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By the early 21st century, more than half of all the jobs in Omaha were in the service sector. Many large corporations, including the major American insurer Mutual of Omaha Companies, are headquartered in the city. The city is also the home of investor and philanthropist Warren Buffett, the “Oracle of Omaha,” whose firm, Berkshire Hathaway Inc., is a Fortune 500 company. Despite a sharp decline in the local meatpacking industry, food processing remains an important source of employment, and other agriculture-related activities are important to the economy of the metropolitan area. Among the other industries in Greater Omaha are ...(100 of 1960 words)

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