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Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time.Loading&amp;hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.|© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisName atop Omaha's Woodmen Tower to change this summerShare thisThe Woodmen Tower was Nebraska’s tallest building from its completion in 1969 until the 2002 opening of the First National Bank Tower, right.The Woodmen Tower is lit up for the College World Series on June 27, 2018. The colors were red and white for&nbsp;Arkansas and orange and black for Oregon State.The 164 banks of lights on the Woodmen Tower in downtown Omaha can even make patterns, such as the zebra stripes shown in this photo.The Woodmen Tower was lit purple April 21, 2016, in honor of Take Your Child to Work Day.The Woodmen Tower under construction in 1968.The Woodmen Tower was the tallest building in Omaha for more than 30 years. The iconic lettering at the top will be changed to say “WoodmenLife.”Three of four peregrine falcon eggs had hatched on the Woodmen Tower in May.The peregrine falcon that nests at Woodmen Tower with her mate has laid her first egg of 2020.The name atop downtown Omaha’s Woodmen Tower is changing.Over the next 10 weeks, WoodmenLife said in a press release, crews will swap out the iconic “Woodmen” lettering that has been there for 51 years. It will be changed to “WoodmenLife.”This multimillion-dollar project started Monday and will take place in stages, WoodmenLife said. Omaha Neon Sign Co. workers will remove existing lettering in pieces, clean and patch the marble and install new brackets, electrical wiring and letters. The metal letters — which will appear black during the day and white at night — will be smaller to make room for more of them, but they also will be visible from farther away because of a new LED system that shines light through tiny holes in the film on the letters.The tower, which was completed in 1969, is 478 feet high. It stood as the tallest building in Omaha for more than 30 years. The First National Bank Tower, which opened in 2002, is the tallest building in Omaha.Installers likely will work through August to change the Woodmen sign.Throughout the project, WoodmenLife will post time-lapse video and drone footage of the work at .WoodmenLife said the project was scheduled to give falcons that nest on the tower time to hatch their four eggs and let the birds learn how to hunt.Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.The Woodmen Tower was Nebraska’s tallest building from its completion in 1969 until the 2002 opening of the First National Bank Tower, right.The Woodmen Tower is lit up for the College World Series on June 27, 2018. The colors were red and white for&nbsp;Arkansas and orange and black for Oregon State.The 164 banks of lights on the Woodmen Tower in downtown Omaha can even make patterns, such as the zebra stripes shown in this photo.The Woodmen Tower was lit purple April 21, 2016, in honor of Take Your Child to Work Day.The Woodmen Tower under construction in 1968.The Woodmen Tower was the tallest building in Omaha for more than 30 years. The iconic lettering at the top will be changed to say “WoodmenLife.”Three of four peregrine falcon eggs had hatched on the Woodmen Tower in May.The peregrine falcon that nests at Woodmen Tower with her mate has laid her first egg of 2020.{{title}}{{summary}}You don't have any notifications.Get up-to-the-minute news sent straight to your device.Topics

Subscribe to our Daily Headlines newsletter.Please subscribe to keep reading. You can cancel at any time.Loading&amp;hellp;{{title}}{{description}}{{banner}}(renews at {{format_dollars}}{{start_price}}{{format_cents}}/month + tax){{tagline}}{{special_title}}{{html}}You have permission to edit this article.|© 2022 Lee EnterprisesShare ThisName atop Omaha's Woodmen Tower to change this summerShare thisThe Woodmen Tower was Nebraska’s tallest building from its completion in 1969 until the 2002 opening of the First National Bank Tower, right.The Woodmen Tower is lit up for the College World...

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