Journal

When Watie White liked an Instagram image by Anthony T. Peña back in February, neither artist knew that a simple heart emoji would lead to Omaha’s newest, brightest, biggest piece of public art. Installed on the Millwork Commons building on...

Perched atop a century-old warehouse at 12th and Nicholas streets, a brightly colored water tower stands out against the blue sky. A freshly painted 'M' on the tower lets visitors know, they've arrived in Omaha's new Millwork Commons area.

Landscaping at Millwork Commons will be as innovative as the people and enterprises the new development in north downtown Omaha hopes to attract. Reflecting a mix of two design movements, called the new perennial and the biophilic, the intention is...

Millwork Commons — the emerging north downtown Omaha district targeting tech companies and entrepreneurs — is about to welcome its first apartment building. A second is to follow soon after, for a total of nearly 400 newly constructed residences. Construction...

Mike Cassling, head of the Aksarben Foundation’s Nebraska Tech Collaborative, is looking to stem the tide of tech workforce shortages.

A drab Omaha corner just got brighter thanks to a mural project that involved several local artists, three metal shipping containers and a lot of paint.

Computers rule the new world, and people who know how to use them well have the enviable position of being wanted.

Omaha’s urban core is in the midst of several impressive redevelopment projects that can open up new opportunities for business growth and public amenities.

If you were a fan of that giant orange space frame that for decades hovered over the Gene Leahy Mall, it has been saved. And it's on the way to another life in a nearby neighborhood.

With renovations progressing on the historic Ashton Building, the people behind Millwork Commons are moving ahead with planning.

A home-grown tech company is the first announced tenant of a $300 million redevelopment project expected to bring new life and business back to an old industrial tract of north downtown Omaha.