{"id":252865,"date":"2023-11-10T07:30:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-10T02:54:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-nebraska-ceo-shares-economic-development-insights-at-heartland-summit\/"},"modified":"2023-12-14T19:50:01","modified_gmt":"2023-12-14T23:50:01","slug":"la-directora-general-de-nebraska-comparte-sus-ideas-sobre-desarrollo-economico-en-la-heartland-summit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/la-directora-general-de-nebraska-comparte-sus-ideas-sobre-desarrollo-economico-en-la-heartland-summit\/","title":{"rendered":"Nebraska CEO shares economic development insights at Heartland Summit"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n.prntac{\nTEXT-ALIGN: CENTER\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">Heartland Forward&#8217;s flagship event spotlights <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> for its success in spurring economic development<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BENTONVILLE, Ark.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 9, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; Thursday, Carmen\u00a0Tapio, CEO of the largest, African-American-owned business in <span class=\"xn-location\">Nebraska<\/span> spoke at Heartland Forward&#8217;s national summit sharing what the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> is doing to promote economic growth, her insights on economic development and the impact of the historic investment she is making in an underserved community in north <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg97b3left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg97b3left\" title=\"Panel moderator, Mike Allen, Mayor Robyn Tannehill, Candice Matthews, and Carmen Tapio speak at the Heartland Summit, a flagship event of think-and-do tank Heartland Forward\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2273129\/North_End_Teleservices__Panel_at_Heartland_Summit.jpg\" alt=\"Panel moderator, Mike Allen, Mayor Robyn Tannehill, Candice Matthews, and Carmen Tapio speak at the Heartland Summit, a flagship event of think-and-do tank Heartland Forward\" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Tapio participated in a panel discussion highlighting the &#8220;secret sauce&#8221; ingredients making <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> thrive at the Heartland Summit. Moderated by Axios co-founder, <span class=\"xn-person\">Mike Allen<\/span>, the discussion also included representatives from two other 2023 &#8220;secret sauce&#8221; communities\u2014Founder and CEO of Lightship Capital, <span class=\"xn-person\">Candice Matthews<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Cincinnati, OH<\/span>; and Mayor <span class=\"xn-person\">Robyn Tannehill<\/span> of <span class=\"xn-location\">Oxford, Mississippi<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p>Heartland Summit organizers selected <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> for its focus on job growth and urban core revitalization with an emphasis on strong collaboration between business, philanthropic, and public sectors, leading to years of steady economic growth.<\/p>\n<p>Tapio&#8217;s story of economic development highlights the impact of private and public sector collaboration. Tapio intentionally erected her business, North End Teleservices in 2015 in a blighted, disinvested community with an average poverty rate of 59%. Her company&#8217;s presence in a community with an average median income that is just 40% of the national average was done to transform the economic landscape into a thriving, bustling community.<\/p>\n<p>Tapio&#8217;s strategic approach to investing and strengthening an underserved community without displacing it means her investments are not just revitalizing the landscape of blighted areas, it means she is investing in the people as well.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Fulfillment of North End Teleservices&#8217; mission of creating jobs and changing lives is making an exponential impact in <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span>. Our collective efforts to strengthen and revitalize historically underserved areas in <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> is ensuring every place and space of <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> is substantial, accessible, and can be enjoyed by the entire community,&#8221; says <span class=\"xn-person\">Carmen Tapio<\/span>, President and CEO of North End Teleservices. &#8220;<span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha&#8217;s<\/span> recognition as a secret sauce community by Heartland Forward is special and represents the fruit of the collective labor and efforts of many. It shows that our community stakeholders know how to come together to fulfill our shared vision for a bigger and brighter community. It&#8217;s an honor to represent my city and organization at the Heartland Summit to share our story and what other heartland communities can learn from our example.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The Heartland Summit is a flagship event of think-and-do tank Heartland Forward is a day-and-a-half event in <span class=\"xn-location\">Bentonville, Arkansas<\/span> for leaders and experts to discuss challenges, create actionable solutions, and strengthen connections in the heartland and across the country.<\/p>\n<p>As President and CEO of North End Teleservices, <span class=\"xn-person\">Carmen Tapio<\/span> founded and runs <span class=\"xn-location\">Nebraska&#8217;s<\/span> largest Black-owned business. For the past four consecutive years, North End Teleservices was named to Inc. 5000&#8217;s list of Fastest-Growing Companies and climbed to the top 15% in 2022. Since its inception, the company has contributed over a quarter of a billion dollars to <span class=\"xn-location\">Nebraska&#8217;s<\/span> economy.<\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg6202left\" dir=\"ltr\" style=\"width: 100%; text-align: left;\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg6202left\" title=\" \" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2273157\/4396728\/North_End_Teleservices_Logo.jpg\" alt=\" \" align=\"middle\"\/><\/div>\n<p>Photo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4022716-1&amp;h=4007559052&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2273129%2FNorth_End_Teleservices__Panel_at_Heartland_Summit.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2273129%2FNorth_End_Teleservices__Panel_at_Heartland_Summit.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2273129\/North_End_Teleservices__Panel_at_Heartland_Summit.jpg<\/a>\u00a0<br \/>Logo &#8211; <a href=\"https:\/\/c212.net\/c\/link\/?t=0&amp;l=en&amp;o=4022716-1&amp;h=2689818671&amp;u=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2273157%2F4396728%2FNorth_End_Teleservices_Logo.jpg&amp;a=https%3A%2F%2Fmma.prnewswire.com%2Fmedia%2F2273157%2F4396728%2FNorth_End_Teleservices_Logo.jpg\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/2273157\/4396728\/North_End_Teleservices_Logo.jpg<\/a><\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  North End Teleservices<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p class=\"prntac\">Heartland Forward&#8217;s flagship event spotlights <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> for its success in spurring economic development<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">BENTONVILLE, Ark.<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">Nov. 9, 2023<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/\u00a0&#8212; Thursday, Carmen\u00a0Tapio, CEO of the largest, African-American-owned business in <span class=\"xn-location\">Nebraska<\/span> spoke at Heartland Forward&#8217;s national summit sharing what the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Omaha<\/span> is doing to promote economic growth, her insights on&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":252866,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-252865","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-negocios-y-finanzas"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252865","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=252865"}],"version-history":[{"count":"1","href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252865\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":252879,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/252865\/revisions\/252879"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/252866"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=252865"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=252865"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=252865"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}