{"id":50001,"date":"2026-04-30T00:22:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:22:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/50001\/"},"modified":"2026-04-30T00:22:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T00:22:12","slug":"berkshire-hathaway-weekend-omaha-prepares-for-annual-meeting-amid-construction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/50001\/","title":{"rendered":"Berkshire Hathaway weekend: Omaha prepares for annual meeting amid construction"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"text | article-text\">OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) &#8211; Thousands of shareholders will arrive in Omaha this weekend for the annual Berkshire Hathaway meeting, but ongoing construction may complicate their visit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The meeting brings an average of 40,000 people to Omaha each year. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.visitomaha.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.visitomaha.com\/\">Visit Omaha<\/a> said they expect roughly the same turnout this year in spite of the changes to the company \u2014 and the city.<\/p>\n<p>Visitors seek Buffett landmarks<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/01\/01\/warren-buffett-retires-berkshire-hathaway-ceo-after-60-years\/#:~:text=(WOWT)%20%2D%20Today%20marked%20Warren,day%2Dto%2Dday%20operations.\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/01\/01\/warren-buffett-retires-berkshire-hathaway-ceo-after-60-years\/#:~:text=(WOWT)%20%2D%20Today%20marked%20Warren,day%2Dto%2Dday%20operations.\">Warren Buffett retired<\/a>, he will not be at this year\u2019s meeting. But Visit Omaha said that will not stop people from trying to achieve the \u201cBuffett experience.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cThey want to do the Buffett tour, their own makeshift Buffett tour. They want to go scope out his house, they want to peer inside your building apparently, they want to go eat his favorite meal at Gorat\u2019s, they want to have his favorite ice cream, they want to go shop at Borsheim\u2019s and Nebraska Furniture Mart, they know what they are coming here to do,\u201d said Jasmyn Goodwin, executive director of Visit Omaha.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Farnam Street often fills with tourists while shareholders are in town, but this year, the favorite stops are packed with construction materials \u2014 stretching from Blackstone to downtown. And the airport is also in the middle of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/03\/29\/eppley-airfield-terminal-expansion-project-over-50-complete-officials-say\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/2026\/03\/29\/eppley-airfield-terminal-expansion-project-over-50-complete-officials-say\/\">major construction<\/a> as well.<\/p>\n<p>Hotels near capacity<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Last year, Visit Omaha said 80% of hotels were booked for the week before the event. That number jumped to 95% booked across the entire Omaha metro.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Visit Omaha <a href=\"https:\/\/assets.simpleviewinc.com\/simpleview\/image\/upload\/v1\/clients\/omaha\/BerkshireMap_b2598bab-d911-4c07-b789-2b65e0d5a282.pdf\" target=\"_self\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/assets.simpleviewinc.com\/simpleview\/image\/upload\/v1\/clients\/omaha\/BerkshireMap_b2598bab-d911-4c07-b789-2b65e0d5a282.pdf\">created maps to help visitors navigate the downtown area.<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u201cWe did prepare for this for Berkshire Hathaway and we created maps to help you navigate the downtown area; with also a couple of tips for what streets to maybe detour and use alternate routes. We created tear-away maps and distributed them to every hotel in the city,\u201d Goodwin said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">The maps will be provided to every hotel guest:<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"figure-img img-fluid mx-auto d-block\" alt=\"Berkshire Hathaway Tourism Map\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/people\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/UC7OWYSOSJBI5GUE3PF25MFD4A.png\" width=\"980\" height=\"726\" \/>Berkshire Hathaway Tourism Map(Visit Omaha)<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">\u2014<\/p>\n<p class=\"text | article-text\">Watch breaking news unfold on our livestream. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/page\/how-to-stream-wowt-first-alert-6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/page\/how-to-stream-wowt-first-alert-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">Download the First Alert 6 streaming app<\/a> to your TV or find us in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/page\/how-to-stream-wowt-first-alert-6\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" title=\"https:\/\/www.wowt.com\/page\/how-to-stream-wowt-first-alert-6\/\" target=\"_blank\">your favorite streaming platform<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Copyright 2026 WOWT. 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