List of historic companies in Omaha explained

This is a list of historic companies in Omaha. These businesses were either located in Omaha, founded in Omaha and/or still functioning in Omaha.

Historic companies[1] In alphabetical order
NameFounded Notes
American National Bank1856Founded as "The Bank of Florence" in the territory of Nebraska.[2]
ASARCO1888No longer functioning in Omaha.
Bemis Company1858Merged into Amcor in 2019. No longer functioning in Omaha.[3]
Borsheim's Fine Jewelry1870
Burlington Northern Railroad1970Officially founded in 1970, but its lineage through mergers and renamings goes back to 1848 with the Chicago and Aurora Railroad. It has now been merged into the BNSF Railway.
Campbell Soup Company1869No longer functioning in Omaha.[4]
ConAgra Brands1919
Cudahy Packing Company1887Merged into Bar-S Foods Company. No longer functioning in Omaha.[5]
Dun & Bradstreet1841
Equitable Life Assurance Society1859Now known as "Equitable Holdings, Inc."
First National Bank of Omaha1857[6] Founded by Herman and Augustus Kountze as the Kountze Brothers Bank.
Forest Lawn Memorial Park1885
J.P. Cooke Company1887
Krug Brewery1848Closed in 1987.
Metro Area Transit1972
Metropolitan Utilities District1913
Metz Brewery1856No longer functioning in Omaha.
Mutual Benefit Life1845Liquidated and dissolved in 2001.
NP Dodge Company1855
NCR Corporation1884No longer functioning in Omaha.[7]
New York Life Insurance Company1845
Omaha Country Club1899
Omaha Public Power District1946
Omaha World-Herald1885 Founded in 1885 by Gilbert M. Hitchcock as the Omaha Evening World. It was absorbed by George L. Miller's Omaha Herald in 1889.
Peter Kiewit Sons1884
Packaging Corporation of America1959
Physician's Mutual Insurance Company1902Founded by Edwin E. Elliott.
Qwest1996Acquired by CenturyLink in 2011.
Storz Brewing Company1876Permanently closed in 2015.
Union Pacific Railroad Company1862
Wells Fargo1852
Willow Springs Bottling Company1866Now operating under the name "Cornhusker Beverage."[8]
Younkers1856

See also

Notes and References

  1. http://www.omahahistory.org/Historic_Families.htm "Historic Omaha Businesses"
  2. Web site: About Us . 2023-09-22 . American National Bank . en-US.
  3. Web site: https://www.amcor.com/contact-us . 2023-09-22 . www.amcor.com.
  4. Web site: Careers at Campbell Soup Company Campbell Soup Company Jobs . 2023-09-22 . Campbell Soup Company . en.
  5. Web site: Our Facilities . 2023-09-22 . www.bar-sfoods.com.
  6. Web site: About Us . 2023-09-22 . www.fnni.com . en.
  7. Web site: Locations . 2023-09-22 . NCR . en.
  8. Web site: About us Cornhusker Beverage . 2023-09-22 . en-US.