Note 11 - Related Party Transactions

12 Months Ended

Dec. 31, 2016

Notes to Financial Statements

Related Party Transactions Disclosure [Text Block]

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11)

     

Related Party

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director of the Company also serves as an officer of Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. In connection with the Company’s regular assessment of its insurance-based associate benefits and the costs associated therewith, in

2007

the Company began purchasing dental insurance for certain of its associates from Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. and, in

2009,

the Company also began purchasing vision insurance for certain of its associates from Ameritas Life Insurance Corp. The total value of these purchases was

$232,000,

$227,000

and

$207,000

in

2016,

2015

and

2014

respectively.

Mr. Hays, the Chief Executive Officer, majority shareholder and director of the Company, is an owner of

14%

of the equity interest of Nebraska Global Investment Company LLC

("Nebraska Global").  The Company, directly or indirectly through its former subsidiary Customer-Connect LLC, purchased certain services from Nebraska Global, primarily consisting of software development services.  The total value of these purchases were

$488,000

in

2016

and

$440,000

in

2015.

There were

no

purchases from Nebraska Global in

2014.