Steve Jordon
Omaha World-Herald
Omaha, NE, United States
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The green ol’ days: On the day of our last afternoon edition, we recall the glory days of the decades-ago ‘green sheet,’ or Wall Street Edition
Known as the “green sheet” or, briefly in its final years, as the Green Streak, the newspaper’s late-afternoon Wall Street Edition carried daily closing stock market prices and commentary for investors in the days when they weren’t wired electronically into the market’s ups and downs. → Read More
Nebraska's unemployment rate still nation's second-lowest
The state’s preliminary unemployment rate for November was 2.9 percent, according to a Labor Department report Friday, unchanged from October and for the third straight month ranking behind only North Dakota’s 2.7 percent. → Read More
Will Mark Zuckerberg's brand of for-profit philanthropy hurt traditional nonprofits?
The Facebook co-founder's pledge to give away most of his money is shaking the philanthropic world by starting as a for-profit business. That kind of venture stands in contrast to a pledge made by Warren Buffett, who spearheaded a campaign to get the wealthy to pledge at least half their money to charity — the not-for-profit kind. → Read More
Sergeant Bluff biodiesel plant to expand by 50 employees
The existing Ag Processing biodiesel plant, with an annual capacity of 30 million gallons, was the nation’s first such commercial-scale facility when it opened in 1996. → Read More
How could Omaha work 3 century-old buildings into Holland expansion? D.C. project shows one way
It cost extra and took more time, but today the front portions of four old buildings in Washington, D.C., are integral parts of a new office building, housing a reference library, a visitors lounge and offices, with small restaurants due to open soon on the street level. → Read More
Warren Watch: Buffett declines invitation to ‘super match’ at Hooter's with arm-wrestling champ
Promoter Marvin Alex issued the invitation, through The World-Herald, after seeing photos and a story about Buffett defeating NFL player Ndamukong Suh, a Buffett friend and financial adviser. → Read More
Owners of downtown historic buildings ‘supportive’ of HDR's headquarters plan
Larry Jobeun, attorney for property owners Alvine & Associates and Todd Simon, stopped short of saying they were “willing sellers,” as they were described earlier by Mayor Jean Stothert. → Read More
Holland Center's future plans leave no room for older buildings
Plans show two new buildings that would attach to the existing Holland Center, the first a mixed-use facility on the east end of the property, with classrooms, administrative offices, parking and other spaces. The second, between the other two, most likely would provide additional performance space. → Read More
Pacific Life trades downtown home for Aksarben Village amenities
It’s a move that is proving popular with the company’s staff members, partly because it’s more centrally located to their homes than the downtown site. Parking worries are gone now, too. → Read More
After record profits this year, TD Ameritrade looks to mobile technology to keep momentum
Tuesday’s financial report showed TD Ameritrade with net income of $216 million, or 40 cents a share, in the three months that ended Sept. 30, up 2.3 percent from the same period last year. → Read More
Today, after $22 million in renovation, Burlington Station starts new role as home to KETV
KETV’s 5 p.m. newscast will originate from the track-level studio, and the rest of the KETV operation will move in by the end of the week from its longtime location at 2665 Douglas St. → Read More
In effort to keep ConAgra in Omaha, city never stood a chance
The move of ConAgra’s headquarters to Chicago will be the city’s biggest home office loss since Enron. This is the story of why Omaha’s business recruiters couldn’t stop it from happening. → Read More
For downtown parking, something’s got to go — and it could be historic buildings at 11th and Douglas
Mayor Jean Stothert told The World-Herald on Tuesday that the old buildings would be demolished only if their owners are willing to sell to Omaha Performing Arts, which owns and operates the Holland Center. → Read More
Longtime home of Brite Ideas will get new life as apartments and retail space
The holiday-decorations business survived and thrived after a 2005 fire. Now owner Travis Freeman will move the business this winter to a former Bag ’N Save supermarket at 156th and Blondo Streets. → Read More
In its 100th year, Leo A Daly architectural firm is still a towering presence in Omaha
As Omaha-based architectural giant Leo A Daly Co. marks its centennial, its leader — Leo A. Daly III — reflects on the remarkable rise of his grandfather’s firm. → Read More
Like Uber, Lyft now can operate legally in Nebraska
The Public Service Commission approved Lyft’s application under a law approved earlier this year by the Nebraska Legislature. Uber won approval in July. → Read More
NetJets fails to reach agreement with pilots in contract dispute
Berkshire Hathaway Inc.’s NetJets shared-aircraft company and its pilots union did not reach an agreement on a new labor contract by Thursday, as they had hoped. → Read More
Stock market dip: Now is a good time to buy and get your financial plan in place, advisers say
China’s flagging economy and shaky stock market are the triggers, but a potential stock market correction is a natural event in the investment cycle, Omaha market watchers said Monday. → Read More
Replica of Buffett & Son grocery store preserves memory of bygone shopping era
When children tour the Durham Museum, Hal Capps enjoys putting on his butcher’s apron and stepping behind the counter at the replica of the Buffett & Son grocery store. → Read More
When your name is Warren Buffett, you deal with false reports about yourself all the time, but when it makes the news ...
The falsehoods happen all the time. But combine Greece with Warren Buffett, as news accounts did last week, and the story gets picked up, continuing to grow until it needs some light of truth. → Read More