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The Lancaster County Agricultural Society, which manages the Lancaster Event Center, was founded in 1867 as the Lancaster County Agricultural & Horticultural Society [2] and re-formed as the Lancaster County Agricultural Society in 1870 as a separate, county-level subdivision under Nebraska law to help promote agriculture.
Tom Brewer, member of the Nebraska Legislature; Val Fitch, 1980 winner of the Nobel Prize for Physics [14] Dwight Griswold, governor of Nebraska from 1940 to 1946 and editor and publisher of the Gordon Journal from 1922 to 1940 [15] Trevor Johnson, defensive end in the NFL; played for the New York Jets, New Orleans Saints and St. Louis Rams [16]
Watermeier was endorsed by business groups like the Nebraska Farm Bureau and Nebraska Chamber of Commerce, while Joy was supported by the Nebraska State Education Assocation and local unions. [2] Ultimately, Watermeier defeated Joy, winning 56% of the vote. [6] Watermeier was re-elected without opposition in 2016. [7]
Lincoln is the capital city of the U.S. state of Nebraska.The city covers 100.4 square miles (260.035 km 2) and had a population of 291,082 as of the 2020 census.It is the state's second-most populous city and the 71st-most populous in the United States.
According to an article by Time, the chamber partnered with several Nebraska-based businesses that agreed to collectively donate $800 every time Manning said "Omaha" during the AFC Championship football game on January 19, 2014, against the New England Patriots. Manning is known for yelling the city's name at the line of scrimmage prior to plays.
President of the Lincoln Rotary Club #14 in the years 1935-1936 [6] Member of the Lincoln Board of Education; Member of the Doane College Board of Trustees; Member Board of Directors, Lincoln Chamber of Commerce; Member United States Junior Chamber of Commerce; Republican National Convention Delegate in 1940, 1944, and 1948 [1]
A chamber of commerce, or board of trade, is a form of business network. For example, a local organization of businesses whose goal is to further the interests of ...
The Lincoln Metropolitan Statistical Area, as defined by the United States Census Bureau, is an area consisting of two counties in Nebraska, anchored by the city of Lincoln. As of the 2020 census , the MSA had a population of 340,217.