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In 1953, under the leadership of John Lauritzen, First National Bank became the first bank in the region and the fifth in the nation to issue credit cards. [2] In 1968, the bank was reorganized under the bank holding company, First National of Nebraska, Inc. In 1971, employees started moving into the 22-story First National Center. Attached to ...
Herman Kountze (August 21, 1833 – November 20, 1906) was a powerful and influential pioneer banker in Omaha, Nebraska, during the late 19th century.After organizing the Kountze Brothers Bank in 1857 as the second bank in Omaha, [1] Herman and his brothers Augustus, Charles and Luther changed the charter in 1863, opening the First National Bank of Omaha that year. [2]
In 1953, under the leadership of John Lauritzen, First National Bank became the first bank in the region and the fifth in the nation to issue credit cards. [3] In 1968, due to an investment in real estate not permitted under a straight banking charter, the bank reorganized as a subsidiary of the bank holding company, First National of Nebraska ...
Bruce R. Lauritzen was the chief executive officer of Lauritzen Corporation, as well as Chairman of First National of Nebraska, Inc., First National Bank of Omaha, and more than a dozen other banks and bank holding companies operating in Nebraska, Iowa, Illinois, South Dakota, Kansas, Colorado and Texas until his death in February 2024. [9]
More than 1,100 properties and districts in Nebraska are on the National Register of Historic Places. Of these, 20 are National Historic Landmarks. There are listings in 90 of the state's 93 counties. This National Park Service list is complete through NPS recent listings posted January 3, 2025. [1]
Augustus Kountze (November 19, 1826–April 30, 1892) was an American businessman based in Omaha, Nebraska, Kountze, Texas and New York City.He founded a late 19th-century national banking dynasty along with his brothers Charles, Herman and Luther.
An attendee at the Omaha City founding picnic in 1854; the first mayor in Omaha; and platted the city in June 1854. [5] Thomas Kennard: 13 December 1828 24 June 1920 Lawyer First Nebraska Secretary of State: Augustus Kountze: 1826 1892 Banker Founded First National Bank of Omaha with brother Herman Herman Kountze: August 21, 1833, Osnaburg ...
The First National Bank Building is a U-shaped, fourteen-story, historic steel structure building located on the corner of 16th and Farnam street in Downtown Omaha, Nebraska. The building was constructed in 1917. It was the original building for the First National Bank as well as the first high-rise building built in Omaha.