In the News

OMLB’s 10-year anniversary and economic impact

• OMAPOD: Leslie Smith & Susan Rauth of the Omaha Municipal Land Bank on affordable housing
• OMAPOD: PART II: Leslie Smith & Susan Rauth of OMLB on doing the *heart* work of turning vacant lots into vibrant blocks
• KETV: Omaha Municipal Land Bank celebrates 10-year anniversary and shares achievements
• WOWT: 10 years out, land bank is shaping a North Omaha neighborhood

Property news

• Omaha World-Herald: New trailhead to open on Beltline Trail in Omaha, replacing once weedy, abandoned industrial site
• KMTV: North Omaha houses built and placed in a flash
• KETV: Omaha City Council will hear findings from poverty elimination action plan

2025 Reignite2Unite Omaha Development Symposium

• Nebraska Examiner: HGTV, TruTV twins pledge Omaha return to spark more affordable housing
• KETV: ‘Very exciting to really see the amount of interest’: Reignite2Unite Symposium geared towards helping small-scale developers, affordable housing solutions
• Nebraska Examiner: Big demand for affordable housing calls for big approach in suburban Nebraska
• WOWT: HGTV reality stars in Omaha for affordable housing symposium
• Midlands Business Journal: Event to Highlight Housing, Development Issues: Reignite2Unite scheduled for June 4 and 5

Media Inquiries
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