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Sounds like the bond passed with 62.8% favoring it. They needed at least 60%.

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It's Official: http://www.gocreighton.com/common/controls/image_handler.aspx?thumb_prefix=rp_primary&image_path=/images/2016/5/3/Gavitt_Tipoff_Website.jpg Here are the dates for the matchups, no times announced yet: The 2016 Gavitt Tipoff Games schedule: Monday, Nov. 14 Villanova at Purdue Tuesd...

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Cedar Rapids now getting better proposals than Omha, depressing. It's getting kinda sad at this point, we should be ashamed. I definitely agree, this is depressing, but keep in mind, Omaha has proposals for the Civic site and the UP site. If either of those massive projects come to full fruition, t...

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KETV had a story saying the the sign was turned on tonight for the first time.

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nebugeater wrote:What is the address of the Development location? I lived in CR for ten years.

north corner of First Street SE and Third Avenue SE. Basically it is on the block directly south of the Alliant Tower.

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Here are the other two proposals: http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160502/ARTICLE/160509963/EP/1/2/EP-160509963.jpg&MaxH=1400&MaxW=1596 http://www.thegazette.com/storyimage/GA/20160502/ARTICLE/160509963/EP/1/3/EP-160509963.jpg&MaxH=1400&MaxW=1596 Proposals included: Avalon P...

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Steel arrived today for the ballroom for the hotel. They are already putting up the columns. The open web joists are on site and visible from the construction camera. Looks like they installed the first one this morning. At the rapid pace they are moving, I am thinking that the hotel might be visib...

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How about this?: HDR to the library site. Main Library utilizes the old Kiewit space in the Nebraska State Office building until the Civic site is built. Once the Civic site is built, the main library and NE state offices are transferred over there as part of the development. The ugly red brick bui...

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Great to see the cranes up and construction well underway for Berkshire this year. That is a lot of eyes, many that have never been to Omaha before, seeing progress. Just wish we were going to have better weather this year.

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I saw this on Tuesday and was going to post about it but I just driving by, I wasn't sure what it was.

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CB has really done some great things in the past 10-15 years with their downtown. I have read and noticed that they have a different idea about the old buildings than Omaha does. CB tries to restore the buildings whenever possible, I am not so sure Omaha has the same mentality.

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I like GLM, but I wish we still had all those old buildings.

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The 9 Best Cities for Singer-Songwriters 1. Omaha, Nebraska The largest city in the Cornhusker State, Omaha has a modest population just over 400,000, and while it may be surprising to some that a city in Nebraska made this list, Omaha actually has a Wikipedia page dedicated solely to its music sce...

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I think the Fieldhouse is going to start first but it made it sound like both should be under construction this summer.

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Tonight's Creighton/Nebraska game has been rescheduled for 6:35 pm on May 17th due to the weather.

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Coyote wrote:For me it is:
1-3 stories = low rise
4-12 stories = mid rise
12-40 stories = high rise
40+ stories = skyscraper

I agree with all of these. When I looked up skyscraper, it stated that the building needs to be 40+ stories as you mentioned.

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Hansen: His 1950s Yankees jerseys are worth $130,000, but he just wants to talk baseball This is how Gary Stickney ended up on your television Monday night, if your television was tuned to PBS’ “Antiques Roadshow.” His face is covered with pancake makeup. He’s nervous as all get out. He hears an ap...

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It is hard to tell from the construction cam but it does look like there are a bunch of panels on a trailer and also on the ground.

Does anyone know if each floor of the hotel is going to be concrete?

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I wonder if they will add a couple floors on top of the building. They are going to be adding an entire new support structure inside the building there is no reason they couldn't add three more floors of residential on top of the building. I would love that, but I am guessing they are going to try ...

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iamjacobm wrote:Pretty sure the apartment is 10 now.

You may be right....I just looked at the rendering again on the brochure on their website and it looks like it is either 10 or 11.

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My only concern is that it seems like this type of construction works best for 7-8 stories. This building was supposed to be 12. So I am wondering how it will work with the remaining 11 floors.

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City Council approved, construction should start very soon on the complex. Glad to hear.

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Thanks for the info Lillian Bean. According to that website, it states that it is ideal for mid-rise residential projects such as Apartments, Condos, Lofts, Student Housing, Hotels and Senior Living Facilities up to seven or eight stories in height.

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Omaha Children’s Museum adding Platte River-themed water table, interactive train depot The Omaha Children’s Museum will unveil two new permanent exhibits May 28: a Platte River-themed water table and an interactive train depot. The three-level Play Along the Platte River water table is modeled aft...

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I thought the apt building was supposed to be 12 stories, so I wouldn't think that they would be switching to wood construction for the rest.

And Brad, I was going to ask if you have ever seen switching from steel to concrete. I am no construction expert, but that doesn't seem logical to me.

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According the register today, the developer had a preliminary agreement approved by the des moines city council. Main Street Theaters, who run Aksarben Cinema in Omaha is the proposed operator of the theater aspect of the project. The cost of the project has risen from $85 million to $107 million. C...

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There has to be demand there to warrant such a building. The price per sq ft is going to be pretty expensive in a 32 story tower. Des Moines did have a proposal for a 32 story building, but the chances of that happening are probably next to nothing. They also had a 17 story residential tower on top ...

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Speaking of Rainfall... Yesterday I think Omaha "Officially" got somewhere between .5" and .75". However at my house on 90th and Center I got nothing. It was literally so little, I am not sure I could even call it a trace. Wow, I wish I could say the same in Bellevue. In fact, i...

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I forgot that they owned those lots to the south, but now I remember that they acquired those while the CWS was still at Rosenblatt. During that time, they used them for parking for zoo visitors.

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That is good to hear that they are attempting to expand the acres that the zoo already offers. They are land locked, but if they were able to acquire some more land, you have to think that would open up even more development and larger areas for the animals to roam.

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Plenty of rooms available for Berkshire Hathaway meeting visitors in Omaha Berkshire Hathaway declined to comment on attendance this year. The Q & A portion of the annual meeting, when Buffett and Vice Chairman Charlie Munger take questions from the CenturyLink audience, will be streamed live o...

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Thought I would add my post from last April about downtown here: Just did a quick check. Here are the rooms located in downtown, not including Council Bluffs, the airport, or anything on the fringe of downtown. Double Tree: 414 Hilton Omaha: 600 Magnolia: 145 Econolodge: 46 Hotel Deco: 89 Residence ...

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From the World Herald story today: Around Omaha, the extra visitors add to an estimated 29,000 hotel rooms already booked in conjunction with the Trials. That figure was around 23,500 in 2012. And only a small amount of tickets remain for the final session July 3, making a complete sellout possible ...

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Being from CB, I love those. I think that CB has the best collection of old buildings in the entire metro. Omaha would have it beat, if not for tearing everything down for the Leahy Mall and worst of all, the State office building.

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TitosBuritoBarn wrote:The building in this rendering looks a lot smaller than the other one. Maybe this is a side view?

I don't know but hopefully it takes up the majority of the site like the other one was going to.

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I just noticed that they drained some of the area where you walk over the fish and rays on the lower level. It looked to be a little more extensive than just cleaning. Also in the past few years they have added the area where the bats fly around. There are a few exhibits in the jungle that could use...

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They get the recruiting game and CU has a really fun style. They already have 2 top 50 guys in 2017 and it feels like they are going to land one of these elite top 20 guys in the next few years. Already right there on Brian Bowen for 2017 with the whos who of college basketball. I think McDermott h...

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RNcyanide wrote:I actually like this one a bit more than the old rendering.

I do too, but I liked the outside deck on the old rendering better.

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Great pictures. I love what the zoo is doing, taking a great thing and making it better. I also like that they are still updating and adding little features to some of the older exhibits like the jungle.

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Says they are still going to start construction yet this year. Maybe it will still be finished by 2017 like originally thought.

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