Among the new projects was a significant announcement made by TD AMERITRADE in October. Bill Gerber, executive vice president and chief financial officer of TD AMERITRADE made public their decision to create a new corporate campus in Omaha's Old Mill area. "The four-phase project has already begun and will be completed in the spring of 2011. We're spending a little more than $50 million on the redevelopment and relocation of our associates to the Old Mill area," said Gerber. "We are developing capacity for up to 2,400 associates, which would give us room to grow from our approximately 2,000 area associates," he stated.

In addition, on November 19, People Search Media, a leading provider of Internet-paid people search services, annouced its plans to launch a new member services operation in Omaha. The center is expected to employ up to 40 people within two years. Based in California's "Silicon Valley," People Search Media said it chose to locate the new facility on the "Silicon Prairie" because of Omaha’s reputation for successful support center operations; the caliber of the workforce and additional business incentives, including the Nebraska Advantage Act.  >>more>>

With a wide set of critical missions and global reach, the U.S. Strategic Command is more than just a powerful military force. It's a powerful economic force, too. Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce officials say StratCom, Offutt Air Force Base and related private businesses in 2007 had an estimated $2.2 billion impact on Omaha — representing more than five percent of the metro area's overall economy.