Cornerstone Project


The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce and Industry offers a special membership category: the Cornerstone Membership.  A member paying a minimum of $5,000 in dues investment (and following the Chamber’s recommended dues schedule) is eligible to become a cornerstone member.

The purpose of this program is to spotlight members who are doing all they can to provide necessary resources for the Nebraska Chamber to enhance and expand its services for all members.

Among some of the benefits to becoming a cornerstone member are the following:

  • Company logo on the Chamber’s website with a link to your company site.
  • The annual Cornerstone Dinner hosted by the governor.
  • The Chamber’s Legislative Leadership Dinner during the legislative session.
  • A waiving of fees for State Chamber seminars.
  • Complimentary meals at council and board meetings.
  • Complimentary registration for the Chamber’s Annual Meeting.
  • Display of company names at various Chamber events and in membership mailings.

For more information on the Cornerstone Project, call James Berringer at (402) 474-4422 or e-mail jberringer@nechamber.com.

Cornerstone Chamber MembersHere is a list of the Nebraska Chamber’s current cornerstone members:
21ST CENTURY EQUIPMENT
ADVANCE AMERICA
AFLAC
ALTRIA CLIENT SERVICES
AMERITAS LIFE INSURANCE CORP.
ASH GROVE CEMENT COMPANY
ASSURITY LIFE INSURANCE CO.
BAIRD HOLM LAW FIRM
BECTON DICKINSON
BEHLEN MFG. CO.
BISON INC.
BLACK HILLS ENERGY
BLUE CROSS & BLUE SHIELD OF NE
BNSF RAILWAY
BRYAN HEALTH
CABELA’S
CENTURYLINK
CHARTER COMMUNICATIONS
CHI HEALTH
CHIEF INDUSTRIES
CHILDREN’S HOSPITAL & MEDICAL CENTER
CNH INDUSTRIAL
CONTINENTAL CONTITECH
CORNERSTONE BANK
COX COMMUNICATIONS
CRETE CARRIER CORP.
DUNCAN AVIATION
EATON AUTOMOTIVE NORTH AMERICA
ENDICOTT CLAY PRODUCTS
ENEL GREEN POWER NORTH AMERICA, INC.
EXMARK MFG.
FARM CREDIT SERVICES OF AMERICA
FARMERS MUTUAL OF NEBRASKA
FIRST DATA RESOURCES, INC.
FIRST NATIONAL OF NEBRASKA
GREAT PLAINS COMMUNICATIONS
HAMILTON TELECOMMUNICATIONS
HAUSMANN CONSTRUCTION
HEXAGON LINCOLN
HY-VEE, INC.
HYATT HOTELS & RESORTS
INVENERGY LLC
KAWASAKI MOTORS MFG. CORP., U.S.A.
KOCH COMPANIES PUBLIC SECTOR, LLC
LINCOLN ELECTRIC SYSTEM
LINCOLN INDUSTRIES
LINKEDIN
MENARDS
MUTUAL OF OMAHA-UNITED OF OMAHA
NEBCO
NEBRASKA RURAL ELECTRIC ASSOCIATION
NEBRASKA TOTAL CARE
NELNET
NEXTERA ENERGY RESOURCES
NORTH CENTRAL PUBLIC POWER
NORTHWESTERN ENERGY
NOVOZYMES-BLAIR
NPPD
NUCOR STEEL
OATH
ORIENTAL TRADING CO.
PACIFIC ETHANOL
PACIFIC LIFE INSURANCE
PARKER FILTRATION GROUP
PETER KIEWIT SONS’
PINNACLE BANK
RAI SERVICES COMPANY
REINKE MFG.
SMEAL FIRE APPARATUS CO.
SMITHFIELD FOODS, INC.
STATE FARM INSURANCE
TRANSCANADA
TYSON FOODS, INC.
U.S. BANK
UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD CO.
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA
VALMONT INDUSTRIES
VETTER HEALTH SERVICES
VULCRAFT NEBRASKA/NUCOR COLD FINISH NEBRASKA/NUCOR DETAILING CENTER
WELLS FARGO BANK
WERNER ENTERPRISES
WESTERN SUGAR COOPERATIVE
WINDSTREAM
WOODMENLIFE