While you may be right about comparisons with other similar sized cities, I feel that I've seen quite the blooming of tech startups. Admittedly, I'm very biased as I live here. But with the arena project and all of the entertainment venues planned, Lincoln will look very different in 10 years.

Here is a list of some tech/data startups in the area (Lincoln, not Omaha):

http://www.macpractice.com/mp/

http://gitpilot.com

http://www.socialassurance.com/

http://archcrowd.com/

http://www.firespring.com/

http://www.getlockr.com/

http://www.cmsdm.com/

http://www.dontpaniclabs.com/

http://www.icora.com/

http://www.ec3h.com/

http://www.beehiveindustries.com/

http://eliteform.com/

http://the42.com/

http://www.archrival.com/

How long have you been gone?