Seeing Opportunity: Why GoodLife Agriculture Is Expanding in Greater Omaha
Most people see salmon and think coastline. GoodLife Agriculture saw Nebraska. In an industry long anchored to oceans and ports, the company recognized something others may overlook: the greatest opportunity wasn’t along the coasts; it was closer to the customer. That belief is now taking physical shape in Nebraska City, where GoodLife is developing a 250,000-square-foot next-generation seafood processing facility in the Greater Omaha […]
Lincoln Premium Poultry: Why Greater Omaha Works for Large-Scale Food Processing
When Costco Wholesale set out to build its first fully integrated poultry operation, the company needed more than land and incentives. It needed a location capable of supporting a complex, high-volume food processing operation with long-term reliability. After evaluating sites across the Midwest, Costco chose Fremont, Nebraska, just outside Omaha. “They looked in locations in […]
Dollar General’s Distribution Center Shows How Greater Omaha Works for Modern Supply Chains
When Dollar General opened its Blair, Nebraska, distribution center in summer 2023, the company wasn’t simply adding square footage to support its global supply chain network. It was making a long-term investment in the Greater Omaha region. The more than one-million-square-foot facility is a dual-purpose operation designed to support both traditional distribution and its DG […]
Omaha Utilities and Partners Ensure Sites Are Ready for Business Development
Omaha’s business landscape is known for its cooperative environment, local utilities play a pivotal role in ensuring the region’s sites are prepared for growth. One of the key partners in this effort is the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD), which works closely with the Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce and other economic development organizations to […]
How Omaha’s Inland Ports Boost Growth and Business in the Region
Inland port authorities are playing a growing role in how land is developed, how infrastructure is planned and how businesses are supported as they expand or relocate. At their core, inland port authorities like the Omaha Inland Port Authority, Fremont Municipal Inland Port Authority and Bellevue Port Authority are tools communities use to think long-term […]
Available Sites and Local Expertise Position Omaha for Continued Growth
As companies evaluate locations for expansion or relocation, access to available sites — and the local expertise to navigate them — often determines which markets rise to the top. In the Greater Omaha region, real estate firms like Investors Realty play a central role in helping businesses and site selectors understand not just what sites […]
Removing the Guesswork: GO Ready Sites Are Powering Business Growth in Greater Omaha
For companies weighing a multi-million- or even billion-dollar expansion, uncertainty can be a dealbreaker. A site that looks promising on paper can quickly fall apart once hidden issues emerge, delaying projects, driving up costs, or killing deals altogether. In the Greater Omaha region, economic development leaders have spent more than a decade working to eliminate […]
Why Developers Are Choosing the Omaha Region for Complex Industrial Projects
A recent cold storage expansion in Council Bluffs is highlighting why the Omaha metropolitan area continues to attract complex, logistics-driven industrial development. USP Management, LLC., a Lincoln, Nebraska–based real estate development firm with projects across North America, recently completed a state-of-the-art cold storage facility serving the Omaha region. The project, IceCap Cold Storage, adds modern […]
$20M Omaha Steaks Expansion Reinforces Omaha’s Role in Advanced Food Production
A $20 million investment now underway in Omaha is reinforcing the region’s reputation as a hub for advanced food production and long-term business growth. Omaha Steaks recently broke ground on a 40,000-square-foot cold pasteurization facility that will bring a critical food safety process closer to the company’s core operations. Once complete, the project will be […]
How a Growth Consultation from the Omaha Chamber Provides the Support Your Business Needs
Growth doesn’t always start with a groundbreaking or ribbon-cutting. More often, it starts with a conversation. For businesses across Greater Omaha, that conversation is often a Growth Consultation with the Greater Omaha Chamber’s Economic Development team. Designed to be confidential, one-on-one and practical, a Growth Consultation helps local business leaders clarify what’s next, work through […]