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2012 RANKINGS AND RECOGNITION

Greater Omaha

#8 – 10 Best U.S. Cities for Raising a Family (24/7 Wall St. – January 2012)

#8 – Best Cities for Data Centers (Boyd Cos. – January 2012)

2011 RANKINGS AND RECOGNITION

Greater Omaha

#6 – Top 10 Cities for Keeping New Year’s Resolutions (Livability.com – December 2011)
#1 – Lowest Unemployment Rate (The Business Journals – December 2011)
#8 – Most Secure Places to Live in the U.S. (Farmers Insurance and Bestplaces.net – December 2011)
#22 – Best Performing Cities (Milken Institute – December 2011)
#5 – Best Cities for Business (MarketWatch – December 2011)
Omaha was listed among the Top Five “Under the Radar” Cities for Security-Cleared Professionals (ClearanceJobs.com – December 2011)
#4 – America’s Happiest Cities (Men’s Health – November 2011)
Arlington, part of the Greater Omaha MSA, was named #2 on America’s Best Places to Raise Kids (Bloomberg Businessweek – November 2011)
#9 – Best Places for Military Retirement: Second Careers (USAA and Military.com – November 2011)
The Greater Omaha area was ranked in the 20 strongest performing metro areas for the second quarter 2011 (Brookings Institution – September 2011)
#6 – Metro areas with the biggest growth in the percentage of adults with college degrees, 2000 to 2010 (Brookings Institution & Wall Street Journal – September 2011)
Papillion, part of the Greater Omaha MSA, was named #5 on America’s Best Places to Live 2011 (CNNMoney – August 2011)
#9 – Top 10 Places to Live (RelocateAmerica – August 2011)
#1 – 10 Best Value Cities for 2011 (Kiplinger – July 2011)
#4 – Best Cost of Living (Business Facilities – July/August 2011)
#5 – Top 5 Food Processing Industry Growth (Business Facilities – July/August 2011)
#3 – Places with Good Jobs and Cheap Housing (Yahoo! Finance – July 2011)
#5 – Best Cities for Young Professionals (Forbes – July 2011)
#20 – Best Places for Business and Careers (Forbes – June 2011)
The Greater Omaha area was ranked in the 20 strongest performing metro areas for the first quarter 2011 (Brookings Institution – June 2011)
#2 – Best Cities for Recent Grads (The Daily Beast – June 2011)

#12 – Best Places for Young Adults to Get Started (On Numbers – June 2011)

#8 – Best Cities for Families (Parenting – June 2011)

#10 – Fastest Selling Cities in America (Realtor.com – May 2011)

Omaha was listed as one of 10 Great Cities for College Grads (Kiplinger – May 2011)

#21 – Best Cities for Job Growth – Large Cities (Newgeography.com – May 2011)
Omaha was named one of the Best Places to Retire (Forbes – March 2011)
#19 – Healthiest Housing Markets for 2011 (Builder – March 2011)
Omaha was listed among Seven Cities That Have Caught Start-Up Fever (Details – February 2011)
Omaha was named one of 10 Up-And-Coming Startup Hubs From Around the World (Grasshopper Group – January 2011)
#1 – America’s Most Affordable Cities (Forbes – January 2011)
Omaha was named one of America’s Lowest-Risk Housing Markets (SmartMoney.com – January 2011)

Nebraska

#2 – Best Run States in America (24/7 Wall St. – November 2011)

#8 – Best States for Business and Careers (Forbes – November 2011)

#4 – Top 10 States for Wellbeing (Gallup – August 2011)

#5 – Top 10 Pro-Business States for 2011 (Pollina Corporate Real Estate – August 2011)

#4 – Top States for Volunteering (Corporation for National & Community Service – August 2011)

#2 – Employment Leaders (Business Facilities – July/August 2011)

#3 – Best Quality of Life (Business Facilities – July/August 2011)

#5 – Workforce Training Leaders (Business Facilities – July/August 2011)

#10 – Best Economic Growth Potential (Business Facilities – July/August 2011)
#10 – Least Indebted States (MoneyWatch – July 2011)

#10 – Top States for Business (CNBC – June 2011)

#8 – States with the Healthiest Housing Markets (CNBC – April 2011)

#11 – The 20 Happiest, Healthiest States in America (Gallup – March 2011)

#2 – Happiest States in America (MainStreet.com – January 2011)

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