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Ak-Sar-Ben Coliseum was the premiere ice rink and concert arena in Omaha for more than 70 years. Popular acts ranging from Frank Sinatra to Elvis Presley to Nirvana all performed to sold-out crowds. It was also home to the Omaha Knights, a minor league hockey team from 1959 to 1975.
Aksarben Village is a mixed-use development in the central United States, located in Omaha, Nebraska. Measuring over one million square feet (93,000 m 2 ), it is on the land of the former Ak-Sar-Ben coliseum and horse track.
In North Omaha, the area of East Omaha was the first annexation to the city in 1854, and is home to a large park and the city's airport. Miller Park is a neighborhood in far North Omaha primarily developed from 1920 to 1950, bound by 30th Street on the west and Florence Blvd on the east, Miller Park on the north and Sorenson Parkway on the south.
Ak-Sar-Ben Bridge, a bridge connecting Omaha, Nebraska and Council Bluffs, Iowa that stood from 1888 to 1966 Omaha Ak-Sar-Ben Knights , a minor-league hockey team that played from 2005 to 2007 Ak-Sar-Ben Amateur Radio Club , a club of licensed amateur radio operators in the Omaha area from 1945 to present
The heart of the Downtown Omaha's Old Market. The Desert Dome at Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo. Tourism in Omaha, Nebraska, United States offers visitors history, sports, nature and cultural experiences. Its principal tourist attractions are the Henry Doorly Zoo and the College World Series (CWS).
His first Omaha-area store opened in Bellevue, Nebraska in 1947, and his first in Omaha itself at 73rd and Maple Streets opened in 1957. In 1971, Abraham's two sons, Jack and Bob, took on more management responsibility. In 1972, The Jewel Companies, Inc. made a deal with Baker's to open a Turn Style/Baker's Family Center
Omaha is home to four companies listed on the Fortune 500 list: Berkshire Hathaway (#12), Union Pacific (#151), Peter Kiewit and Sons, Inc. (#446), and Mutual of Omaha (#489). [32] Omaha is also the headquarters of several other major corporations, including The Gallup Organization, Physicians Mutual, Werner Enterprises, and First National Bank ...
AKSARBEN Rodeo is an annual festival of the region's heritage. Its three core events include the Douglas County Fair, The Ak-Sar-Ben 4-H Livestock Exposition, and the Ak-Sar-Ben Rodeo, host of the Wrangler ProRodeo Tour – Omaha Round. [11] AKSARBEN's Coronation Ball is a celebration of volunteerism and civic pride.