top business sectors

Fortune 500 Headquarters >>
Greater Omaha's growing economy is home to four Fortune 500 companies — Berkshire Hathaway (#11), Union Pacific (#154), ConAgra Foods (#210), and Peter Kiewit Sons’, Inc. (#385).

Financial Services >>
With the nation’s largest privately held bank (First National Bank of Nebraska) and three Fortune 1000 financial services companies (Berkshire Hathaway, Mutual of Omaha and TD Ameritrade), Greater Omaha's financial services clusters have one of the highest densities in the country.

Defense Industry >>
Greater Omaha is home to Offutt Air Force Base which houses USSTRATCOM, U.S. Air Force Weather Agency and the 55^th Wing of the U.S. Air Force. As such, Greater Omaha has become a space defense hotbed, emphasizing key components of the base’s core missions — including cyber-security, anti-terrorism and weather assessment and measurement.

Transportation & Distribution >>
With its central location and outstanding infrastructure, Greater Omaha is home to key transportation companies and is a logistics center. In fact, two of Greater Omaha’s eight Fortune 1000 companies are in this sector, Union Pacific and Werner Enterprises.  

Manufacturing >>
Greater Omaha has low utility costs, a central U.S. location and excellent transportation access. Thus, Greater Omaha’s manufacturing sector has continued to thrive in areas such as agriculture-related hardware, food products, chemicals/fuels and finished goods.

Information Technology >>
Enabled by the city’s and residents’ innovative pragmatism, Greater Omaha's information technology businesses continue to flourish with numerous companies creating or opening key technology operations in the Omaha. As such, Greater Omaha has grown to be a high-tech haven with a diverse mix of technology-enabled companies and human capital.

Areas of Focus >>
As Greater Omaha grows, so do the business opportunities found here. The Greater Omaha Economic Development Partnership is committed to continuing this growth by identifying areas of focus — businesses and industries that have unlimited growth potential.