Omaha Magazine

Omaha Magazine, LTD. is a publishing firm based in Omaha that produces six of its own magazines: Omaha Magazine, Omaha Home, B2B Omaha, Encounter, Family Guide, and 60 Plus in Omaha. Additionally, Omaha Magazine organizes annual events such as the Best of Omaha™ and Best of B2B™ contests, as well as the Faces of Omaha and the Old Market Directory.

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Adaptive Sports, Busy Schedules: How the Hansen Family Does It All

1 week ago | omahamagazine.com | Kara Schweiss

Like many married couples, Kurt and Koryn Hansen have full schedules and demanding lives. Koryn is a special education teacher with Papillion La Vista Community Schools, where she started as a paraprofessional almost a decade ago. She was one of two PLCS paras to be selected for the Teacher Career Ladder program in partnership with Midland University.
Why Company Culture Is a Business Game-Changer, Not a Buzzword

1 month ago | omahamagazine.com | Dwain Hebda

Once thought by many as a touchy-feely element of dot-com-era startups, company culture has gone mainstream. Companies of all sizes are discovering the concrete benefits of defining who they are and using that as a blueprint for all operations. Brett Hoogeveen, co-founder of BetterCulture in Omaha, is a sought-after expert in the field of helping companies define, articulate, and leverage culture to their tangible advantage.
The Business of Immigration: How Workforce Changes Impact Omaha’s Economy

1 month ago | omahamagazine.com | Dwain Hebda

For more than 25 years, Plaza Latina has been a fixture in the heart of South Omaha, offering various retail and service businesses to the community. Trust is a commodity here, as non-English speakers communicate in their native tongue, eliminating the fear some have of being cheated for lack of language. The winter months are, year in and year out, the slowest of all, but so far in 2025, Tony Vega, who opened Plaza Latina in 1999, has felt a sharper-than-normal chill in the air.
Solving the Nursing Shortage: How Methodist Hospital Is Taking Action

1 month ago | omahamagazine.com | Kyle Eustice

The COVID-19 pandemic was particularly felt by nurses. A report by the National Council of State Boards of Nursing claimed over 610,000 nurses are hoping to leave the field within the next two years. Here in Nebraska, Vivian Health reported that approximately 27,760 registered nurses were employed in the state of Nebraska in 2020 compared to 19,870 in 2022.
Canvases, Hearts, and Minds: Bill Farmer’s Art Continues to Shape Nebraska’s Artistic Landscape

1 month ago | omahamagazine.com | Julius Fredrick

Listen to this article here. Audio Provided by Radio Talking Book Service. If it’s held true that ‘necessity is the mother of invention,’ then perhaps in kind, strife is the sire of expression. For his part, visual artist William “Bill” C. Farmer wasn’t satisfied with the broad strokes of aphorism—strife, he would come to reveal over his 40-year career, was the domain of many mediums; his motivation, multimodal.
JJ Davis’ ‘Can Not Can’t’ Mantra Fuels a Career Full of Energy

1 month ago | omahamagazine.com | Kyle Eustice

Listen to this article here. Audio Provided by Radio Talking Book Service. JJ Davis suffered a broken wrist playing football, a cracked collarbone during wrestling practice, a broken collarbone playing baseball, and a fractured ankle playing soccer; he got stitches under his eye twice, broke a finger, and weathered a few concussions—all before the age of 18.
‘The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly’ of Mental Health in Law Enforcement

1 month ago | omahamagazine.com | Julius Fredrick

Listen to this article here. Audio Provided by Radio Talking Book Service. In May 2004, a search party descended upon a remote stretch of woodland in central Minnesota. Crowded with copses of hackberry and bur, marsh-laden and slick with springtime thaw, the landscape was not only difficult to traverse, but disorienting. The searchers had prepared for this; as wind rattled the branches overhead, a bloodhound’s snout rose to meet it, paused, and bolted.
Derek Ruth’s ‘Eight Minute-Flight’-—and a Lifetime of Resilience - Omaha Magazine

2 months ago | omahamagazine.com | Dwain Hebda

Listen to this article here. Audio Provided by Radio Talking Book Service. “My hair hurts.”The youth football coach peered at the player in front of him. The lad had just come out of the game after a sweep where he’d been hit from behind and something about the play felt decidedly off the way the ball carrier’s arm dropped, that he fumbled, something he was never known to do. Peering into the 12-year-old’s eyes, the coach searched for a telltale sign of what was amiss.
How Ruhlman’s Steakhouse Made the Jump from Food Truck to Ashland Staple

2 months ago | omahamagazine.com | Kyle Eustice

Listen to this article here. Audio Provided by Radio Talking Book Service. The night of Ruhlman’s Steakhouse’s grand opening, 90 mile-per-hour winds swept through Ashland, knocking the power out and wreaking havoc throughout the small Nebraska town and its surrounding areas. But miraculously, Ruhlman’s was spared and the event went on as planned. “We had an entire full house for the grand opening; every seat was taken and we didn't lose power,” founder Philip Ruhlman recalled.
Rusty Memories Or, How To Frighten Your Family

2 months ago | omahamagazine.com | Otis Twelve

It seemed like a good idea at the time. It almost wrecked my life. As I reached the hoary age of three score and 15 the pressure began to build behind my eyeballs. I could feel the urge growing, starting to crowd the space in my skull usually reserved for odd, discarded, mutated, and immature fantasies that had lived and multiplied in my head like fungi in a damp cellar.