I have always posted on Omaha being pro business. But check out these stats
2009 rankings for the Omaha area
No. 1, Best-Bang-for-the-Buck City, Forbes
No. 1, America’s Fastest-Recovering Cities, Forbes
No. 1, lowest urban unemployment at 5 percent, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
No. 3, Best Cities for Business, MarketWatch
No. 3, Cities Where Americans Are Getting Richer, Forbes
No. 3, Papillion, Best Places to Live in America – Small Towns,” CNNMoney
No. 3, Papillion, Best Home Deals in the Best Places, CNNMoney
No. 3, Best Midsize Metros for Small Business Startups, CNNMoney
No. 5, Best Places to Start Over, Business Week
No. 6, 10 Affordable Places to Retire, Yahoo Real Estate
No. 6, 2009 Next Cities – Midsize, includes best U.S. and Canadian cities for young professionals, Next Generation Consulting
No. 6, Best Midsize Cities for Next Gen Workers, Next Generation Consulting
No. 6: Most Favorable Cities for a Plant That Turns an Ethanol Byproduct into Health Food, the Boyd Co.
No. 10: Top Midsize Metros for 2008, Site Selection magazine
No. 11: 2009 Best Large Cities for Job Growth, NewGeography
One of 79: (out of 381) metro areas in recovery from the recession in August, Moody’s Economy
One of 10 metro areas posting faster growth in jobs and economic output in the third quarter than in the second quarter.
No. 8: America’s 10 Best Undervalued Places to Live, IHS Global Insights’ “2009 House Prices in America” report
No. 12: 100 of America’s Best Cheap Cities, Forbes
No. 25: U.S. Cities Sustainability Ranking, SustainLane
One of 15 Logistics Hot Spots for 2009, Inbound Logistics, ranking on inbound call centers
No. 10: America’s Most Recession-Resistant Cities, Brookings Institution
Listed among Top 10 Fittest Cities in America, Men’s Fitness
Listed among America’s 25 Strongest Housing Markets, Forbes and Moody’s Economy.com
No. 17 of 124 midsize metros for best quality of life, Bizjournals
Papillion ranked No. 1 in Nebraska, 2009 Best Affordable Suburbs, Business Week
No. 35 of 200, Best Places for Business and Careers, Forbes
No. 33 of 200, cost of living, Forbes
No. 35 of 200, projected job growth, Forbes
rankings for other Nebraska counties
No. 2: Platte County, No. 3 Sarpy County, No. 8, Madison County, Best Places for Jobs, CNNMoney
rankings for the state of nebraska
No. 1: Financially Happiest States in the Union, MainStreet Happiness Index
No. 1: in percentage of people ages 16 to 64 in the work force (83 percent), American Community Survey
No. 2: lowest unemployment rates, Bureau of Labor Statistics
No. 2: second-highest rate of volunteering, Volunteering in America
No. 5: comparison of 44 quality-of-life characteristics, Congressional Quarterly Press
No. 5: Best States for Business, Directorship Boardroom Intelligence
No. 6: National Physical Health Ranking, Forbes
No. 7: lowest cost of living, CNBC
No. 7: Healthiest States in America, AOL Money and Finance
No. 10: Best States for Business, Forbes
No. 7: income growth leaders, U.S. Census Bureau
No. 7: Energy Cost Index, Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council
No. 8: America’s Least Expensive States for Closing Costs, U.S. News and World Report
No. 9: Best States for Business, Forbes
Top 10 Pro-Business State for 2009, Pollina Corporate Real Estate
one of nine, Best Places to Avoid a Recession, JobBait
one of 10 states outperforming the U.S. economy, Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government
No. 12: quality of life, CNBC
Top 10 States Where Struggling Americans Can Find a Fresh Start, BusinessWeek
No. 11: Best States for Business in 2009, CNBC
No. 16: America’s Best States to Live, Forbes
Top 20 Safest States for 2009, WalletPop
90+ percent recession-proof from 1991 through 2009, JobBait
Source: Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce
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