Why Nebraska?

Nebraska is truly right-in-the-middle-of-it-all offering an endless array of advantages that make living, working, and doing business here a wonderful and rewarding experience.

Nebraska offers…

• Minimal commute times
• Safe communities
• Accessibility to natural, recreational and lifestyle amenities 
• Exceptional environmental air and water quality 
• An abundance of underground water
• Employees with an unmatched work ethic
• Central location offering an integrated system of interstates, mainline railroads, and airports
• Industrial sites and buildings ready for immediate occupancy
• A 100% public power system – the only state that offers it – providing customers with electrical power at some of the lowest rates in the nation

Over 55 million people are located within a 500-mile radius of Nebraska. Our balanced economic base and vast market potential have provided a profitable home for five Fortune 500 Companies including Berkshire Hathaway, ConAgra Foods, Mutual of Omaha, Peter Kiewit Sons, and Union Pacific Railroad.

Rankings

Financial

• 1st Lowest Combined Debt and Pension Liabilities,
  Financial Times FT.com, 2011
• 3rd Nation’s Least Economic Stressed State,
  AP Analysis, 2011
• 3rd Least Financially Distressed State,
  bizjournals.com, 2011
• 4th Credit Quality,
  Business Facilities 2012 Rankings Report
• 8th States with the Healthiest Housing Markets,
  CNBC, 2011
• 10th Least Indebted States,
  MoneyWatch, 2011

Business/Jobs

• 2nd Employment Leaders,
  Business Facilities 2012 Rankings Report
• 3rd Best State for Job Seekers,
  MSN Careers, 2011
• 3rd Best Pro-Business Legal Climate,
  U.S. Chamber’s Institute for Legal Reform, 2010
• 5th Pollina’s Top Pro-Business States,
  2011 Pollina Corporate Real Estate, Inc.
• 6th  Workforce Training Leaders,
  Business Facilities 2012 Rankings Report
• 8th Best States for Business & Careers,
  Forbes.com, 2011
• 10th America’s Top States for Business,
  CNBC, 2011
• 10th Best Business Climate,
  Business Facilities 2012 Rankings Report

Quality of Life

• 2nd Happiest States in America,
  MainStreet.com, 2011
• 2nd Best Run States in America,24/7 Wall St., 2011
• 3rd Best Quality of Life,
  Business Facilities 2011 Rankings Report
• 4th in Nation for Volunteer Rate,
  2011 Volunteering in America report by Corp. for National and Community Service
• 4th Top 10 States for Wellbeing,
  Gallup, 2011
• 5th Top 10 States for Young People
  MoneyRates.com, 2012
• 5th Best Education Climate,
  Business Facilities Magazine Rankings Report, 2010
  
• 11th of the 20 Happiest, Healthiest States in America,
  Gallup, 2011

Growth & Innovation

• 2nd Biofuels Leaders- Ethanol,
  Business Facilities 2012 Rankings Report
• 3rd (tied) Biotechnology Strength Specialization Leaders,
  Business Facilities 2012 Rankings Report
• 8th Biotechnology Strength Emerging Biotech Hubs,
  Business Facilities 2012 Rankings Report
• 9th Top 10 States for Growth & Innovation,
  U.S. Chamber of Commerce Report, 2011
• 10th Best Economic Growth Potential,
  Business Facilities 2011 Rankings Report