Grow Your Enterprise in Nebraska’s Fastest-growing County.
Hundreds of employers have already discovered why Sarpy County is the right choice to grow their business and we can prove it.
A growing and educated workforce; an affordable high quality of life; a variety of available buildings and sites; and strong leadership are all here ready to take your business to its fullest potential.
Grow Sarpy, formerly known as Sarpy County Economic Development Corporation, is a cooperative venture formed between the County’s public and private sectors. We are also a proud member of the Greater Omaha Chamber’s Economic Development Partnership. Our connections with the region’s top decision-makers and industry leaders ensure that we can lead economic development efforts at every step of the process from planning to implementation.
Labor force – 750,000+
Population – over 199,000 with a 1.7% projected annual growth
Median Household Income – $95,000+
Bachelor’s degree or higher – 43.8%
Proud of Our Success and Driven by It.
We know what it takes. With successes in attracting and growing companies such as Meta (Facebook), Yahoo!, Compana Pet Products (Oxbow Animal Health), Google, and CLAAS we show time and time again that Sarpy County is primed and ready to grow your business. And we are not slowing down. Grow Sarpy continuously works to identify and prepare the next landing spot for the Omaha Metro’s next big company.
We are more than just giant slayers, we work with local companies of all sizes and industries to find solutions to their biggest challenges and fuel their success.
Over the course of five years, we have successfully landed over 16 projects resulting in over $1.9B in capital investment, over 2,100 new & retained jobs. Some of our historical landed projects include:
Cabela’s
Graepel North America Inc.
R & R Realty
Offutt Air Force Base
Marathon Ventures, Inc.
Amazon
Fidelity
Papillion Foods – A Hormel Foods Company
Rotella’s Italian Bakery
National Veterans Cemetery
Nebraska Warehouse
Our Mission
To grow and diversify Sarpy County through recruitment, expansion and development of industrial and service enterprises – creating new employment opportunities, capital investment and a broader tax base.
Strategic Plan
Grow Sarpy, the leading economic development entity in Sarpy County, Nebraska, is excited to share our strategic plan, focusing on driving sustainable growth and prosperity across Sarpy County. Our plan centers around seven key strategic goals that will shape the economic landscape of our community..
Our Strategic Goals (2024-2026):
- Business Retention & Expansion: Supporting local businesses to ensure they thrive and expand within Sarpy County.
- Site Development: Identifying and preparing sites to meet the needs of future business opportunities.
- Workforce & Talent Development: Building a skilled workforce through partnerships, training, and education initiatives.
- Business Attraction: Bringing new businesses to Sarpy County to enhance our economic diversity and resilience.
- Advocating for Infrastructure: Ensuring the development of essential infrastructure to support business growth and community needs.
- Advocating for Transportation: Promoting efficient transportation solutions to connect our workforce with employment centers and facilitate business operations.
- Marketing, Public Relations, and Operations: Enhancing the visibility and effectiveness of Grow Sarpy’s initiatives through targeted marketing and streamlined operations.
We invite you to explore our detailed strategic plan and learn more about how Grow Sarpy is shaping the future of economic development in Sarpy County.
Be Part of Our Momentum. Let’s Talk Opportunities.
Sarpy County is home to a number of the Midwest’s premeir employers, including Offutt Air Force Base, Werner Enterprises, Northrup Grumman and Oriental Trading Company, as well as a high-powered data center community that has attracted industry titans – from Facebook and Yahoo! to Fidelity and Google. Our highly-educated labor pool, nation-leading quality of life and low costs of living and doing business are primed, ready and waiting to power your business to the next level.
Not convinced yet? We have all the information you need to make a decision about growing your business in Sarpy County. Take a look at our largest employers and available property on the market as well as some of our recent headlines or contact us to learn more.
Top 25 Largest Employers
| Company Name | Location | Employee Size Range |
| Offutt Air Force Base | Bellevue | 10,000+ |
| Werner Enterprises | Papillion | 1,000 to 4,999 |
| Bellevue Public Schools | Bellevue | 1,000 to 4,999 |
| Amazon | Papillion | 1,000 to 4,999 |
| Papillion La Vista Public Schools | Papillion/La Vista | 1,000 to 4,999 |
| Bellevue University | Bellevue | 1,000 to 4,999 |
| Gretna Public Schools | Gretna | 500 to 999 |
| Kiewit | La Vista | 500 to 999 |
| Nebraska Medicine Bellevue Health Center | Bellevue | 500 to 999 |
| Sarpy County | Papillion | 500 to 999 |
| Hillcrest Health & Living | Papillion / Bellevue / Gretna | 500 to 999 |
| The Waldinger Corporation | La Vista | 500 to 999 |
| Rotella’s Italian Bakery | La Vista | 500 to 999 |
| Oriental Trading Company | La Vista | 500 to 999 |
| Streck | La Vista | 500 to 999 |
| Midwest Mechanical Contractors | Papillion | 250 to 499 |
| Papillion Foods | A Hormel Foods Company | Papillion | 250 to 499 |
| City of Bellevue | Bellevue | 250 to 499 |
| City of Papillion | Papillion | 250 to 499 |
| H & H Chevrolet | Papillion / La Vista | 250 to 499 |
| Northrop Grumman | Bellevue | 250 to 499 |
| Osaic | La Vista | 250 to 499 |
| Baxter Auto Group | Papillion / La Vista / Bellevue | 250 to 499 |
| MCL Construction | La Vista | 250 to 499 |
| Woodhouse (Mazda/ Chrysler/ Jeep/ Dodge/ Hyundai/ Lincoln/ Nissan | Bellevue / La Vista | 250 to 499 |
| Coreslab Structures Inc | Bellevue | 100 to 249 |
| Great Plains Truck Leasing | Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| Truck Center Companies | Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| CHI Health Midlands | Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| Springfield Platteview Schools | Springfield | 100 to 249 |
| Claas Omaha LLC | La Vista | 100 to 249 |
| Compana | Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| Harvest Roasting LLC | Gretna / Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| Thrasher Foundation Repair | Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| Educational Service Unit #3 | La Vista | 100 to 249 |
| NMC Cat & Cat Rentals | Gretna | 100 to 249 |
| Quality Brands Of Omaha | La Vista | 100 to 249 |
| Beardmore (Chevrolet – Subaru) | Bellevue | 100 to 249 |
| Cobalt Credit Union | Papillion / Bellevue / Gretna | 100 to 249 |
| Falewitch Construction | Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| Eastern Nebraska Veterans Home | Bellevue | 100 to 249 |
| City of La Vista | La Vista | 100 to 249 |
| Sapp Brothers Petroleum Inc. | Gretna | 100 to 249 |
| Papillion | 100 to 249 | |
| Embassy Suites By Hilton Omaha | La Vista | 100 to 249 |
| Republic National Distributing | La Vista | 100 to 249 |
| Apache Industrial Services | La Vista | 100 to 249 |
| Interstates | Papillion | 100 to 249 |
| Marathon Ventures, Inc. dba, Herman’s Nut House & Pear’s Gourmet Coffee | Bellevue | 100 to 249 |
| Davis Erection Co Inc | Gretna | 100 to 249 |
Source: Grow Sarpy, Dec. 2024
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