December 17, 2021 | Issues | Midlands Business Journal

MOVER and shaker: CANDICE PRICE BUILDS COMMUNITIES TO ACHIEVE MORE

Candice Price is the very definition of “multi-hyphenate” (she jokes that “serial entrepreneur” is seriously overused). Licensed real estate broker. Executive Director of the GROW...

Paying Dividends: KIRSTIN RICKETTS GROWS, EVOLVES INTO NEW VENTURES

There was a time when Kirstin Ricketts was sure she’d found her true calling in life. A year after graduating from the University of...

Bringing the Flavor: STILL POPPIN’ GOURMET POPCORN BECOMES NORTH OMAHA FAVORITE

Still Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn has built its community reach and aims to further it beyond Nebraska. The Vision Orlanda Whitfield, owner of Still Poppin’ Gourmet Popcorn,...

Lifelong Problem-Solver: LINCOLN CHAMBER’S WENDY BIRDSALL RETIRES

Wendy Birdsall’s “Mr. Fix It” father and artist mother set the tone for an accomplished 30-year career at the Lincoln Chamber of Commerce, marked by...

Projects Outpace Hiring: LINCOLN FIRMS BUILD BRIDGES TO FILL ENGINEERING JOBS

After a slight slow-down at the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the engineering market revived quickly, growing through the remainder of 2020 and through...

The Brains Behind Utility Systems: LINCOLN’S HUFFMAN ENGINEERING BUILDS NATIONAL REACH

What started in 1987 by Howard & Wendy Huffman in Lincoln as a specialized engineering firm seeking an industrial niche, has expanded into a...

Marketing Strategy: EXPERTS SHARE TIPS FOR 2022

Every day, consumers of all ages are inundated with marketing messages from brands on various media channels. Which messages will capture your audience’s attention,...

Mad Women: WOMEN-LED BOZELL THRIVES IN 100TH YEAR

A CENTURY AFTER BOZELL HUNG OUT ITS SHINGLE IN OMAHA, THE LEGENDARY ADVERTISING HOUSE – LIKE ITS UNCONVENTIONAL PRESIDENT – STILL DANCES TO ITS...

Midlands Business Journal December 17, 2021