Entries from June 2009
According to Next Generation Consulting, Omaha is the fifth sixth-best midsize city in the United States for Young Professionals. According to NGC’s website, “the seven indexes of a “Next City” are: Earning, Learning, Vitality, Around Town, After Hours, Cost of Lifestyle, and Social Capital. The rankings announced today are based on a city’s total score in all seven indexes.”
Here are the top-10 cities in the “Midsized Magnets:”
1. Madison, WI
2. Minneapolis, MN
3. Colorado Springs, CO
4. Atlanta, GA
5. St. Paul, MN
6. Omaha, NE
7. Cincinnati, OH
8. Boise, ID
9. Durham, NC
10. New Orleans, LA
We say that Omaha was 5th because everyone and their damn dog knows that Minneapolis and St. Paul is the same place.
In other Nebraska news, Lincoln ranked #15. St. Louis is #19. I think the discrepency is totally due to Lincoln being home to the Nebraska Cornhuskers, and St. Louis being home to those filthy Cardinals. Discuss.
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Tagged: Cardinals Suck, Lincoln, Madison, Minneapolis, Next Generation Consulting, Omaha, St. Louis, Young Professionals
We’re going to get into our new partnership with Creighton’s College of Business (we will say we’re jacked about it, though!), but for now, we want to make everyone aware of an upcoming event they are putting on at Omaha Country Club:
The College of Business is hosting an info session for people interested in earning a graduate business degree. The session is June 30 at Omaha Country Club starting at 5:30. Free drinks and apps, plus a chance to mingle with profs and alums. If you are thinking about a graduate business degree – join us! Or, pass this invite along to someone you know who is interested.
Click here to RSVP.
As two of your three fearless hosts can attest, these events are a great opportunity to get a feel for the caliber of people that are involved with the College of Business’ grad program. It’s a fantastic program, and if you’re even considering doing something like getting your MBA, this is a perfect event for you. It’s laid back, but you’ll take away some great info and contacts.
We hope to see you there!
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One of the more entertaining episodes we’ve had this year. Johnny’s Business goes in-depth of the child delivery process…a little too in-depth. Caution: not for weak-stomached.
We also got into a great conversation about the future of the CWS. Not so much the new stadium itself, but the atmosphere that surrounds the event and whether or not it will survive the move downtown.
Listen to the show, and if you have any comments, feel free to leave them.
Thanks again to all of our listeners.
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Available HERE and over at the right side of this page.
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Saturday we had the chance to talk with Jeff Slobotski of Silicon Prairie News. They’re doing some great things for Omaha, so if you haven’t checked them out, you should. Thanks again to Jeff for a very insightful and inspiring interview.
So when you get a chance, be sure to download the show.>
In other news, Mustaches 4 Kids has raised over $10,000 for Camp CoHoLo. And this Thursday is the final Mustache Showdown. Join them at the Omaha Royals game followed by the Finale party at Starsky’s. MC’d by yours truly…the Weekly Grind.
We’ll see everyone there.
Also, become a Facebook Fan of ours and you’ll be entered to win a Savings Sidekick Coupon Book.
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Tagged: Entrepreneurship, Facebook, Omaha, Silicon Prairie News, Young Professionals
Wow. Omaha Mayor-Elect Jim Suttle’s new co-Chief of Staff–because you typically need two of them–Matthew Samp supposedly a few years ago was sleeping with a 14-year-old. Who eventually killed himself. Oh, and Samp reportedly kept nude photos of this 14-YEAR-OLD.
Suttle’s response?
Suttle said he did not run background checks on Samp or anyone he has hired, saying such checks were a “suspicious, punitive system, and that’s not something I build on.”
“What goes on in private lives is private business,” he said. “I don’t sit down with anybody and say, ‘Tell me about your past.’”
I absolutely am with him for “what goes on in private lives is private business.” However, when that private business involves having sex with young boys and taking nude pictures of them, then that’s a whole new ball of wax.
It’s stunning on its own that this guy got such a high-level job. It’s even more stunning when you consider Suttle’s response:
Suttle, however, said he believed the allegations were a “character assassination” of Samp. He pointed out that he’s heard rumors about most of his political colleagues throughout his years in public life.
“You have to set (rumors) aside,” Suttle said, “and just look at whom is trying to embarrass whom. I’ve seen this, and this happens.”
Incredibly disappointing. But guess what? That’s what happens when you elect someone Mayor that you didn’t know a damn thing about.
Mayor-Elect Suttle needs to fire this man immediately and offer an apology to the family of the young man that he took advantage of, as well as the people in Omaha for this embarrassment.
EDIT #1: Whoops: forgot to provide the link to the OWH story. Just so people don’t think that I am simply “throughing” accusations….
EDIT #2: Suttle “put this issue in the history books” and is not allowing Samp to serve in his administration. Good. I’m sure his other co-Chief of Staff is solid…
Steve Oltmans was fired from the Papio-Missouri River Natural Resources District in 2006 for “a material breach of contract’’ after his board said it had lost confidence in him in the wake of an affair with a former board member.
The affair sparked a special audit that showed no criminal deeds but did reveal incomplete NRD expense records and violations of IRS rules under Oltmans’ watch.
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Tagged: Jim Suttle, Matthew Samp, Nebraska Politics, Omaha, Omaha Politics
