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Union Pacific
Union Pacific
Union Pacific
Its principal operating company Union Pacific !ailroad is Nort" America's premier railroad franc"ise co#ering $% states across t"e &estern t&o' t"irds of t"e United States.
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0elcome in 2raining !oom :!;<snac.s &as pro#ided= >arriman 3ispatc" Center to)r Union Pacific >arriman 3ispatc" Center (ma"a NE (riginally a freig"t depot for t"e Union Pacific !ail&ay 2"e >arriman 3ispatc" Center &as constr)cted in ?@A? and sold at a)ction in ?@AB. A gro)p of in#estors led *y financier Ed&ard >. >arriman paid a record CD@ million for t"e railroad. Nearly AE years later reno#ation &or. *egan to con#ert t"e *)ilding into t"e Union Pacific >arriman 3ispatc" Center &"ic" no& "o)ses BDE'@EE Union Pacific employees incl)ding: administrati#e and e,ec)ti#e officesF dispatc"ers and railroad s)pportF comp)ter operations and t"e *)ilding's central plantF and a *)n.er &it" &alls and ceiling made from ?@'$G'inc" steel reinforced concrete. 2"e >arriman 3ispatc" Center "as *een compared to an airport control to&er for t"e railroad )sing micro&a#es fi*er optics and leased telep"one circ)its to comm)nicate information. 2oday t"e Union Pacific !ailroad "as a*o)t %H EEE miles of rail trac. ma.ing it t"e largest railroad in t"e &orld. 2"e facility "as recei#ed se#eral arc"itect)ral and soft&are a&ards.
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2"e 'lm,ood #ar* neig"*or"ood in (ma"a Ne*ras.a is a "istorically significant area t"at &as de#eloped in t"e late ?At" and early $Et" cent)ry. It e,tends from 8ea#en&ort" Street on t"e nort" to Center Street on t"e so)t"F from So)t" DEt" Street on t"e east to So)t" B$nd Street on t"e &est. >ome to et"nic S&ede cele*rations t"ro)g" t"e ?ADEs today t"e neig"*or"ood's par. "osts t"e city's IS"a.espeare on t"e 4reenI festi#al. In ?@@A >.0.S. Cle#eland recommended t"at (ma"a ac/)ire a par. large eno)g" to s")t o)t city sig"ts and so)nds in order to refres" t"e senses. Elm&ood Par. fo)nded in ?@@A at @E$ So)t" HEt" Street &as one of (ma"a's largest par.s t"ro)g" t"e ?ADEs. Soon after t"e city ac/)ired an initial DD'acre ($$E EEE m$) donation of land for t"e par. t"e (ma"a 9ee descri*ed it as a I&ild and romantic place... containing a &ooded ra#ine t"at follo&ed t"e co)rse of a small stream.I 2"ey contin)ed I2"ere are all manner of s"ady noo.s in t"is dell and some of t"e largest forest trees in t"is section of t"e co)ntry are to *e seen in it.I 2"e par. along &it" >appy >ollo& 9o)le#ard &as part of
Cle#eland's par.s and *o)le#ard plan for (ma"a. 2oday t"e *o)le#ard r)ns nort" from Elm&ood Par. past t"e Uni#ersity of Ne*ras.a at (ma"a camp)s and 5emorial Par. on&ard to 9enson. A 5ooris" Castle'style pa#ilion &as *)ilt in ?@AE for CD D@H. (riginally an open air str)ct)re it &as condemned in ?A%A as )nsafe and closed leading to its enclos)re sometime later. In ?A?$ a local *)sinessman donated a totem pole to t"e par. t"at stood t"ere t"ro)g" t"e ?A%Es and t"e par. &as t"e site of camping gro)nds t"ro)g" t"e ?ADEs. 2"e Elm&ood Par. 4olf Co)rse &as opened in ?A?H and feat)red ra#ines grassy fields and road&ays t"ro)g"o)t. 9y ?A?B t"e par. "ad gro&n to $E@.?% acres (E.@G$% .m$) and it &as t"e second largest in t"e city. 7rom t"e late ?At" cent)ry t"ro)g" t"e ?A%Es an ann)al par. &as "eld for (ma"a's African American comm)nity at t"e par. &it" as many as ?E EEE people attending. 2"e Uni#ersity of Ne*ras.a at (ma"a relocated from its Nort" (ma"a camp)s to a %E'acre (?$E EEE m$) parcel ne,t to t"e par. in ?A%B sealing t"e par.'s si+e permanently. In t"e ?AGEs nati#e (ma"a *illionaire 0arren 9)ffett set )p a golf *all stand at t"e golf co)rse in t"e par.. !eno#ated again in ?A@B t"e city spent C?EE EEE from a *ond iss)e to replace &indo&s and repair restrooms at t"e pa#ilion. 2"e par. recei#ed a C? million reno#ation in ?AA% and in $EEE t"e Peter 6ie&it 7o)ndation made a significant grant to t"e city t"at allo&ed t"e city to reno#ate t"e par.-s "istoric spring area impro#e t"e s&imming pool and create ne& entrance signage. 2oday Elm&ood Par. incl)des t"e ?@'"ole golf co)rse t&o *ase*all fields and a s&imming pool. 2"ere are also pat"s and trails for *i.ing and &al.ingF a lagoon picnic areas restrooms t"e "istoric pa#ilion open spaces and a "istoric mar.er.
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4all)p Inc. is primarily a researc"'*ased glo*al performance'management cons)lting company. (riginally fo)nded *y 4eorge 4all)p in ?A%D t"e company *ecame famo)s for its p)*lic opinion polls &"ic" &ere cond)cted in t"e United States and ot"er co)ntries. 4all)p &or.s &it" maJor *)sinesses and organi+ations aro)nd t"e &orld. In ?A@@ G years after 4all)p died Selection !esearc" (S!I) p)rc"ased it from its "eirs. S!I &anted t"e 4all)p name to )se on its polls &"ic" ga#e t"em more credi*ility and "ig"er response rates. 2oday t"e poll is )sed to gain #isi*ility. Some of 4all)p's .ey practice areas are employee engagement c)stomer engagement talent management and &ell'*eing. 4all)p "as nearly GE offices in more t"an $E co)ntries.<$=<%= 0orld "ead/)arters are in 0as"ington 3.C. (perational "ead/)arters are in (ma"a Ne*ras.a. Its c)rrent C"airman and CE( is Kim Clifton.
2"ere are a*o)t $ EEE employees in t"e pri#ately "eld company &or.ing in fo)r di#isions: 4all)p Poll 4all)p Cons)lting 4all)p Uni#ersity and 4all)p Press.<G= 4all)p Inc. pro#ides researc" and cons)lting ser#ices ed)cational programs and print and online p)*lications. It offers daily ne&s reports a*o)t political economic and social iss)esF cons)ltancy ser#ices for employee and c)stomer managementF degree and non'degree programs in management ed)cation and leaders"ip de#elopmentF and c)rric)l)m on managing employee. 2"e company also p)*lis"es *oo.s on management social and political researc". Its prod)ct incl)des 4all)p 5anagement Ko)rnal a mont"ly online *)siness p)*lication for *)siness leaders and management t"in.ers. In addition it offers city and co)ntry trac.ingF c)stom inde,esF on'site analystsF data transfer ser#icesF and c)stom
>enry 3oorly Loo and A/)ari)m 2"e (ma"a's >enry 3oorly Loo and A/)ari)m is a +oo in (ma"a Ne*ras.a located at %BE? So)t" ?Et" Street. It is accredited *y t"e Association of Loos and A/)ari)ms and a mem*er of t"e 0orld Association of Loos and A/)ari)ms 2"e Omaha+s )enry $oorly .oo and A/uarium is a +oo in (ma"a Ne*ras.a located at %BE? So)t" ?Et" Street. It is accredited *y t"e Association of Loos and A/)ari)ms and a mem*er of t"e 0orld Association of Loos and A/)ari)ms. Its mission is conser#ation researc" recreation and ed)cation. <G= (ma"a's >enry 3oorly Loo and A/)ari)m is nationally reno&ned for its leaders"ip in animal conser#ation and researc". E#ol#ing from t"e p)*lic !i#er#ie& Par. Loo esta*lis"ed in ?@AG today t"e Loo incl)des se#eral nota*le e,"i*its. It feat)res t"e largest cat comple, in Nort" AmericaF<D= I6ingdoms of t"e Nig"tI is t"e &orld's largest noct)rnal e,"i*it and indoor s&F <H= t"e 8ied K)ngle is one of t"e &orld's largest indoor rainforests and t"e I3esert 3omeI is t"e &orld's largest indoor desert <B= as &ell as t"e largest gla+ed geodesic dome in t"e &orld.<@=<A= 2"e Loo is Ne*ras.a-s n)m*er one paid attendance attraction and "as &elcomed more t"an $D million #isitors o#er t"e past GE years.
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Malmont Ind)stries Inc. is a large p)*licly "eld American man)fact)rer of Malley center pi#ot and linear irrigation e/)ipment &indmill s)pport str)ct)res lig"ting 1 traffic poles and steel )tility poles Malmont Ind)stries is a leading producer and distri1utor of prod)cts for t"e infrastr)ct)re and agric)lt)re mar.ets. Malmont Ind)stries *egan in ?AGH &"en o)r fo)nder !o*ert 9. 3a)g"erty com*ined "is CD EEE sa#ings and &"ole"earted *elief t"at *)siness co)ld and s"o)ld *e done *etter. Since t"at modest start more t"an "alf a cent)ry ago o)r company "as gro&n to *e an international leader in engineered prod)cts and ser#ices for infrastr)ct)re and &ater'conser#ing irrigation e/)ipment for agric)lt)re. 7rom t"e lig"ting and traffic str)ct)res t"at g)ide yo)r &ay to comm)nication to&ers and )tility str)ct)res t"at po&er yo)r "ome and *)siness to irrigation e/)ipment t"at &aters t"e croplands on &"ic" yo)r food is gro&n Malmont prod)cts impro#e li#es &orld&ide. Malmont Ind)stries operates in fo)r primary *)siness segments: Engineered Infrastr)ct)re Prod)cts Utility S)pport Str)ct)res Irrigation and CoatingsF as &ell as in t"e t)*ing grinding media and electrolytic manganese dio,ide *)sinesses. Malmont (M5I) is p)*licly traded on t"e NYSE. 0e foc)s on t&o glo*al mar.ets: infrastr)ct)re and agric)lt)re. Malmont Ind)stries is present in $% de#eloped and de#eloping co)ntries offering $B *rands from more t"an AE facilities. International sales represent a significant portion of o)r re#en)es. Malmont-s employees are passionate a*o)t t"e prod)cts &e ma.e. Along &it" o)r c)stomers t"ey are t"e cornerstone of o)r s)ccess. 0e pride o)rsel#es on *eing people of integrity &"o e,cel at deli#ering optimal res)lts. 0e p)rs)e opport)nities for gro&t" *y ta.ing o)r prod)cts and processes to ne& mar.ets introd)cing ne& prod)cts to regions &"ere &e "a#e a presence and contin)ally impro#ing o)r ser#ices to ens)re t"at Malmont sol)tions are second'to'none.
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