In a study by CoworkingCafe, Omaha ranked #1 for corporate retreats for mid-sized metros. They used eight different metrics to score cities, such as the number of team-building establishments, amount of co-working spaces available, and multiple different entertainment venues that can be found for visitors; they compared different cities in three different size categories based on population.

Omaha scored a total of 64.5 points, the highest in the mid-sized category with over 50 different cities. Described as an “ideal middle ground for those who want to enjoy big city amenities in a more serene environment”, Omaha scored high due to over 300 hot-spots for visitors, 2,3000 areas designed for company gatherings, and for the yearly Berkshire Hathaway event that often hosts somewhere around 30,000 attendees.

The second-highest city was Bridgeport, CT at 61.7 points.

Lincoln, meanwhile, scored only 7th in the small cities category – again out of 50 cities – with 48.6 points. It has 800 areas for companies to work from, as well as 115 entertainment venues of differing types. It scored just behind Davenport, IA a city with a population 190,000 lower than Lincoln.

For more information on the study by CoworkingCafe, you can go to www.coworkingcafe.com/blog/the-top-us-metros-for-the-best-team-buildings-ranked/.