Stories, people, opportunities and the places shaping North Omaha.
From Dreamland Ballroom and the Elks Lodge to the Great Plains Black History Museum, The Union, and the Malcolm X birth site — the institutions preserving North Omaha's past and building its future.
Read Story →What's happening?
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.
Read Story →Who should I know?
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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From luxury living to community spaces designed for the culture, North Omaha is officially in its Thriving Era.
Read Story →What's available to me?
TS Bank
Pitch Competitions
Applications are open for a regional pitch competition providing selected businesses with funding, visibility, feedback, and entrepreneurial connections.
Code Black Tech
Training & Development
Two four-week Saturday courses from Code Black Tech — Intro to AI Prompting (Sept. 12–Oct. 3) and Advanced AI Prompting (Oct. 17–Nov. 7), 10 a.m.–Noon. No coding, tech background, or experience required.
Nebraska Enterprise Fund
Events & Workshops
A free resource fair (Sept. 16, 3:00–5:00 PM) giving aspiring and existing entrepreneurs direct access to local professionals, business resources, expert advice, networking, and organizations that help businesses start or grow.
What's changing?
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 →North Omaha | 25th & Lake
Heart Ministry Center used 425 surveys and seven focus groups to help shape a full-service grocery store near 25th and Lake expected to create 30–40 local jobs.
Groundbreaking: Sept. 19, 2026
Read Story →Where did we come from?
From Dreamland Ballroom and the Elks Lodge to the Great Plains Black History Museum, The Union, and the Malcolm X birth site — the institutions preserving North Omaha's past and building its future.
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