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Lincoln-based youth brand marketing agency Archrival took home a leading 49 awards, including 11 Golds, 35 Silvers, two Special Judges Citations, and Best Of Show at the Nebraska ADDY Awards held February 6 in Omaha. National, regional and local work completed for clients Red Bull North America, Lucky Bucket Brewing Co., Honda, Pabst Brewing Co., State Farm, Nebraska Book Co., and Red Bull Racing were honored in multiple categories, including print, broadcast, interactive, and mixed-media campaigns. An interactive game for Red Bull athlete Travis Pastrana won Best of Show. Sponsored by the American Advertising Federation, the ADDY Awards honor excellence in advertising. The awards are the nation's largest advertising competition. After winning at the state level, winning entries proceed to regional competitions, and those winners to the national finals. Archrival is a youth brand marketing agency that helps brands attract young consumers.
Though the economy is in decline, 133 franchise companies inspired strong franchisee satisfaction in results released by Franchise Business Review. This is the organization's fifth consecutive year of conducting this study, researching more than 500 of today's leading franchise brands representing 100,000-plus franchisees. The top five winners in the large class (systems with 200 units or more) were Heaven's Best, Home Instead Senior Care, Sotheby's International Realty, Weed Man and Aaron's Sales & Lease Ownership. Franchise Business Review's survey questions cover everything from training and support, system quality issues, franchisor relationship, financial opportunity to overall satisfaction. Additionally, demographic and lifestyle questions give a 360-degree view of their franchise ownership experience. Top winners say that franchisee satisfaction correlates with business success. "Our owners' satisfaction is one of the most critical factors we consider to analyze our business to further invest in our network," said Yoshino Nakajima, chief development officer of Home Instead Senior Care, among the nation's top non-medical home care and companionship companies, ranked first in this year's senior care category as well as second in large class. "The survey provides us so much information on franchise support, training, initial visits, marketing and communication, and serves as a health index of our network," she added. Franchise Business Review publishes reports throughout the year on the top-rated companies and industry segments within the franchise marketplace. Many of the franchise companies that are researched use Franchise Business Review's Franchisee Satisfaction Index (FSI)™ to benchmark their annual performance. Franchise Business Review consults with these franchise systems to assist them in improving their operational and franchisee performance by sharing industry best-practices. 
Catholic Charities of Omaha has announced that their 2010 Board of Directors includes new members Bryan Schneider, senior vice president at Smith Hayes Advisers, Inc., and John Herdzina, partner at Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP. Schneider joined Smith Hayes Advisers, Inc. in 1996 and currently leads a three-adviser team, which focuses on providing asset management services to institutions, wealth management service to individuals and retirement plan consulting services to corporate clients. Schneider is a graduate of Nebraska Wesleyan University. Herdzina focuses his practice at Abrahams Kaslow & Cassman LLP on corporate law, energy law and franchise law. He received a B.S. in Business Administration from Creighton University and a Juris Doctor from Creighton University School of Law. He is a member of the Omaha and Nebraska State Bar Associations. "We look forward to working closely with our 2010 Board of Directors to sustain the mission of Catholic Charities to serve, empower and advocate for those in need in our community," Griffith said. Catholic Charities has a rich tradition of serving and advocating for more than 75,000 voiceless, hungry, addicted, abused and forgotten individuals and families annually throughout Omaha and eastern Nebraska. 
Anderson Partners announced today that Cort Irish has joined the firm as media director. Irish will manage Anderson Partners' media planning and buying staff and services, including both traditional and online media. Irish will also have a role in the firm's client development efforts. "Cort brings very sophisticated media buying experience to the clients we serve," said Deb Ahl, Anderson Partners' vice president of client services. "He has already had a very positive impact on our client's businesses." Previously partner in charge, media director for Bozell in Omaha, Irish worked for several national agencies, including Publicis/MediaVest and Starcom in New York and Chicago, where he worked with advertisers like Denny's restaurants, Kraft, Green Giant and Allstate, before returning to Omaha, his hometown. Anderson Partners is a full-service advertising, public relations and marketing agency in Omaha, which serves local, regional and national clients.
Catholic Charities of Omaha has named Sharon Robson as senior director of human resources, according to executive director John Griffith. With more than 15 years of experience in human resources, Robson previously held human resource positions at TD Ameritrade, CSG Systems and Bank of the West. She has particular experience in organizational development, employee relations, training, as well as management and leadership development. Robson received a B.S. in Business Administration from University of Nebraska at Kearney and a Master's in Human Relations from University of Oklahoma. She also holds a Senior Professional in Human Resources certification. "We are excited to welcome Sharon to Catholic Charities as she brings a wealth of experience that will benefit everyone at our agency," Griffith said. "She will be providing support to our most valued resource, the employees of Catholic Charities." Catholic Charities has a rich tradition of serving and advocating for more than 75,000 voiceless, hungry, addicted, abused and forgotten individuals and families annually throughout Omaha and eastern Nebraska.
CoSentry, a nationally recognized leader in data center, co-location and managed technical services, announced that Jack Wawrzynkiewicz has been selected to lead the company's technical resources as director of engineering. Wawrzynkiewicz will oversee Engineering Design and the operations that support the organizations data center, co-location and managed technical services. "Jack's twenty-plus years of IT experience along with his strong management background will be invaluable as we continue our rapid growth," commented Kevin Dohrmann, vice president and CTO of CoSentry. He continued, "We needed someone who understood the dynamic nature of our industry and the unique challenges of constant growth." Wawrzynkiewicz was previously with Pamida where he was director of IT Operations and Infrastructure. Prior to that Wawrzynkiewicz was with Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Nebraska for more than 20 years where he held various director and management level IT positions. The appointment is effective immediately. CoSentry is the region's largest provider of Data Center and managed technical services. For more than 10 years, CoSentry has provided essential Colocation and Disaster Recovery solutions. In today's always on business environment, market leaders benefit from CoSentry's world-class services to keep their businesses running - no matter what. CoSentry is headquartered in Omaha, with data centers in Omaha; Papillion; Kansas City, Mo.; and Sioux Falls, S.D. 
*Gregory B. Minter — Immigration Law *Bruce D. Vosburg — Corporate Law and Intellectual Property Law *Robert T. Cannella — Labor and Employment Law *Gerald L. Friedrichsen — Commercial Litigation *Nick R. Taylor — Trusts and Estates *Susan J. Spahn — Trusts and Estates. 
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CB Richard Ellis|MEGA is pleased to announce that Mark Obermeyer has been promoted to vice president. Sam Andres, Seth Campbell, Andy Dana, Aaron Moser and Heidi Rush have been promoted to senior associate. Recognized as the number one commercial real estate company in Midland's Business Journal 2008 Book of Lists, CBRE|MEGA is Omaha's full service commercial real estate company with services that include Sales, Leasing, Consulting, Investment Services, Corporate Services, Data Center Consultation Services, Property, Facility and Construction Management. CBRE|MEGA, Omaha's affiliate office of CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc., employs more than 100 staff and brokers who work in concert with CBRE serving real estate owners, investors and occupiers locally, regionally, nationally and worldwide. CB Richard Ellis Group, Inc. (NYSE:CBG), a Fortune 500 and S&P 500 company headquartered in Los Angeles, is the world's largest commercial real estate services firm.
Koley Jessen law firm has named Stacia L. Palser, Kendra J. Ringenberg and Heather Voegele-Andersen shareholders of the firm as of January 1, 2010.
Palser practices with Koley Jessen's Real Estate, Environmental and Natural Resources Law Practice Group. She earned her bachelor's degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and her law degree from the University of Colorado School of Law. She is also a LEED Accredited Professional.
Ringenberg practices with Koley Jessen's M&A/Securities Practice Group and the Real Estate, Environmental and Natural Resources Practice Group. She has a bachelor's degree from Nebraska Wesleyan University and a law degree from the University of Nebraska College of Law, both earned with highest distinction.
International architecture, planning, engineering, interior design and program management firm Leo A Daly appoints Deborah DeBernard to the position of chief officer for strategic innovation and John Kraskiewicz to chief operations officer. DeBernard and Kraskiewicz are vice presidents of the firm. In this newly created position, DeBernard will focus on continually strengthening and improving critical processes throughout the firm. She will be responsible for leading and collaborating with the firm's key stakeholders for developing innovations serving project quality, process improvement and knowledge sharing. "This new role capitalizes on Deborah's long history with the firm, and reflects Leo A Daly's commitment to quality, education and continuous improvement through innovation in our practice," said Leo A Daly Executive Vice President Charles Dalluge. Previously, DeBernard served as the firm's chief operations officer. Prior to this role, she served as vice president and director of operations for the Washington D.C. office of Leo A Daly. She has nearly 25 years of practice in the roles of principal, project manager and architect. Her project experience includes the National World War II Memorial, the Pentagon renovation, the Chinese Mission to the United Nations and Kimsey Athletic Center at West Point Military Academy. DeBernard holds a Master of Architecture and a Bachelor of Arts in environmental planning, and is a LEED™ accredited professional with the building design and construction specialization.
"John's leadership skills and strong ability to drive results has been critical to our firm's success," said Dalluge. "His expertise in all areas of operations and project management will add further business value to our clients and ensure the quality of service they expect." Kraskiewicz has more than 30 years of experience in operations and project management, including eight years with Leo A Daly. Previously, he served as the director of operations for the firm's Dallas office. Prior to joining Leo A Daly, Kraskiewicz worked at HOK for 18 years in various leadership positions. Kraskiewicz holds bachelor of architecture and master of architecture degrees from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. He also has a master of business administration degree with a specialization in real estate and finance from the same institution.
Sieck joined Mutual of Omaha Bank in April 2008 as senior vice president of commercial real estate lending. Under his leadership, Mutual of Omaha Bank has grown its commercial real estate portfolio with a strategic focus on financing projects in the multifamily, student housing and senior housing sectors in major metropolitan markets nationwide. In 2009, Fannie Mae approved Mutual of Omaha Bank as a lead bank partner for its Acquisition, Development and Construction (AD&C) financing program. Sieck is a graduate of the University of Northern Iowa and was recently elected to a three-year term on the University of Northern Iowa's Real Estate Advisory Board. Sieck also serves on the planning board for the Commercial Real Estate Workshop (CREW) in Omaha and was a panel moderator for the 2009 workshop.
Omaha State Bank has promoted Alan R. Bost to assistant vice president. Bost, who has 20 years of experience in banking and financial fields, joined the bank in 2006 as a real estate loan officer. He is a graduate of St. Thomas University in St. Paul, Minn.
Renze Display, a 115-year-old exhibit, graphics and point-of-purchase provider in Omaha, has promoted Marcia Meredith to vice president, Finance, and Howie Maxwell to vice president, Operations. Meredith, a graduate of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, had been controller at Renze for the last 12 years. She is in charge of all accounting and administrative functions. Prior to joining Renze in 1998, she had been in accounting with the local corporate office of 7-11 and with Fleming Foods. Maxwell has been with Renze for 22 years. In that time he has served in a variety of positions, including exhibit manager, senior exhibit manager, and most recently as production manager. He will oversee all manufacturing operations at the company's 90,000 sq. ft. production, warehouse and showroom facility in Omaha. According to company president Doug Buchanan, "I am very proud of Howie and Marcia's accomplishments here at Renze. Both have worked tirelessly over the years to help us grow and improve our operations. I appreciate their efforts, loyalty and hard work, and all of us at Renze congratulate them on their promotions." |
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