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Abel Family Business Empire Controls Nebco and Sand Hall Estates
The Abel family operates Nebco, a holding umbrella for building material firms and related ventures. Nebco includes Ready Mixed Concrete, General Steel Products, Reimers-Kaufman Concrete, Ideal Concrete, and Western Sand & Gravel with plants in Omaha and Fremont areas. The OL&B railroad, later used for switching, dates to 1903. Abel and Nebco executives run multiple insurance ventures and land holdings in Ashland and West Lincoln reserved for future sand operations. Abel, a former All-Big Six athlete, remains active on bank and university boards and hosts family members in Nebco ownership. The firm is housed at 1815 Y St with Abel and his wife Elizabeth residing at 2825 Calvert.
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Ready Mixed Concrete Co
Nebraska Highway
Y St
Cornhusker Highway
General Steel Products Co
Abel
Cornhusker
Reimers-Kaufman Concrete Products Co
Ideal Concrete Products Co
Omaha
Western Sand & Gravel Co
Ashland
South Bend
Fremont Inland Insurance Co
Universal Surety Co
12Th
J Sts
Omaha, Lincoln & Beatrice Railroad
Omaha, Lincoln and
Beatrice
Ol&b
Lincoln
West Lincoln
New Highland North
Nebeo
Nebraska Companies
1815
James Hewitt
Gene Tallman
Hewitt
Tallman
Nebco
Hazel
U.S. Senate
GOP
First National Bank
Woodmen Accident & Life Co
University of Nebraska Foundation
Lincoln Country Club
The
University Club
Lincoln General Hospital Foundation
Alice Abel
Anne Abel
San Diego
Hazel Tallman
Gene
Fremont Lake
Elizabeth
Calvert
John
James