The City of Omaha hosts a forum at Creighton University to gather information on how the city can better stave off “brain drain” and retain and attract talent as Omaha and the state lag behind peers in job growth. (Cindy Gonzalez/Nebraska Examiner)
OMAHA — Better jobs, opportunities, recreation and desire for diversity and belonging. Those surfaced as top reasons an Omaha audience recently gave for why talented people they know fled for other states.
What could stop that so-called brain drain?
The group offered advice, including: Higher paying jobs with growth potential, affordable housing, better public transit and bike lanes, beautiful spaces, an inclusive community and political leadership that listens…