 South 155 Circle, Omaha, NE 68144. The company is member-managed.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Amiable Properties, LLC, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska on 9/1/2019 with its initial designated agent and office: Robert D Richardson 21501 Honeysuckle Dr, Elkhorn, NE 68022. The general nature of the business is property management. The business shall be Member-Managed.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SW Writes5, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SW Writes5, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 7233 S.35th Street, Lincoln, Nebraska 68516. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Sherry Weber, at 7233 S. 35th Street, Lincoln NE 68516. The limited liability company commenced business on August 15, 2019.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT OF ODOO GAMES LLC Notice is hereby given that ODOO GAMES LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has changed its name to ODOOH GAMES LLC. The Amended Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on August 5th, 2019.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Chedel Law Group, LLC, a domestic professional limited liability company, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with the following registered agent and registered office: Marc Chedel, 837 South 90th Street, Omaha, NE 68114. The nature of the business to be transacted is the practice of law. The business commenced on August 28, 2019, and it shall continue in perpetuity.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF DISSOLUTION OF BLUE MALLARD SUPPLY, INC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Blue Mallard Supply, Inc., a Nebraska corporation (“Corporation”), has filed Articles of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on September 10, 2019, 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. Jeffrey Feldhacker, 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 September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION 1. The name of the Corporation is Rylee’s Salon, Inc. 2. The Corporation is authorized to issue 1,000 shares having a par value of $1.00 each.

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 corporate existence began on September 12, 2019, when Articles of Incorporation were filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State.

5. The name and address of the Incorporator is: Brian L. Harr, 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ANW, LLC ANW, LLC has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska.

The designated office of the company is 19609 Decatur St., Elkhorn, NE 68022. The registered agent of the company is Tim Waggoner, 19609 Decatur St., Elkhorn, NE 68022. The company commenced business on September 3, 2019.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019

AMANDA M. FORKER, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF FALCON PRIDE BOOSTER CLUB 1. The name of the Corporation is Falcon Pride Booster Club.

2. The Association is a not-for-profit corporation.

3. The address of the registered office is 401 S. Pine Street, Valley, Nebraska 68064 and the name of the registered agent at that office is Chantz Hanson.

4. The name and street address of each incorporator is as follows: Chantz Hanson, 401 S. Pine Street , Valley, NE 68064 5. The Association will have members.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 JOSEPH J. SKUDLAREK, Attorney 1055 North 115th Street, Suite 301 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LLC The Nebraska limited liability company’s name is J&A Development, LLC. Its designated office is 19501 Poppleton Circle, Omaha, NE 68130.

Its purpose is any lawful business. It commenced September 17, 2019. Its affairs shall be managed by a Member/Manager. Joe Hartman, Organizer First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 JOSEPH J. SKUDLAREK, Attorney 1055 North 115th Street, Suite 301 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LLC The Nebraska limited liability company’s name is CM Works, LLC. Its designated office is 14811 Manderson Plz #203, Omaha, NE 68116. Its purpose is any lawful business. It commenced on May 9, 2019. Its affairs shall be managed by a Member/Manager. Reid Brandstetter, Organizer First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 RUSSELL J. KREIKEMEIER, Attorney KREIKEMEIER LAW OFFICES 126 East Grove Street West Point, Nebraska 68788 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Notice is hereby given of the incorporation of NORTH SIDE ATHLETICS, INC., with its registered office address at 222 South 15th Street, Suite 316, Omaha, Nebraska, 68102. This nonprofit corporation is organized and operated as a Public Benefit Corporation under the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act. The purposes for which the nonprofit incorporation is formed is to promote and support youth sports and athletics; to train and teach and coach your athletes in their respective sports; to promote and develop sportsmanship and teamwork among the boys and girls through their participation in athletic events; to solicit, collect, and raise funds to support such activities; and to buy, sell, lease, mortgage, and exchange any and all real and personal property which may be necessary, advantageous or proper in the conduct of said activities. The Corporation will conduct any other matter(s) including the transaction of all or any lawful business or engagement in any commercial venture permitted by the Nebraska Nonprofit Corporation Act, as amended, and all other applicable law. The Corporation commenced doing business on September 17, 2019 and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted by a Board of Directors, and such officers as provided in the bylaws of the Corporation.

DATED the 20th day of September, 2019.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 FRANK X. HAVERKAMP P.C. LLO, Attorney 12929 West Dodge Road, Suite 201 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Notice is hereby given that AHACE, INC. has incorporated under the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act. The general nature of the business is any lawful business. Authorized capital is 10,000 shares of common stock, with a par value of $1.00 per share. The registered agent is Frank X. Haverkamp and the registered office is located at 12829 West Dodge Road, Suite 201 Omaha, NE 68154. The affairs of the corporation are to be conducted by the Board of Directors and such officers as it may elect.

Frank X. Haverkamp, Incorporator First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Hemp Ag Services LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 4720 Parker St. Omaha, NE 68104. The registered agent and managing member of the Company is Jeremy Mullen, 4720 Parker St. Omaha, NE 68104. The Company’s primary activities include but are not limited to providing ag consulting services, input sales and marketing.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF MONROE STREET, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Monroe Street, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 3419 S. 94th Avenue, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

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NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF SAQUIB AND SONS L.L.C. A Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given the registration with the Nebraska Secretary of state’s office of SAQUIB and SONS, LLC under the laws of the State of Nebraska as follows: The name of the company is SAQUIB and SONS, LLC. Registered agent and office of Juliann Saquib, 3004 South 46th Ave. Omaha, NE 68106. Initial members: Juliann Saquib, 3004 South 46th Ave. Omaha, NE 68106 and Abu Tayab Md. Nazmus Saquib 3004 South 46th Ave., Omaha, NE 68106. 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 on September 11, 2019 for the perpetual duration and is managed by its members. The initial designated office address of the principle place in Nebraska is: 3004 South 46th Ave., Omaha, NE 68106 Organizer, Jim DiPrima First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Attorneys 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION JoanG 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 Thomas J. Malicki, Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication September 20, 2019, final October 4, 2019 BARBARA MEDBERY-PRCHAL, P.C., L.L.O., Attorney 10305 Joseph Circle La Vista, Nebraska 68128 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF ERVIN’S HOME SERVICES, LLC Notice is hereby given that a limited liability company has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the company is Ervin’s Home Services, LLC The name and street address of the company’s initial registered agent is Law Offices of Barbara Medbery-Prchal, P.C., L.L.O., 10305 Joseph Circle, La Vista, NE 68128. The designated office is located at 7520 S. 171st Street, Omaha, NE 68136.

Mark Ervin, Member First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 BARBARA MEDBERY-PRCHAL, P.C., L.L.O., Attorney 10305 Joseph Circle La Vista, Nebraska 68128 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LMC REALTY, LLC Notice is hereby given that a professional limited liability company has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the company is LMC REALTY, LLC The name and street address of the company’s initial registered agent is Law Offices of Barbara MedberyPrchal, P.C., L.L.O., 10305 Joseph Circle, La Vista, NE 68128. The designated office is located at 14767 Eagle Street, Bennington, NE 68007.

Lindsay Rzemyk, Member First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 TIEDEMAN, LYNCH, KAMPFE, McVAY & RESPELIERS, Attorneys 6910 Pacific Street, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68106-1045 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that VFCM, LLC, has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska with its designated office at 6910 Pacific Street, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68106. The general nature of the business is to engage in any lawful business for which a limited liability company may be organized. The limited liability company was formed on September 12, 2019, and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the company shall be conducted by its Members.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE IMPULSIVE, LLC Notice is hereby given that THE IMPULSIVE, LLC (the "Company") has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 3012 Oak Street, Omaha, NE 68105. The Registered Agent of the Company is Steven P. Ahlf , 11590 West Dodge Road, Suite 1, Omaha, NE 68154.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 192, LLC Notice is hereby given that 192, LLC (the "Company") has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 13974 Hickory Circle, Omaha, NE 68144. The Registered Agent of the Company is Steven P. Ahlf, 11590 West Dodge Road, Suite 1, Omaha, NE 68154.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Pattavina Creative Studio, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office of the Company is 1829 N 111th St, Omaha NE 68154.

The registered agent of the Company at such address is Mary Pattavina.

The purpose for which the Company is organized 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. The Certificate of Organization was executed on August 12, 2019 and shall have perpetual existence. Mary Pattavina Member/Manager.

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• OCTOBER 4, 2019 • Midlands Business Journal

LEGAL NOTICES NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION of a Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given the registration with the Nebraska Secretary of state’s office of Family Landscaping, LLC under the laws of the State of Nebraska as follows: The name of the company is Family Landscaping, LLC. Registered agent and office of Family Landscaping, LLC at 6839 S 147th Street, Omaha, NE 68137. Initial members: Elida Altagracia Santos de Rodriguez. 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 on August 2019 for the perpetual duration and is managed by its members.

First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019 AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), SARAH STATION You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 06/03/2019 on Case Number CI19-12662, the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $146.63, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.

You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 11/27/2019 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019 HUSCH BLACKWELL LLP, Attorneys 13330 California Street, Suite 200 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF CONVERSION OF HUTCHINSON CAPITAL LLC TO HUTCHINSON CAPITAL INC. NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that HUTCHINSON CAPITAL LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has filed Articles of Conversion and Articles of Incorporation with the Nebraska Secretary of State converting the limited liability company to HUTCHINSON CAPITAL INC., a Nebraska corporation, effective September 5, 2019. The Company has designated its registered agent as Steven Hutchinson, with registered office at 220 S. 31st Avenue, Apt. 3800, Omaha, NE 68131.

First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019 AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), TIFFANY L FLORES You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 04/30/2019 on Case Number CI19-10205, the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $275.00, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.

You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 10/27/2019 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019 ROBERT J. KMIECIK, Attorney STINSON LLP 1299 Farnam Street, Suite 1500 Omaha, Nebraska 68102-1818 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Milan Laser Pittsburgh North, LLC Notice is hereby given that a Nebraska limited liability company named Milan Laser Pittsburgh North, LLC (the “Company”) was formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office of the Company is 17645 Wright Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68130 and the Company’s initial agent for service of process is Capitol Corporate Services, Inc., Suite 800, 1125 S. 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019 ROBERT J. KMIECIK, Attorney STINSON LLP 1299 Farnam Street, Suite 1500 Omaha, Nebraska 68102-1818 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Milan Laser Pittsburgh East, LLC Notice is hereby given that a Nebraska limited liability company named Milan Laser Pittsburgh East, LLC (the “Company”) was formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office of the Company is 17645 Wright Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68130 and the Company’s initial agent for service of process is Capitol Corporate Services, Inc., Suite 800, 1125 S. 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019 ROBERT J. KMIECIK, Attorney STINSON LLP 1299 Farnam Street, Suite 1500 Omaha, Nebraska 68102-1818 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Milan Laser Pittsburgh West, LLC Notice is hereby given that a Nebraska limited liability company named Milan Laser Pittsburgh West, LLC (the “Company”) was formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office of the Company is 17645 Wright Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68130 and the Company’s initial agent for service of process is Capitol Corporate Services, Inc., Suite 800, 1125 S. 103rd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124.

First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019

Notice of Merger Notice is hereby given that Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, has been merged with F T J FundChoice, L.L.C., a Missouri limited liability company, and that Orion Portfolio Solutions, LLC, shall be the surviving entity, with its designated office at 17605 Wright St., Omaha, NE 68130. The agent for service of process is Orion Advisor Solutions, LLC, 17605 Wright St., Omaha, NE 68130.

First publication September 13, 2019, final September 27, 2019 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 HASCALL LAB SERVICES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Hascall Lab Services, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 8260 Hascall Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O., 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The limited liability company commenced business on September 18, 2019.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FRANKLIN PROPERTIES, LLC Notice is hereby given that FRANKLIN PROPERTIES, LLC (the "Company"), has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office and Registered Office Address is 111590 West Dodge Rd., Omaha, NE 68154. The Registered Agent of the Company is Steven P. Ahlf.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 STEVEN G. RANUM, Attorney C R O K E R , H U C K , K A S H E R , D E W I T T, A N D E R S O N & GONDERINGER, L.L.C. 2120 S. 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF CHALICE PHARMACEUTICALS, LLC The name of the limited liability company is Chalice Pharmaceuticals, LLC. The address of the initial designated office is 19067 Greenleaf Street, Omaha, NE 68136. The name and address of the initial agent for service of process is Steven G. Ranum, 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200, Omaha, NE 68124.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 BARBARA MEDBERY-PRCHAL, P.C., L.L.O., Attorney 10305 Joseph Circle La Vista, Nebraska 68128 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF 4519 MASON, INC. Notice is hereby given that a corporation has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the corporation is 4519 MASON, INC. The corporation is authorizied to issue 10,000 shares of common stock. The name and street address of the corporation’s initial registered agent is Law Offices of Barbara Medbery- Prchal, P.C., L.L.O., 10305 Joseph Circle, La Vista, NE 68128, and its incorporator is Bob Callahan, 4519 Mason Street, Fort Calhoun, NE 68037.

Bob Callahan, Incorporator First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 BARBARA MEDBERY-PRCHAL, P.C., L.L.O., Attorney 10305 Joseph Circle La Vista, Nebraska 68128 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF N6, LLC Notice is hereby given that a limited liability company has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the company is N6, LLC The name and street address of the company’s initial registered agent is Law Offices of Barbara Medbery-Prchal, P.C., L.L.O., 10305 Joseph Circle, La Vista, NE 68128. The designated office is located at 23647 Hackberry Road, Council Bluffs, NE 68118.

Brian Nelson, As Trustee of The Brian Nelson Revocable Trust Dated November 21, 2016, Member First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 BARBARA MEDBERY-PRCHAL, P.C., L.L.O., Attorney 10305 Joseph Circle La Vista, Nebraska 68128 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF FOUR ALARM FERTILIZATION, LLC Notice is hereby given that a limited liability company has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the company is Four Alarm Fertilization, LLC The name and street address of the company’s initial registered agent is Law Offices of Barbara Medbery-Prchal, P.C., L.L.O., 10305 Joseph Circle, La Vista, NE 68128. The designated office is located at 9603 S. 24th Street, Bellevue, NE 68134.

Rob Russel, Member First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LM HOLDINGS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that LM Holdings, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The Designated Office Address of the Company is 16225 California Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68118. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019

BARBARA MEDBERY-PRCHAL, P.C., L.L.O., Attorney 10305 Joseph Circle La Vista, Nebraska 68128 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF OMAHANFS, LLC Notice is hereby given that a limited liability company has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the company is OmahaNFS, LLC The name and street address of the company’s initial registered agent is Law Offices of Barbara Medbery-Prchal, P.C., L.L.O., 10305 Joseph Circle, La Vista, NE 68128. The designated office is located at 18801 Lafayette Ave, Omaha, Nebraska 68102.

David Ping, Members First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 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 LAPair, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on September 27, 2019, 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. Keeley Lammers 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 13323 California Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. 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 October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 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 BLUE CHIP HUMAN CAPITAL, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Blue Chip Human Capital, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 431 North 62nd Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68132. 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 September 26, 2019.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 MARY E. VANDENACK, Attorney VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 Omaha, Nebraska 68118 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LINKFAB LLC Notice is hereby given that LINKFAB 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 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118-3122. The agent for service of process for the Company is VW Agents LLC located at 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118-3121.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 MAX J. KELCH, Attorney VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 Omaha, Nebraska 68118 AMENDED NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF NEBRASKA CUSTOM TILE, LLC Notice is hereby given that NEBRASKA CUSTOM TILE, LLC has amended its organization as a limited liability company under the Nebraska Uniform Limited Liability Company Act. The amended notice of organization reflects a member resigning and a new member being added.

The address of the designated office of the company is 11334 Jaynes Street.

The new agent for service of process for the Company is VW Agents, LLC located at 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3, Omaha, NE 68118-3121.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 THOMAS H. PENKE, Attorney 12020 Shamrock Plaza, Suite 200 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that Weaver Investments, LLC, has organized pursuant to R.R.S. Section 21-101 et seq. The registered office is 12020 Shamrock Plaza, Suite 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68154 and the registered agent is Thomas H. Penke. The nature of the business to be transacted is any lawful business. The business commenced on October 1, 2019, and is perpetual. The affairs of the company are to be conducted by the President, Secretary and Treasurer, and is member managed.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 ALLAN M. ZIEBARTH, Attorney 1702 South 10 Street, Suite 2 Omaha, Nebraska 68108 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF THE STRUT LOUNGE, LLC Designated Office: 1437 S. 17 St., Omaha, NE 68108 Initial Agent/Address For Service: Kenneth L. Merritt/1437 S. 17 St., Omaha, NE 68108 First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019

Midlands Business Journal • OCTOBER 4, 2019 • LEGAL NOTICES 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 TRIPLE B ENTERPRISES, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Triple B Enterprises, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 4021 North 158th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68116. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Elliot Bassett, 4021 North 158th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68116. The limited liability company commenced business on September 18, 2019.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 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 MADISON VENTURA FINANCIAL SOLUTIONS, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Madison Ventura Financial Solutions, LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The designated office of the limited liability company is 13512 Seward Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. 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 September 20, 2019.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 ERICKSON l SEDERSTROM, P.C., Attorneys 10330 Regency Parkway Drive, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF 505 Main Street Group, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that 505 Main Street Group, LLC, a Nebraska limited liability company (the “Company”), has been duly organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, designating its registered agent as Erickson | Sederstrom, P.C., a Limited Liability Organization, with its registered office at 1110 N. Skyline Drive, Elkhorn, NE 68022.

The Company was organized for the purpose of engaging in the transaction of any lawful business and the performance of any lawful activities that a limited liability company may engage in under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Company shall have perpetual existence unless dissolved in accordance with its Certificate of Organization, its Operating Agreement or the Limited Liability Company Act. Unless otherwise provided in the Company’s Operating Agreement, the affairs of the Company are to be managed by its members.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 SEAN D. MOYLAN, Attorney 1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF TWO HERDS PROPERTIES, LLC Notice is hereby given that TWO HERDS PROPERTIES, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, is organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska, with its initial designated agent Sean D. Moylan and designated office at 1010 South 120th Street, Suite 320, Omaha, Nebraska 68154. The purpose for which TWO HERDS PROPERTIES, LLC has been established is to engage in the buying, selling and renting of real property, and any and all lawful businesses for which a limited liability company may be organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. Perpetual existence commenced on September 24, 2019. Management of the company shall be vested in its Members.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DANIEL J. WATERS, Attorney LAMSON, DUGAN and MURRAY, LLP 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3743 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION OF JANCO ASSET MANAGEMENT, INC. Notice is hereby given that a corporation has been formed under the laws of the State of Nebraska, and that the name of the corporation is Janco Asset Management, Inc. The corporation is authorized to issue 25,000 shares of common stock. The name and street address of the corporation’s initial registered agent and office is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The name and address of the incorporator is LDM Business Services, Inc., 10306 Regency Parkway Drive, Omaha, NE 68114.

LDM Business Services, Inc., Incorporator First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 DENNIS P. LEE, Attorney LEE LAW OFFICE 2433 South 130th Circle, Suite 300 P.O. Box 45947 Omaha, Nebraska 68145 NOTICE OF SUIT TO: Nicholas Yaksich, 15205 Elmwood Drive, Bennington NE 680071719, you are hereby notified that on July 26, 2019, FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, LLC filed a suit against you in the Douglas County Court at docket CI19-16571, the object in prayer of which was to secure a judgment against you in the amount of $11,632.60, 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 18th day of November , 2019, the Petition against you will be considered as true and judgment will be entered against you accordingly.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 18, 2019

NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION of a Limited Liability Company Notice is hereby given the registration with the Nebraska Secretary of state’s office of Garmex Construction, LLC under the laws of the State of Nebraska as follows: The name of the company is Garmex Construction, LLC. Registered agent and office of Garmex Construction, LLC at 3433 S 14th Street, Omaha, NE 68108. Initial members: Eduardo Garcia. 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 on September 2019 for the perpetual duration and is managed by its members.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 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 SNC INSURANCE LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that SNC Insurance LLC has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the limited liability company is 1120 S 101st Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The registered agent and office of the limited liability company is Koley Jessen P.C., L.L.O, 1125 S 103rd Street, Suite 800, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The Certificate of Organization was filed with the Nebraska Secretary of State on September 19, 2019.

First publication September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 Pacific Street, Suite 200 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that ABR Time, L.L.C. (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office of the Company is 7602 Pacific Street, Ste. 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The registered agent of the Company is Thomas E. Whitmore, 7602 Pacific Street, Ste. 200, Omaha, Nebraska 68114. The Company was formed on September 25, 2019.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 MARK J. LAPUZZA, Attorney PANSING HOGAN ERNST & BACHMAN LLP 10250 Regency Circle, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3728 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF LEWIN INVESTMENTS, LLC Notice is hereby given of the organization of Lewin Investments, LLC. 1. The name of the limited liability company is Lewin Investments, LLC. 2. The street and mailing address of the initial designated office is 5818 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, Nebraska, 68106, and the name and street address of the initial agent for service of process is Derick Lewin, 5818 Woolworth Ave, Omaha, Nebraska, 68106.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 RUSSELL J. KREIKEMEIER, Attorney KREIKEMEIER LAW OFFICES 126 East Grove Street West Point, Nebraska 68788 NOTICE OF INCORPORATION Notice is hereby given of the incorporation of PREP TECH, INC., with its registered office address at126 East Grove Street, West Point, Nebraska, 68788. The general nature of its business is to develop, own, acquire, use, manufacture, assemble, patent, lease and sell technical equipment, supplies and other products including associated software development, sell or otherwise dispose of trade names, trademarks, inventions, formulae, improvements and processes, of any nature whatsoever, copyrights, patent rights and letters patent, or any interest therein, of the United States and all foreign countries and including the transaction of all or any lawful business or engagement in any commercial venture permitted by the Nebraska Model Business Corporation Act. The authorized capital stock of the Corporation is $10,000.00 and such stock shall be issued at such time and under such conditions as the Board of Directors may determine. The Corporation commenced doing business on the 20th day of August, 2019 and shall have perpetual existence. The affairs of the Corporation shall be conducted by a board of directors, and such officers as may be provided in the bylaws of the Corporation.

DATED the 30th day of September, 2019.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 ALLAN M. ZIEBARTH, Attorney 1702 S. 10th Street, Suite 2 Omaha, Nebraska 68108 NOTICE OF AMENDED/RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION ON 09*26*2019, THE STRUT LOUNGE, LLC filed an AMENDED AND RESTATED CERTIFICATE OF ORGANIZATION repealing and replacing its Certificate of Organization in its entirety, changing its name to: STRUT LOUNGE OMAHA LLC, and the following: Designated Office: 1702 S. 10 St., Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68108 Initial Agent/Address For Service: Allan M. Ziebarth/1702 S. 10 St., Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68108 First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 ALLAN M. ZIEBARTH, Attorney 1702 South 10 Street, Suite 2 Omaha, Nebraska 68108 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF Designated Office: 1702 S. 10 St., Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68108 Initial Agent/Address For Service: Allan M. Ziebarth/1702 S. 10 St., Suite 2, Omaha, NE 68108 First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019

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DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GCP AUGUSTA PLYMOUTH GP, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP Augusta Plymouth GP, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office address of the Company is 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, NE 68122. The name and address of the registered agent of the Company is Zachary A. Wiegert, 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68122.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GCP AUGUSTA PLYMOUTH LP, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP Augusta Plymouth LP, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The designated office address of the Company is 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, NE 68122. The name and address of the registered agent of the Company is Zachary A. Wiegert, 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68122.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GCP II PLYMOUTH GP, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP II Plymouth GP, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The designated office address of the Company is 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, NE 68122. The name and address of the registered agent of the Company is Zachary A. Wiegert, 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68122.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF GCP II PLYMOUTH LP, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that GCP II Plymouth LP, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska.

The designated office address of the Company is 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, NE 68122. The name and address of the registered agent of the Company is Zachary A. Wiegert, 10340 North 84th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68122.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DVORAK LAW GROUP LLC 9500 West Dodge Road, Suite 100 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION OF AFFILIATED FARM MANAGEMENT, LLC NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that Affiliated Farm Management, LLC (the “Company”) has been organized under the laws of the State of Nebraska. The Designated Office Address of the Company is 1303 South 72 Street, Suite 209, Omaha, Nebraska 68124. The Registered Agent of the Company is DDLG Business Services, Inc., 9500 W. Dodge Rd., Suite 100, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 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 G & S Realty, L.L.C., a Nebraska limited liability company, filed its Statement of Dissolution with the Nebraska Secretary of State on September 20, 2019, effective on October 1, 2019, 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 Members. The Manager will wind up and liquidate the company’s business and affairs. If you have a claim against G & S Realty, L.L.C., 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 31622 South Hackberry Lane, Oracle, Arizona 85623. A claim against against G & S Realty, L.L.C. 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 September 27, 2019, final October 11, 2019 C R O K E R , H U C K , K A S H E R , D e W I T T, A N D E R S O N & GONDERINGER, L.L.C. 2120 South 72nd Street, Suite 1200 Omaha, Nebraska 68124 NOTICE OF AMENDMENT TO ARTICLES OF INCORPORATION OF THE WALLING COMPANY The Walling Company of Iowa amended its Articles of Incorporation effective July 30, 2019, to change Article I to provide that the name of the corporation shall be RPH, Inc. Robert D. Henrichs, President First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019

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LEGAL NOTICES DANIEL J. WATERS, Attorney LAMSON, DUGAN and MURRAY, LLP 10306 Regency Parkway Drive Omaha, Nebraska 68114-3743 NOTICE OF THE ORGANIZATION OF HRDLICKA ENTERPRISES, 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 Hrdlicka Enterprises, LLC. The name and address of the registered agent and office 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 September 24, 2019 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 First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION Notice is hereby given that A. Stout Coaching, LLC, a Nebraska Limited Liability Company, has been organized under the laws of the state of Nebraska, with its initial designated office at 8507 S. 47thAve, Omaha, NE 68157. The initial agent for service of process of the Company is Legalinc Corporate Service Inc., 706 N. 129thStreet, Suite 121, Omaha, NE, 68154.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 ABRAHAMS KASLOW & CASSMAN LLP, Attorneys 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 NOTICE OF ORGANIZATION KLA Minerals 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 Thomas J. Malicki, Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP, 8712 West Dodge Road, Suite 300, Omaha, Nebraska 68114.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Travelers Conference Name of Applicant: Travelers Education Group Address: 3331 Keller Springs Court, Las Vegas, NV 89141 Applicant is a Nonprofit Corporation If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: upon filing General nature of business: to provide education venues for traveling professionals LISA M. LEHAN Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative October 4, 2019 JAMES R. SACOMAN, Attorney 14707 California Street, Suite 5 Omaha, Nebraska 68154 LEGAL NOTICE In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. PR19-1494 Estate of ARTHUR L. NELSON, Deceased Notice is hereby given that on September 24, 2019, 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 CINDY D. HOLDFORTH, whose address is 2817 South 117th Street, Omaha, Nebraska 68144, has been appointed Personal Representative of this estate.

Creditors of this estate must file their claims with this Court, located at Courtroom No. 30, Third Floor, Probate Division, Douglas County Hall of Justice, 17th & Farnam Streets, Omaha, NE 68183, on or before December 4, 2019 or be forever barred.

CARROL L. MILLS Registrar First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 CHARLES E. DORWART, Attorney MASSIH LAW, LLC 226 N. 114th Street Omaha, NE 68154 LEGAL NOTICE In the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska. PR19-1526 Estate of Marlin L. Strenger, Deceased Notice is hereby given that on September 27, 2019, in the County Court of Douglas County, Nebraska, the Registrar issued a written statement of Informal Probate of the Will of said Decedent and that Larry Sterba, 4705 Glasgow Avenue, Omaha, NE 68157 was informally appointed by the Registrar as Personal Representative of the Estate.

Creditors of this estate must file their claims with this Court, located at Courtroom No. 30, Third Floor, Probate Division, Douglas County Hall of Justice, 17th & Farnam Streets, Omaha, NE 68183, on or before December 4, 2019 or be forever barred.

CARROL L. MILLS Registrar First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019

AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), EZEKIEL J GASCA & ELIZABETH L GASCA You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 06/20/2019 on Case Number CI19-14609, the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $222.78, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.

You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 11/18/2019 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

CREDIT BUREAU SERVICES, INC., A CORPORATION First publication October 4, 2019, final October 18, 2019 DENNIS P. LEE, Attorney LEE LAW OFFICE 2433 South 130th Circle, Suite 300 P.O. Box 45947 Omaha, Nebraska 68145 NOTICE OF SUIT TO: DYMONIQUE BREWER, 14931 Binny St, Omaha NE 68116, you are hereby notified that on August 15, 2019, American Family Mutual Ins. filed a suit against you in the Douglas County Court at docket CI19-17932, the object in prayer of which was to secure a judgment against you in the amount of $3,165.11, 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 25th day of November, 2019, the Petition against you will be considered as true and judgment will be entered against you accordingly.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 25, 2019 MARY E. VANDENACK, Attorney VANDENACK WEAVER LLC 17007 Marcy Street, Suite 3 Omaha, Nebraska 68118 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Sakoon Social Name of Applicant: Sakoon, LLC Address: 1529 S 203rd St Omaha NE 68130 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: September 1, 2019 General nature of business: Sale of beer, wine, distilled spirits and non-alcohol beverages in a social setting ROBIN KHAN Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative October 4, 2019 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: STREAMLINE CONSTRUCTION Name of Applicant: JOSEPH POGGE CONSTRUCTION, INC. Address: 13340 CALIFORNIA STREET SUITE 104, OMAHA, NE 68154 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: SEPTEMBER 10, 2019 General nature of business: CONSTRUCTION JOSEPH POGGE Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative October 4, 2019 WHITMORE LAW OFFICE LLC 7602 Pacific Street, Suite 200 Omaha, Nebraska 68114 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: Racks Snowscape Name of Applicant: Racks Lawn & Snow, L.L.C. Address: 16530 Riggs St. Omaha Nebraska 68135 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: October 24, 2017 General nature of business: lawn care and snow removal RANDY STONYS Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative October 4, 2019 KOLEY JESSEN P.C., L.L.O., Attorneys 1125 South 103rd Street, Suite 800, One Pacific Place Omaha, Nebraska 68124-1079 APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: TravCon Name of Applicant: Travelers Education Group Address: 3331 Keller Springs Court, Las Vegas, NV 89141 Applicant is a Nonprofit Corporation If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: upon filing General nature of business: to provide education venues for traveling professionals LISA M. LEHAN Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative October 4, 2019

APPLICATION FOR REGISTRATION OF TRADE NAME Trade Name to be registered is: The Cookie Company Name of Applicant: Jaunty People of Omaha LLC Address: 11308 Pine Plz Omaha NE 68144 Applicant is a Limited Liability Company If other than an Individual, state under whose laws entity was formed: Nebraska Date of first use of name in Nebraska: August 8th, 2019 General nature of business: Bakery retail DAVID FELL Signature of Applicant or Legal Representative October 4, 2019 DENNIS P. LEE, Attorney LEE LAW OFFICE 2433 South 130th Circle, Suite 300 P.O. Box 45947 Omaha, Nebraska 68145 NOTICE OF SUIT TO: Ashley R. Donovan, 3734 Gayle Avenue, Bellevue NE 68123, you are hereby notified that on July 22, 2019, FORD MOTOR CREDIT COMPANY, LLC filed a suit against you in the Douglas County Court at docket CI19-16068, the object in prayer of which was to secure a judgment against you in the amount of $6,973.68, 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 25th day of November, 2019, the Petition against you will be considered as true and judgment will be entered against you accordingly.

First publication October 4, 2019, final October 25, 2019 AMANDA M. BARRON, Attorney P.O. Box 597 Fremont, Nebraska 68026 LEGAL NOTICE TO THE DEFENDANT(s), DANIELLE K STUNICKA You are hereby notified that Credit Bureau Services, Inc., a corporation, filed its complaint in the County Court of DOUGLAS County, Nebraska on 06/14/2019 on Case Number CI19-13709, the object and prayer of which is to recover the sum of $300.00, plus interest, attorney fees and court costs.

You are required to answer the complaint of the Plaintiff on or before 11/18/2019 or the allegations in said complaint will be taken as true and judgment entered accordingly.

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REGIONAL LANDSCAPES

Briefs…

LEO A DALY has completed conceptual design for the new Omaha headquarters of Carson. Integrated amenities such as courtyards, a rooftop terrace and a central amenity zone called Carson Commons reflect the company’s work-live-play philosophy. The design enables flexibility through technology and space planning. Carson Commons will house fitness and café amenities, and serve as a hub for socializing and hosting visitors. Carson comprises 108 partner firms with $8.6 billion of assets. In 2018 it added 49 advisor groups with $4.4 billion in assets under management. Its coaching business now has 1,300 member firms in North America.

Design Basics, LLC, expanded its home plan portfolio this year — Cedar Hill, a farmhouse-style plan with a three-car garage, and Hepburn Terrace, a three-bed, three-bath Craftsman. Cedar Hill is a multi-generational home design. The two main floor owner’s suites accommodate two adult generations, and a third bedroom for kids includes a walk-in closet.

Hepburn Terrace features an oversized doorless shower in the owner’s suite, and an open living area and flex room. Upstairs, two bedrooms share a bathroom and study loft. This design celebrates outdoor living with a covered front porch, private covered rear porches, and a screened porch.

Nominations are open for the 2019 AIM Tech Celebration, to be held on Nov. 14. The Tech Celebration ceremony honors businesses, nonprofits, students, educators, and individuals that significantly advance or champion technology in the Silicon Prairie. Tech Celebration highlights the importance and necessity of technology. Awards are given in the following categories: Tech K-12 Student, Tech College Student, Tech K-12 Educator, Tech College Educator, Tech Champion, Tech Team, Tech Innovator, Tech Leader — Enterprise, Enterprise Business, Best Technology Product or Service, Student Entrepreneur — K-12, Student Entrepreneur — College, Best Tech Leader in a Startup, and Tech Startup of the Year.

The Platte Institute has been named as one of six finalists for the Atlas Network’s 2019 Templeton Freedom Award. The Atlas Network is a global network of free market policy organizations. Think tanks from all over the world are considered for the Templeton Freedom Award.

The award recognizes “the most exceptional and innovative contributions to the understanding of free enterprise, and the public policies that encourage prosperity, innovation and human fulfillment via free competition.” The Platte Institute has been nominated in recognition of its campaign for job licensing reform in Nebraska.

Registration is now open for educators interested in participating in the fourth annual Careerockit, the Greater Omaha Chamber’s award-winning and no-cost business/educator learning initiative. Launched in 2017, Careerockit brings Greater Omaha’s business and educational communities together to educate and inspire students and young adults about career opportunities waiting for them right here at home — all to build Greater Omaha’s talent pipeline and ensure the region can meet current and future talent needs. Educators can register their classes to participate in Careerockit at Careerockit.com/ educator-registration/ until Oct. 19. Employers can register to host a career experience at Careerockit.com/business-registration through Nov. 30. Career experiences should be unique to the host company and give students a glimpse into what everyday life at the organization is like.

Health care notes…

MarinHealth, located just north of San Francisco, California, recently went live with

its Banyan Medical’s AURA Fall Prevention solution, which is designed to help prevent patient falls and reduce patient interruptions by providing real-time patient monitoring with cameras and microphones. Banyan’s AURA Fall Prevention platform helps prevent patients from falling with the use of a centralized patient monitoring center, which enables the nursing staff to monitor multiple patient rooms with a camera and microphones to communicate directly with the patient. The digital solution is scalable and has the ability to add additional virtual nursing solutions.

Nebraska Health Information Initiative has created the Nebraska Healthcare Collaborative, a nonprofit organization dedicated to facilitating health data science as a core competency in Nebraska. The Collaborative is the result of a long exploratory conversation between NEHII, providers, the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services and WellCare of Nebraska regarding opportunities to create a market resource for data-driven decision-making. The Collaborative is focused on: data science informing population health; data sciences informing the understanding of service gaps and identifying system improvements; content of health care data, supporting quality improvements and research related to data standards and health information technology; and contributing to economic growth.

Education notes…

Creighton University and Union Pacific Railroad are teaming up to enhance diversity and build Omaha’s future workforce. The Union Pacific Diversity Scholars Program at Creighton University will create access to academic merit scholarships and professional development opportunities for minority students over a four-year period. Creighton and Union Pacific’s Community Ties Giving Program will each invest more than $1 million to fund the program. To qualify for the Union Pacific Diversity Scholars Program, high school students must hold a 3.5 GPA or above in a college preparatory curriculum.

Students must apply to Creighton’s College of Arts and Sciences or Heider College of Business

by Jan. 5, 2020.

Nearly $60,000 was raised at Mercy High School’s 28th annual Driving for Excellence Golf Fest. The event supports the school’s Negotiated Tuition Program, which provides tuition assistance to students based on each family’s unique needs and income. With 156 golfers, the tournament featured a four-person scramble with a noon shotgun start. To help offset costs for the event, 40 sponsors and patrons provided support. J. Skinner Baking Company sponsors the annual golf outing. Other premiere sponsors are PI Midwest, the Heider Family Foundation, the Sisters of Mercy and TD Ameritrade.

University of Nebraska Medical Center Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs Dele Davies, M.D., was named to the Council on Disaster Preparedness and Recovery through the American Academy of Pediatrics. The newly created council replaced and expands the efforts of the AAP’s former Disaster Preparedness Advisory Council. Davies, who has been at UNMC since 2012, was one of 11 members appointed to serve on the council’s executive committee.

Activities of nonprofits…

Omaha Home for Boys was awarded a $3,500 grant from Kum & Go. The grant will support the Omaha Home for Boys School and fund the purchase of books, classroom supplies, academic and behavioral incentives for students, and curriculum packets. Omaha Home for Boys School is a state accredited alternative school Continued on next page.

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REGIONAL LANDSCAPES Continued from preceding page. specializing in credit recovery and accrual. The school serves high school age boys who participate in Omaha Home for Boys Residential Care Program.

Holmes Murphy announced its inaugural year of the Holmes Murphy Foundation Grant Program and its recipients. The Holmes Murphy Foundation Grant Program builds upon the organization’s aspirations of “Leaving Good Footprints and Sharing Abundantly.” Grants are awarded to carefully selected 501(c)(3) or nonprofit organizations that align with the Holmes Murphy Foundation giving pillars of Youth Education (At-Risk), Health & Human Services, and Arts & Culture. This year’s Holmes Murphy Foundation Grant Program recipients impacting Lincoln, Omaha, and Council Bluffs are: Completely KIDS, YMCA of Greater Omaha, and The Bryan Foundation.

Arts and events …

Do Space is hosting its first Start Omaha Work Week on Oct. 7 through Oct. 11, with programs dedicated to startups, entrepreneurs and small businesses. The free event will feature networking opportunities, professional headshots, speed coaching and workshops. Start Omaha Work Week is free and open to the public. Do Space is located at 7205 Dodge Street.

More information on the event and along with a schedule of workshops offered can be found at startomaha.com.

Nebraskans for Solar is hosting an event on Oct. 8 from 7 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. at the University of Nebraska at Omaha’s Barbara Weitz Community Engagement Center. The event, “Align Your Principal with Your Principles: Investing in a Clean Energy Economy,” will be led by Tyler Mainquist with Central Financial Services in Lincoln. This presentation will

provide practical methods for implementing sustainable, responsible and impact investing — including how to avoid carbon-intensive and other polluting industries, and instead support companies that are working to reduce, mitigate, and/or adapt to our changing global climate. The event is free an open to the public.

WELLCOM and Live Well Omaha are hosting Xchange: Connect, Collaborate, Commit on Oct. 9 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Scott Conference Center. There will be three educational tracks in worksite wellness, community health, and HR/benefits. Tickets to the event start at $65.

The Nonprofit Association of the Midlands is hosting a Mental Health First Aid Training course on Oct. 9 from 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Mental Health First Aid is an eight hour course that teaches participants how to help someone who is developing a mental health problem or experiencing a mental health crisis.

Participants will learn how to identify, understand, and respond to signs and symptoms of mental illness. This course gives tools to help friends, family members, colleagues, and others in the community. Participants who completed the course are certified in Mental Health First Aid for three years. Registration is online.

Kiewit Corporation, Mutual of Omaha and other Omaha area organizations have joined the Metropolitan Community College Code School, creating a strategic public-private partnership that will develop tech talent in order to meet the needs of the companies’ growing demands. Employees of the four locally based organizations will go through the Code School curriculum developed by the MCC Workforce Innovation Division. To celebrate, a grand opening event will be hosted by MCC with company partners on Oct. 9 at 5:30 p.m. in The Mastercraft building, 1111 N. 13th St.

MEETINGS AND SEMINARS Tuesday, Oct. 8 The Institute for Career Advancement Needs is hosting its annual 7x7x7 event on Oct. 8 from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. This 7x7x7 forum brings together Omaha business leaders for an event featuring seven local leaders with unique, exciting passions and ideas, speaking for seven minutes each on seven different topics. The 7x7x7 will be held at Creighton University’s Harper Center Ballroom. The lineup of leaders presenting include: Patrick Dees, WoodmenLife; Sarah Waldman, TeamMates Mentoring; Mindy Simon, Conagra Brands; Buey Ray Tut, Aqua-Africa; Elizebeth Murphy, Emspace + Lovgren; Nate Dodge, NP Dodge; and Nicole Bianchi, Bravium HD. Cost is $47 and includes drinks and appetizers.

The Greater Omaha Chamber is hosting the 2019 Fall Legislative Forum from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Scott Conference Center. This year’s State Chamber presentation will examine at key business-related bills in the 2019 session of the Nebraska Legislature, as well as important business-related issues awaiting the Legislature in 2020.

At this year’s forums, Executive Director of Blueprint Nebraska Jim Smith will provide an outline of the vision, aspirations and initiatives adopted through one of the largest statewide, public input processes on economic growth.

Wednesday, Oct. 9 The American Marketing Association Omaha is hosting its October 2019 Power Lunch at Spezia from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m.

Marketers are often decision-makers in an organization’s corporate giving strategy.

Lindsey Rai Kortan, chief executive officer at the Ronald McDonald House Charities Omaha, gives insight into how a business can utilize community giving as part of its marketing and business strategy. Registration is available online.

Thursday, Oct. 10 The Iowa Western Small Business Development Center is hosting a seminar on Excel Basics from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at Iowa Western’s SBDC Office. This seminar introduces the skills necessary for productive development of workbooks. It includes tasks to explore Excel, use basic workbook skills, work with ranges, create simple formulas, copy and move data, and use page setup. The student will also learn basic formatting of columns and rows, numbers, text, and cells.

Registration is online.

The Omaha Home for Boys is hosting A Taste of Success Lunch & Learn on Oct. 10 from 11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. A Taste of Success Lunch & Learn will include free lunch, good conversation and a brief tour. Seats are limited for this event and reservations are required.

Mix and mingle with the community as BRANCH Board members help raise awareness and money so Nebraska Children’s Home Society can continue its mission of “safe and loving care for all children.” Freshly brewed beer is on tap, food will be served, and local guitarist Dustin Prinz Music will be there for entertainment. Hauptman, O’Brien, Wolf & Lathrop is also offering free rides for folks after the event. The event is on Oct. 11 from 5 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Kros Strain Brewing Company. The cost to attend is $40 in advance, $45 at the door.

In honor of the 140th anniversary of the General Crook House Museum, Douglas County Historical Society is bringing Christie M. Weininger, executive director of the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, to speak on Oct. 11. Weininger will speak at the luncheon that honors Rutherford Hayes, General George Crook, and their friendship that was built through their time in war. The luncheon will be held from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at Field Club of Omaha. Tickets are available online.

Omaha Girls Rock, a nonprofit organization dedicated to youth empowerment through music education, performance, and creativity, announced its third annual fundraiser, Omaha Girls Rock Presents the ’90s. The event will take place on Oct. 11 at Slowdown. This year’s

event will feature the ’90s-themed band “As If,” with Kate Williams, Kat Ludwick, Sara Bertuldo, Amanda DeFord, Annie Dilocker, and CC Pebbles, performing a diverse array of ’90s songs. Attendees are encouraged to dress the part in ’90s attire. The event will also feature raffles, an adult beverage ring toss, photo booth, and more fun festivities. All funds raised will go to OGR. Vesper Concerts is presenting a concert with Dr. Raymond Wise, “Gospel Proclamation: Building Community,” on Oct. 13.

The program begins on Oct. 12. Singers of any ability and experience level are invited to rehearse music with Wise from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Countryside Community Church.

The following day the community is invited to Gospel Proclamation: Building Community at Countryside Community Church. There will be a pre-concert lecture, “The History of African American Sacred Music,” at 2:15 p.m., and a free concert at 3 p.m.

Restoration Exchange is hosting its 15th Annual Neighborhood Tour on Oct. 12 and Oct. 13 from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. It offers the public opportunities to visit this eclectic neighborhood of restored, preserved and renovated homes along with amazing backyards, including a nature preserve. The tour will be walkable and bikeable, but a shuttle will be provided from the registration site located at the Historic St. James Orphanage, now occupied by the Archdiocese of Omaha Sheehan Retreat Center, on 60th and Military streets. The cost is $10 for members and $20 for non-members.

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years, a landscaping company, which he sold in the spring of 2011.

Running a successful business gives Michael another layer of business experience that clients benefit from: understanding the needs, demands and risks undertaken by business owners.

The advisory work Michael shares with his clients will be a valuable combination of accounting and tax knowledge married with the grounded common sense of a small business owner. In addition to helping clients, he supports the Omaha community by serving on Boards and volunteering.

Andrea McCarter recently joined Cordova as a Senior Recruiter.

She will focus on building the teams talent resources in the Midwest region focusing on attracting talent specifically in IT, sales and executive professions across all industries. Andrea has a degree from Bellevue University and over 15 years experience in retail, recruiting, management, and human resources.

Julie Engel, new CFO for Lueder Construction, has a solid history in financial leadership roles and has the accounting knowledge necessary to lead that important piece of the Business. Engel has over 25+ years of experience working in small to large corporations in accounting and finance.

The last 10 years, Engel has served as a CFO, in the Omaha area.

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Berry, CPA, brings accounting and entrepreneurial experience to his new role as Manager. Michael’s accounting background is in financial and performance auditing in both the corporate and government arenas in addition to tax compliance and planning. Michael ran his own small business for 12

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Beth Carpenter recently joined Cordova as the Operations Manager.

Beth will focus on attracting talent, improving on quality and productivity, and meeting the demands of rapid growth predicted in the next five years. She holds a B.A. from Creighton University and has 16 years of experience internationally and domestically in education, health and wellness, sales, and management.

Jill Cowger has joined Lueder Construction as the Executive Assistant. Cowger has worked in the financial services industry for the last 30+ years and is excited to learn all about the construction business. Jill is accomplished in all areas of accounting, customer relations, scheduling, and general office operations with strong organizational abilities, excellent interpersonal, communication, and leadership skills.

Carson Wealth Omaha is excited to announce that Wealth Advisor Grant Nieland has officially joined the team, taking on a role that will focus on nurturing new client relationships in addition to providing financial planning services to his current clients. Previously, Nieland was affiliated with Carson Wealth’s Cedar Rapids, Iowa location, and has been a trusted financial advisor for clients in

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RSM US LLP — the nation’s leading provider of audit, tax and consulting services focused on the middle market

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Amy Brown recently joined Cordova as an Account Manager.

Amy will focus on the Midwest region to expand Cordova’s staffing services in IT, sales and executive placements. Amy has a degree from the University of Nebraska at Lincoln and over ten years of experience working with companies throughout the Midwest in a multitude of industries primarily focused on business development.

Alan Kennedy has joined Lueder Construction as a Senior Operations Manager. Kennedy’s construction background and expertise make him a great addition to the Lueder team. Alan is well respected in the Omaha community and well connected with many subcontractors, suppliers, and ownership groups.

Kennedy is a Senior Leader with a well-rounded portfolio of skills in operational excellence.

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— recently announced the promotion of Michelle Luett, assurance partner, located in the firm’s Omaha office.

Congratulations, Michelle!

Nebraska for eight years through roles at Carson and TD Ameritrade. Nieland is a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, where he earned a bachelor’s degree in Accounting and played basketball. Prior to joining the Carson team in 2017, he was a Senior Financial Consultant at TD Ameritrade for six years, working with young professionals, business owners and ultra-high-net-worth individuals. He holds a CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER™ certification and Series 7 and 66 registrations. Nieland was born and raised in Omaha and is a Board Member of the University of Nebraska Omaha Mavericks Basketball Booster Club and UNO Athletics Committee.

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AGRICULTURE

FINANCIAL SERVICES

Hired

Hired

Melissa Matczak has joined Scoular as Sr. Manager of Communications in the company’s Omaha headquarters. Ms. Matczak will lead all corporate communications, focused primarily on internal strategic and leadership messaging as well as external media and public relations.

Ms. Matczak comes to Scoular from the Omaha World-Herald, where most recently she held the top role in the

newsroom as Executive Editor. During her 20+ year career at the WorldHerald she held a variety of leadership positions focused on reporting the news in a fair and accurate manner while navigating the rapid pace of change in the publishing world. She is a solutions-oriented, nimble leader who thrives on turning chaos into meaningful results. Ms. Matczak is an active member of the Omaha community, having served on the school board for St. Pius X/St. Leo School.

She is a graduate of Leadership Omaha, a Chamber of Commerce leadership program and has also served on their curriculum development committee.

Ms. Matczak was raised with her

six siblings on a dairy farm north of Green Bay, Wisconsin. She credits her upbringing with instilling a strong work ethic. Today her youngest brother grows cash crops, including corn, wheat, alfalfa and soybeans, on the family land. She earned her journalism/political science degree at the University of WisconsinEau Claire. Founded in Omaha, NE, Scoular is a 127-year old company with 102 offices and facilities worldwide and more than $4 billion in sales. The company provides global and diverse supply chain solutions for end-users and suppliers of grain, feed ingredients, and food ingredients. For more information, visit www.scoular.com.

ACCOUNTING

ACCOUNTING

ENGINEERING

Hired

Hired

Hired

Melissa Matczak Sr. Manager of Communications Scoular

Katie Prest

Jessica Watts

Brian Skourup

Associate, Healthcare Consulting

Senior Manager, Healthcare Consulting

Senior Structural Engineer

Seim Johnson

Seim Johnson

Lamp Rynearson

Prest received her Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Nicholls State University (NSU) in Louisiana and the University of Iowa (UI).

She played softball for four years at NSU and one year at UI and also was a resident assistant at NSU. Prest was previously employed at DeBoer & Associates for three years working in payroll audits and HIPAA compliance and training.

Watts received her degree in Accounting from the University of Nebraska Omaha where she was a member of the Beta Alpha Psi organization. She was previously employed at the University of Nebraska as the Director of Business Operations, ACI Worldwide and Hamilton Associates where she specialized in individual and business tax reporting, controllership, strategic planning and operational oversight.

Brian Skourup, PE, SE, joins the Lamp Rynearson team as Senior Structural Engineer. With 12 years of experience, and degrees in both architectural and structural engineering, Skourup provides comprehensive structural engineering services to support all of the firm’s office locations.

Skourup’s work has included structural steel, reinforced concrete, masonry, and prestressed concrete buildings, bridges,

Lori Kuker Manager of Operations DC Retirement Strategies

Kuker joins the team with over 20 years of administrative, marketing, and customer service experience. She brings numerous skills and a bubbly personality to further enhance the client experience at DC Retirement Strategies. Kuker recently managed multiple activities, systems and responsibilities for Buffett Early Childhood Institute, and is also a graduate of Peru State College.

and non-building structures throughout the United States and abroad. Drawing from experience in engineering, data analytics, and financial analysis, he leads projects, solves problems, and manages change through strict attention to detail, deadlines, and cost. As a civil engineering firm offering planning, design, survey, landscape architecture, and construction contract administration services for public infrastructure and private development and redevelopment projects, Lamp Rynearson’s purpose statement is to “Leave a Legacy of Enduring Improvements to Our Communities.” The firm has four office locations and over 180 employees, with headquarters in the greater Omaha area since 1959.

AEC REAL ESTATE Promoted

Hired

Jason Heinze Executive Vice President The Schemmer Associates Inc.

The Schemmer Associates Inc. is pleased to announce Jason Heinze, PE, SE, LEED AP, as Executive Vice President of Schemmer’s Architecture Division.

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Heinze has held a number of positions within the Architecture Division and recently served as the firm’s Commercial/Industrial Group Leader.

His successful track record over the past 12 years at Schemmer has equipped him well to successfully respond to the challenges of the EVP position. As EVP, Heinze is in charge of operations for the Architecture and Architectural Engineering Groups at Schemmer. Schemmer is a fullservice architecture, engineering and construction field services consultant providing responsible solutions for complex design and constructionrelated challenges. Headquartered in Omaha, Neb., Schemmer has regional offices in Lincoln, Neb., Des Moines and Council Bluffs, Iowa; as well as in Tulsa and Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Tracy Earnest Senior Vice President NAI NP Dodge

NAI NP Dodge has added Tracy Earnest as Senior Vice President.

She provides comprehensive commercial real estate brokerage services for office, retail and industrial properties. She is licensed in both Nebraska and Iowa. Earnest has 26 years of commercial real estate experience, originally starting in the business in 1993 as assistant manager of a 230-unit apartment complex. She received her real estate license in 1997 and started focusing on commercial

real estate sales and leasing. She has also worked in property management earlier in her career. Earnest’s clients have included American AVK Company, Caribou Coffee, Fireguard, Float District, Juice Stop, Lewis Art Gallery, Massage Envy, Pearle Vision, Specialized Physical Therapy, Veridian Credit Union and many others.

NAI NP Dodge is the commercial real estate division of NP Dodge, Omaha’s largest full-service real estate company. The firm is one of Omaha’s most diverse commercial real estate agencies, offering leasing of offices, retail centers, industrial buildings and mini-storage facilities. Sales include all types of land, owner/user facilities and investment properties. In addition, professional property management is available.

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