Janice Podsada
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At least some company holiday parties make a comeback after a lull during recession
If the hurly burly at Hap Abraham’s Catering in Ralston is any indication, Omaha is a party town. → Read More
Slow cookers, kids toys? Supermarket chains go beyond food, offer giftware to lure holiday shoppers
The line between discount stores, like Target and Walmart, and grocery stores may get fuzzier as supermarkets add to their stocks of general merchandise, such as bedding, glassware and other items. → Read More
Cox doubles speed for top Internet tier
There will be no price increase to accompany the speed boost, which went into effect on Monday. → Read More
In Nebraska and the nation, the push is on to add more women to the boardroom
Like many of the nation’s companies, Nebraska’s firms lag behind the goal to put women in at least 20 percent of boardroom seats. Still, of 11 Nebraska companies on the Fortune 1000 list, at least four corporate boards already include 20 percent women or more. → Read More
With costs down and wages up, will the holidays have a little extra jingle?
Gasoline prices have plummeted, the price of everyday drinking whiskey is down, inflation has been flat and real wages have grown. All in all, 2015 hasn’t been a bad year for the average person’s pocketbook. → Read More
With limited Thanksgiving supplies, early birds get the turkeys
Bird flu took a heavy toll on turkeys weighing 16 pounds or more, and shoppers looking for larger birds for their Thanksgiving table might want to call their local supermarket and reserve one. → Read More
Tainted ground beef produced at Omaha plant was sent to distributors in at least 12 states — but not Nebraska or Iowa
Some 167,427 pounds of ground beef products are being recalled by All American Meats Inc. for possible E. coli contamination. → Read More
Suit by Creative Creations owner accusing 4 ex-workers of misappropriating company funds will go forward
The lawsuit filed by Patricia Urbanovsky, owner of Creative Creations, alleges that the four former employees either embezzled or misappropriated company funds. The former employees deny the allegations. → Read More
As prisoners look to early release, how will they get jobs?
The largest-ever mass release of federal prisoners will take place next week, when more than 6,600 inmates will be released throughout the U.S. and its territories. → Read More
Nebraska ranks 9th for overall business climate, report says
The report ranks the top 10 states for economic performance, high-tech performance, talent pipeline and other qualities that help foster an economy that is increasingly built on innovations in science, technology, engineering and math. → Read More
Nebraska Beef faces a $200,000 fight over press release wording
The Omaha-based beef processor is objecting to the wording the U.S. Justice Department used in a press release describing a settlement agreement it reached with the agency in August over alleged hiring practices. → Read More
Uptick in HQ relocations: Omaha isn't the only city reeling from a company's departure
People in the business of site selection say big companies moving their headquarters, or prominent divisions, is something of a trend. In on the current wave: ConAgra, Kraft Heinz, Mercedes Benz USA, Hertz Corporation, Cadillac, Applebee’s and Toyota Motor Sales USA. → Read More
Experts say ConAgra’s move to Chicago is about tapping young, hip talent pool
The news that ConAgra Foods will move to Chicago has left some Omahans wondering: How hip and cosmopolitan do you have to be to sell TV dinners and cooking spray, anyway? → Read More
Companies band together to help find new jobs for laid off ConAgra workers
Twelve companies met with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce on Friday in an effort to connect with soon-to-be displaced ConAgra Foods workers. → Read More
Some ConAgra workers aren’t waiting to look for new jobs
Some ConAgra Foods employees are circulating their resumes in anticipation of layoffs. Others who expect to relocate with the company are considering listing their Omaha homes for sale. → Read More
How 3 Omaha-area businesses altered course and thrived amid technological changes
Here are three businesses, founded in 1918, 1975 and 1999, that changed course, adding or dropping products and services, and have lived to tell the tale — and even flourished — by guiding an operation through technical sea changes. → Read More
Fatalities from on-the-job injuries tick up across the U.S.
Last year, 54 Nebraska workers died as a result of on-the-job injuries, up from 39 worker deaths in 2013, according to a preliminary report released this week by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. → Read More
Nebraska's unemployment rate remains nation's lowest; nonfarm employment tops 1 million
August marks the seventh consecutive month that Nebraska has had the nation’s lowest unemployment rate. North Dakota is No. 2. → Read More
Nebraska's unemployment rate ticks up slightly to 2.8%; nonfarm employment tops 1 million
Nebraska’s preliminary unemployment rate was 2.8 percent in August, up slightly from the July rate of 2.7 percent, according to a report released Friday by the State Department of Labor. → Read More
Paid parental leave is elusive in Omaha and United States
Unless you’re among the 12 percent of American workers whose employers offer paid parental leave, you’re more likely to cobble together a combination of vacation days, personal days, sick leave and unpaid leave to spend time with a new child. → Read More