Editing Omaha, Nebraska (section)

==Economy==
{{Main|Economy of Omaha, Nebraska}}
[[File:Omaha, NE Old Market 2010.jpg|thumb|[[Old Market (Omaha, Nebraska)|Old Market]] in [[Downtown Omaha]]]]

With diversification in several industries, including banking, insurance, telecommunications, architecture/construction, and transportation, Omaha's economy has grown since the early 1990s,<ref>Rogers, A. "High Tech Havens", ''Newsweek.'' April 25, 2001.</ref> and six national fiber optic networks converge in Omaha.<ref>Kotok, C.D. "A New Brand of Tech Cities", ''Newsweek''. April 25, 2001.</ref>

Omaha's most prominent businessman is Warren Buffett, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha", who for decades has ranked as one of the [[List of billionaires (2007)|richest people in the world]]. Four Omaha-based companies: [[Berkshire Hathaway]], [[Union Pacific Railroad]], [[Mutual of Omaha]], and [[Kiewit Corporation]], are among the [[Fortune 500|''Fortune'' 500]].<ref>[http://medicine.creighton.edu/medpeds/omaha.htm "Omaha, Nebraska: The Good Life"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080612112759/http://medicine.creighton.edu/medpeds/omaha.htm |date=June 12, 2008 }}, Creighton University. Retrieved 4/1/08.</ref>

Omaha is the headquarters of several other major corporations, including [[the Gallup Organization]],  [[Werner Enterprises]], [[First National Bank of Omaha]], [[WoodmenLife]], [[Gavilon]], [[Scoular]] and First Comp Insurance. Many other large national firms have major operations or operational headquarters in Omaha, including [[Bank of the West]], [[First Data]], [[Sojern]], [[PayPal]], [[LinkedIn]], [[Pacific Life]], [[MetLife]] and [[Conagra Brands]]. The city is also home to three of the 30 largest architecture firms in the United States, including [[HDR, Inc.]], [[DLR Group, Inc.]], and [[Leo A Daly]].<ref>Gonchar, J. (2006) [http://archrecord.construction.com/people/profiles/archives/0607intergratedFirms.asp "Top 150 Architecture Firms: Integrated firms dominate architecture practice ranking"] {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110612221419/http://archrecord.construction.com/people/profiles/archives/0607intergratedFirms.asp |date=June 12, 2011 }}, ''Architectural Record.'' Retrieved 5/30/08.</ref>

===Top employers===
According to the [[Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce]], the largest regional employers are:<ref>{{Cite web| url=https://www.omahachamber.org/economic-development/regional-data/ | title=REGIONAL DATA | publisher=[[Greater Omaha Chamber of Commerce]]}}</ref>
{| class="wikitable"
|-
! #
! Employer
! Employees 
|-
| 1
| [[Offutt Air Force Base]]
|7,500+
|-
| 2
| [[CHI Health]]
|7,500+
|-
| 3
| [[Omaha Public Schools]]
|5,000-7,499
|-
| 4
| [[Nebraska Methodist Health System|Methodist Health System]]
|5,000-7,499
|-
| 5
| [[Nebraska Medical Center]]
|5,200
|-
| 6
| [[University of Nebraska Medical Center]]
|2,500-4,999
|-
| 7
| [[First Data]]
|2,500-4,999
|-
| 8
| [[Union Pacific Railroad|Union Pacific]]
|2,500-4,999
|-
| 9
| [[Hy-Vee]]
|2,500-4,999
|-
| 10
| [[First National Bank of Omaha]]
|2,500-4,999
|}

===Tourism===
[[File:Office buildings in downtown Omaha.jpg|thumb|Office buildings in downtown Omaha]]{{Main|Tourism in Omaha, Nebraska}}
Tourist attractions in Omaha include history, sports, outdoors and cultural experiences. Its principal tourist attractions are the [[Henry Doorly Zoo]] and the [[College World Series]].<ref name="Nebraska1"/> The [[Old Market (Omaha, Nebraska)|Old Market]] in [[Downtown Omaha]] is another major attraction and is important to the city's retail economy. The city has been a tourist destination for many years. Famous early visitors included British author [[Rudyard Kipling]] and General [[George Crook]]. In 1883 Omaha hosted the first official performance of the [[Buffalo Bill]]'s [[Wild West Show]] for 8,000 attendees.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20080503100706/http://www.nebraskahistory.org/publish/markers/texts/buffalo_bill.htm "Buffalo Bill at the Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition and Indian Congress of 1898"]}}, [[Nebraska State Historical Society]]. Retrieved 4/19/08.</ref> In 1898 the city hosted more than 1 million visitors from across the United States at the [[Trans-Mississippi and International Exposition]], a [[world's fair]] that lasted for more than half the year.<ref>{{cite journal |last=Beam |first=P. K. |year=1994 |title=The Last Victorian Fair: The Trans-Mississippi International Exposition |journal=Journal of the West |volume=33 |issue=1 |pages=10–23}}</ref>

Research on [[leisure]] and [[hospitality]] situates Omaha in the same tier for tourists as the neighboring cities of [[Des Moines, Iowa]]; [[Topeka, Kansas]]; [[Kansas City, Missouri]]; [[Oklahoma City, Oklahoma]]; [[Denver, Colorado]]; and [[Sioux Falls, South Dakota]].<ref>Goss and Associates. (2007) ''[http://www.ernestgoss.com/working_chapters_v3.pdf The Economic Impact of Nonprofit Performing Arts on the City of Omaha]{{Dead link|date=May 2022 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}''. Hollard Foundation. p. 14. Retrieved August 10, 2012.</ref> A recent study found investment of $1 million in cultural tourism generated approximately $83,000 in state and local taxes, and provided support for hundreds of jobs for the metropolitan area, which in turn led to additional tax revenue for government.<ref name="Nebraska1">Thompson, J. (2007) [https://web.archive.org/web/20080602222347/http://www.omaha.com/index.php?u_page=2798&u_sid=10158365 "Skeptics of stadium look for return on funding"], ''[[Omaha World-Herald]]''. October 15. Retrieved 5/2/08.</ref><ref>Goss and Associates. (2007) p. 11.</ref>