Omaha, Nebraska
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Hit the Road! National Travel Outlook...tickets seemed too pricey, so they paid $800 for the five of them to travel roundtrip by train from their Syracuse, N.Y., home to Omaha, Neb. to see family. Airfare would have totaled more than $2,500, the family said. "Economic... In this article: Chicago, Aggravation, and Nashville |
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washingtonpost.com | 8 hours ago
Americans search for cheaper Thanksgiving trips
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San Diego Union-Tribune | 8 hours ago
Americans search for cheaper Thanksgiving trips
...as his family, father Kevin, left, sister Erin, mother Maureen and brother Braden, unseen wait to catch Amtrak's California Zypher to Omaha, Neb. to visit family, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2009, in Chicago. The Miles family, like many travelers are...
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Omaha World-Herald | 21 hours ago
Injured man to sue off-duty cop
...for a man who was shot by an off-duty police officer outside an Omaha bar says he will be filing a claim against the bar and the City of Omaha. Attorney James Martin Davis said the officer, 14-year veteran Calvin Harper, wasn't...
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AP Online | 1 day ago
Trying last-ditch lung bypass for worst swine flu
...use for influenza. "It was pretty scary knowing that was his blood flowing through those tubes in and out of his body," says Susie Damm of Omaha, Neb., whose 19-year-old son Ryan survived a life-threatening bout after 10 days on ECMO. "I...
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New Orleans Times-Picayune | 14 hours ago
Contractor files challenge to hurricane protection pump station contract in East Jefferson
A losing bidder is formally protesting the Army Corps of Engineers' recent award of a $195 million contract to protect East Jefferson drainage pumps from high water during hurricanes, an official challenge that will keep the project from...
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Reality TV Fans | 1 day ago
Nick Lachey to Host NBC's A Cappella Singing Competition The Sing Off
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Reuters | 5 days ago
Wall St's image needs years to rebound
By Joe Rauch Wall Street's image, battered by the financial crisis, may take years to recover as its executives themselves are the first to acknowledge. Executives from a range of financial companies -- both on and off Wall Street --...
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HitFix | 23 hours ago
Nick Lachey, judges set for NBC's 'The Sing-Off'
The singing groups will be competing for a recording contract with Epic Records/Sony. The eight ensembles up for the prize will be Beelzebubs (Boston, Massachusetts), Noteworthy (Provo, Utah), Face (Boulder, Colorado), Maxx Factor...
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UPDATE 1-Berkshire buys Nestle, Exxon; ups Wal-Mart stake
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Buffett's Berkshire acquires ExxonMobil stake
OMAHA, Nebraska -- Billionaire Warren Buffett's company has bought a nearly $60 million stake in ExxonMobil, and has cut holdings in oil rival ConocoPhillips. Berkshire Hathaway also nearly doubled its holdings in Wal-Mart Stores during...
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Description from Wikipedia:
Omaha is the largest city in the state of Nebraska, United States, and is the county seat of Douglas County. It is located in the Midwestern United States on the Missouri River, about 20 miles (30 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River. Omaha is the anchor of the Omaha-Council Bluffs metropolitan area, with Council Bluffs, Iowa sitting adjacent to Omaha across the Missouri River. According to the 2008 estimate by the United States Census Bureau, Omaha's population was 438,646. The city is the nation's 40th-largest, according to 2008 U.S. Census Bureau estimates. Along with its suburbs, Omaha formed the 60th-largest metropolitan area in the United States in 2000, with an estimated population of 837,925 residing in eight counties. There are more than 1.2 million residents within a 50 mile (80 km) radius of the city's center, forming the Greater Omaha area.
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." During the 19th century, Omaha's central location in the United States caused the city to become an important national transportation hub. Throughout the rest of the 19th century, the transportation and jobbing sectors were important in the city, along with its railroads and breweries.
- Name:
- City of Omaha
- Also Known As:
- Gateway to the West
- Type:
- City
- Motto:
- Fortiter in Re
- Founding Date:
- January 01, 1857
- Total Area (sq. mi):
- 118.9
- Total Area (km):
- 307.9
- Land Area (sq mi):
- 115.7
- Land Area (km):
- 299.7
- Water Area (sq mi):
- 3.2
- Water Area (km):
- 8.2
- Elevation (ft):
- 1090
- Elevation (m):
- 332
- Time Zone:
- CST
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