Date post: | 08-Aug-2015 |
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Nebraska Economic Climate High support for economic development from Governor
and Unicameral Legislature
Consistently ranked in the top 10 for Business
Consistently ranked highly for Quality of Life
Known for Midwest work ethic
Highly educated diverse workforce
Among the lowest unemployment rates in the US
Fiscally responsible
Abundant and Reliable Power
• Rates as low as $.035 kWh – Rural• As low as $.045 kWh - Metro• NPPD – near 99% reliability• OPPD – 99.97% reliability
Diverse and Redundant Fiber Multiple Tier 1 and Tier 2 long-haul IXC carriers with diverse
routes 10+ GIG bandwidth capacity on ICB basis Long-Haul Providers Include:
360Networks
AT&T
CenturyLink
Cogent Communications
Cox Communications
Global Crossing
Iowa Network Services
Iowa Telecom
Level 3 Communications
MCI
NIPCO
Paetec
Pinpoint
SDN Communications
Sprint
Unite Private Network
Verizon
Windstream
XO Communications
Major Data CentersACI Worldwide
Cabela's
CenturyLink
ConAgra Foods
CoSentry
CSG Systems
Fidelity Investments - 2014
First Data
First National Technology Solutions
Google – Council Bluffs, IA
Wipro / Infocrossing
InfoGroup
Interpublic Group
Mutual of Omaha (2)
PayPal
Pinpoint
Scott Data Center
Sprint
Travelers – Under Construction
Union Pacific Headquarters and
Harriman Dispatching Center
USSTRATCOM
Verizon
Yahoo!
West Corporation
Tier 2: $3 million of new investment and 30 new jobs – Up to 7 year attainment period
• 100% sales & use tax refunds on capital purchases• 10% investment tax credit for 7 years for income and sales taxes• Personal property tax exemption up to 10 years for computer systems and
certain peripherals• Up to 6% compensation tax credit for 7 years
Tier 2 Large Data Center: $200 million and 30 new jobs – Up to 7 year attainment period• All above plus• 10 year exemption on all personal property on site• Use credits for real property tax rebates from state• Sign sequential Tier 5 application at same time
Tier 5: $37 million of new investment and maintain jobs – Up to 7 year attainment period
• 100% sales & use tax refunds on project’s capital purchases
• Personal property tax exemption up to 10 years for the computer systems and peripherals
$Up to $5,000 per employee based on wages, fringe benefits and job quality
Fund reimburses the business up to 50% of the employee’s wages during the training time up to
the allotted dollar amount
Site and Building Development Fund
Up to $1M available to offset the costs of building and site development work
Customized Job Training Fund