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List Of Companies Based In Omaha
This is a list of businesses in Omaha, comprising companies that are presently headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. This list also includes companies previously headquartered in Omaha. Overview Although Nebraska's economy is still primarily based on agriculture, Omaha's economy today has diversified to become a national leader in several industries, including banking, insurance, telecommunications, architecture/construction and transportation. Omaha's economy has grown dramatically since the early 1990s. The city has five companies that rank in the Fortune 500. It also is the smallest city to have two major research hospitals, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Medical Center. Omaha's most prominent businessman is Warren Buffett, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha", who was ranked by ''Forbes'' magazine as the fourth richest man in the world (in 2013). He lives in a relatively modest home in the Dundee, Nebraska, Dundee neighborhood west of downtown ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Omaha, Nebraska
Omaha ( ) is the List of cities in Nebraska, most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska. It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about north of the mouth of the Platte River. The nation's List of United States cities by population, 41st-most-populous city, Omaha had a population of 486,051 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census. The eight-county Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area, which extends into Iowa, has approximately 1 million residents and is the Metropolitan statistical area#United States, 55th-largest metro area in the United States. Omaha is the county seat of Douglas County, Nebraska, Douglas County. Omaha's pioneer period began in 1854, when the city was founded by speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa. The city was founded along the Missouri River, and a crossing called Lone Tree Ferry earned the city its nickname, the "Gateway to the West". Omaha introduced this new West to the world in 1898, when it ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Central States Indemnity Company
Central States Indemnity Company (CSI) is an insurance company based in Omaha, Nebraska. It is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of c .... External links Official homepage Financial services companies established in 1932 Insurance companies of the United States Berkshire Hathaway Companies based in Omaha, Nebraska {{insurance-company-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lauritzen Corporation
Lauritzen Corporation is a financial and interstate bank holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, US. Lauritzen Corporation currently has bank branches in Nebraska and Iowa, and has total assets of approximately $1.36 billion. In addition to banks, Lauritzen Corporation has five holding companies and 15 insurance or financial companies. Lauritzen Corporation has an approximately 28% voting share in First National of Nebraska, Inc. It is one of the 50 largest banks in the United States ranked by total deposits, and is ranked among the top 200 United States banks by ''The Banker'' financial journal. History In 1947, John Lauritzen decided to go into business for himself. While he was assistant cashier at the First National Bank of Omaha, and months before he became an assistant vice president at the bank, he sold his house for $14,000, and the site of his future home for $3,000. He used this $17,000 and another $17,000 in borrowed money to purchase a bank in Emerson, Iowa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
West Corporation
Intrado, formerly West Corporation, is an American telecommunications company. It was purchased by private equity firm Apollo Global Management on October 11, 2017. Business Operations Intrado is reorganized in five main segments: Cloud Collaboration, Life and Safety (including 911 operations), Enterprise Communications, Digital Media (including streaming operations), and Health and Wellness (including healthcare claims and customer support) in 2019. It spun out its telemarketing brand to West Revenue Generation Services (WRGS), also owned by Apollo Global Management in 2019 History Gary and Mary West co-founded WATS Marketing of America in 1978. The couple left the company in 1985 and Mary West founded West Teleservices with Troy Eaden in 1986. Gary West joined West Teleservices one year later as chairman. During the first decade, West Teleservices hired thousands of employees and reached over $100 million in net proceeds. West Teleservices expanded their products thro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Infofree
Infofree.com is a subscription-based, software as a service system company based in Omaha, Nebraska that provides sales leads, email lists and CRM to businesses. The company also offers a mobile application with mapping features. The company was founded in 2011 by Vinod Gupta, who was also the founder of Salesgenie, InfoUSA and Infogroup. It appeared in a top 500 list of fastest-growing companies in 2013. Robert Smith is the president of Infofree.com. Infofree.com is based in San Mateo, California San Mateo ( ) is the most populous city in San Mateo County, California, United States, on the San Francisco Peninsula. It is part of the San Francisco Bay Area metropolitan region, and is located about south of San Francisco. San Mateo border ... and is headquartered at Omaha, Nebraska. Business model Infofree is a provider of mailing, telemarketing, and email lists. They offer basic marketing software such as a CRM and mobile sales app. Recognition Inc. 500 listed Infofree ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
HDR, Inc
HDR, Inc. is an American design and engineering company based in Omaha, Nebraska. History In 1917, the Henningson Engineering Company started as a civil engineering firm in Omaha, where HDR's headquarters remain. Willard Richardson and Charles W. "Chuck" Durham joined the firm in 1939 as interns. Circa 1950, Richardson and Durham purchased shares in the firm, which became known as Henningson, Durham, and Richardson, Inc. The company's first project was designing a power station for the city of Ogallala, Nebraska. Similar projects followed as the firm built water, sewer, electric, and road systems for cities and towns throughout the Midwestern United States, emerging from frontier status. In 1983, Bouygues, Bouygues SA, France's largest construction company, purchased HDR for $60 million. An employee group bought back HDR in 1996 for $55 million. The company has since grown from 1,100 employees to over 12,000. Acquisitions Since the employee buyout in 1996 from the French con ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hayneedle
Hayneedle was an online retail company based in Omaha, Nebraska with a focus on furnishings and decor. In 2016, Hayneedle was acquired by Jet.com, which later became a subsidiary of Walmart. History Hayneedle began in 2002 when Doug Nielsen, Julie Mahloch and Mark Hasebroock purchased a single online store, Hammocks.com, from a llama farmer in rural Washington state. Over the next few years, the company opened more online stores, each focused on one particular type of product, developing a portfolio of sites focused on indoor and outdoor home furnishings, accents, and decor. In 2005, the company unified under the name NetShops, and continued its category expansion. By acquiring Duluth, Minn.-based Thralow, Inc. in 2006, the company gained properties Telescopes.com and Binoculars.com, and underwent an internal restructuring. In 2009, the company rebranded as Hayneedle and further expanded its selection to include more items focused in the areas of office, kitchen, bedding, pet ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gordmans
Gordmans (stylized as gordmans) was a retailer founded in Omaha, Nebraska. The chain is owned by BrandX as of May 2022. In 2019, Stage Stores began converting other retail chains it owned into Gordmans stores, with the goal of having 700 Gordmans stores in 42 states by the end of 2020. In May 2020, Stage Stores filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy and began liquidating its stores. Although a buyer for Stage could have prevented liquidation, Stage later announced that they would proceed with going out of business sales at all locations. History Richman-Gordmans The company's origins date back to the early 20th century when Sam Richman opened a small clothing store in Omaha in 1915. Richman's Outfitters to the Family occupied a small storefront at 16th and Chicago in downtown Omaha. Dan Gordman joined Richman as a full partner in the business and married his daughter Esther. After several years, the business grew to occupy the entire building at 16th and Chicago. In 1948, a second st ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Godfather's Pizza
Godfather's Pizza is an American privately owned restaurant chain headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, that operates fast casual Italian franchises and pizza express locations. History Godfather's Pizza was founded in Omaha, Nebraska, in 1973. Willy Theisen bought out the pizza parlor and the name in 1974 from Gregg Johnson (who later started the Minsky's Pizza restaurants), and sold his first franchise. The chain grew rapidly and was named the fastest growing franchise by the National Restaurant Association in 1977, 1978 and 1979. At the peak of its growth, Godfather's Pizza had close to 1,000 locations nationwide. Theisen sold the company to Pillsbury in 1985 and stepped down from actively managing the company. The company relocated headquarters to Southern California in 1985 before returning to Omaha within a year. In 1986, Pillsbury named Herman Cain CEO and president of the brand. Cain and Ronald B. Gartlan, the company's executive vice president, led a group to purchase the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First National Bank Of Omaha
First National Bank Omaha d/b/a FNBO is a bank headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. It is a subsidiary of First National of Nebraska, Inc., a bank holding company primarily owned by the Lauritzen family. It is on the list of largest banks in the United States and is the oldest national bank headquartered west of the Missouri River. The bank provides corporate banking, investment banking, retail banking, wealth management and consumer lending services and operates 120 branches in 8 states in the Midwestern United States. It also operates FNBO Direct, a direct bank. The bank is one of the largest issuers of credit cards, issuing cards under affinity programs with Amtrak, Major League Lacrosse, World of Warcraft, and Scheels All Sports. History Two immigrant brothers from Ohio, Herman Kountze and Augustus Kountze, founded the bank as Kountze Brothers Bank in 1857. It traded primarily in gold dust and bison hides. The bank received national charter #209 in 1863 and began doing bu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Data
First Data Corporation was a financial services company headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia, United States. The company's STAR Network provides nationwide domestic debit acceptance at more than 2 million retail POS, ATM, and at online outlets for nearly a third of all U.S. debit cards. First Data has six million merchants, the largest in the payments industry. The company handles 45% of all US credit and debit transactions, including handling prepaid gift card processing for many US brands such as Starbucks. It processes around 2,800 transactions per second and $2.2 trillion in card transactions annually, with an 80% market share in gas and groceries in 2014. First Data's SpendTrend Report is frequently used by national news networks such as '' WSJ, USA Today'', ''ESPN'', ''The New York Times'', Vox Media, and ''Bloomberg''. On January 16, 2019, Fiserv announced a deal to acquire First Data in an all-stock deal with equity value of $22 billion. Fiserv completed the acquisition ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
