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N.P. Dodge Park has been home of the Omaha Cricket Club since 2001. It was founded by Jamaican community with help of the Indian Diaspora. In 2010, the Cricket Association of Nebraska, a 501(c)4 non-profit organization was formed with their home ground at historic Freedom Park, Omaha. The Nebraska Cricket Club is the cricket-playing wing of CAN.
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It also is the smallest city to have two major research hospitals, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Medical Center. Omaha's most prominent businessman is Warren Buffett, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha", who was ranked by Forbes magazine as the fourth richest man in the world (in 2013). [1]
The Omaha Club was established in 1883 by business and professional men as a private male-only social club. [1] After several temporary locations, the first permanent building, an Italian Renaissance design by architect Thomas Rogers Kimball was opened on New Year's Day 1895 at the northwest corner of 20th and Douglas Streets. [ 2 ]
KXSP (590 AM) is a commercial radio station licensed to Omaha, Nebraska.The station is owned by SummitMedia and it airs a sports format.Most weekday afternoon and evening programming is from local hosts, while during mornings, late nights and weekends, KXSP carries the ESPN Radio Network.
Slowdown is an entertainment venue located in the NoDo neighborhood of Omaha, Nebraska.A combination of a live music venue, shops, restaurants, and apartments, the venue was developed by Saddle Creek Records as a direct competitor to the Sokol Auditorium in Little Bohemia. [1]
Omaha is home to a number of nonprofit and charity organizations, including Father Flanagan's famous Girls and Boys Town. Omaha's Henry Doorly Zoo is widely considered one of the premier zoos in the world. [49] The River City Star provides cruises on the Missouri River from the historic Miller's Landing in downtown Omaha.
He worked for Henningson, Durham & Richardson, an Omaha-based engineering firm until 1981, when newly elected Mayor Mike Boyle appointed him as the city's public works director. [2] He served as public works director until 1987, [ 3 ] when he returned to HDR.