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A Nebraska team led by Gov. Pete Ricketts and U.S. Sen. Deb Fischer made a pitch in December to land the new headquarters. The pitch offered $107 million in public and private financial incentives.
NU President Carter said the partnership with the University of North Dakota, K-State and Purdue would develop new degree programs and research initiatives specifically designed for the Space Command.
Offutt Air Force Base is one of six sites being considered as the future headquarters of the United States Space Command, announced Air Force Secretary Barbara Barrett on Thursday.
Carter, 60, was confirmed on a vote of 7-1 after regents met behind closed doors for about 100 minutes. Elizabeth O'Connor of Omaha was the lone "no" vote.
The NU Board of Regents have offered a five-year contract with a yearly salary of $934,600 to the man expected to take over as the University of Nebraska's president.
Negotiations evidently have started in the University of Nebraska Board of Regents' effort to secure Carter as NU's next president.
KEARNEY — Ted Carter said he grew up in a small town in Rhode Island, and that he feels right at home in Kearney.
Walter E. "Ted" Carter Jr., a retired vice admiral, spent the past five years as superintendent of the U.S. Naval Academy in Maryland and one year before that as president of the U.S. Naval War College in Rhode Island.
Ted Carter was the sole finalist for the NU system's presidency. Here's a look back at his 30-day public review period speaking to Nebraskans …
A historical overview of Offutt Air Force Base, longtime headquarters of the Strategic Air Command during the Cold War and current headquarter…
Amazon says it will not be building a new headquarters in New York, a stunning reversal after a yearlong search.
“I feel euphoric!” he said. “I keep thinking, is someone going to come out of the woodwork and say, ‘Uh-uh, I hiked it last year ... and I was 83’ — but no one has stepped up and said that.”
Bass Pro has completed its $5 billion purchase of Nebraska-based Cabela's, the companies said Monday.
Comey publicly lifted a big legal threat to Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign in July 2016 when he announced that he was recommending no…
Last week I was automatically given the senior citizen discount at Dunkin’ Donuts. The teenage server behind the counter, in what I’m sure was…
KEARNEY - Rebecca Sue "Becky" Veeder, 24, of Kearney died Wednesday, Aug. 22, 2012, as the result of a motor vehicle accident.
LINCOLN — More than 70 firefighters have responded to a blaze that has heavily damaged the Lincoln Public Schools district headquarters.
ST. PAUL - Frank Teply, 97, of St. Paul died Monday, May 9, 2011, at Howard County Medical Center in St. Paul.
Steve Carlson, a student at Grand Island Northwest, is one of 10 national winners of a 2006 Discover Card Tribute Award Scholarship and will r…
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