Stories, people, opportunities and the places shaping North Omaha.
Students, families and community members are watching a long-awaited dream become concrete and steel as Project Game ON brings a home stadium to Omaha North High and rebuilds one of North Omaha's longtime community institutions.
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Identity Preparatory Academy opens, $125M invested through the Omaha Inland Port Authority, a new 24th & Lake grocery store, the Ames Avenue redesign, youth grants, and policy news affecting Omaha families.
Read Story →Streetscape investment, $2M facade grants, LB1024 recovery funding, corridor safety policy, and Creighton's gateway improvements along North 24th Street.
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Facade grants on North 24th, the $120M Malcolm X cultural campus, NOMA's $20M expansion, the Great Plains Black History Museum, and the 30th & Ames Innovation District.
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With practical learning, community connections, and a free upcoming summit, PowerPath Collective is making room for people ready to take their next step.
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A unanimous 8-0 state board vote cleared the way for Nebraska's first Black-founded nonpublic school system — an all-girls academy rooted in Sankofa, cultural wealth, and academic rigor.
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Marcus went from hauling boxes on the night shift to landing a tech career after training at Code Black Tech — a tuition-free program proving that opportunity in Omaha can start with a single line of code.
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Nebraska APEX Accelerator / NBDC + National APEX Accelerator Alliance
Events & Workshops
An online session on federal contracting accounting rules for businesses in SBA Mentor-Protégé relationships.
UNO Center for Innovation, Entrepreneurship & Franchising
Pitch Competitions
UNO/UNMC students practice a concise 90-second business pitch, compete in virtual preliminary rounds, and advance to the Nov. 11 final round for $1,000 in cash prizes and judge Q&A.
SHRM Labs
Accelerators & Fellowships
A 14-week accelerator for high-growth HR technology and workplace AI startups, with a $200K equity investment, customized advisory council, SHRM conference showcases and access to SHRM's employer/HR network.
What's changing?
North Omaha | Ames Avenue corridor
Students, families and community members are watching a long-awaited dream become concrete and steel as Project Game ON brings a home stadium to Omaha North High and rebuilds one of North Omaha's longtime community institutions.
Construction underway; facilities expected to open in 2027
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North Omaha | Highway 75
A $1.5 million federal planning grant gives North Omaha residents a voice in rethinking the North Freeway and the communities it divided.
Community planning study underway; no final design selected
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North Omaha | 30th & Ames
A $30 million state grant is helping turn decades of disinvestment near 30th and Ames into an innovation district built around jobs, housing, entrepreneurship and community ownership.
First phase: ~12 city blocks; innovation hub, housing and Creative Construction Campus planned
Read Story →Where did we come from?
Photographs, documents, programs, and scrapbooks preserved by the Great Plains Black History Museum are helping tell a fuller story of North Omaha — including materials many people are seeing for the first time.
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