OMAHA — As Nebraska continues to battle “brain drain,” leaders from the Omaha campus of the state’s public university tout that 67% of its bachelor’s degree graduates remain in the Cornhusker State at least five years after getting diplomas.

They say nearly 80,000 alumni of the University of Nebraska at Omaha, including Mayor John Ewing Jr. and wife Viv, currently live in the Omaha metro area.

Also, according to a 13-page report released Wednesday, UNO alumni generated an estimated $2.4 billion in total economic impact last year in the Omaha metro area as a result of earning their degrees. That amount reflects the increased purchasing power that can be justified because of the degree, not the entire salary of the alumni, said UNO economics professor Christopher Decker, who led the resear

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