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Omaha port authority makes key hires, moves toward $90M state-funded business park project
Jan 12 2026OMAHA — The publicly funded Omaha Inland Port Authority has taken new strides — including hiring three more top managers and greenlighting the purchase of long-awaited business park property — to help attain its goal of creating jobs and economic prosperity in one of Nebraska’s poorest areas.Authorized by a 2021...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - Omaha Inland Port Authority officials call it a transformational moment for the city.The Inland Port Authority board is making plans to put more than $120 million into a part of town that desperately needs jobs, affordable housing and economic development. But this is a song that...
OMAHA, Neb. —The Omaha Inland Port Authority held its first public stakeholders meeting on Tuesday.Executive Director Garry Clark, who took on the role this summer, shared updates on the major focuses, the Innovation District and the Airport Business Park."We are not here to displace," Clark told attendees. "We're not here...
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — After announcing a neighborhood in east Omaha would no longer be considered for a proposed Airport business park, the Omaha Economic Development Corporation held a public meeting to give updates and gather input from neighbors on how to move the project forward.To read the full article...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - North Omaha residents are weighing in on the future of a major development project.The Omaha Inland Port Authority invited residents and business owners to a workshop Thursday night.The organization wants the public’s input on how to use $30 million from the Nebraska Legislature for the North...
OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) - A Washington, D.C., man educated in Nebraska is returning to take the helm at the Omaha Inland Port Authority.Garry Clark started his job as OPIA director on Monday after the board approved his hire on July 3. The nine-person city commission appointed by the mayor oversees...
OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Neighbors came to city hall Tuesday, many ready to make their voices heard on a project and process that they feel hasn't granted much for community input. This Inland Port Authority Board will oversee projects in a designated area like the proposed Airport Business Park. A...