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Wednesday, March 4, 2026 at 5:20 PM
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How is the air up there?

How is the air up there?
Jason Prorok’s view from his “office.” The Humphrey man operates a Tower Crane while working on the Mutual of Omaha building in Omaha. The tallest crane in the state is 830 feet high. Courtesy photo

Jason Prorok’s job as a crane operator takes him 830 feet up in the air

for birds.

The Humphrey man is an operating engineer for International Union of Operating Engineers (IUOE) Local 571, a mixed local union in Omaha, representing approximately 900 skilled members, including construction operating engineers and stationary engineers. It covers heavy highway and pipeline construction, as well as public/private sector maintenance.

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