For those interested, this coming Saturday 05/28/05 on Jeff Beals' radio show 'Grow Omaha' airing at 8AM on 1290 KKAR:
'"Retail Growth in Omaha: The One-Year Anniversary of Village Pointe" with Don La Chere and Kim Jones of RED Development'..
There may be some inside scoop info on this show..
Additionally, Jeff writes another enlightening column on the explosion of retail growth and development in Omaha over the past 18 months in his latest column for the Omaha City-Weekly:
CityWeekly wrote: Now that Omaha’s metro population has
passed 800,000 and Omaha’s 60-mile population exceeds 1.2 million, we are big
enough to catch retailers’ attention.
Great article. More retail on 192 & Center?.. on top of Legacy going through 2 more phases? What's next.. a 1.2 million sq ft shopping center in Gretna? This is incredible stuff. Dodge will be booming as well with West Village Pointe and West Dodge Station getting underway. Just think, within the next 10 years... North Downtown could be done, a 'Plaza-like' area could blossom at 72nd, a pedestrian bridge with mid-rises will evolve on both sides of the river, an amusement park, Mutual of Omaha development, and potential new high-rises all over downtown. I know I'm leaving out a lot more, but I get shivers thinking about it.
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Been waiting to hear from some reps with RED. Hopefully we'll gain some new insights on retail for the Omaha metro. I know Jeff Beals will ask ALL the right questions..
almighty_tuna wrote:I wonder if the new 1,500-2,000 job transfer move would be eluded to.
Only if it is true and made official/public by the Omaha media outlets before this Saturday, I know Jeff would mention it on his show..He most likely wont make mention of a rumor
does anyone have/know jeff biels? If so could you recommend adding rss2.0 to the archives you know to get a little podcast action going. I never remember to turn on my stereo on Saturday mornings.
almighty_tuna wrote:And if nothing is made public in the meantime, perhaps he heard something else on the grapevine he could share.
Possibly..But like I stated before, I doubt he'd make any mention of this unless it acually becomes official..
Regarding RED, he can ask all the right questions (which he will) that may lead to some 'heads-up' 'hint-hint' retail development I was eluding too in my previous posts..But the RED reps would be on the hook for the info, not Jeff..
From My 'Grow Omaha' weekly email courtesy of Jeff Beals:
'This Saturday's show is jam-packed. Tune in to get an advance announcement of 5 new retailers at Village Pointe! Learn about the planned Shadow Lake Town Center in Papillion! Find out what retailers are coming to Omaha and why! Grow Omaha airs live Saturday morning at 8:00 on News-Talk 1290 KKAR! '..
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What's next.. a 1.2 million sq ft shopping center in Gretna? This is incredible stuff. Dodge will be booming as well with West Village Pointe and West Dodge Station getting underway. Just think, within the next 10 years... North Downtown could be done, a 'Plaza-like' area could blossom at 72nd, a pedestrian bridge with mid-rises will evolve on both sides of the river, an amusement park, Mutual of Omaha development, and potential new high-rises all over downtown. I know I'm leaving out a lot more, but I get shivers thinking about it.
I slept through this...any new info?