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Lunchtime Links: Peyton Manning’s Omaha Shoutout

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The city of Omaha found new love for Peyton Manning’s play-calling skills over the weekend. That brought the city of Omaha, Nebraska, which doesn’t even have an NFL team, a little welcome attention. — Official Omaha Info (@VisitOmaha) January 12, 2014. Omaha, Omaha! Let us know in the comments.

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Associations Boost Aid Efforts Amid Nebraska Flooding

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Organizations throughout the Cornhusker State are hosting fundraisers and offering aid in response to the “bomb cyclone” that slammed Nebraska and neighboring states this week. While the storm hit Iowa and other states hard as well, Nebraska suffered more than $1 billion in damage , NPR reported. Among them: The trucking industry.

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2020 ASAE Virtual Annual Meeting & Exposition Breaks Event Registration Record

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I am proud to lead an organization which, even during unpredictable times of change and uncertainty, can provide a much-needed space for the association community to come together, share ideas, and have critical conversations that will guide associations to future success,” said Susan Robertson, CAE, ASAE President and CEO. Visit Omaha.

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Nairobi Terror Attack Puts Focus on Mall Security

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designated a terrorist organization in 2008, has claimed responsibility for the attack at the Westgate Mall in Nairobi this week that left at least 72 dead (including five of the suspects) and injured hundreds. According to a Time magazine report , it starts at the parking lot, designed with choke points to slow cars down.

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Lunchtime Links: The Limits of Your “Young Professionals” Group

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This sort of brand hijacking doesn’t always work, but organizations can certainly gain a lot of free exposure from this approach if it’s done well—as the Greater Omaha Convention and Visitors Bureau did when it riffed on Peyton Manning’s play-calling a couple weeks ago. And they’re starting too late.

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