Celebrating Our Thriving Midtown Community
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2019-2020 Business Guide and Directory for the Midtown-Omaha Community Celebrating our thriving Midtown community www.MidtownBusinessAssociation.org . SERVING NEBRASKA From leadingthe worldwidefightagainstEbola to serving Nebraskans across the stateto attracting the world’stop facultyand students, UNMC is everonthe forefrontofbreakthroughs forlife. About half of Nebraska’sphysicians, dental professionals, pharmacists, bachelor’s-degreed nurses and allied health professionals graduated from UNMC. More than 250 Nebraskans will be diagnosed with pancreatic cancer eachyear.UNMC’ssuperteam of clinicians and scientists is working to develop the next generation of treatments forthis devastating disease. Along with ourprimary clinical partner,NebraskaMedicine, $4.8 UNMC hasanannual $4.8 billion impact on thestate’s economy. BILLION Each year we generate$165.1million in taxrevenue. Through its iEXCELSM initiative, UNMC is enhancing connectivity and interdisciplinaryeducation across the state through the strategic installation of iWalls in Omaha, Scottsbluff, Kearney, Lincoln and Norfolk. Learnmoreat unmc.edu/servingnebraska MIDTOWNCROSSING.COM 0000076779-01 MIDTOWN BUSINESS ASSOCIATION DIRECTORY Index Welcome 6 Board members 8 MBA – Who we are 10 Community involvement 11 Entrepreneurial scholarship 12 Neighborhood improvement award 14 New to Midtown 16 Midtown dining 18 Life in Midtown 23, 26 Midtown Map 24 Pillars of MBA 28 Business listing Categorical 35 Alphabetical 46 KENT SIEVERS 4 2019-2020 Midtown Business Association Directory Blackstone Corner Opening Winter 2019 TheTraveler Apartments Opening Winter 2020 402.991.1800 greenslateomaha.com PRESIDENT’S WELCOME Advocating for a healthy Midtown business community reetings, Midtown! As I think of Gwords to write, the first thing that comes to mind is how proud I am to be a part of this community and organization. Our Midtown community continues to grow by leaps and bounds, thanks to the local businesses, neigh- borhoods and civic partners who have made it possible. One word I would use to describe Midtown – connected. Through the collaboration efforts and outcomes that have come to fruition, Midtown is the heart that connects the Downtown and West Omaha corri- dor and now more so than ever, the destination. Thank you to the board members I have the pleasure of serving with and to the MBA membership. There is such passion in the Midtown business community. Please check out our new website, www.MidtownBusinessAssociation. org, where you can find upcoming MBA events and happenings. We offer an array of opportunities such as luncheons with insightful speakers, networking with fellow businesses, Neighborhood Improvement Awards, Façade Improvement Grants, Commu- nity Sponsorships and Entrepreneurial Scholarship Awards. Make Midtown your destination! MBA President – Leah Jipp SHAWN MATTHIESSEN UPDATED WEBSITE Visit the Midtown Business Association’s updated website — www.MidtownBusinessAssociation.org — to learn about networking events, nominate area businesses for neighborhood improvement awards, apply for a facade improvement grant, renew your MBA membership online and more. A special shoutout to Sleight Advertising for enhancing the site. This directory is published by the Midtown Business Association in partnership with Suburban Newspapers Inc. For Suburban Newspapers Inc: Suburban Newspaper General Manager, Paul Swanson • Project coordinator and designer, Kiley Cruse Cover images, Kent Sievers • Photo credits: Kent Sievers, Kiley Cruse, Mike Watkins, UNMC, MBA, World-Herald archives 6 2019-2020 Midtown Business Association Directory EXPERIENCE COMMUNITY BANKING AT ITS finest. 0000070817-01 BOARD OF DIRECTORS Officers PRESIDENT VICE PRESIDENT SECRETARY TREASURER PAST PRESIDENT Leah Jipp Judy Alderman Karen Burbach Dale Marples Paul Swanson Mutual of Omaha Omaha Visitors Center UNMC CFO Omaha Inc. Omaha World-Herald 402-351-6607 402-213-6474 402-559-7377 402-502-2255 402-444-1248 leah.jipp@ [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] paul.swanson@ mutualofomaha.com owh.com Executive Committee Active Past Presidents Jeff Abdo Bob Perrin Craig Carlson Business Furniture Cleaning J. Robert Perrin; AIA Architect Mutual of Omaha 402-551-4547 402-341-0232 402-351-2694 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Jennifer Bartholomew Joyce Prohaska Judy Dye Nebraska Medicine First Presbyterian Church National Indemnity Co., retired 402-559-3532 402-345-5383 402-734-3627 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Richard Callahan Michele Shearer Cindy Faiman Bank of the West Habitat for Humanity of Omaha Security National Bank, retired 402-918-5252 402-457-5657 402-657-5766 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Peggy Case Mick Whelan Chris Kilroy Security National Bank Whelan Law Office Edward Jones 402-672-6247 402-342-2412 402-558-2111 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Val McPherson Gallup Certified Strengths Coach 402-490-6366 [email protected] 8 2019-2020 Midtown Business Association Directory WE WANT YOU. Join the MBA and help Midtown continue to develop as an area to live, work & play! Serving Midtown for over 30 years the MBA offers: Monthly luncheons to meet business & community leaders Your business listed in 11,500 MBA directories Networking events with fellow businesses Neighborhood Improvement Awards Grant money for your façade improvements Entrepreneurial Scholarship Awards The MBA welcomes membership from anyone whose business is located within the boundaries of I-480 on the east, 52nd street on the west, Center street on the south and Cuming street on the north. Interested businesses outside this area also are welcome. MBA membership dues are based on the number of employees in a business and will cover the period from January 1st to December 31st of each year. 1 to 50 employees – $40 51-300 employees – $100 over 300 employees – $200 Become a member online at MidtownBusinessAssociation.org or detach and return this form. MAke checks pAyABle to: Business Name ______________________________________________________ Midtown Business Association 4239 Farnam St., Room 10 Address _____________________________________________ Zip___________ Omaha NE 68131 Phone ______________________Email _________________________________ Questions? contact Michele shearer at 402-968-0002 Company Website ____________________________________________________ Number of Employees _____________________ Dues Amount __________________ Contact Person & Title _________________________________________________ 2038822-01 MBA — WHO WE ARE Top 10 reasons to join MBA Network with friends and colleagues at 1 regularly scheduled events. Apply for a Façade Improvement Grant – 2 worth up to $1,000 to improve the exterior appearance of your business. Share your love and concern for the 3 historical and important Midtown area. Promote the Midtown-Omaha community 4 as a destination to play, work, live and thrive. Support the MBA’s long-standing Neigh- 5 borhood Improvement Awards, which recognize businesses for interior/exterior property improvements. Attend monthly luncheons to hear speakers 6 of interest. Advertise in the annual MBA Directory, 7 KENT SIEVERS which helps boost foot traffic to Midtown. Advocate for a healthy Midtown business A bit of history on the 8 community. Midtown Business Association Be eligible for the new MBA Entrepreneur- 1980 – A small group of merchants, encouraged by Clarkson Hospital 9 ial Scholarship Award, designed to strength- and the University of Nebraska Medical Center, met to spruce up the en personal business skills. Coaching is neighborhood. They organized as the MedCenter Merchants Associa- provided by a Gallup-Certified Strengths tion – forerunner to today’s Midtown Business Association – to urge Coach and Gallup Entrepreneur Strengths companies to improve the appearance of their properties. Coach. Fast-forward to… Today – More than 130 members strong, the MBA continues to Be eligible for the MBA’s new Sponsorship advocate for a healthy Midtown business community that stretches 10 Program, which assists business owners from 52nd Street to Interstate 480 and Cuming Street to Center Street. with community efforts up to $500. Some of Omaha’s most widely known neighborhoods exist within these boundaries, including the Blackstone District, Dundee, Gifford Park, Learn more about MBA benefits – Hanscom Park, Midtown Crossing and Saddle Creek. These areas are and become a member – at 24/7 destinations and a vibrant part of the Omaha metro. www.MidtownBusinessAssociation.org. 0000075000- Meet Ariel. When Ariel was two years old, he needed a liver transplant, and for that, he and his family needed to be in Omaha, more than 1,000 miles from home. While Nebraska’s world-class medical teams cared for Ariel, his family was cared for at Ronald McDonald House Charities in Omaha. They had a comfortable place to stay, hot meals, and wraparound services to address their individual 23 Year Anniversary needs. They were also surrounded by people walking with them on their difficult journey. “Seeding and Exceeding “Around other families, you don’t feel so alone. Parents like us are the only people who can feel what you’re feeling.” Expectations” -Tania, Ariel’s mom Fertilization, Aeration, Visit RMHCOmaha.org to learn Landscaping more &takeavirtual tour today! 620 S. 38th Avenue, Omaha, NE 68105 •www.rmhcomaha.org•402.346.93770000076778-01 402-556-0595