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While Nebraska’s population and diversity are growing, Robinson said, young people are leaving the state.
“If they leave Nebraska to go to college,” he said, “it’s hard to get them back.”
Employers may need to also examine themselves, some participants in the forum suggested.
“Are employers the problem?” one man asked.
“I can’t find people for jobs, but maybe it’s I can’t find people at wages I’m willing to pay,” a participant suggested.
The economic issue for the next 10 to 15 years will be labor and technology, Slone said.
“By far, the biggest issue in our communities is the people issue.”
Housing, education and child care are top priorities, Slone said, along with health care, recreation and infrastructure.
A Nebraska Chamber of Commerce survey showed that 92 percent of community business participants listed workforce challenges as the No. 1 issue.
Housing concerns (67 percent) and education and child care (54 percent) rounded out the top three issues.
Check out new construction in Lincoln
Construction at 1222 P St.
Construction crews work on the old Swanson Russell building at 1222 P St. in downtown Lincoln on Sept. 18.
48th and Leighton development
An iron worker guides an I-beam into place in June at one of the two buildings being erected at 48th Street and Leighton Avenue as part of a mixed-use project that will offer nearly 200 apartments as well as bars and restaurants.
Canopy Street construction
A multi-use development rises up on Canopy Street south of the Harris overpass in July.
Capitol construction
Particle board protects walls, doorways and flooring as the southwest corner on the first floor of the Capitol is converted into a hard-hat construction zone in late August.
Scheels Grand Opening, 9/27
The Ferris wheel ran at the Scheels grand opening on Sept. 27, 2018.
Perkins demolition
Crews demolished the Perkins restaurant on the northwest corner of 48th and O streets in late July. Chick-fil-A is building a 4,000-square-foot restaurant with double drive-through lanes on the site.
Knolls Retirement
The Knolls Retirement Community in Lincoln opened its first phase Aug. 7.
Lincoln Children’s Zoo expansion
Tyreese Merritt, with Kaser Painting, puts finishing touches on part of the ceiling in late August in the new giraffe enclosure at the Lincoln Children’s Zoo.
UNL Health Center and UNMC College of Nursing
Sue Schuelke (left), assistant professor at the University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Nursing, demonstrates an interactive iWall connecting the UNMC campuses during tours of the new building on Lincoln’s campus in July.
Float 4 Life
Blake and Kathy Collingsworth, who have spent the last 10 years promoting water safety after the drowning death of their son Josh, stand in late April inside the JCMF Float 4 Life National Training Center under construction in south Lincoln.
Ball park construction
Scrapers work in March to shape land into ballfields at Jensen Park, east of Moore Middle School near 84th Street and Yankee Hill Road.
Nebraska Wesleyan University
Work continues in January on the Duane W. Acklie Hall of Science on the west side of the Nebraska Wesleyan University campus.
Doctors Outpatient Surgery Center
Bryan Health built the 5055 Building northeast of the Bryan East Campus. It includes the Doctors Outpatient Surgery Center, a joint venture of Bryan Health and 76 area physicians.
Nebraska gymnastics training facility
A rendering shows the lobby of Nebraska’s new gymnastics training facility.
Bryan East renovation
This rendering shows plans for a renovated front entrance at Bryan East Campus medical center in Lincoln.
Firethorn office
This rendering was included in a packet of information about the planned office building at 84th Street and Firethorn Lane.
City Centre
This rendering shows the facade of the proposed City Centre development project at Ninth and P streets.
Storage container complex
The owner of Cycle Works is proposing building five duplexes out of storage containers behind his store, along North 28th Street just south of Vine, as depicted in the artist’s rendering.
AMI
This rendering shows what Advanced Medical Imaging’s expansion in southeast Lincoln on Pioneers Boulevard will look like.
Lancaster Event Center
An artist’s rendering shows the covered grandstand planned for the outdoor arena at the Lancaster Event Center.
Lincoln Sports Complex
A rendering of the proposed Lincoln Sports Complex at 150 S.W. 14th Place. A retail building is planned as part of a second phase. The sports complex, which would have space for eight basketball courts or 12 volleyball courts, is expected to open later this year.
Openendorse office
This rendering shows what the inside of opendorse’s new office at 1320 Q St. will look like.
Speedway Village basketball
A rendering shows basketball courts under construction at Speedway Village in southwest Lincoln.
New parking garage
The city is looking to purchase a private parking garage and related surface lots north of M Street between 13th and 14th and build a new 900-stall garage.
Air Park Rec Center, 06.22.2018
The city hopes to move forward with plans to replace the Air Park Recreation Center with a new building in shared space with Arnold Elementary School.
Rise building, 10/15
LINCOLN, NEB. – 10/15/2018 – Construction in the Hub area of the Rise building on the Nebraska Innovation Campus on Monday.
Black Hills HQ
A rendering shows Black Hills Energy’s new Lincoln headquarters building to be built in south Lincoln.
Olsson
Steelworkers work on the fourth story of the Olsson expansion to its headquarters in the West Haymarket on April 22.
Telegraph District
Work is underway in February on Telegraph Flats, the first large-scale residential project in the Telegraph District.
The Kindler Hotel
Most exterior work is done on The Kindler Hotel at 216 N 11th Street. Workers are now focusing on finishing interior work so the boutique home can be open in time for Nebraska’s first home football game on Aug. 31.
The Stack Lofts 4.4
The Stack includes 27 market-rate apartments — three two-bedroom units, 20 one-bedroom units and four studios, some with balcony access.
University Place
The redeveloper of the shopping center at University Place hopes to have its first apartments available for lease later this year.
Bryan East renovation
Construction on a two-story addition to Bryan East Campus got underway in early February. The $47 million project will be done in several phases and take approximately three years to complete.
Lied Place
This rendering shows potential streetscape improvements along Q Street in front of the proposed Lied Place Residences between 11th and 12th streets.
Lincoln Children’s Zoo final preview
The new Wild Kingdom Theater is part of the expanded Lincoln Children’s Zoo that opened in May.
Nebraska Cattleman
An architect’s rendering shows what the new Nebraska Cattleman’s building will look like when completed.
Fire station construction
Fire Station 15 under construction at 6601 Pine Lake Road in December.
Eastmont
This rendering shows what the Eastmont campus at 6315 O St. will look like after its planned $50 million expansion.
University Lutheran Chapel
Construction crews work on renovating the University Lutheran Chapel in late October.
Mourning Hope exterior drawing
Mourning Hope will relocate to South Folsom Street next to the Willard Community Center as soon as construction on its new facility is complete.
Prison Open House 3.22
The new, 160-bed women’s unit at the Community Corrections Center-Lincoln was built to be a therapeutic space. It features earth tones, natural lighting and wood throughout the building.
Wilderness Nature Camp
The Lincoln Parks Foundation is raising money to build a new Wilderness Nature Camp building at Pioneers Park Nature Center.
Great Plains Beef
This rendering shows Great Plains Beef’s planned new administration building at 84th Street and Havelock Avenue.
300 N. 48th Street
A Spectrum retail store will be the first tenant for a retail building under construction at the former Skate Zone site at 300 N. 48th St. Construction on a hotel at the site is likely to start in the next two to three months.
Tommy’s Express Car Wash
Workers put together the red, steel frame for Tommy’s Express Car Wash north of 70th and O Streets in November. The site was formerly home to Texas T-Bone and Lone Star Steakhouse, among other restaurants.
Lied Place Residences
A 300-foot mobile crane sits ready to erect a 280-foot tower crane at the site of the future Lied Place Residences in November.
Mourning Hope Grief Center
The new Mourning Hope Grief Center takes shape in December on South Folsom Street next to the Willard Community Center.
Wesleyan theatre
An architectural rendering shows the first phase of a renovation project at Nebraska Wesleyan University, which will replace seats in McDonald Theatre.
New football complex
Nebraska’s proposed new football facility ties in with the East Stadium Plaza and other buildings on the NU campus.
Sun Valley Lanes
This rendering shows the new bar planned at Sun Valley Lanes.
Campion project
Campion Development has proposed some changes to its student-oriented housing project at Ninth and M streets.
Telegraph Flats
Telegraph Lofts East rises in the foreground, followed by Telegraph Flats, while looking west toward downtown Lincoln in September.
Southpointe Parking Garage
A parking garage is going up at the end of September on the site of the former Scheels building at SouthPointe Pavilions.
Lancaster Event Center
Water hookups and electrical boxes line the new campground under construction at the Lancaster Event Center.
Gold’s Galleria
The Gold’s Building at 11th and O streets has been sold to a real estate investment company that plans a $15 million-$20 million redevelopment that will include a 110-room hotel.
SCC renovations
Southeast Community College’s Education Square downtown was renovated, with enhanced security.
Nebraska Innovation Campus hotel
An architectural rendering shows a six-story hotel proposed for 21st Street and Transformation Drive on Nebraska Innovation Campus.
Olsson
Construction on the Olsson building in the Haymarket in July.
Kindler Hotel
There’s a healthy use of granite and marble throughout the rooms and public spaces, including bathrooms at The Kindler Hotel.
Lincoln sports complex
Work is going on to finish the interior of the Lincoln sports facility on West O so it can be ready to open in March.
State office building
A nighttime rendering of the planned State of Nebraska office building at 17th and K streets. The four-story building would have two levels of parking and two floors of office space.
Holiday Inn Express
Workers construct a tower crane on the southeast corner of Ninth and O streets on Monday afternoon. The crane will be used to construct a 140-room Holiday Inn Express.
VA Clinic
A new $23.9 million Veterans Affairs outpatient clinic being built on the VA campus south of 70th and O streets is the cornerstone of a larger redevelopment known as Victory Park.
Antelope Tower
A preliminary design shows plans for an apartment building proposed on the block west of Antelope Valley Parkway in the K and L streets corridor.
Mourning Hope Grief Center
Construction is close to being finished on the new Mourning Hope Grief Center in February.
SouthPointe parking garage
Construction continues on the parking garage at SouthPointe Pavillions in February.
Madonna New Patient Wing
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals plans to break ground this spring on a new $57 million, three-story patient wing on its Lincoln campus.
14th and N
The city is considering this proposal from Argent Group for a high-rise development at 14th and N streets. The rendering is looking southwest.
14th and N
The city has chosen this proposal from Argent Group for a high-rise development at 14th and N streets. The rendering is looking southwest.
Southpointe garage
Part of the new parking garage at SouthPointe Pavilions is finally open, several months after originally planned.
Pershing proposals/White Lotus Group/HDR
White Lotus Group and HDR propose a mixed-use community hub for the site it calls Mural, which would combine affordable housing, retail, a wellness center and central library with murals throughout the block.
Bryan East renovation
Three new cardiovascular surgical suites were completed as part of the third phase of the Bryan East Campus renovation in October.
Tabitha’s intergenerational housing community
Tabitha is planning an intergenerational housing community on the southwest corner of 48th and L streets. The 128-unit apartment complex would be home to 100-plus independent older adults and about 20 students enrolled at the nearby Bryan College of Health Sciences.
Sower
Scaffolding surrounds The Sower, a 19-foot tall bronze statue which represents Nebraska’s agricultural heritage, on Sept. 23, 2021, at the Nebraska State Capitol, as part of restoration and repair work which is expected to take 20 weeks. The scaffolding will enclose the entire dome allowing the workers to remove and store any loose gold glazed tile while they replace the water-damaged bed beneath.
Car wash construction
Jet Splash is building a new car wash at 40th and South streets.
48th and Leighton
The proposed Comprehensive Plan calls for 25% of the new growth to be inside existing neighborhoods and corridors of the city, like the new apartments being built near 48th and Leighton Avenue.
Holiday Inn Express
Exterior of the newly opened Holiday Inn Express & Suites on Thursday, August 13, 2021.
Mourning Hope Grief Center
The new Mourning Hope Grief Center includes space for other nonprofits.
Lied Place Residences
Developers of Lied Place Residences are still working to finalize a tenant for a first-floor restaurant with state-of-the-art air filtration and outdoor café-style seating on Q Street.
VA Clinic
Stairs lead from the lobby to the second floor of the new Lincoln Veterans Affairs community-based outpatient clinic.
Campion
Campion Development is starting construction on Liv Red, a seven-story student-oriented housing complex that will occupy most of the block bounded by Ninth, 10th, L and M streets. The project is scheduled to be completed by August 2022.
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals expansion
Madonna Rehabilitation Hospitals broke ground Aug. 27, 2020, on a $57 million, 112,000-square-foot expansion.
Top Journal Star photos for November
Expansion construction project continues at Lincoln Airport on Wednesday, Nov. 3, 2021. JUSTIN WAN, Journal Star
Scarlet Hotel
Construction work continues on the exterior of the Scarlet Hotel on Oct. 19 at Nebraska Innovation Campus. The 154-room hotel will have a roughly 2,600-square-foot first floor that will include education space, a student lounge, conference room and faculty offices. Among the other features of the $31 million project are a full-service restaurant, rooftop bar, coffee shop and a fitness center. The Marriott Tribute property was originally scheduled to open in July, but the hotel’s website says it’s now set to open in February 2022.
Stand Bear High School
Construction continues on Standing Bear High School at South 70th Street and Saltillo Road on Thursday, Oct. 7, 2021.
Car Wash
Rocket Car Wash next to the Hy-Vee in Williamsburg, which is just southwest of 40th and Old Cheney, is one of two full-service car washes under construction on Sept. 22, 2021.
South Canopy
Apartments under construction at South Canopy and N streets on Sept. 3, 2021.
Mabel Lee Hall
Construction of Mabel Lee Hall at North 14th and Vine streets continues on Sept. 3, 2021.
Walmart garden center, 08.23
Walmart is demolishing part of the garden center at its store at 8700 Andermatt Drive to install automated order fulfillment towers.
Kiewit Hall, 6.28
The future site of Kiewit Hall, near the corner of 17th and Vine streets on the University of Nebraska-Lincoln City Campus, is seen under construction Monday.
Lincoln Northwest construction
Construction work continues on Lincoln Northwest High School on Tuesday, May 25, 2021.
South Beltway
The flyover bridge that will connect U.S. 77 to the South Beltway stretches to the southwest as construction work continues on Wednesday, May 12, 2021.
Cooper Park and Park Middle School
Orange construction fencing encloses part of Park Middle School in April 2021 adjacent to South Sixth Street, near where a new entry to the parking lot will be built.
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