OMAHA, NE.- Construction is expected to begin this fall on the new La Plaza de la Raza, a pocket many call the heartbeat of South Omaha’s historic commercial district.
But that’s just the start of a $25 million-plus public investment on the main business corridor of a community known historically as a landing place for the state’s immigrant population.
Leaders of the Adelante II initiative gathered Friday at the 24th and N Streets plaza and offered a progress report, this time sharing a stage with a host of elected officials and business representatives and reinforcing a theme of collaboration…