A development group has stepped forward to buy downtown’s Lerner Building at 16th and Harney Streets right as the City of Omaha is trying to revitalize 16th Street. The City Council on Tuesday approved the sale of the city-owned property...

Two prominent commercial real estate development and management firms in Omaha are merging, confident in the belief that the recession-battered industry is on the mend. The merger of Seldin Co., an 88-year-old family-owned firm, and Coldwell Banker World Group...