Tuesday, July 13, 2021

Nebraska's Oldest Companies



These 18 companies have indeed found the good life in Nebraska. Several generational or employee-owned, they have all survived for over 100 years. If you know of a business that has been in continuous, independent operation for 100 years and is not on this list, please let me know in a comment.

1855 NP Dodge, Omaha, Real estate services 5th generation 

1856 Byron Reed Company, Omaha, Property management 

1857 First National of Nebraska, Omaha Public?

1882 Drake-Williams, Omaha, Custom steel fabrication Employee-owned

1884 Kiewit, Omaha, Construction & engineering Employee-owned

1884 Lueder Construction, Omaha, General contracting & construction 

1886 Magnolia Metal Corp, Omaha, Bronze castings & bearings

1891 Wm Krotter Co, O'Neill,  Home & auto center 5th generation

1895 Renze, Omaha, Manufacture display products/signage, 3rd & 4th generation

1899 Sack Lumber, Crete, Lumber & building materials 4th generation

1901 Diamond Bar Ranch, Stapleton, Cattle & horses 5th generation

1902 Physicians Mutual Insurance, Omaha, Insurance carrier 

1909 Mutual of Omaha, Omaha, Insurance carrier

1910/1928 Mead Lumber & Knecht Home Ctr, Columbus, Lumber/building materials Employee-owned

1916: Burwell Butter Factory (Independent Oil Co), Burwell

1917 HDR, Omaha, Engineering/architecture/construction Employee-owned

1917 Omaha Steaks, Omaha, Food products 5th generation

1917 Union Bank & Trust, Lincoln, Banking & financial services Family-owned

1918 All Makes, Omaha, Office furnishings & fixtures 4th generation

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5 comments:

  1. UnknownMarch 27, 2022 at 1:43 PM

    Burwell Butter Factory Inc circ 1916

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  2. Vicki TenHakenJune 2, 2022 at 6:54 AM

    I have added Burwell Butter Factory to the Century Club data base, but would appreciate more information since I cannot find much on the internet. Who owns it? Private or public? If private, is it generational family?

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