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Does Rapid City have/would be getting a station? I could see a Mount Rushmore/Black Hills destination. I was thinking the same thing. Rapid and/or Wall (Badlands National Park) would be cool. Free ice water and 5 cent hot coffee! At least that’s what maybe 1 or 2 billboards tell me…. these signs mu...

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They just posted on Facebook that they are closing the Omaha location on Feb 27th…that didn’t last long. And this is why donating to Gofundme’s for restaurants is foolish (I know he refunded - I just mean in general). It doesn’t fix the fundamental issues that are going wrong with the restaurant.

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Press release from GI Area Chamber of Commerce Big things taking place at the Conestoga Marketplace! We are excited to share plans for B&B Theaters! Featuring a brand new 7-screen theater with luxurious heated recliner seating, a state-of-the-art 10 lane bowling alley, 7,000 SF thrilling arcade...

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Dang. We are having a BUNCH of people coming in town in June. Was hoping it would be open by then!!

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Brad wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:49 am
NEDodger wrote: ↑Thu Feb 22, 2024 11:46 am Does Rapid City have/would be getting a station? I could see a Mount Rushmore/Black Hills destination.
I was thinking the same thing. Rapid and/or Wall (Badlands National Park) would be cool.

Free ice water and 5 cent hot coffee! At least that’s what maybe 1 or 2 billboards tell me….

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Does Rapid City have/would be getting a station? I could see a Mount Rushmore/Black Hills destination.

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Jeff Beals got a photo of them raising the yellow core tent yesterday. https://twitter.com/GrowOmaha/status/1760658665076351130 We drove by yesterday. Kids thought it was cool seeing the cranes in action. It's been a while since I last saw it in person, so was kind of surprised how tall this core s...

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ProgKingHughesker wrote: ↑Wed Feb 21, 2024 5:13 pm Aren't "familiar faces" what brought the whole fiasco about in the first place?

No kidding. You’d think they would have cleaned house.

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Big one for Omaha. Bruce Lauritzen of FNBO, 80.

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Makes sense! Thanks, Nuke!

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Insane!!!

Freaking MOBBED the court!!!!!

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nebport5 wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 1:54 pm I really wonder what the homework assignment Gary Bateman gave Yates and Boston they mentioned on Grow Omaha.

Hopefully "come up with a better name"

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Maybe. I’m a little surprised this couldn’t be designed without demolishing homes.

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If LNK gets Air France.or Turkish Air THEN the committee will have earned their keep. :lol: :lol: :lol: There are people on this board far more learned than me when it comes to air transportation, but I would think the strategy needs to be: 1.) If possible, a new to the area airline (JetBlue?) 2.) ...

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One of the retail bays in here is going to be a sports bar concept called the "The Sports Hall" Sports Hall is going in next to Dante/Forno actually. I hear Sports Hall closed. I always found it to be a curious fit amongst the rest of the Blackstone bars. Same. It was never very busy the ...

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I've always had good experiences at Hyatt Places. Good to see this holds up as well.

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On the margins, one area where Gretna may win out is season tickets. I’m betting a lot of season ticket holders would come from Omaha’s western half. And Gretna might make the difference for Lincolnites debating season tickets vs. occasional single game trips. This. If you don't have the TV market,...

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nativeomahan wrote: ↑Mon Feb 19, 2024 12:44 pm So, let’s agree that a new arena with at least 12-15k seats for hockey would be required. Then the issue boils down to a suitable location.

18,000 seats for the NHL is table stakes.

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Alright, so... The complaining about the suburbs is a moot point - Yates/Nebraska Crossing is the only entity that's pushing for this. It's not the city. It's Nebraska Crossing or nothing, from the sound of it. These are the developers (Yates) as well as the others pushing for this who have a vested...

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I assumed it was an attempt to resurrect the old "Omaha Knights" name?

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Maybe Peyton Manning? He IS closely associated with “Omaha! Omaha!” and would have the bank account/celeb cache to get involved in development.

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Would love for some of this to come to fruition, but this reads to me as "look at what we could pursue if you pass this bill" not "this is what is coming if you pass this bill." Hope cool stuff happens out here, but this is approaching the European Village levels to me at the mo...

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NuStyle would do wonders for this.

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Would love for some of this to come to fruition, but this reads to me as "look at what we could pursue if you pass this bill" not "this is what is coming if you pass this bill." Hope cool stuff happens out here, but this is approaching the European Village levels to me at the mo...

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Odds are, any new arena for an NHL team would be heavily subsidized by taxpayers. I'm not a fan of that. Yeah me either...they way I see it, they use CHI and schedule around other events, or its a no go. We don't need another 18,000 seat arena. If I read correctly on the grow Omaha newsletter, it s...

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USA Volleyball- Exciting NHL Hockey- Long shot, but still exciting Youth baseball/soccer fields- Meh I would cut the push for more baseball/soccer fields. We have too many as it is. I would rather go after that elite sports like the volleyball idea. For example, Olympic swim center or training cent...

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I realize placing this in Gretna helps gain better access to the 350,000 people in the Lincoln area, but I feel like with USA Volleyball and NHL Hockey, Crossroads would be a better location to integrate the facilities into the urban fabric (Ignoring the fact that the CHI Health Center is already t...

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Grand Island ranks 22nd overall nationally in Area Development study of leading metro locations in 2023 https://www.areadevelopment.com/Leading-Locations/Q4-2023/leading-metro-locations-full-results-2023.shtml?utm_source=Area%20Development%20Site%20%26%20Facility%20Planning%20Newsletters&utm_ca...

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"Omaha doesn't make much sense" - https://thehockeywriters.com/bettman-hints-at-future-expansion-possibilities/ Came across the above blog post referencing the possibility (or lack there of in this person's opinion anyway) of NHL in Omaha. Unfortunately it makes it painfully obvious they ...

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They were talking about the Good Life Bills yesterday in the legislature on 1620 this morning. The one for 192nd and Dodge sounds like basketball is going to be a part of this big development. It sounds like the NHL rumor has some traction in the area. Sounds like Gary Sharp might have spoken to wh...

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Interesting. For some reason I had it in my head that they were looking at the empty lots a few blocks northeast of the T-Mobile Arena for this. The bridge from T-Mobile with the Royals fountain DOES look awesome though.

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thenewguy wrote: ↑Mon Feb 12, 2024 7:30 am i wish it was a little bit taller

I wish it was a baller.

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This was probably before 2000, but I remember Gallagher's in there.

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I have heard from others that a major tech company will be establishing major operations in Omaha, in 6 months or so. This company has a larger market share than Facebook. In 6 months or so, this announcement will be made in the news and will make many very happy. Nothing deeper can be shared on th...

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Dusty wrote: ↑Fri Feb 09, 2024 10:14 am For perspective of a one day pass:
Fun Plex $40
Adventureland (Theme and water park)$45
Worlds of Fun/Oceans of Fun $35 for both parks

Wow! I haven’t been to any of them in probably 15 years. That discrepancy is insane.

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skinzfan23 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 4:33 pm That photoshop looks amazing Brad!

NEDodger wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:04 pm Yeah.....we need a 30-story on that old UP site.
Even a 15-20 story tower would really fill in that gap.

Let's Pawn Stars this bad boy and meet in the middle - a nice 24-story building on the old UP site.

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nebport5 wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:17 pm
NEDodger wrote: ↑Sat Feb 03, 2024 3:04 pm Yeah.....we need a 30-story on that old UP site.
What no commemorative 1,867 footer!?

I like the cut of your jib!

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If you listen to the interview with the commissioner it's sounds like SLC is a shoe-in for the next expansion. He particularly mentions the would be owners having an assist of the governor. Regardless of how unlikely of Omaha getting a franchise here I can't help but think of the potential 3.2 bill...

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Yeah.....we need a 30-story on that old UP site.

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As amazing as this would be, I don’t see how Kansas City wouldn’t beat us. Twice the population, better TV market…. I mean, even KC would be a win for us - 2.5 hours for a NHL game? Heck yeah.

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