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Forbes ranks Lincoln 18th among cities for business climate

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By The Lincoln Journal Star

Thursday, Mar 20, 2008 - 01:20:17 pm CDT



Lincoln is again among the best places in the country for business, according to Forbes.

The business magazine this week released its 2008 “Best Places for Business and Careers,” which ranks Lincoln 18th among the 200 largest metropolitan areas.

Lincoln got high scores for a low cost of doing business, a low cost of living and educational attainment.

The ranking was a slight drop from last year, when Lincoln ranked 15th. The city was 40th in 2006, the first year it was ranked in the large metro category.

By comparison, Omaha ranked 34th this year, down from 19th in 2007.

Raleigh, N.C., won the title as Forbes’ best place to do business for the second year in a row.


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Thank goodness wrote on March 20, 2008 3:35 pm:
" Maybe now the LIBA crowd will stop whining that Lincoln is antibusiness or that Omaha is a better place to do business. If Lincoln business owners don't like Lincoln, they should consider relocating. I doubt they would be happy anywhere. "

 Matt wrote on March 21, 2008 4:51 pm:
" This ranking does not seem to be helping Lincoln attract business to the area. More needs to be done. "Thank Goodness" needs to recognize that there would be no jobs in Lincoln if businessowners relocated due to the old time ways of Lincoln. "

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