Now more than 20 insurance companies call Omaha home, including Mutual of Omaha, the country's largest individual and family health insurance company. The breathtaking Rose Blumpkin Performing Arts Center is the home for the Omaha Theater Company for Young People. Today Omaha is the 800 number capital of America. Easily understood Midwest diction and a strong work ethic are reasons telemarketing companies pick Omaha, where about 15,000 people work in the industry. In 1884 Omaha's Union Stockyards gave generous subsidies to the Fowler brothers to attract them to the town.
Companies continue to receive enticing incentives to do business in Omaha.
A variety of tax incentive legislation passed by the state unicameral since 1987 has created growth opportunities for hundreds of businesses. The people certainly are. The median age in the Omaha area is 32.6 years. Nationally the median age is 34.1. Nearly 40 percent of Omaha's population is 24 years or younger.