Journal

It’s been a wild year. A pandemic has squeezed the global economy while also spurring innovation and unique tech-based solutions. Silicon Prairie News reached out to entrepreneurs, investors, business leaders and government officials across Nebraska to get their take on...

Our team is working with Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture and Ochsner Hare + Hare, the Olsson Studio on the design of a park for Millwork Commons. And we want to know what you think!   Our goal is to create a welcoming place that the Millwork Commons community and visitors to...

When Flywheel first announced that we would be moving to the historic Ashton building, a 1900s millwork shop turned office and retail space in north downtown Omaha, we asked our employees to offer their input on what they wanted to...

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...

By Eric Juszyk PJ Morgan Real Estate Mastercraft Property Manager For the past decade, the Mastercraft Building has been a hidden treasure. Located just north of 13th and Nicholas Streets, the building spans the equivalent of three city blocks and...

Welcome to Millwork Commons! A place to see what's happening in Millwork Commons via the portal through the Northern Reflections mural.   An update to the Portal coming fall of 2022!    

Artist Anthony T. Peña When Millwork Commons was just a dream, the developers, designers, realtors and partners sat down together to brainstorm and put on paper the Mission, Vision and Values for the district. The first Value to develop out...

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...

The Ashton and Mastercraft buildings have gotten most of the attention as we’ve worked on the first phase of the development of Millwork Commons. But the neighborhood is much more than just those two buildings. We thought it was time...

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