Mid-century industrial restructuring in meat packing and the steel industry cost many jobs.
Among the leading industries are flour milling, brewing, and meat packing.
Sugar refining and meat packing are among the principal industries.
In 1957 the stockyards and meat packing employed half the workers of Omaha.
Agriculture-related industries such as meat packing and ethanol production also have a considerable economic impact on the state.
The greatest demand for labor comes from industries like meat packing.
Most edible rendering is done by meat packing or processing companies.
Other activities relevant to the economy are: meat packing, production of feed, mineral salt, gravel, and bricks.
Food processing, particularly meat packing and flour milling, is the chief industry.
The economy was based on cattle raising, agriculture, small transformation industries, meat packing, and dairies.