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Lots of things going on in this weeks Grow Omaha.
Hail Varsity Club at 12744 Westport Parkway in La Vista is changing its name to Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill. The restaurant has been closed this week for renovations and will reopen Monday.
Bar K, a business which is part dog park and part bar/restaurant, is considering Omaha for a possible expansion site. The concept requires a 2-to-4-acre lot. Bar K currently has locations in Kansas City, St. Louis and Oklahoma City.
Happy Buddha’s, plans to open in late September in a 2,443 sq. ft. space at 3608 Twin Creek Drive in Bellevue, according to Brian Thomas of NAI NP Dodge. The locally owned restaurant will serve Asian fusion cuisine.
Ancho & Agave will open to the public on Monday, September 11th. The Mexican restaurant will be located in the 10,804 sq. ft. former Pier One space at Village Pointe.
Nebraska del Perú has opened at 7007 Grover Street. The restaurant offers “Gourmet catering and the authentic taste of wonderful Peruvian gourmet food made by and with Peruvian spice.”
Perspire Sauna Studios plans to open second metro area location at 18122 Wright Street, according to The Lerner Company. The existing location is at 144th & West Maple Road. The business offers “private, full-spectrum Infrared Saunas with Color Light Therapy.” Founded in 2010 in Southern California, Perspire Sauna Studios has 42 locations in 17 states.
Runza and Pizza Hut will co-occupy a 6,000 sq. ft. building under construction at 704 Locust Street in Glenwood, Iowa. Opening is planned for January.
The Mercato Butcher Shop has opened at 162nd & West Maple Road. The Lincoln-based retailer sells certified Piedmontese beef. Plans call for an in-store café to be added in the future.
Julio’s closed its Tex-Mex restaurant earlier this week at 19102 Q Street. According to a Facebook post, the restaurant might reopen next year in a smaller space at a yet-to-be-announced location.
HunterDouglas by Integrated Windows will hold a ribbon cutting August 31st for its new store at 12434 Westport Parkway in La Vista.
No more fried food – The combined Long John Silver’s and KFC fast-food restaurant at 3949 North 132nd Street has permanently closed.
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Hawaiian Bros Island Grill – This fast-growing chain is expected to open its first Omaha location next year southwest of Interstate 80 & Highway 370 in Gretna. The local franchisee, DKPM Investments, eventually plans to open four Omaha locations and several others throughout Nebraska and western Iowa. Kansas City-based Hawaiian Bros. has more than 35 locations in seven states and serves “island inspired plate lunches, sides and salads.”
Mahogany Prime Steakhouse and Charleston’s Restaurant – Both of these concepts are owned by Hal Smith Restaurants from Oklahoma City. They are moving from the 137th & West Dodge Road interchange to Heartwood Preserve southwest of 144th & West Dodge Road. Each will have its own free-standing building just south of Union Bank & Trust’s 5-story office building. The two restaurants should open by the end of the year.
MOKA Coffee – This new-to-the-market coffee drive-thru chain is actively looking for sites in Omaha. The company currently has 18 total locations in Madison, Wis.; Rochester, Minn.; La Crosse, Wis.; and suburban Chicago.
Oklahoma Joe’s – This barbeque restaurant is opening a second location in a former Greenbelly restaurant space on the southeast corner of 204th & Pacific Street. Oklahoma Joe’s has an existing location in Aksarben Village.
Twin Peaks – A Kansas-based franchisee plans to bring this sports bar back to the Omaha market and is seeking two locations. The restaurant needs 6,000 to 8,000 sq. ft. and will consider existing buildings or pad sites for new buildings. The Dallas-based chain has nearly 100 locations.
Goodcents – This concept plans to grow its presence in Omaha thanks to a 10-unit deal signed by current Goodcents franchisees, according to Franchise Update Media. Will and Gina Gregalunas, who now operate a Goodcents near Village Pointe, signed an agreement to build nine new restaurants over the next four to five years in the west metro area. The first one is scheduled to open by March.
Tupelo Honey Café – This Southern-style restaurant is planning to open its first Nebraska location in the Brickline Building, at 830 Harney Street. The Asheville, N.C.-based chain has more than 20 locations nationwide.
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina – The first Nebraska location for this Dallas based restaurant chain opened July 18th at 8810 South 71st Plaza in Papillion. The restaurant opened in a former Pizza Ranch building. On the Border has approximately 150 locations worldwide.
Guy Fieri’s Kitchen + Bar – This restaurant is now open inside Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino and Hotel. The celebrity chef’s restaurant is designed to enhance Stir Concert Cove, an existing outdoor entertainment venue.
Williamsburg Pizza – Sarah Baker Hansen reviewed this restaurant in last week’s Grow Omaha EATS. This new pizzeria near 168th & Harrison Street is the first Williamsburg location outside New York and the busiest one in the company.
Google announced this week that it would be making a $1.2 billion investment in Nebraska in 2023 alone, including an expansion of its Papillion data center. The Mountain View, Calif.-based tech giant will also build a 580-acre data center north of Lincoln. The Omaha metro area hosts the largest concentration of Google operations in the nation. The company is also building a data center campus at 114th & State Street in Omaha and expanding its 1,000-acre campus in Council Bluffs.
Demolition is just about to start on several vacant buildings south of Dodge Street between 48th and 46th streets. The structures include a long-vacant gas station, a couple commercial buildings and several boarded-up single-family houses. Once the existing buildings are removed, construction can begin on an $82 million, 5-story apartment building that will have 330 units. Completion is planned for 2025.
The Creighton University Men’s Basketball team will continue playing at CHI Health Center Omaha for at least another decade after the University and the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority agreed to a 10-year extension that runs through the 2032-33 season. Creighton has been playing its home games in the venue since it opened in 2003 and has won over 82 percent of the games it has played there.
All told, the Bluejays have attracted 5,124,583 fans in 338 regular-season and postseason games in the arena, an average of 15,161 fans per contest. That figure jumps to 15,759 fans per game when you take out the 2020-21 season featuring limited fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bluejays have ranked in the top-10 nationally in average home attendance in each of the last nine non-COVID seasons.
Speaking of the Creighton Bluejays, If you have passed by the north side of CHI Health Center Omaha lately, you may have noticed a Creighton logo has been added to the building’s exterior.
Because of construction and weather delaysat The Astro Theatre & Amphitheatre in La Vista, six shows that had been scheduled there will move to different venues, according to the Omaha World-Herald. The Astro is part of the new City Centre development located east of 84th Street between Harrison Street and Giles Road.
Construction has topped out on the D&J Medical Office Building northeast of 120th & West Center Road, according to Investors Realty. The 20,000 sq. ft. building will house a dental practice, radiology group and one other medical-related tenant. Completion is planned for Spring 2024.
LockBox Storage plans to open a 95,000 sq. ft. storage facility on the northwest corner of 192nd & Blondo Street in September. The Omaha-based company is among the 100 largest storage operators in the United States.
Omaha Public Power District’s board approved a plan last week to add more electrical generation, according to Nebraska Examiner, an estimated capital investment of $2 billion to $2.2 billion by 2030, nearly doubling the district’s capacity. Customer rates could increase an estimated 2.5 to 3 percent per year from 2027 to 2030 to pay for the projects and rising electricity demand.
Werner Enterprises was selected as a 2023 Quest for Quality award recipient from Logistics Management in the category for truckload-dry freight carriers. The Quest for Quality awards are considered a significant measure of customer satisfaction and performance in the transportation and logistics industry, and this is Werner’s 12th time receiving this recognition since 2012.
Thirty-four Baird Holm attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America lists, with nine named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Additionally, 13 Baird Holm attorneys are included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list.
Fusion Medical Staffing has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for the eighth time. The Omaha-based company ranked number 1,783.
Gov. Jim Pillen has assembled a new group — representing state government, chambers of commerce, education and private businesses — to examine the oft-discussed state workforce shortage, according to Nebraska Examiner. Nebraska was tied with North Dakota for having the fifth lowest unemployment rate in the nation at 2 percent. The national average in July was 3.5 percent.
Felius Cat Cafe & Rescue plans to move to 5015 Dodge Street early next year. The non-profit organization, which is currently located downtown at 522 South 24th Street, combines a coffee shop with a cat adoption service. Patrons can grab a cup of coffee while playing with cats that are looking for new homes.
Young Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Centerhas signed a lease at Waterford Crossing, a new retail strip at 154th & Ida Street, according to Oak Investment Real Estate
Hail Varsity Club at 12744 Westport Parkway in La Vista is changing its name to Hurrdat Sports Bar & Grill. The restaurant has been closed this week for renovations and will reopen Monday.
Bar K, a business which is part dog park and part bar/restaurant, is considering Omaha for a possible expansion site. The concept requires a 2-to-4-acre lot. Bar K currently has locations in Kansas City, St. Louis and Oklahoma City.
Happy Buddha’s, plans to open in late September in a 2,443 sq. ft. space at 3608 Twin Creek Drive in Bellevue, according to Brian Thomas of NAI NP Dodge. The locally owned restaurant will serve Asian fusion cuisine.
Ancho & Agave will open to the public on Monday, September 11th. The Mexican restaurant will be located in the 10,804 sq. ft. former Pier One space at Village Pointe.
Nebraska del Perú has opened at 7007 Grover Street. The restaurant offers “Gourmet catering and the authentic taste of wonderful Peruvian gourmet food made by and with Peruvian spice.”
Perspire Sauna Studios plans to open second metro area location at 18122 Wright Street, according to The Lerner Company. The existing location is at 144th & West Maple Road. The business offers “private, full-spectrum Infrared Saunas with Color Light Therapy.” Founded in 2010 in Southern California, Perspire Sauna Studios has 42 locations in 17 states.
Runza and Pizza Hut will co-occupy a 6,000 sq. ft. building under construction at 704 Locust Street in Glenwood, Iowa. Opening is planned for January.
The Mercato Butcher Shop has opened at 162nd & West Maple Road. The Lincoln-based retailer sells certified Piedmontese beef. Plans call for an in-store café to be added in the future.
Julio’s closed its Tex-Mex restaurant earlier this week at 19102 Q Street. According to a Facebook post, the restaurant might reopen next year in a smaller space at a yet-to-be-announced location.
HunterDouglas by Integrated Windows will hold a ribbon cutting August 31st for its new store at 12434 Westport Parkway in La Vista.
No more fried food – The combined Long John Silver’s and KFC fast-food restaurant at 3949 North 132nd Street has permanently closed.
Brought to you by:
Hawaiian Bros Island Grill – This fast-growing chain is expected to open its first Omaha location next year southwest of Interstate 80 & Highway 370 in Gretna. The local franchisee, DKPM Investments, eventually plans to open four Omaha locations and several others throughout Nebraska and western Iowa. Kansas City-based Hawaiian Bros. has more than 35 locations in seven states and serves “island inspired plate lunches, sides and salads.”
Mahogany Prime Steakhouse and Charleston’s Restaurant – Both of these concepts are owned by Hal Smith Restaurants from Oklahoma City. They are moving from the 137th & West Dodge Road interchange to Heartwood Preserve southwest of 144th & West Dodge Road. Each will have its own free-standing building just south of Union Bank & Trust’s 5-story office building. The two restaurants should open by the end of the year.
MOKA Coffee – This new-to-the-market coffee drive-thru chain is actively looking for sites in Omaha. The company currently has 18 total locations in Madison, Wis.; Rochester, Minn.; La Crosse, Wis.; and suburban Chicago.
Oklahoma Joe’s – This barbeque restaurant is opening a second location in a former Greenbelly restaurant space on the southeast corner of 204th & Pacific Street. Oklahoma Joe’s has an existing location in Aksarben Village.
Twin Peaks – A Kansas-based franchisee plans to bring this sports bar back to the Omaha market and is seeking two locations. The restaurant needs 6,000 to 8,000 sq. ft. and will consider existing buildings or pad sites for new buildings. The Dallas-based chain has nearly 100 locations.
Goodcents – This concept plans to grow its presence in Omaha thanks to a 10-unit deal signed by current Goodcents franchisees, according to Franchise Update Media. Will and Gina Gregalunas, who now operate a Goodcents near Village Pointe, signed an agreement to build nine new restaurants over the next four to five years in the west metro area. The first one is scheduled to open by March.
Tupelo Honey Café – This Southern-style restaurant is planning to open its first Nebraska location in the Brickline Building, at 830 Harney Street. The Asheville, N.C.-based chain has more than 20 locations nationwide.
On the Border Mexican Grill & Cantina – The first Nebraska location for this Dallas based restaurant chain opened July 18th at 8810 South 71st Plaza in Papillion. The restaurant opened in a former Pizza Ranch building. On the Border has approximately 150 locations worldwide.
Guy Fieri’s Kitchen + Bar – This restaurant is now open inside Harrah’s Council Bluffs Casino and Hotel. The celebrity chef’s restaurant is designed to enhance Stir Concert Cove, an existing outdoor entertainment venue.
Williamsburg Pizza – Sarah Baker Hansen reviewed this restaurant in last week’s Grow Omaha EATS. This new pizzeria near 168th & Harrison Street is the first Williamsburg location outside New York and the busiest one in the company.
Google announced this week that it would be making a $1.2 billion investment in Nebraska in 2023 alone, including an expansion of its Papillion data center. The Mountain View, Calif.-based tech giant will also build a 580-acre data center north of Lincoln. The Omaha metro area hosts the largest concentration of Google operations in the nation. The company is also building a data center campus at 114th & State Street in Omaha and expanding its 1,000-acre campus in Council Bluffs.
Demolition is just about to start on several vacant buildings south of Dodge Street between 48th and 46th streets. The structures include a long-vacant gas station, a couple commercial buildings and several boarded-up single-family houses. Once the existing buildings are removed, construction can begin on an $82 million, 5-story apartment building that will have 330 units. Completion is planned for 2025.
The Creighton University Men’s Basketball team will continue playing at CHI Health Center Omaha for at least another decade after the University and the Metropolitan Entertainment & Convention Authority agreed to a 10-year extension that runs through the 2032-33 season. Creighton has been playing its home games in the venue since it opened in 2003 and has won over 82 percent of the games it has played there.
All told, the Bluejays have attracted 5,124,583 fans in 338 regular-season and postseason games in the arena, an average of 15,161 fans per contest. That figure jumps to 15,759 fans per game when you take out the 2020-21 season featuring limited fans due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Bluejays have ranked in the top-10 nationally in average home attendance in each of the last nine non-COVID seasons.
Speaking of the Creighton Bluejays, If you have passed by the north side of CHI Health Center Omaha lately, you may have noticed a Creighton logo has been added to the building’s exterior.
Because of construction and weather delaysat The Astro Theatre & Amphitheatre in La Vista, six shows that had been scheduled there will move to different venues, according to the Omaha World-Herald. The Astro is part of the new City Centre development located east of 84th Street between Harrison Street and Giles Road.
Construction has topped out on the D&J Medical Office Building northeast of 120th & West Center Road, according to Investors Realty. The 20,000 sq. ft. building will house a dental practice, radiology group and one other medical-related tenant. Completion is planned for Spring 2024.
LockBox Storage plans to open a 95,000 sq. ft. storage facility on the northwest corner of 192nd & Blondo Street in September. The Omaha-based company is among the 100 largest storage operators in the United States.
Omaha Public Power District’s board approved a plan last week to add more electrical generation, according to Nebraska Examiner, an estimated capital investment of $2 billion to $2.2 billion by 2030, nearly doubling the district’s capacity. Customer rates could increase an estimated 2.5 to 3 percent per year from 2027 to 2030 to pay for the projects and rising electricity demand.
Werner Enterprises was selected as a 2023 Quest for Quality award recipient from Logistics Management in the category for truckload-dry freight carriers. The Quest for Quality awards are considered a significant measure of customer satisfaction and performance in the transportation and logistics industry, and this is Werner’s 12th time receiving this recognition since 2012.
Thirty-four Baird Holm attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America lists, with nine named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas. Additionally, 13 Baird Holm attorneys are included in The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America list.
Fusion Medical Staffing has been named to the Inc. 5000 list of America’s fastest-growing private companies for the eighth time. The Omaha-based company ranked number 1,783.
Gov. Jim Pillen has assembled a new group — representing state government, chambers of commerce, education and private businesses — to examine the oft-discussed state workforce shortage, according to Nebraska Examiner. Nebraska was tied with North Dakota for having the fifth lowest unemployment rate in the nation at 2 percent. The national average in July was 3.5 percent.
Felius Cat Cafe & Rescue plans to move to 5015 Dodge Street early next year. The non-profit organization, which is currently located downtown at 522 South 24th Street, combines a coffee shop with a cat adoption service. Patrons can grab a cup of coffee while playing with cats that are looking for new homes.
Young Chiropractic & Rehabilitation Centerhas signed a lease at Waterford Crossing, a new retail strip at 154th & Ida Street, according to Oak Investment Real Estate
