How Regions and Organizations Stay Competitive
This article is part of a series titled From the Ground Up.Pt. 1: Inside Site SelectionPt. 2: How Regions Stay CompetitivePt. 3: How Organizations Fit into a Community More than 150 years after Omaha and Union Pacific became intertwined – a history dating back to President Abraham Lincoln and the Transcontinental Railroad – Omaha […]
Inside the Site Selection Process
This article is part of a series titled From the Ground Up.Pt. 1: Inside Site SelectionPt. 2: How Regions Stay CompetitivePt. 3: How Organizations Fit into a Community It was another one of those reverberating economic wins – tech company Google unveiling its plan to build a data center campus in Papillion in Sarpy County; […]
State of Our City Event Recap
This Fall 2019 event helped Young Professionals better understand happenings within the community we call home; and how YPs can engage to help support growth, development, engagement and success in Omaha, Nebraska.
‘Seven Counties Strong’ Partnership Packs Collaborative Prowess
Region’s Economic Development Partnership Grows Stronger with Addition of Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corporation It started with a firm belief that, when recruiting business with a regional approach, there are no county lines or city limits. Five years, thousands of jobs and billions of dollars in capital investment later, the region’s unprecedented and highly-successful […]
Our Collective Momentum
Folks, It appears that Autumn has just arrived and thanks to your good work, our momentum shows no signs of slowing. We have continued to aggressively pursue regional expansion projects, recruit new employers to the market and catalyze companies through a variety of start-up initiatives – and worry about the competitiveness of the region all […]
Google “The Power of Partnership”
Attracting large-scale data centers to Greater Omaha has long been one of our key economic targets – and we’ve been hitting one bullseye after another.
OPTiN: Opportunities in Tech
A digital solution connecting global and local tech employers from across the super region with job seekers looking to accelerate their tech careers.
Omaha and Omaha Beach Region will Sign a New Sister City Partnership
On the 75th anniversary of D-Day, the Omaha Sister Cities Association (OSCA) and Mayor Jean Stothert announced a new sister city relationship: a partnership that will pair the City of Omaha with Omaha Beach and its surrounding communities in Normandy, France.
Competitive and Pro-business
Dear Greater Omaha Chamber Members: We need your help to let our legislators know that you support LB 720! The Chamber Board and our public policy team see in LB720 (the ImagiNE Nebraska Act) a significant opportunity to become more competitive leading to more business expansion and attraction, more jobs and more growth. We […]
We Can Wait for the Future or We Can Invent It.
The 2019 Barometer is our measuring stick, a chance for us to take a hard look at our progress and evaluate our region compared to others.