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In 2008, Palfinger acquired the American company Omaha Standard in Iowa, which manufactures truck bodies and liftgates for pickups. [19] Additionally, they acquired the aerial work platform division of the German company Wumag. [20]
The Christian Specht Building is located at 1110 Douglas Street in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. It is the only existing building with a cast-iron facade known in Nebraska today, and one of the few ever built in the state. [2] The building was deemed an Omaha landmark in 1981, and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1977. [3]
View from space of Omaha and Council Bluffs. Standard definitions for United States metropolitan areas were created in 1949; the first census which had metropolitan area data was the 1950 census. At that time, the Omaha–Council Bluffs metropolitan area comprised three counties: Douglas and Sarpy in Nebraska, and Pottawattamie in Iowa.
Offutt Air Force Base / ˈ ɒ f ʌ t / (IATA: OFF, ICAO: KOFF, FAA LID: OFF) is a U.S. Air Force base south of Omaha, adjacent to Bellevue in Sarpy County, Nebraska.It is the headquarters of the U.S. Strategic Command (USSTRATCOM), the 557th Weather Wing, and the 55th Wing (55 WG) of the Air Combat Command (ACC), the latter serving as the host unit.
Downtown, Omaha Skyline. This is a list of the tallest buildings in Omaha, Nebraska.As of 2024, the city has 21 buildings that stand above 200 feet (61 meters). These include the 45-story First National Bank Tower, the 30-story Woodmen Tower, and the 21-story Elmwood Tower. [1]
The Omaha Structural Steel Works was a company also known as Omaha Steel Works and as Omaha Structural Steel Bridge Co. in Omaha, Nebraska. A number of its works are listed in the U.S. National Register of Historic Places. [1] Works include (with variations in attribution):
James M. Paxson (May 14, 1912 - January 5, 1995) [1] was an Omaha, Nebraska businessman who donated the land and raised funds to create the Gerald R. Ford Birthsite and Gardens at the 1913 birth site of President Gerald Ford. Paxson was president of Standard Chemical Company in Omaha, a manufacturer of livestock chemicals.
The Omaha Rail and Commerce Historic District, roughly bounded by Jackson, 15th, and 8th Streets, as well as the Union Pacific main line, is located in downtown Omaha, Nebraska. Today this historic district includes several buildings listed individually on the National Register of Historic Places , including the Union Pacific Depot and the ...