The Midlands Business Journal has announced its 10th annual “40 Under 40” class, a group of 40 of the greater Omaha area’s top entrepreneurs, executives and professionals under the age of 40. The MBJ also named Chris Hughes of Artifact Bag Co. its Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Hughes and this year’s 40 Under 40 class will be recognized during an awards ceremony at 7 a.m. Dec. 2 at the Embassy Suites in La Vista (12520 Westport Parkway).
Below is a list of all 40 members of this year’s class. Frequent Silicon Prairie News readers will recognize the names of a couple SPN regulars that cracked the list, most notably Michael Dixon of UNeMed Megan Hunt of Princess Lasertron and CAMP Coworking and David Milligan of Advent IP.
Midlands Business Journal’s 40 Under 40 2011
- Jodie Austin, KVC Bheavioral HealthCare
- Clark Bellin, Mundy and Associates
- Paula Brammier, HDR Architecture
- Jeff Cordell, West Corporation
- Helen Crunk, Mable Rose Estates
- Michael Dixon, UNeMed
- Joel Dougherty, OneWorld Community Health Centers
- Paul Fraynd, Omaha Friendly Services
- Todd Gillespie, Riekes Equipment
- Alan Hans, Advantage Development
- Amanda Harringon, Foundation Supportworks
- Melissa Hartman, The Cordial Cherry
- Melissa Head, U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
- Steve Heller, P&L Technology
- Kim Hillyer, TD Ameritrade
- Nick Hogan, Flagship Restaurant Group
- Jennifer Honebrink, Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture
- Megan Hunt, Princess Lasertron and CAMP
- Jeff Jorth, SilverStone Group
- Kraig Kirchmann, Two Men and a Truck
- Adam Kirshenbaum, Husch Blackwell
- Jennifer Likes, Central States Petroleum
- Shannon McGree, Goodwill
- Michael Miller, Aquaterra Environmental Solutions
- David Milligan, Advent IP
- Nicole Mitchell, M7 Marketing
- Samantha Mosser, Union Bank & Trust
- Heather Nelson, Metropolitan Community College
- Zak Olsen, Ronco Construction
- Andrew Kirberger Popp, WheatFields
- Patrick Ricketts, Vintage Financial Group
- Marisa Ring, Greater Omaha Chamber
- Mario Rodriguez, State Farm
- Christine Rupert, Leo A Daly
- Janae Sternberg, Caesar’s Entertainment
- Nichole Turgeon, Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Midlands
- Justin Wayne, Midwest Trailblazers
- Robert Wiebusch, NP Dodge Title Services
- Laurie Hellbusch Wolford, Spirit World
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