By Katie Knapp Schubert
Omaha, NE – Governor Dave Heineman says more than 200 businesses have come to Nebraska because of a tax incentive package called Nebraska Advantage.
Heineman discussed the Nebraska Advantage program during a news conference Tuesday morning. He says the companies mean $5.7 billion dollars of investment and 19,000 new jobs statewide.
Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce CEO David Brown says 99 businesses using Nebraska Advantage incentives have located in Omaha and Douglas County over the past five years. Brown says those businesses will bring $1.6 billion in new investments along with 10,000 jobs.
Governor Dave Heineman says since 2005, 250 companies have taken advantage of the program's tax incentives and moved to Nebraska.