October 16, 2008
Nate Maniktala, left, a board member of the U.S. Green Building Council’s Flatwater Chapter, presents a plaque to Mayor Beutler at an October 16 news conference. An addition to the Pioneers Park Nature Center’s Prairie Building, completed in September 2007, was honored with the LEED® Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council. LEED is the Council’s system for rating the design and construction of energy efficient buildings. The Prairie Building is the first City of Lincoln building to receive the certification.

October 16, 2008
Mayor Beutler displays a framed photo of the over 800 Union College volunteers who took part in the 27th annual Project Impact on September 4. Since 1981, Union College students, faculty and staff have started the school year with this annual day of volunteer community service. At left are Union College students Chad Chaffee and Shelina Berglund.

October 21, 2008
Mayor Chris Beutler (third from left) is joined by Nebraska Lt. Governor Rick Sheehy, and representatives of Perot Systems, Koll Development Corporation and the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development in breaking ground on Perot Systems’ new $27.5 million, 150,000 square foot corporate facility that will be home to 900 employees. The project is currently the largest private construction project in Nebraska seeking LEED certification as a “green” building project.