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Nebraska Legislature moves forward on creation of state broadband office

Norfolk Daily News 14 Mar 2023

Currently, much of the state's broadband services fall under the purview of the Public Service Commission ... John Fredrickson of Omaha said he also shared Cavanaugh's reservations about shifting power, but said he was swayed by an amendment the committee added to LB683 requiring the broadband director to present an annual report to the committee.

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Hardin, Ibach bills set for Unicameral public hearings this week

Scottsbluff StarHerald 12 Feb 2023

Unicameral committees will hear bills on at least three other issues with rural interest, including broadband service, regulation of “mechanical amusement” and cash devices and casino-horse track “racino” combinations ... LB 26, Omaha Sen. Justin Wayne’s Rural Municipal Broadband ...

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Ibach, Hardin bills set for Unicameral public hearings this week

The North Platte Telegraph 11 Feb 2023

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Tax issue forces Bellevue Chamber of Commerce to suspend operations

News-Press Now 08 Jan 2023

OMAHA — The Bellevue Chamber of Commerce has announced that it will suspend operations because of a tax issue dating back to 2011 ... 29 ... Those hopes were not realized ... Pillen creates new Nebraska broadband office. Omaha cyclist dies after being hit by postal truck ... Originally published on omaha.com, part of the TownNews Content Exchange . .

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Broadband Subsidiary of Boston Omaha Corporation Announces Frank DeJoy as Chief Operating Officer

The Facts 06 Jan 2023

Boston Omaha Broadband, a national broadband provider, has named Frank DeJoy as Chief Operating Officer ... Frank helps position Boston Omaha Broadband for continued expansion and will help create efficiencies and overall synergy amongst all our fiber companies.” said Steven McGhie, CEO of Boston Omaha Broadband.

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Boston Omaha’s Broadband Subsidiary Announces Max Meisinger as its Chief Financial Officer

The Galveston Daily News 20 Dec 2022

Boston Omaha Broadband, a national broadband provider, has appointed Max Meisinger as its Chief Financial Officer. In addition to the role of Chief Financial Officer for Boston Omaha Broadband “BOB”, Meisinger will continue to act as Chief Accounting Officer at Boston Omaha Corporation (NYSE.BOC), parent company of BOB.

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$1.2 billion from federal infrastructure law headed to Nebraska

The Columbus Telegram 14 Dec 2022

The White House said Nebraska also will receive a minimum of $100 million to expand broadband access in the state. The broadband funding is not included in the $1.2 billion ... Nearly $5 million for broadband infrastructure for the Omaha Tribe of Nebraska and Nebraska Indian Community College accounts for the remaining 0.41%.

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City argues for dismissal of former Lincoln Police officer's amended lawsuit

Lincoln Journal Star 09 Dec 2022

Erin Spilker Courtesy photo ... People are also reading… ... Cost per location grows fivefold in second round of Nebraska's broadband grant program. Man arrested in Belize on suspicion of kidnapping in case of missing Omaha woman ... Nebraska's Juwan Gary (4) quiets the crowd after the Huskers defeated Creighton on Sunday at CHI Health Center Omaha ... .

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Cost per location grows fivefold in second round of Nebraska's broadband grant program

The Columbus Telegram 08 Dec 2022

The Nebraska Public Service Commission approved nearly $20.4 million in grants to connect roughly 2,400 homes to high-speed internet through the Nebraska Broadband Bridge Program. A total of 37 grant applications from 14 internet providers will receive funding to build broadband capacity in targeted areas following Tuesday's 4-0 vote.

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Winnebago Tribe of Nebraska awarded $35 million grant for broadband

Norfolk Daily News 12 Oct 2022

Traditional dancing performed by the White Eagle Club Dancers of the Omaha Nation Public School with a drum circle featuring the Whitetail Boyz outside Joslyn Castle in Omaha on Monday, Oct ... A federal grant will bring broadband access to hundreds of households on the Winnebago Reservation.

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Candidate Profile: Don Bacon

Omaha World-Herald 12 Oct 2022

We were able to get $1B to rebuild Offutt after the floods, a new $160M Offutt runway, $27M for Eppley Airfield modernization, $29M for UNMC’s NExT project, $2.5B for Nebraskan roads and bridges, $200M for rural broadband, $200M to replace lead pipes in NE, and $50M for affordable housing in Omaha.

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Letter: Using broadband to bring us together

Lincoln Journal Star 29 Sep 2022

It was nearly 30 years ago that I traveled Nebraska advocating what we now call broadband. I shared presentations in Grand Island, Lexington, Cambridge, Scottsbluff, Chadron, Valentine, Omaha, Lincoln and many more communities ... Over the years I’ve served on the Nebraska Broadband ...

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The Public Pulse: Attention music lovers; Money better spent; OPS stipends

Omaha World-Herald 11 Sep 2022

Omaha music lovers, I hope you have all discovered the Jewell at 1030 Capitol Ave ... Janet Koenig, Omaha ... The end of the Scott Frost era is a case of when, not if Creighton-Nebraska volleyball match breaks NCAA attendance record Boy, 14, arrested in killing of man, 28, near Omaha Country Club No ... Scott Roberts, Omaha ... Lucille Mickells, Omaha.

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Nebraska Indian Community College, Omaha Tribe to receive nearly $5M to put toward internet access

Sioux City Journal 24 Aug 2022

The grants to Nebraska Indian Community College and the Omaha Tribe are are part of the nearly $3 billion Tribal Broadband Connectivity Program, and are intended to fund high-speed internet infrastructure deployment ... .

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NU moving forward with $85M health education building

Omaha World-Herald 12 Aug 2022

Casey Thompson saw an opportunity at Nebraska — and you better believe he's ready Omaha convenience store worker accused of stealing $37,000 in just over a month Former Husker Kayla Caffey transfers to Texas From C-2 to DI, Colton Feist is primed to make an impact on Nebraska's defense Camp chatter.