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EVANSTON, Ill., Sept. 4, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Industrial employment in Nebraska increased 1.4% over the past twelve months, according to the 2013 Nebraska Manufacturers Register(®), an industrial directory published annually by Manufacturers' News, Inc. (MNI) Evanston, IL. MNI reports Nebraska gained 1,696 industrial jobs between July 2011 and July 2012. Manufacturers' News reports Nebraska is now home to 2,849 manufacturers employing 121,774 workers. "Nebraska continues to see...
Boys Town provides parents with tips to lighten the load in children's backpacks to prevent possible injury. Omaha, NE (PRWEB) August 29, 2012 Boys Town today announced strategies to prevent your children from developing an injury due to an overloaded backpack. The national child and healthcare organization, started over 90 years ago, is a leader in parenting advice. As your children head back to school, it is important to make sure they are properly carrying their school supplies...
MAUMEE, Ohio, Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- The Andersons, Inc. (Nasdaq: ANDE) announces its newly constructed 3.8 million bushel elevator in Custer County will be open for the 2012 harvest. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20081104/CLTU081LOGO ) "Opening the largest elevator in Custer County, with both train and truck loading capabilities, puts us in a great position to serve the local agricultural community," says CEO Mike Anderson. "While we realize this year's crop is...
OMAHA, Neb., Aug. 27, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tenaska Solar Ventures, LLC (TSV), an affiliate of Omaha-based Tenaska, today announced that it has acquired the Silverleaf photovoltaic solar project, a proposed 160-megawatt (MW) solar energy project under development in Southern California, from Agile Solar Holdings, an affiliate of Agile Energy, LLC (Agile Energy), and Bregal Energy, an affiliate of Agile Solar Holdings. The transaction closed on Aug. 1. "Tenaska has 25 years of...
Online Insurance Marketplace Now Provides Online Life Insurance Comparison Quotes in Nebraska Omaha, Nebraska (PRWEB) August 25, 2012 Online Insurance Marketplace announced today that the insurance site will now offer life insurance comparison quotes to people living in Nebraska. "We constantly hear from our clients in Nebraska how hard it is to find a cheap and good plan," said Carlie Jacobs, Communications Manager for OIM. "We wanted to create a site where people can go...
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 24, 2012 After serving the Lincoln community for nearly two decades on 27(th) Street, Sam's Club today announced the opening of a new Sam's Club in south Lincoln on Wednesday, Aug. 29, following an 8 a.m. ceremony. The new club, located at 8480 Andermatt Drive at the intersection of 84(th) and Highway 2, is easily accessible to south Lincoln residents and surrounding communities along Highway 2. (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20061030/DAM037LOGO)...
Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online While cooler temperatures and rainfall have eased drought conditions in some areas around the country, many farming states continue to feel the pinch of the worst US dry spell to hit in more than fifty years. A new drought report released Thursday details the current conditions across the country, with severe to exceptional drought still occurring in much of the Midwest. The US Drought Monitor’s weekly map showed that as of...
The Red Steel Jet Team will be taking to the skies of Nebraska this weekend as performers in the Defenders Of Freedom open house and air show at Offutt Air Force Base. The Red Steel Jet Team is also releasing The Red Steel Jet Team webisode #1 to it’s You Tube channel to give new and current fans an inside look at what the team is all about. Omaha, Nebraska (PRWEB) August 22, 2012 The Defenders of Freedom open house and air show at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska will be this...
LINCOLN, Neb., Aug. 21, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Nebraska Book Company ("NBC" or the "Company") and its subsidiaries, an industry leader in solutions for the college bookstore marketplace, today announced the Company's President and Chief Operating Officer, Steve Clemente, has assumed the role of President and Chief Executive Officer. Given Clemente's extensive experience overseeing Company operations, this change is a natural transition as NBC continues to capitalize on its growth...
ClearDATA Networks, Inc., the leading healthcare cloud computing platform and service provider, today announced that they will offer services that include HIPAA-compliant cloud computing, offsite backup, disaster recovery, and information security to Wide River Technology Extension Center’s members (Nebraska’s Health Information Technology Regional Extension Center). Phoenix, AZ (PRWEB) August 16, 2012 ClearDATA Networks, Inc., the leading healthcare cloud computing platform and...
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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...
