Outlook Nebraska, Inc. (ONI), a nonprofit organization providing employment and other opportunities for people who are blind and visually impaired, has hired Gary Flaxbeard from Omaha as the new sales manager.

Gary Flaxbeard has business degrees in Economics and Finance from the University of Nebraska at Omaha. He brings 15 years sales and sales management experience in the commercial products industry to ONI, previously working for Georgia Pacific, Rubbermaid Commercial Products and Hospeco.

Established in 2000, Outlook Nebraska, Inc provides employment and workplace training to the blind and visually impaired in a converting operation that supplies a full line of 100 percent recycled fiber content tissue and towel products to the U.S. Government and other customers. The largest employer of the blind and visually impaired in Nebraska and the only agency of its kind in a seven-state region, ONI provides additional services for its employees, including social activities, education, training and health and wellness programs.

For more information on Outlook Nebraska, Inc., please visit their website at www.outlooknebraska.com.