RANKINGS
Look Who’s Talking About
While we relish the opportunity to promote our thriving business environment and quality of life, it is especially gratifying when others do it for us. Greater Omaha continues to place highly in various national rankings.
#5 Top 10 Cities with Best Music Scenes Outside Nashville, NYC and LA Livability – March 2012
#7 Best Cities for Jobs Forbes – Feb. 2012
Omaha was listed as One of 10 Best Cities for Millennials Right Now
The Atlantic Wire – Nov. 2013
#6 Top 10 Mid-Sized American Cities of the Future 2013/14 - Human Resources
#1 Least Financial Stress (on households in 77 metropolitan areas) #9 The 10 Best Cities for Young Entrepreneurs
fDI Magazine – Aug. 2013
OMAHA
#2 The 9 Best Up-and-Coming Cities for Music
COOLEST CITIES IN THE MIDWEST
#7 Top 10 Best American Cities to Live In
MSN - Jan. 2013
#9 Top 10 Best Cities for College Graduates MSN – July 2013
#4 Top 50 Military Friendly Cities® G.I. Jobs – June 2013
#1 The 10 Best Cities to Raise a Family in America Movoto Blog – May 2013
Foundation and KPMG – Feb. 2012
#8 Best Cities for Data Centers Boyd Cos. – Jan. 2012
Forbes – April 2013
#10 Best Cities to Start a Business
was ranked among the
#1 Lowest Tax Costs for New Firms Tax
Credibility.org – May 2013
Omaha was listed as One of Six Cities where Startups are Thriving Money – Nov. 2012
NerdWallet.com – April 2013
MTV Iggy – Feb. 2013
Top10Stop.com – Jan. 2013
OMAHA RANKED #3
Business (Friendly) Tax Climates KPMG – Sept. 2012
#1 Best Financial Health
#11 Best Places for Business and Careers Forbes – June 2012
#7 Most Business-Friendly Cities CNNMoney – June 2012
#8 The 20 Best-Performing Cities in America
Credability – Aug. 2012
OMAHA #9 THE 10 BEST CITIES FOR
YOUNG ENTREPRENEURS NerdWallet.com– April 2013
Business Insider – March 2012
#1 OVERALL FOR ECONOMIC PERFORMANCE DURING THE LAST RECESSION Brookings Institute – Dec. 2012
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Nebraska Rankings
NEBRASKA RANKED #2 Top 10 Pro Business States
Pollina Corporate Real Estate – July 2013
#3 Top 10 Best States for Young Adults MoneyRates.com – Oct. 2013
#6 Best States for Business and Careers Forbes – Sept. 2013
#5 Most Debt-Free States Credit.com – Sept. 2013
#4 America’s Top States for Quality of Life (a category in America’s Top States for Business index) CNBC – July 2013
#2 Lowest State Debt Per Capita
#8 Least Expensive State to Live in Wall St. Cheat Sheet – June 2013
#7 Best States to Make a Living MoneyRates.com – April 2013
#6 Top States for Well-Being
#10 Best Business Climate Business Facilities – July/Aug. 2012
#6 Top Performer in Taxes and Regulations U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Forum for Innovation – June 2012
#6 Top States for Economic Competitiveness The Beacon Hill Institute – March 2012
#9 Lowest Tax Costs for Mature Firms Tax Foundation and KPMG – Feb. 2012
Gallup – Feb. 2013
#3 Best Run States 24/7 Wall St. – Nov. 2012
#2 Overall Ranking of State Liability Systems U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Legal Reform – Sept. 2012
NEBRASKA #4
AMERICA’S TOP STATES FOR BUSINESS CNBC – July 2013
Tax Foundation – June 2013
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