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Top Business Sectors
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Information Technology
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Greater Omaha's information technology businesses continue to flourish with numerous companies creating or opening key technology operations in Omaha. Greater Omaha has developed into a high tech haven with a diverse mix of technology companies and a highly trained IT workforce.
- Total employment for computer and engineering occupations within Greater Omaha’s larger labor shed is nearly 30,000 with the nationally competitive wages. View workforce data.
- Greater Omaha is in the heart of a six-state regional area (NE, IA, KS, MN, MO, SD), where 160 colleges and universities offer programs in Computer Science and Engineering.
- The University of Nebraska’s Peter Kiewit Institute of Information Science, Technology and Engineering, attracts some of the nation's top academic students and benefits from partnerships with over 180 businesses and agencies worldwide. View education data.
- Many of the most recognized names in the technology sector, including Yahoo!, Google, First Data, Verizon, PayPal, Hayneedle and West, among others, all have a significant presence in Greater Omaha, as does the U.S. Strategic Command.
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