About Us
Our HistoryOUR STORY
In the late 1860s, Hans Peter (H.P.) Lau emigrated from Europe to the young town of Lincoln, Nebraska. Around the same time as the railroad arrived in 1870, he launched his wholesale grocery business, the H.P. Lau Company, with a single box of lemons. The business thrived in Lincoln for 90 years, and grew to occupy the three-story, 48,000 square foot Lau Building, which still stands on the corner of 8th and Q Streets in Lincoln.
In the 1970s, H.P.’s great grandson, Robert Brooks (R.B.) Lau, launched the Lau Financial Group, a small regional firm dedicated to serving the financial needs of the Lincoln community and their families. Hugh Lau joined the firm in 2000, followed by JoAnn Kreitman in 2004. R.B. was at the helm until 2019, when Hugh and Jo continued operations.
