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2. History of Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to ...

3. Omaha City Council - Wikipedia

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   Website. city.council.city.of.omaha.org. The City Council of Omaha, Nebraska, is elected every four years on a nonpartisan basis. The next election will occur in 2025. Omaha has a strong mayor form of government. Members are elected by district. Currently seven city council districts are represented across the City of Omaha.

4. Economy of Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   The economy of Omaha, Nebraska is linked to the city's status as a major commercial hub in the Midwestern United States since its founding in 1854. Dubbed the "Motor Mouth City" by The New York Times, [1] Omaha is widely regarded as the telecommunications capital of the United States. The city's economy includes agriculture, food processing ...

5. List of companies based in Omaha - Wikipedia

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   Omaha's economy has grown dramatically since the early 1990s. The city has five companies that rank in the Fortune 500 . It also is the smallest city to have two major research hospitals, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Medical Center.

6. Jean Stothert - Wikipedia

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   Website. Official website. Jean Louise Stothert (née Wolf; born February 7, 1954) is an American politician and former nurse serving as the 51st mayor of Omaha, Nebraska. She is the first woman to hold the office and was sworn in as Mayor on June 10, 2013. She was re-elected on May 10, 2017, [1] and May 11, 2021.

7. List of colleges and universities in Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   The Metropolitan Community College was founded in 1971 by the Nebraska Legislature. Today, there are campuses in North Omaha at Fort Omaha, in South Omaha, and in Elkhorn, as well as centers in Bellevue, La Vista and Fremont, the Applied Technology Center and classes at Offutt Air Force Base, and multiple area high schools and offsite locations.