Nebraska again does well in economic development rankings
3 Mar 2020
Nebraska continued its string of high finishes in Site Selection magazine's annual rankings for corporate facility investment projects.
The Sioux City area, which includes Dakota and Dixon counties in Nebraska, came in No. 1 overall for 2019 in the small metro category (under 200,000 population), with 18 projects.
Omaha came in third among metro areas with 200,000-1 million population, with 34 projects. The city had finished first in the category in 2018.
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