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Show #413 May 12, 2012
Guests this week include Molly Skold of Midtown Crossing and Sandi Downing of jLofts, as well as MoonStruck Meadery owner Brian Schlueter.
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Show #412 May 5, 2012
Defense Industry- The U.S. Department of Defense has long been a key player in Omaha's growth and development. We talk to the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce's military expert, Ned Holmes about Offutt Air Force Base's economic impact, attraction of defense contractors, the planned STRATCOM headquarters construction and the next round of Base Realignment and Closure (BRAC).
Intern Omaha - Later in the program, we discuss a new way to engage corporate interns while they are in Omaha this summer. Our guest is Andrew Rainbolt of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce.
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Show #410 April 21, 2012
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Show #409 April 14, 2012
David Brown, president & CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce, joins us for his quarterly visit. (listen to the entire program)
Show #408 April 7, 2012
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Show #407 March 23, 2012
Jeff and Trenton preside over the Grow Omaha quarterly call-in show.
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Show #406 March 17, 2012
EDUCATION - We discuss education and economic development with Dianne Desler, Headmaster of Brownell-Talbot School in advance of the 2nd Annual 21st Century Education Lecture.
APARTMENT CONSTRUCTION - Seldin Company executive vice president Bob Dean tells us about Montclair Village, a 132-unit apartment community under construction southeast of 132nd & West Center Road.
HOTEL DEVELOPMENT - Yet another hotel is coming to downtown Omaha. We discuss the details and assess Omaha's urban lodging market.
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Show #405 March 10, 2012
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Show #404 March 3, 2012
OFFICE BUILDINGS - From downtown skyscrapers to suburban campuses, we take an in-depth look at the local office market with World Group broker Eric Renner.
MINORITY BUSINESSES - At the end of this week's show, we interview Karen Watson, director of the Midwest Minority Supplier Development Council.
Show #403 February 25, 2012
TAX TIME - It's that time of year. What do professionals need to know about the 2012 tax environment? We talk taxes and business with CPAs Jerry O'Doherty and Larry Tennison of Seim Johnson.
HYATT PLACE - We then take a behind-the-scenes look at the Hyatt Place Hotel planned for 12th & Jackson in the Old Market.
Show #402 February 18, 2012
Omaha Mayor Jim Suttle, Great Western Bank's Gary Grote, and potential Hearthstone Homes owner John Wanninger join Trenton on the show this week.
Show #401 February 11, 2012
CONSTRUCTION PROGRESS- Ralston Mayor Don Grosser joins us at the beginning of the program to update us on the new arena under construction along 72nd Street.
CANCER CENTER- In the second half of the show, Dr. Ken Cowan of the University of Nebraska Medical Center joins us to discuss the economic development benefits of the proposed $370 million cancer center.
Show #400 February 4, 2012
NEW BALLROOM - Hilton general manager Robert Watson tells us how the additional meeting space helps Omaha's convention and meeting scene.
THE BLUFFS - Mayor Tom Hanafan updates us on the growth and development taking place in Council Bluffs.
DATING AT THE LIBRARY - That's right, you can now find a date at the library We interview Amy Mather, the library's programming manager, as well as Andrew Roger & Jillian Liesemeyer, a couple that started their romance at a previous OPL speed-dating event.
PIZZA PIE - We finish this week's show talking about our favorite topic: food Our guest is Daniel Reid, owner of Pizza Pie Guys, a brand-new restaurant set to open soon in northwest Omaha.
Show #399 January 28, 2012
Toby Churchill, executive director of the Sarpy County Economic Development Corporation, and Dana Markel, executive director of the Omaha Convention & Visitors Bureau, stop by this week.
Show #398 January 21, 2012
RETAIL - We talk about retail development with Winsley Durand of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce in advance of the International Council of Shopping Centers conference taking place in Omaha next week.
JOBS - Every year at this time, we bring in our jobs expert, corporate recruiter Mitch Arnold, owner of Preferred Partners, LLC. Mitch explains why 2012 is "The Year of the Next Level."
DUNDEE - At the end of the show, we talk with City Councilman Pete Festersen about plans to upgrade downtown Dundee and a few other key commercial areas of urban Omaha.
Show #397 January 14, 2012
It's our quarterly visit with David Brown, president & CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. This is your chance to catch up with all the growth-and-development news of the past quarter and hear David's vision for 2012.
Show #396 January 7, 2012
We learn about franchising in our interview with Pat Brown-Dixon, the Region 7 Administrator of the U.S. Small Business Administration in Kansas City. And, wel dig deep into the happenings in and around downtown Omaha with Joe Gudenrath, executive director of the Downtown Improvement District (DID).
Show #395 December 31, 2011
This week's guests include Roger Dixon, president & CEO of MECA, Thomas Miller, architect with BVH and Anne Trumble, executive director of Emerging Terrain, as well as Lauter Tun Bar co-owner Chad Rozniecki.
Show #394 December 24, 2011
A very special holiday edition of Grow Omaha.
Show #393 December 17, 2011
At the beginning of the show, we interview Brett Atlas, co-owner of Resting Spot, a service that seeks to identify and guide users to the precise GPS location for every memorial site in cemeteries around the world. Afterwards, we talk with Tri-Faith executive director Nancy Kirk to learn about construction timelines and other plans for this one-of-a-kind project.
Show #392 December 10, 2011
We have assembled a panel of retail experts to join us on this show: Dan Dutton, retail broker with World Group Commercial Real Estate; Jim Sadler, general manager of Westroads Mall; and Alicia Peters, general manager of Village Pointe.

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