Four Fortune 500 companies have chosen Greater Omaha as their headquarters location, illustrating the benefits of locating headquarters operations in this community. In fact, companies across all industries are taking advantage of the low-cost operating environment and quality workforce, and choosing Greater Omaha for their base of operations.

Four Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Greater Omaha. The desirability of Greater Omaha as a business location is underscored by the fact that over 50 Fortune 500 companies have major manufacturing plants or service operations here.

Eppley Airfield is a bustling regional airport with over 200 flights daily and located 5 minutes from downtown. Greater Omaha is served by eight national and eleven regional air carriers, with direct flights to multiple destinations.

The quality of Greater Omaha’s workforce is the local business community’s most valuable tool for success. The productivity level of Greater Omaha’s workforce is 12.1 percent above the national average, with wage rates 6 percent below the national average.

Greater Omaha is near the geographic center of North America and the continental United States, and a strategic location for national enterprises that communicate with both U.S. coasts and international destinations.

Greater Omaha employers benefit from a well-educated workforce. More than 31 percent of adults in the metro have a bachelor degree or higher compared to 28.2 percent in the U.S.