Honoring the Past and the Future

Mildred Brown (not pictured), owner, publisher and editor of the Omaha Star, the nation’s longest-operating Black-owned newspaper run by a woman, was inducted posthumously into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame on February 2. Preston Love Jr., employed in his youth by Mildred Brown and the Omaha Star newspaper, accepted the award on behalf of her family and paper. From left: Jim Pillen, Governor of Nebraska; Love.
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The Ralph and Beverly Holzfaster family (center), active in agribusiness and community development in the Paxton area, was inducted in the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame on February 2 before a crowd of 500 business and state leaders. From left: Jim Pillen, Governor of Nebraska; Beverly Holzfaster; Ralph Holzfaster; Bryan Slone, NE Chamber President; Kathy Farrell, Dean of UNL College of Business
Gallup leaders Jim Clifton (left), chairman, and Jane Miller (center), former president and COO, of Omaha were inducted into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame at a NE Chamber banquet on February 2. Started in Nebraska, Gallup now operates worldwide providing much of the data leaders use to make informed decisions and build thriving talent-driven businesses. From left: Clifton; Jim Pillen, Governor of Nebraska; Miller; Kathy Farrell, Dean of UNL College of Business; Bryan Slone, NE Chamber President
Anthony “Tony” Messineo Jr., (center left) owner of Valentino’s based in Lincoln, was inducted into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame at a NE Chamber banquet on February 2. The franchise currently employs 500 people at 40 locations across the state. From left: Jim Pillen, Governor of Nebraska; Messineo; Bryan Slone, NE Chamber President; Carmen Messineo; Kathy Farrell, Dean of UNL College of Business
Doug Tegtmeier (center left) accepted the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame award on behalf of his late father, Wilfred “Dick” Tegtmeier (not pictured), founder of Encore Mfg. Co. in Beatrice. Dick Tegtmeier is recognized for helping Beatrice become the unofficial lawnmower capital of the world. From left: Jim Pillen, Governor of Nebraska; Doug Tegtmeier; Kathy Farrell, Dean of UNL College of Business; Bryan Slone, NE Chamber President
The NE Chamber and the University of Nebraska College of Business established the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame in 1992 to recognize Nebraska business leaders whose contributions to Nebraska's economy and business environment is deserving of public acclaim.
Each year, nominations for the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame are solicited from the general business community, statewide associations, and from academia. The NE Chamber is proud to salute the accomplishment of the individuals that have been chosen by their peers to be included in this prestigious hall of fame.

View past honorees as they are inducted into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame here.

​The NE Chamber celebrates Nebraska's business leaders each year with newly honored inductees. The NE Chamber is also proud to honor those deserving young adults that will be the business leaders of the future. Each year, students who meet the established criteria will be awarded scholarship assistance.

2023 Nebraska Business Hall of Fame Inductees:

Mildred D. (Millie) Brown - Omaha Star, Omaha 
Jim Clifton & Jane Miller - Gallup, Omaha
Ralph & Beverly Holzfaster Family - Agribusiness / Community Development,
Paxton
Anthony O. Messineo, Jr. - Valentino’s, Lincoln
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Wilfred H. “Dick” Tegtmeier - Encore Mfg. Co., Beatrice
For other videos, please visit the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame web page.