On the surface, Omaha’s economy is thriving.
The city saw a record high employment rate in August, according to the Nebraska Department of Labor. Massive infrastructure projects are underway that promise billions of dollars in new development. And the Omaha metro regularly outpaces peer cities in overall quality of life.
Despite all its strengths, however, economic leaders have a warning: Omaha is consistently economically outperformed by its peers. In order to stay competitive on a national scale, officials say the city must get better at retaining its workforce, increasing wages and beckoning new residents…