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2. Economy of Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   The economy of Omaha, Nebraska is linked to the city's status as a major commercial hub in the Midwestern United States since its founding in 1854. Dubbed the "Motor Mouth City" by The New York Times, [1] Omaha is widely regarded as the telecommunications capital of the United States. The city's economy includes agriculture, food processing ...

3. History of Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   The history of Omaha, Nebraska, began before the settlement of the city, with speculators from neighboring Council Bluffs, Iowa staking land across the Missouri River illegally as early as the 1840s. When it was legal to claim land in Indian Country, William D. Brown was operating the Lone Tree Ferry to bring settlers from Council Bluffs to ...

4. Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   GNIS feature ID. 0835483 [3] Website. cityofomaha.org. Omaha (/ ˈoʊməhɑː / OH-mə-hah) is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Nebraska and the county seat of Douglas County. [6] It is located in the Midwestern United States along the Missouri River, about 10 mi (15 km) north of the mouth of the Platte River.

5. List of companies based in Omaha - Wikipedia

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   Omaha's economy has grown dramatically since the early 1990s. The city has five companies that rank in the Fortune 500 . It also is the smallest city to have two major research hospitals, the University of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Medical Center.

6. List of colleges and universities in Omaha, Nebraska - Wikipedia

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   At that time the University was located just south in the posh Kountze Place suburb. With new bleachers built to accommodate a crowd of a thousand, the Saratoga Field was home to OU's team until 1951. [4] The University of Omaha moved to 6001 Dodge Street in 1938, where its successor institution the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO) remains.

7. Creighton University - Wikipedia

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   Creighton University (/ ˈkreɪtən /) is a private research university in Omaha, Nebraska. Founded by the Society of Jesus in 1878, the university is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. In 2015 the university enrolled 8,393 graduate and undergraduate students on a 140-acre (57 ha) [6] campus just outside of downtown Omaha.