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Why Move Back Now?

Admittedly, the tough economy limits opportunities. Though Nebraska has weathered the storm far better than many regions, the employment landscape has changed dramatically since the launch of MoveBackToNebraska.com. That said, there are opportunities in Nebraska, and we believe that there will be even more in the months to come. Here are examples:

How is Nebraska doing compared to other states?
<http://money.cnn.com/news/storysupplement/economy/gapmap/index.htm>

State Unemployment rate lowest in the nation
(Lincoln Journal Star) -- The Lincoln area’s unemployment rate held steady at 4.2 percent in May, while Nebraska’s dropped — the only state in the country to do so. See the story at <http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/06/22/news/business/doc4a3ba4689baa7311203644.txt>

Spared the worst? Recession not as rough for Omaha
(Omaha World-Herald) -- Omaha.com reports that "new evidence suggests that Omaha is riding out" the national economic conditions much better than most places." The World-Herald reports that "a study looking at how the nation's 100 largest metropolitan cities are coping during the deepest recession in decades ranks Omaha as the 10th-strongest performer." The study found that while Omaha has "shed jobs and felt the effects of the housing downturn," it has been at a "much lower" rate than the nation as the whole. "The report in particular cites Omaha and Des Moines as insurance centers, an industry that has fared relatively well in the downturn." The World-Herald also reports that Omaha "has strength in information technology (consider First Data, PayPal, Google, Yahoo), transportation (Union Pacific Railroad), health care (regional hospitals that draw from a wide area), education (two sizable universities and two medical centers) and government (Offutt Air Force Base) — all employment sectors that nationally have been spared massive job losses." Jason Henderson, chief of the Federal Reserve branch office in Omaha, said: "The diversity of Omaha's economy is a big strength." Read the story at <http://omaha.com/article/20090617/NEWS01/706179899>

While the U.S. economy struggles, ten states -- including Nebraska -- are doing OK
See the story at <http://features.csmonitor.com/economyrebuild/2009/04/25/while-the-us-economy-struggles-ten-states-are-doing-ok/>

Kearney defies national trends, records $602M in taxable sales; strong ag economy big helper
See the story at <http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20296590&BRD=268&PAG=461&dept_id=577571&rfi=6>

Omaha's Economy Remains Comparatively Stable in Turbulent Times
With a virtual boulder being dropped in the national economic pond, Omaha is feeling just a slight ripple thanks to a strong, diversified and stable economy compared to other parts of the nation. http://www.omahachamber.org/News/newsdetail.aspx?StoryID=13262

Lincoln makes top 5 of Forbes list; Omaha in top 35
See the story at <http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/04/02/news/business/doc49d53778f0781110262946.txt>

BusinessWeek magazine: Kearney tops for startups
See the story at http://www.kearneyhub.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=20289715&BRD=268&PAG=461&dept_id=577571&rfi=6

'Building now to meet Nebraska's future health care demand'
See the story at <http://www.theindependent.com/articles/2009/03/25/business/doc49c5bc490a45b150757565.txt>

'Lincoln's HTI Plastics to expand'
See the story at <http://journalstar.com/articles/2009/03/24/news/business/doc49c7dd8267421220435133.txt>

Past Headlines

Omaha lands IT center
PayFlex bringing more jobs to Omaha
Pipeline project to deliver jobs, cash to Nebraska
Panhandle job demand thriving
Omaha Ranks No. 6 as Great Affordable Places to Retire
Nebraska is the only state with jobless drop in February
Despite Economy, Omaha Hiring
Report: Nebraska is happiest state economically

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