OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – The Greater Omaha Chamber says Nebraska is losing to peer states in job creation and population growth.
Leaders say since 2019, Omaha and Lincoln have missed out on a projected 68,000 new jobs, which would have produced an estimated $11 billion in wages and up to $800 million in tax revenue.
The chamber is pushing new ideas to grow Nebraska’s economic competitiveness through its newly published policy agenda, Omaha COMPETES.
Focus on relocating high-paying jobs
Heath Mello, president and CEO of the Greater Omaha Chamber, said competitiveness should be at the forefront of everyone’s agenda…