OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – Gov. Jim Pillen and Mayor John Ewing will join College World Series, NCAA, and MECA officials to talk about the annual tournament getting underway in Omaha in just a few days.
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Teams began arriving for the college baseball tournament on Tuesday and will continue arriving Wednesday. The first game gets underway on Friday afternoon.
While at Tuesday’s news conference, newly-sworn Mayor John Ewing spoke about what he wants for the future of the city.
“One of the things I want to see is more venues for people when they come to Omaha to be able to enjoy it, but also for the people of this community,” Ewing said.
“I want to look at expanding, as I’ve talked about quite a bit, the urban core further North and South to increase opportunities for businesses there… shopping, retail, those type of things so people can have a fuller experience when they are here in Omaha,” Ewing added.
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