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September 2, 2007 – Grass greener for metro area wage earners
Working in Omaha pays off better, evidently, than almost anywhere else in the country. That’s according to a University of Nebraska at Omaha analysis of new nationwide census data and local living expenses. Using those guidelines, only one large metro area had a higher adjusted median household income than Omaha-Council Bluffs.

Simply put a dollar stretches further in Omaha than in sunny, mountainous or fast moving U.S. metropolises. “Our income may be lower, but it goes farther since things cost less. We can buy more, and that’s really what matters.” (Article from Sunday World-Herald)

March 13, 2007 - 3M distributes free radon kits
In an effort to assist 3M families and community members in addressing radon concerns, 3M provided free radon test kits to 3M employees as well as Valley community residents. The campaign was sponsored by 3M Valley in partnership with the City of Valley and the Nebraska Radon Program. (Article from Douglas County Post-Gazette)

Mayor Caffey thanked 3M officials for partnering with the City of Valley and the State of Nebraska in promoting radon awareness. Plant Engineering Manager Ivan Rivera said the program falls into 3M’s mission of protecting the community.

October, 2006 - 3M and UNMC Research
It’s what’s inside that counts, even when it comes to masks that could protect people from biological weapons or infectious diseases. What’s inside masks is the filtering material, and that’s where collaborators from the University of Nebraska Medical Center and 3M Co. will be focusing as they seek to develop a mask that can capture and kill tiny viruses.

The researchers also will seek to determine whether an existing mask made at 3M’s Valley plant a model that has drawn a lot of public interest as a potential protector against a possible flu pandemic can filter out viruses. The research grant is a direct result of the strong link between 3M and Nebraska leaders: Governor Dave Heineman, Senators Chuck Hagel and Ben Nelson, Congressman Lee Terry and Dr. Steven Hinrichs, Director of the Biosecurity Center at UNMC. (Article from Omaha World Herald)

Oct. 24, 2005 Bird flu, hurricanes increase demand for 3M Co. product
The 3M Valley plant ran 24 hours a day, seven days a week, in part to meet a spike in demand for respiratory masks prompted by bird flu from Asia and hurricanes in this country. Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, who hit the south-central United States and fears of an overseas outbreak of the H5NI avian flu virus, have further increased demand for 3M’s masks. (Article from Newsweek Oct. 24, 2005 issue)

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