Lo Último en Nebraska: Noticias y Actividades

Hola Nebraska

Nov 12, 2024 — 4 min read

The inaugural Hispanic Business Banquet in Fremont, Nebraska.

Hola, Nebraska! This week, Omaha combats rising scams, Fremont’s Hispanic Business Banquet makes waves, and Nebraska’s Latino Youth Summit empowers students with big dreams. Plus, discover the Caribbean flavors lighting up Omaha at Elie’s Chinchorro Bistro. Join us as we celebrate community, resilience, and opportunity!

¡Hola, Nebraska! Esta semana, Omaha combate las estafas en aumento, el Banquete de Negocios Hispanos de Fremont genera revuelo y la Cumbre de Jóvenes Latinos de Nebraska empodera a los estudiantes con grandes sueños. Además, descubre los sabores caribeños que iluminan Omaha en Elie’s Chinchorro Bistro. ¡Únete a nosotros para celebrar la comunidad, la resiliencia y las oportunidades!

Please share this newsletter with your friends and family. For the articles in Spanish, you can visit this link.

Por favor, comparte este boletín con tus amigos y familiares. Para los artículos en español, puedes visitar este enlace.

Omaha, a ‘Huge Target for Scammers,’ Fights Back

Purba Mukerjee, an attorney with the FTC’s Midwest division, describes the agency's recent takedown of a site selling sham health plans during an Oct. 30 briefing in Omaha, Nebraska. (Credit: Peter Schurmann)

By Peter Schurmann, Ethnic Media Services

According to the FTC, there were 9,337 reports of fraud across Nebraska in 2023, with losses totaling $25.2 million. The most common type of fraud involved imposter scams, where criminals pretend to be a trusted entity — often law enforcement, a government agency, or a financial institution — demanding payment, typically involving either gift cards or, increasingly, crypto currency.

Fremont’s Inaugural Hispanic Business Banquet Celebrates Hispanic Leaders and Community Impact

**Típico Helado** was named **Hispanic Business of the Year** for its contributions to both the local economy and Fremont’s cultural vibrancy.

Last Friday, the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce held its first-ever Hispanic Business Banquet, an event dedicated to honoring the achievements and contributions of Hispanic entrepreneurs and professionals within the community.

Check out more photos of this event in our Facebook page **Hola America News** and our Instagram **@holaamerica**

Nebraska Latino Youth Summit connects students with opportunities

Stacy Mora (left) and Jeremy Diaz Lopez pose for a photo at the Nebraska Latino Youth Summit on Thursday. At the event, they learned how to network and find education and career pathways. (Photo by Kassidy Arena/Nebraska Public Media News)

By Kassidy Arena, Senior Reporter Nebraska Public Media News

“This event is meant and created for that reason, to have representation, and for them to feel represented in the fact that they are able to see these Latinos doing important things across the state and beyond,” Maria Arriaga, the executive director of the Nebraska Commission on Latino-Americans, one of the organizers of the summit, said. “They will feel that they have a path to follow or an example or role model.”

Elie's Chinchorro Caribbean Bistro in Omaha

Elie's Chinchorro en Omaha, Nebraska. Foto por Tar Macias / Hola Nebraska

We finally got to try Elie's Chinchorro Caribbean Bistro in Omaha, Nebraska. The food was amazing and it was a pleasure to meet Elie.

Check out more photos of the many events from the Latino communities of Nebraska in our Facebook page Hola America News and our Instagram @holaamerica

Si Se Puede Network is Ready to Uplift and Transform Latino Businesses

By Christina Fernández-Morrow, Hola Nebraska

When four ambitious Latine Millennial and Gen Z visionaries got together in 2023 to brainstorm how to spotlight businesses in their community, they had no idea how much success they would find. A year later, what started as an idea, has evolved into the Si Se Puede Network