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Municipal Revenue Sources: Analysis Of Omaha's Options -- 1987 Update, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This report updates a study conducted by the Center for Applied Urban Research in 1983. The first section of this report compares the revenue structure of Omaha with the revenue structure of other U.S. municipalities. The comparisons are based on data contained in the U.S. Bureau of the Census publications, City Government Finances in 1980-81 and 1984-85. The categories of comparison cities are all U.S. cities, cities with populations between 300,000 and 500,000, and ten cities that are comparable to Omaha in size and central/ core city percentage of total metropolitan area population.

Minority And Female Employment In The Omaha Msa Construction Industry: Status, Trends And Outlook, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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This profile of minority and female employment in the construction industry in the Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA) was developed to provide information to assist the Work Force Analysis Subcommittee of the Construction Industry Liaison Committee (CILC). The CILC represents a public-private effort to increase minority and female employment in the construction industry in the Omaha MSA. The profile briefly examines:

• Construction industry employment trends in the Omaha MSA,
• Minority and female employment in the construction industry, • Labor availability, and
• Future prospects for construction industry employment.

Omaha Metropolitan Statistical Area Input-Output Tables And Multipliers: A User's Manual -- A Guide For Identifying And Assessing The Effects Of Business Changes On The Omaha Economy, W. J. Corcoran

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The impact of a new convention center or a new firm entering or leaving a region requires the use of multipliers to estimate the full economic effect. Multipliers account for the interactions from industries to industries and from industries to households and back, and are produced easily from input-output studies.

Economic Impact Of The Nebraska School For The Deaf, Center For Public Affairs Research (Cpar)

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Researchers from the Center for Applied Urban Research examined the economic impact of the Nebraska School for the Deaf (NSD) on the Omaha area and the state. The impact of the NSD reaches far beyond its primary function of providing educational opportunities for deaf children in Nebraska, therefore, measuring its value is difficult.