Nebraska’s Business Advantage

  • Nebraska offers one of the nation’s top business incentive programs. The Nebraska Advantage Act – the state’s current business incentive law – has spurred more than 170 companies to invest more than $5 billion in Nebraska, resulting in about 14,700 new jobs.
  • Nebraska ranks in the top ten states for doing business. (Source: Forbes Magazine, 2008.)
  • Nebraska offers the nation’s fourth lowest cost-of-doing-business. (Source: Milken Institute, 2007.)
  • Nebraska ranks as the second best state in legal climate for business. (Source: The U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform study, 2008.)
  • Nebraska is one of 19 states with a Workers’ Compensation premium rate of 2.25% or lower. (Source: Oregon Department of Consumer & Business Research, 2007.)
  • Nebraska is one of 15 states with Unemployment Insurance taxes under $200 average cost per employee. (Source: U.S. Department of Labor.)
  • Nebraska consistently offers some of the lowest energy rates in the nation.
  • Nebraska’s quality of life ranks in the top ten in several national rankings.

    • Nebraska Advantage Web Site http://www.nebraskaadvantage.biz

    2009 Competitiveness REDBOOK

    Redbook 2009 cover image The Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry's 2007 Redbook provides a valuable set of indicators that track and evaluate the competitiveness of Nebraska's business climate.

    The Redbook contains more than 50 specific areas of measurement that help rank Nebraska compared to the other 49 states. The report notes such categories as taxes, R&D per capita, airport on-time performance and percentage of roads in need of repair to rank Nebraska's appeal as a place to do business.

    Additional copies may be ordered for $7 (price includes tax and shipping) each by

    contacting the Nebraska Chamber of Commerce & Industry, P.O. Box 95128, Lincoln, NE 68509-5128.

     


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