Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
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Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
Trying to think of a list of Nebraska Businesses that start here but then moved their HQ somewhere else.
Northern Natural Gas (Enron) - Houston
Baker's (Kroger) - Cincinnati
ConAgra - Chicago
PepperJax - Denver
Possible Cabela's - Springfield
Does Hayneedle count? They are still here, but owned by a company in New Jersey.
Northern Natural Gas (Enron) - Houston
Baker's (Kroger) - Cincinnati
ConAgra - Chicago
PepperJax - Denver
Possible Cabela's - Springfield
Does Hayneedle count? They are still here, but owned by a company in New Jersey.
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Re: Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
First Data right?
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Re: Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
First Data is definitely one.. and I think Hayneedle counts too...
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Re: Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
Although now defunct, Pamida was another one.
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Not totally sure Hayneedle counts if they are a subsidiary. Berkshire Hathaway owns a number of companies outright that operate out of HQs all over the place.
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Re: Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
Brad wrote:Trying to think of a list of Nebraska Businesses that start here but then moved their HQ somewhere else.
Northern Natural Gas (Enron) - Houston
Baker's (Kroger) - Cincinnati
ConAgra - Chicago
PepperJax - Denver
Possible Cabela's - Springfield
Does Hayneedle count? They are still here, but owned by a company in New Jersey.
So, is Northern Natural Gas at One Pacific Place the same that merged with Enron? I know it's a Berkshire company but did not know if it's the same company that got involved with Ken Lay.
Re: Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
If I remember correctly when Enron went belly up some Omaha investors bought some of the assets in the wake and recreated the company.choke wrote:Brad wrote:Trying to think of a list of Nebraska Businesses that start here but then moved their HQ somewhere else.
Northern Natural Gas (Enron) - Houston
Baker's (Kroger) - Cincinnati
ConAgra - Chicago
PepperJax - Denver
Possible Cabela's - Springfield
Does Hayneedle count? They are still here, but owned by a company in New Jersey.
So, is Northern Natural Gas at One Pacific Place the same that merged with Enron? I know it's a Berkshire company but did not know if it's the same company that got involved with Ken Lay.
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Might be just semantics. Northern Natural Gas (InterNorth) purchased Houston Natural Gas. Then Ken Lay was made Chairman and led a coup where the HNG members of the board gained control of the board and moved the HQ to Houston and the Enron name followed. I don't recall it being termed a merger here in Omaha at least. Maybe the media in Houston saw it differently.
Quite over-simplified I know. Hopefully my memory is somewhat accurate though.
Quite over-simplified I know. Hopefully my memory is somewhat accurate though.
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Re: Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
I was aware that Northern Natural bought HNG. I always wondered how Lay got such a tight grip on the company as to move the HQ to Houston.guy4omaha wrote:Might be just semantics. Northern Natural Gas (InterNorth) purchased Houston Natural Gas. Then Ken Lay was made Chairman and led a coup where the HNG members of the board gained control of the board and moved the HQ to Houston and the Enron name followed. I don't recall it being termed a merger here in Omaha at least. Maybe the media in Houston saw it differently.
Quite over-simplified I know. Hopefully my memory is somewhat accurate though.
Re: Nebraska Businesses that have left Nebraska
Add Level 3 Communications and Northwestern Bell to the list. Both moved to Denver.
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Jobs at Smeal Fire Apparatus plants are safe, CEO of buyer says
http://www.omaha.com/money/jobs-at-smea ... 3ab11.html
http://www.omaha.com/money/jobs-at-smea ... 3ab11.html
Steve Jordon / World-Herald wrote:On Tuesday, Spartan said it agreed to purchase Smeal for $36.3 million. The deal, scheduled to close in January, has the backing of the Smeal family, which started the company in 1955.
Smeal is based in Snyder, Nebraska, and has plants there and in Neligh, Nebraska; Delavan, Wisconsin; and Ephrata, Pennsylvania. Spartan has about 1,800 employees at 13 facilities.
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