This is alist of businesses in Omaha, comprising companies that are presently headquartered inOmaha, Nebraska. This list also includes companies previously headquartered in Omaha.
Although Nebraska's economy is still primarily based on agriculture, Omaha's economy today has diversified to become a national leader in several industries, includingbanking,insurance,telecommunications, architecture/construction andtransportation. Omaha's economy has grown dramatically since the early 1990s. The city has five companies that rank in theFortune 500. It also is the smallest city to have two major research hospitals, theUniversity of Nebraska Medical Center and Creighton University Medical Center.
Omaha's most prominent businessman isWarren Buffett, nicknamed the "Oracle of Omaha", who was ranked byForbes magazine as the fourth richest man in the world (in 2013).[1] He lives in a relatively modest home in theDundee neighborhood west of downtown Omaha.
