Mayor Seng welcomed Verizon to Lincoln. Also pictured is Governor Heineman and Nancy Clark, President, Great Plains Region, Verizon Wireless.

A large crowd attended the news conference at the University of Nebraska Technology Center.

Mayor Seng and Nancy Clark unveiled a drawing of the new Verizon facility.

Pictured from the left are Blake Messinger, Verizon Director of Facilities and Fleet Operations; Lou Sigillo, Verizon Vice President of Customer Service, Midwest Area; Lincoln Chamber of Commerce President Wendy Birdsall; Clark; Governor Heineman; Mayor Seng; Frank Hilsabeck, Co-Chair, Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development; and State Senator Chris Beutler.