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OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Soaring numbers in a monthly survey of business supply managers suggest economic conditions are improving in nine Midwest and Plains states.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of bankers suggests the economy has improved in rural parts of 10 Plains and Western states, but it's still weak because crop prices remain low.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — State officials say Nebraska collected less tax revenue than expected in November.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A group of environmentalists is proposing that Warren Buffett's company sell off its investments in Phillips 66 and other companies tied to fossil fuels over 12 years.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of business supply managers shows improvement but still reflects relatively weak economic conditions in nine Midwest and Plains states.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha City Council has changed its collective mind and voted to apply the city's 2.5 percent restaurant tax to food trucks.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska officials have signed nine separate agreements with companies that will help promote the state's beef and pork products in Asia.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts is touting Nebraska businesses during his second trade mission to China.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Student loan company Nelnet is delaying the release of its earnings report while it reviews a new accounting standard for its loans.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy will continue slowing in nine Midwest and Plains states, in part because of manufacturing weakness.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company is planning to release its third-quarter earnings report on Friday afternoon.

NEW YORK (AP) — Online brokerage TD Ameritrade is buying Scottrade in a $4 billion cash-and-stock deal that would tie up two major players in the day trading industry during an era when an increasingly large number of investors are choosing index funds over stock picking.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Union Pacific railroad is scheduled to release its third-quarter earnings report Thursday morning.

Nebraska Angels, a local 60-member investment network, provided the seed money for EyeVerify  along with two Kansas City angel groups.  

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — An Iowa firm has won a $1.9 million contract to complete work on a section of the Missouri River in southeast Nebraska.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Uncertainty about Cabela's future has already slowed the housing market in the outdoor retailer's hometown of Sidney, and that is likely to intensify now that the company agreed to be bought by rival Bass Pro.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Gov. Pete Ricketts and state business officials are traveling the state for a series of events to celebrate manufacturing in Nebraska.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A California industrial technology company says it will make Lincoln its manufacturing headquarters.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Developers plan to transform nearly 500 acres of west Omaha from primarily farmland to a mix of retail and housing with space for a lake and miles of trails.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — A monthly survey of business leaders suggests the economy will continue slowing in nine Midwest and Plains states because of weakness in agriculture and energy businesses.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Berkshire Hathaway investors will again be able to watch online as Warren Buffett answer questions at the annual meeting next year instead of making the pilgrimage to Omaha.

Yahoo Finance said Monday that it will again broadcast Berkshire's annual meeting next spring.

Roughly 40,000 people attended last spring's meeting in Omaha to listen to Buffett and Berkshire Vice Chairman Charlie Munger spend hours answering questions.

Yahoo Finance says last year's meeting attracted 1.1 million unique viewers. The event was offered in English and Mandarin.

BELLEVUE, Neb. (AP) — The Omaha suburb of Bellevue, a blue-collar city that home to Offutt Air Force Base, could become one of the few municipalities outside California to ban smoking in rented apartments.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — Nebraska's state auditor says an alcohol prevention group made a number of unpermitted and unreasonable purchases with grant funding in 2015 and 2016.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — The City Council has rejected a proposal that would have required food truck operators to collect Omaha's 2.5 percent restaurant tax.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A nonprofit utility that serves Lincoln buildings owned by the city, county and state plans to start selling excess energy to private customers.

LINCOLN, Neb. (AP) — A new report says Nebraska's unemployment rate inched up to 3.2 percent in August — a tenth of a point higher than the July rate.

OMAHA, Neb. (AP) — Warren Buffett's company has bought nearly 1 million more shares of oil refiner Phillips 66.