Utilities

POWER

Rates 20% below the national average

5.4 – 5.8 cents per kWh or below depending on user profile

Favorable power generation mix with more than 20% from non-carbon emitting sources

TELECOMMUNICATIONS

Diversity of carriers (20+) with multiple POPs

10+ Gig local and long-haul connectivity; dark fiber or lit service

FAVORABLE CLIMATE

7,000+ hours free cooling

Omaha average annual temperature of 51 degrees

Abundant water

Fast track permitting

Existing power parks for new construction

Low risk for natural disaster

A Proven Mission Critical Location

Omaha has one of the nation’s lowest total costs of ownership for mid-to-large data center facilities. Yahoo!, Fidelity Investments, and many other data centers discovered the benefits of operating in Omaha.

Workforce

AFFORDABLE

Average wage of information technology positions is 8% below national average

AVAILABLE

15,000+ Information Technology and Data Center professionals in the Omaha area

SKILLED

Over 112,000 students from the 27 colleges and universities within a 50-mile radius of Omaha; Data Center curriculum including critical facilities and IT associate, undergraduate and graduate degrees.

Greater Omaha is home to several data centers including:

ACI WORLDWIDE

CABELA’S

CENTURYLINK

COSENTRY

CONAGRA FOODS

FIRST DATA

FIDELITY INVESTMENTS

FIRST NATIONAL TECHNOLOGY SOLUTIONS

GOOGLE

SCOTT DATA CENTER

VERIZON

YAHOO!

US STRATCOM GLOBAL OPERATION CENTER

WIPRO

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DATA CENTERS

SelectGreaterOmaha.comMike Bruening, mbruening@SelectGreaterOmaha.com402-978-7935 • 800-852-26221301 Harney St, Omaha, NE 68102

May 2013

Tax Incentives Personal property tax exemptions cover all servers and equipment (electrical back-up, temperature equipment)

Large data center projects (30 jobs and $200 million cap investment) can also apply for a real property tax refund

Sales tax credits and refunds for equipment, peripherals, utility bills, and new real estate construction

Corporate income tax credits, compensation credits (for payroll withholding tax liability), and training grants

Incentives are a contract with the State of Nebraska and cannot be revoked. They are stackable and designed exclusively for data centers, with sequential applications allowed to extend benefits.

$ OMAHA RANKED #8Best Cities for Data Centers

(Boyd Cos. – January 2012)

Central US location offers excellent telecom connectivity to major national markets and minimizes commercial flight times for company personnel.