Nebraska should focus on job quality over quantity, economic development report says
7 Sep 2016
Economic Development
As state leaders work to improve Nebraska’s largest economic development tool, a report issued earlier this summer urges them to encourage businesses with high-skill, high-paying jobs.
The nearly $100,000 report also notes that the average take-home pay in Nebraska is 21 percent below the national average, a figure that top officials want to address.
Gov. Pete Ricketts said the report suggested several economic development issues he’s heard about while traveling the state.
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