First impressions of omaha

As Omaha is very humid, I've been taking breaks from the heat and so I
will try to write some first impressions of Omaha.

First off Omaha seems to be a very vibrant city. They are building and
expanding even when most other cities are stagnant. Of special note is
the fact that they are building a new stadium here for the college
world series, which I learned has a $40 million dollar impact on the
economy every year, despite the fact that it only takes place for less
than two weeks.

One of the other things that is so interesting about this city is the
fact that they have been able to attract high profile corporations to
reinvest into downtown, evidenced by Union Pacific's headquarters and
the newly ground-broken TD office park in the near north downtown,
which was stimulated by a few factors. One of which is the land that
they reclaimed from rail yards and manufacturing which was able to
effectively double the size of downtown. This is attractive to
corporations because the airport is due north of downtown, so building
in north downtown (or No-Do as they call it) is equivalent to some
Chicago corporations which build in areas proximate to the airport.

Another major point of value to the city is the fact that due to the
air force base being located in the south of the city, and the large
amount of defense contracts that were executed here, there is a
massive fiber optic network here which is now available for public use
(the command center closed in 92). This mans that corporations that
are extremely data heavy have many choices about where to locate and
aren't limited as much by network access. This has perpetuated itself
into becoming the "1-800" capital of the US.

I have alot more to talk about regarding Omaha's corporate and city
structure but will wait until I get in front of a computer.