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Lincoln’s ABC Channel 8 featuring Hometown Hero’s Ali Zangeneh on the shortage of skilled tradespeople.
Click here to see video and original article LINCOLN, Neb. (KLKN) — The heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration industry is in dire need of labor right now in Nebraska. According to the Nebraska Statewide Workforce and Educational Reporting System, 90% of the demand for those jobs cannot be met by the state’s labor supply. Some… Read more »
Hometown Hero Appliance Repair Launches Full Apprenticeship Program to Train, Pay and Mentor the Next Generation of Skilled-Trade Workers
3rd Generation Family-Owned Business Invests in Nebraska Workforce Omaha, NE – Hometown Hero Appliance Repair is proud to announce the launch of its comprehensive apprenticeship program aimed at training, paying and mentoring the next generation of skilled-trade workers while helping to fill the critical workforce shortage in Nebraska and its surrounding areas. The most recent… Read more »
Hometown Hero Appliance Repair Earns Dual Industry Honors
Read original article Hometown Hero Appliance Repair, serving Omaha, Lincoln, Des Moines and Kansas City with trusted solutions for all major home appliance repairs, has been recognized with two prestigious industry awards: Sub-Zero, Wolf and Cove’s Best in Class Award and Bosch Gaggenau, and Thermador’s Service Provider of the Year (SPOTY) for 2025. These distinguished… Read more »
2024 in Review for Hometown Hero Appliance Repair
2023 in Review for Hometown Hero Appliance Repair
Hometown Hero’s Month of Giving
Schedule a service call to support local charities! November is our Month of Giving, when Hometown Hero Appliance Repair supports organizations making a difference in our community. This year, we asked our teams in Omaha, Kansas City, Des Moines, and Lincoln to recommend organizations to support in their hometown. From November 1-30, we’re letting you,… Read more »
2022 in Review for Hometown Hero Appliance Repair
Hometown Hero Named Small Business of the Month by Omaha Chamber of Commerce
Though our awards case continues to grow (we’re going to need another room soon!), we value each and every award as proof that we’re fulfilling our mission and saving customers’ days. If you’re happy, we’re happy, and the awards are just gravy. Read on for the full article by the Omaha Chamber of Commerce: They… Read more »
2021 in Review for Hometown Hero Appliance Repair
A Day in the Life of an Appliance Repair Technician
There isn’t much info out there about what a career as an appliance repair technician is like, which is a gap we’ve tried to correct with past articles. Today, we’re taking a closer look at the daily work schedule of our techs, as well as what’s expected of them on the job. 8 AM –… Read more »
Mark Kinney
When is it too late to switch careers? According to Mark Kinney, it’s never too late, since changing careers was one of the best decisions he’s ever made. At 26, Mark had already earned a bachelor’s degree in natural science, secondary education and a master’s degree in curriculum and instruction. He was several years into… Read more »
2020 – a weird but heroic year in appliance repair
How to Give Back to Your Omaha Community This Holiday Season
People who make giving a part of their life know that much personal joy can be gained through the act of selflessness. This year add more holiday joy to you and your family’s life by volunteering and giving back to the community. There are many deserving organizations in our area that can use the abilities… Read more »
Hometown Hero Appliance Repair Voted Most Professional Servicer in the US!
This January, at the Annual Service Training Institute put on by the United Servicers Association, the appliance repair industry’s premier national association, we were awarded the Most Professional Servicer award. As our president, Todd Daganaar put it, “We’ve put a lot of thought and effort into the service we provide and how we present ourselves… Read more »
Tide’s Laundry Pod Peeps: America’s Favorite Easter Treat Is Here To Ruin Your Laundry
When Cascade released their Pumpkin Spice Scented Dishwasher Detergent last fall to great fanfare, the public quickly learned the downside to such gimmicks. The hint of pumpkin spice flavor that remained after a cleaning cycle was reported to affect the taste of everything from orange juice to re-heated Runzas. The negative press and customer service… Read more »
Your Hometown Hero for the Holidays
Coming fast on the heels of the holidays is cold weather. As winter begins to bite through our coats, we all want to retreat inside our homes to bask in the warmth of fires, feasts and families. But it’s essential that we not lose sight of those on the edges of our communities, people and… Read more »
Your Hometown Hero is Now Factory-Certified by Sub-Zero / Wolf & ASKO
Hometown Hero Appliance Repair is honored and thrilled to announce that we have been handpicked by Sub-Zero / Wolf to be their Factory Certified Servicer for the greater Omaha area. While Sub-Zero is our latest factory certification, it certainly isn’t our only. We are also proud factory certified servicers for LG, Electrolux, Frigidaire, Magic Chef, Ewave, Speed… Read more »
Sub-Zero refrigerator training session
You might wonder, “how exactly does Hometown Hero Appliance Repair keep their technicians at the top of their game?” Well, that’s a great question. The answer, of course, is training, training, training. Most recently we sent two of our veteran Sub-Zero and refrigerator technicians up to the factory training school in Fitchburg, Wisconsin to tour the… Read more »
