Billionaire Warren Buffett was in town last week to help dedicate the newly expanded and remodeled Homemakers Furniture in Urbandale. Buffett, whose Berkshire Hathaway Inc. owns Homemakers, as well as Nebraska Furniture Mart, spoke on Thursday at an invitation-only event at the 400,000-square-foot furniture store. Following his speech, Buffett answered questions from the audience of more than 1,000 people.