Thursday, May 26, 2022
Why Yazidis in the US are choosing Nebraska
I will follow anyone and thank everyone who tries to make a difference in the lives of vulnerable civilians. ~ Widad Akrawi, Kurdish health expert and human rights activist, Founder, "Save The Yazidis: The World Has To Act Now"
It was an early May afternoon, Hasan Khalil was busy in his hair salon attending to a client from Nebraska City. He has many people visiting him from nearby towns and cities.
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Wednesday, December 1, 2021
In It for the Long Run: How Fleet Feet Found Something For Every Runner
Newbies in a city often hit two dead ends - their daily regime and social life. After three months in the US, as I was going through social networks to make new friends in Lincoln, some of the most welcoming people I came across were the running groups in the city. People in these groups had one piece of advice for me - 'why don't you visit one of the running and fitness companies?' And no, that was not just to buy running gear and hit the streets for a lone run, but to join one of the largest in-person human networks in Nebraska.
Read the full In It for the Long Run: How Fleet Feet Found Something For Every Runner article
Monday, November 22, 2021
Women@Work
Creating a space where women could gather . . . encourage and empower one another in business, learn and grow together
Nebraska has been witnessing a transition in micro, small and medium businesses, many of them owned by women. Heartland Webzine highlighted several of these success stories. But Lincoln's Jenna Vitosh found something missing when she and her former partner discovered that many women were working from coffee shops and kitchen tables. And that was the germination of Arrive Coworking - a community working space for women entrepreneurs and much more.
Thursday, October 28, 2021
From the C-Suite
Nebraska has often featured in reports of brain drain, with an estimated 20000 people leaving the state in the past decade. But there are stories of people who not only made the Prairie state their home but created opportunities for others to stay invested.
Monica Messer, Co-founder of DatabaseUSA and President of ResearchUSA, exemplifies this reality.
"I don't think I ever decided to "settle down" in the Midwest. I "ramped up" in the Midwest!"
Thursday, October 28, 2021
The Spoke of Care
It was snowing eight inches, and with the news of a pregnancy . . . a young couple from Columbia, South Carolina, who came to stay in Valentine, Nebraska, was contemplating returning southward. But that wasn't in store for them . . .Whitney Mayhew recalls the time from 2016 when she was approached by a local resident to manage a newly launched women's clothing store.
Friday, October 22, 2021
The Game And Beyond
Nebraska is among the few northern states that have witnessed the astounding success of black women-owned businesses.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
Steering the Health of Nebraska
Women set to rule the healthcare industry with a diversity of portfolios and equity in leadership at its heart.
Thursday, October 21, 2021
The People, Incorporated
"When you put these footprints down, be very careful because your children are going to follow along." - Winnebago tribal leader Reuben Snake Jr. (named Kee-Kah-Wah-Un-Ga at birth), former national chairman of the American Indian Movement.
Annette Hamilton, Vice President, and Chief Operating Officer, Ho-Chunk, Inc. shares the story of the economic development of the Winnebago Tribe in Nebraska and her own story of becoming a self-made Cinderella.
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