Omaha downtown skyline (Courtesy of RDG Planning & Design)
As leaders of the state’s largest chambers of commerce and industry actively engaged in economic development, we write to express the importance of statewide economic growth, the urgency of our state being more competitive and growth-oriented and to highlight our interest in the selection of the next permanent director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.
At the heart of our statewide economic development efforts is the goal of growing Nebraska’s tax base, because the best and most sustainable paths to reducing the tax burden on Nebraska families run through expanded economic growth, private-sector investment and job growth…