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Thousands are eligible for company's new high-speed fiber network pilot OMAHA, Neb., May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- CenturyLink, Inc. (NYSE: CTL) today announced it is connecting 48,000 Omaha homes and businesses with its new high-speed fiber network pilot that will deliver Internet speeds of up to one Gigabit per second (Gbps) - 100 times faster than average broadband speeds. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090602/DA26511LOGO) CenturyLink is upgrading its existing fiber...
DENVER, May 1, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Platte River Equity ("Platte River") today announced the sale of its portfolio company, Hetsco, Inc. ("Hetsco") to Global Power Equipment Group Inc. (Nasdaq: GLPW) ("Global Power"). Headquartered in Greenwood, Indiana and founded in 1981, Hetsco is the leading provider of emergency and planned repairs for brazed aluminum heat exchangers, the critical process equipment used in air separation and other gas processing applications. Hetsco also...
Winning Band Will Open Bank of the West Celebrates America Concert Featuring Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Plus Loverboy on June 28 OMAHA, Neb., April 29, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West will again host its Facebook Opening Band Contest, looking for an up-and-coming band to open an outdoor concert featuring Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo plus Loverboy, and perform before thousands of people at the annual Bank of the West Celebrates America concert and fireworks show. Set for...
The parent company of Aureus Medical Group, a medical staffing and healthcare recruitment leader specializing in travel nursing jobs, travel therapy jobs, and more, has been named among the Best Places to Work in its headquarters city of Omaha, NE. C&A Industries has been recognized for the fifth consecutive year. Omaha, NE (PRWEB) April 28, 2013 C&A Industries, Inc., parent company to Aureus Medical Group (web: aureusmedical.com), a nationwide leader in healthcare staffing and...
The Semi Truck Accident Victims Center is now offering to help any innocent victim of a semi truck accident, or commercial vehicle accident in the Plains States get to the best possible national caliber truck accident law firms, because many of these states do not have law firms that specialize in catastrophic truck accidents. Innocent victims of a catastrophic semi truck, or commercial vehicle accident in North Dakota, Nebraska, South Dakota, Kansas, or Iowa are urged to call the Semi...
Ecumen, a Twin Cities-based leader in providing senior housing and services, recently opened a new senior living community in Omaha, Neb. The project is the first of two third-party build-and-manage projects in a twelve-month period in new market areas. Shoreview, MN (PRWEB) April 22, 2013 Ecumen, a Twin Cities-based leader in providing senior housing and services, recently opened a new senior living community in Omaha, Neb., that it developed with owner Esprit Memory Care. The project is...
"The Truth About Love Tour" has been expanded due to overwhelming demand, and SuperbTicketsOnline.com has reduced the prices of Pink tickets for the November 9 show in Lincoln, Nebraska. The event will take place at Pinnacle Bank Arena. MILWAUKEE, April 17, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- The popular performer has been wowing her fans with stunning events that have been receiving critical acclaim from all quarters. She incorporates lively dancing, lavish sets and acrobatic stunts that...
LINCOLN, Neb., April 15, 2013 /PRNewswire-iReach/ -- Past scholarship recipients are reaping rewards as UNL opens the window for new scholarship applicants to win $900 that can be applied toward the University of Nebraska-Lincoln's Online Food Processing Management Certificate program. The online program is based on UNL's work with nearly 3,000 food processors around the world over the past three decades. The course teaches what the professionals at UNL believe managers and...
Language, multicultural, and health & human performance program offerings expanded Seward, NE (PRWEB) April 14, 2013 A new department, Intercultural Studies and Modern Languages, has been added to the academic lineup at Concordia University, Nebraska. Teaching English to speakers of other languages, or TESOL, will be a new major associated with the department. The TESOL major will prepare students to teach English as a second language in settings other than grade schools and high...
70% Choose home care options RICHMOND, Va., April 9, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In its 10th year, the Genworth (NYSE:GNW) 2013 Cost of Care Survey shows the cost to receive care at home in Nebraska through a home health aide increased over the past five years. On a national level, the survey shows a dramatic increase in facility based care such as an assisted living facility or nursing home, while the cost to receive care at home through homemaker services or a home health aide is...
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The Sandhills, frequently written as Sand Hills, is a region of mixed-grass prairie on grass-stabilized sand dunes within north-central Nebraska, covering just over a quarter of the state. The dunes were established as a National Natural Landmark in the year 1984. The boundaries of the Sandhills are defined by various standards by different organizations. Depending on the definition, the region's area can be as small as 19,600 square miles or as large as 23,600 square miles. The dunes...
The High Plains are a sub region of the Great Plains mainly in the Western United States, but also partially in the Midwest states of Kansas, Nebraska, and South Dakota, generally ecompassing the western portion of the Great Plains before the region reaches the Rocky Mountains. The High Plains are located in southeastern Wyoming, southwestern South Dakota, eastern Colorado, western Nebraska, eastern New Mexico, western Kansas, northwestern Texas and western Oklahoma. They rise in elevation...
Symbol: MACAN Group: Dicot Family: Asteraceae Duration: Annual Biennial Perennial Growth Habit: Forb/herb Native Status: L48 N Distribution: County distributions for the following U.S. states are available at PLANTS:NE, SD Classification: Kingdom Plantae – Plants Subkingdom Tracheobionta – Vascular plants Superdivision Spermatophyta – Seed plants Division Magnoliophyta – Flowering plants...
