Journal
Art, Stories • November 5, 2019
The Keeper of Stories Mural
Over the summer, we began collaborating with Amplify Arts to bring the first outdoor public art to Millwork Commons. Public art has been part of the long-term plan for Millwork Commons since the beginning, but the Amplify Arts team helped...
Grace: 3 shipping containers turned into huge mural in Omaha’s Millwork Commons
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.
News • October 9, 2019
Editorial: Redevelopment projects are a major plus for Omaha’s urban core
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.
Moving the Orange Arch to Millwork Commons
The iconic orange arch that has greeted visitors to Omaha’s Gene Leahy Mall for decades was moved to Millwork Commons on July 2, 2019. When Michael Alley of Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture, Millwork’s architectural partner, learned the arch – also known...
Leahy Mall artwork to get new home
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.
News • June 6, 2019
Millwork Commons pushes north downtown redevelopment to next level urbanity
With renovations progressing on the historic Ashton Building, the people behind Millwork Commons are moving ahead with planning.
News • October 18, 2018
Tech company Flywheel is moving to planned $300 million development in north downtown
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.