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• Panera Bread Opens Downtown Lincoln
  
  Panera Bread has become the first business to take advantage of a fund created to help attract retail business to downtown.
  
  To help with the costs of bringing Panera to its space, the Arbor Day Foundation is receiving $35,000 from the Downtown Civic Ventures fund to help with improvements .
  
  Interested in leasing commercial office or retail space next to Panera, click here.
• Lincoln Ranked #1
  
  If you're looking to find a job or relocate a business, Lincoln should be high on your list.
  
  That's the conclusion of Forbes magazine, which named Lincoln the top metropolitan area in the Midwest for business and careers and the fifth-best in the country. more »
• What does going GREEN mean to you?
  
  For us, going green means the design and construction of buildings that help our clients save money, increase their productivity, and even sleep a little better at night. Send us what green means to you and the best idea will win a free years subscription to Dwell magazine. Send your ideas to info@wrkllc.com or click here to use our emailer form.
• Nebraska "Happyiest State in U.S."
  
  
  ABC News reports on a new study by mainstreet.com which finds Nebraska as "The Happiest State in U.S." Using unemployment, foreclosure and non-mortgage debt as the main factors, running up states included Iowa, Kansas, Hawaii and Louisiana. To view the video click here.
• LEED in Lincoln
  
  Lincoln Green By Design and WRK are offering Lincolnites the chance to tour a LEED certified Silver green building in the Historic Haymarket. The Sawmill Building will showcase its environmentally friendly nature for those who want to see first hand how green can look good and save money. Friday April 3 from 6 to 8 pm.
• First Nebraska LEED Platinum Renovation
  
  The Paint and Color Court Building located at 9th & M Street in Lincoln, NE is designed and scheduled to be the first Platinum LEED Certified Renovation Project in the State of NE. To learn more about LEED Certification or the Building, click here.