Bureau of Business Research
Date of this Version
7-8-2009
Abstract
Table of Contents
The Need to Act
I. Introduction: The Purpose of Report 1
II. The Need to Act 6
A. The National Economic and Demographic Environment 7
B. Where Nebraska Stands: A Decade of Too Little Growth And Too Much Taxation 9
C. Nebraska’s Economic Future: What If We Do Nothing? 17
D. We Can Grow Nebraska 22
Action Plan
III. Plan Section One: Government Structure and Organization 23
IV. Plan Section Two: Job Creation Incentives and Tax Reductions 41
V. Plan Section Three: Other Enhancements to Keep Nebraskans In Nebraska 104
Exhibits
References 135
Appendix A: Youth Retention and Development 139
Appendix B: Demographic Trends and Competitive Strategies for Regions 147
Appendix C: Some of the Latest Ideas in Economic Development among the States and Cities of the U.S. 156
Appendix D: What are Economic Development Incentives? 164
Appendix E: About the Authors 174
Comments
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