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BBR Announces Long Range Economic Forecast for Nebraska

Nebraska State State forecasters said they expect modest economic and employment growth this year in Nebraska, as well as for farm incomes to slide back from recent all-time highs and the rate of non-farm income growth to slow in 2013.

BBR Monthly Economic Indicator Reports Initiative

The Bureau of Business Research has launched a monthly initiative through our Leading Economic Indicator reports to measure and project the condition of the Nebraska economy.

View the May Leading Economic Indicator Reports

Leading Economic Indicators Team

(l to r) Adam George, Dr. William Walstad and Dr. Eric Thompson release monthly Leading Economic Indicator report

BBR In the News

NTV story: Economic Indicator Shows Growth Expected This Fall

Lincoln Journal Star article: Nebraska's leading indicator rebounds

Nebraska Radio Network article: Economists anticipate moderate growth, despite down October

Lincoln Journal Star article: State's economic indicator drops

Omaha World-Herald article: Small firms find new paths to global growth

Kearney Hub article: Heritage Tourism a $196M Industry in Nebraska

KLIN "Grow Lincoln" Podcast featuring Dr. Eric Thompson

Lincoln Journal-Star Reports on BBR Jobs Report

BBR Research Cited in Bloomberg Businessweek

Bloomberg BusinessWeek Features Bureau of Business Research Entrepreneurship Index

Lincoln Journal Star Features BBR's Green Jobs Report

Recent Events and Reports

Published Research Articles

Research Areas

The BBR conducts both contract and sponsored research on the economy of Nebraska and its communities including:

In addition, the BBR also competes for research funding from federal government agencies and private foundations from around the nation. The BBR further contributes to the academic mission of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln through scholarly publication and the education of students.

About the BBR

The Bureau of Business Research (BBR) is an applied economic and business research entity of the College of Business Administration at the University of Nebraska–Lincoln. Located in the Department of Economics, the BBR exists to accomplish two primary purposes. First, it provides relevant information and insightful data on economic conditions, in Nebraska, the Great Plains, and the nation as a general service to individuals and businesses in the state. Second, the BBR provides economists with practical opportunities to conduct applied economic research and trains students of economics and business in the conduct of applied research on timely economic and business topics. The BBR regularly publishes reports summarizing its sponsored research studies and also publishes outlooks and analyses in the newsletter The Nebraska Economy.