Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce

{{Short description|Chamber of commerce in Omaha, Nebraska}} {{Multiple issues| {{Notability|1=Companies|date=April 2022}} {{Advert|date=April 2022}} }} {{Infobox organization | name = Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce | logo = | type = Nonprofit, 501(c)6 | founded = 1893 | founder = | location = Omaha, Nebraska | key_people = {{nowrap|Heath Mello}}<br />{{nowrap|(Chairman & CEO)}} | region_served = Omaha – Council Bluffs metropolitan area | focus = Business federation | membership = 3,000+ | num_employees = | website = {{URL|https://www.omahachamber.org/}} | dissolved = }} The '''Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce''' is the chamber of commerce in Omaha, Nebraska.<ref>[https://secure.omahachamber.org/chamber/History.aspx "History"]{{Dead link|date=January 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}, Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved August 22, 2008.</ref> It was founded in 1893 as the Commercial Club.<ref>Larsen, Lawrence H., and Barbara J. Cottrell. ''The Gate City: A History of Omaha''. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 1997.</ref>

== History == When former United States Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke spoke to the chamber in 2007, his comments were noted for his continued endorsement of globalization.<ref>Kirchhoff, S. (February 7, 2007). [https://www.usatoday.com/money/economy/fed/2007-02-06-bernanke-education_x.htm "Bernanke: Fixing income gap will take education"], ''USA Today''. Retrieved January 11, 2009.</ref>

In January 2014, the chamber made headlines for organizing a charity effort tied to Denver Broncos quarterback Peyton Manning. According to an article by ''Time'', the chamber partnered with several Nebraska-based businesses that agreed to collectively donate $800 every time Manning said "Omaha" during the AFC Championship football game on January 19, 2014, against the New England Patriots. Manning is known for yelling the city's name at the line of scrimmage prior to plays. According to the article, the $24,800 raised will go to Manning's charity the Peyback Foundation.<ref>{{cite magazine |last=Dockterman |first=Eliana |date=January 20, 2014 |title=Peyton Manning Charity Raises $25K From 'Omaha' Calls |url=https://keepingscore.blogs.time.com/2014/01/20/peyton-manning-charity-raises-25k-from-omaha-calls/ |magazine=Time |access-date=January 21, 2014}}</ref>

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== External links == * [http://unomaha-public.lyrasistechnology.org/repositories/4/resources/344 Omaha Chamber of Commerce Records] at the Dr. C.C. and Mabel L. Criss Library

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