Not long ago, Nebraska’s growth was quite literally a national cover story.Nebraska Gov. Pete Ricketts soared through the air wearing skis and goggles on the Olympic-themed March 2018 cover of Site Selection, an economic development industry magazine. The cartoon image illustrated Nebraska’s high-flying, three-year run as winner of the “Governor’s Cup,” awarded to the state landing the most economic development projects per capita in the nation. But when Site Selection last month named the top development states for 2025, Nebraska was nowhere to be found. It didn’t crack the magazine’s top 10 at all, the second straight year it missed...