Gov. Jim Pillen shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner during a press conference during a tour of the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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Gov. Jim Pillen, left, speaks during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, center, and Omaha Mayor John Ewing during a tour of the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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Sharlon Rodgers, president and CEO of Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp., the nonprofit created to build, own and manage Highlander, talks with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, left, and Gov. Jim Pillen, right, during a tour of the No More Empty Pots greenhouse at the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner visited a North Omaha mixed-used development Thursday to promote deregulation as a key step to build more affordable housing.
Sharlon Rodgers, president and CEO of Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp., talks with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, left, Gov. Jim Pillen, center, and Omaha Mayor John Ewing during a tour Thursday of the No More Empty Pots greenhouse at the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha.
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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner and Gov. Jim Pillen during a tour of No More Empty Pots at the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner looks at a jar of marinara sauce at No More Empty Pots during a tour of the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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Sharlon Rodgers, president and CEO of Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp., the nonprofit created to build, own and manage Highlander., talks with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, left, Gov. Jim Pillen, center, and Omaha Mayor John Ewing, right, during a tour of the No More Empty Pots greenhouse at the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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Gov. Jim Pillen shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner during a press conference during a tour of the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, center, speaks during a press conference with Gov. Jim Pillen and Omaha Mayor John Ewing, after touring the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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Gov. Jim Pillen, U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner and Omaha Mayor John Ewing react during a press conference after touring the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
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U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner speaks during a press conference after touring the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Sharlon Rodgers, president and CEO of Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp., talks with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, left, Gov. Jim Pillen, center, and Omaha Mayor John Ewing during a tour Thursday of the No More Empty Pots greenhouse at the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha.
Gov. Jim Pillen shakes hands with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner during a press conference during a tour of the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Gov. Jim Pillen, left, speaks during a press conference with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, center, and Omaha Mayor John Ewing during a tour of the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
Sharlon Rodgers, president and CEO of Seventy Five North Revitalization Corp., the nonprofit created to build, own and manage Highlander, talks with U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development Scott Turner, left, and Gov. Jim Pillen, right, during a tour of the No More Empty Pots greenhouse at the Highlander Accelerator in Omaha on Thursday, May 21, 2026.
