LOCATION
		Distance in miles from: Omaha...... 120 Lincoln...... 116 Chicago...... 559 Dallas...... 656 Denver...... 481 Los Angeles...... 1,492 New York...... 1,333 Kansas City...... 307 Distance in highway miles

POPULATION

General: Last Census Latest Year % 2000 2008     Change Lindsay ....... 276 277 0.4% Platte County ....... 31,568 32,072 1.6% Labor Market Population1 ....... 116,691 112,535 -3.6% 1) Labor market population is the county population plus the contiguous county population. Source: Population Division, U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Estimates of the Population, City populations released July 2008, County populations released April 2009.

County Age Distribution (2008) : Age: 0-17 18-24 25-44 45-64 65+ 85+ Total % Split Male......... 4,233 1,471 3,809 4,196 2,246 289 15,955 49.7 % Female...... 3,969 1,370 3,567 4,148 3,063 601 16,117 50.3 % Total: 8,202 2,841 7,376 8,344 5,309 890

Median Age (2008):     State 36.2 years       County 39.0 years

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Population Division, County Population Estimates by Selected Age and Gender. Released May 2009.
State Data. U.S. Census Bureau, 2009 American Community Survey

LABOR

State (2008) County (2008) Area Labor Force (2008)1 Labor Force..... 995,635 18,342 64,146     Unemployment..... 33,217 546 1,936     Unemployment as % of Labor Force..... 3.3% 3.0% 3.0%     Total Employment..... 962,418 17,796 62,210     1) Area labor force and employment data are for the county plus the contiguous counties. For further information regarding underemployment in the area, please contact NPPD at (800) 282-6773. Source: Year end 2008, Nebraska DOL, Bureau of Labor Statistics, Online Data, April 2009.

Wages: Sample of hourly wage rates in manufacturing occupations (production and/or clerical). Job Title 10th Percentile Median 90th Percentile Assemblers/Fabricators exc. Mach./Electr./Prec. $10.46 $14.09 $16.30 Data Entry Keyers $7.95 $10.96 $16.61 Laborers, Helpers & Material Movers, Hand $8.27 $11.78 $16.17 Lathe Tool Setters $13.17 $15.48 $19.40 Machinists $12.22 $17.90 $37.49 Secretaries, exc. Legal & Medical $8.06 $11.38 $16.16 Welders & Cutters $10.96 $14.22 $18.83 Welding Machine Operators $11.50 $14.48 $18.17 Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, Third Quarter 2009.

TRANSPORTATION Motor Freight Carriers:   There are more than 8,000 licensed motor freight carriers with global connections in Nebraska. These carriers can serve businesses throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to: Destination Days by Railroad Days by Motor Freight Chicago.......... N/A 1-2 days Dallas.......... N/A 2-3 days Denver.......... N/A 1-2 days Kansas City.......... N/A 1-2 days Los Angeles.......... N/A 2-3 days Minneapolis.......... N/A 1-2 days New York.......... N/A 3-5 days St. Louis.......... N/A 2-3 days

UTILITIES Electricity:  State Electric Power Deregulated.....   No Electric System Operator: Loup Public Power District   phone - (402) 564-3171   website - www.loup.com   email - loup@loup.com   comments - Loup Power District, a wholesale power customer of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), is a full-service, public power electric utility in eastern-central Nebraska. Headquartered in Columbus, Neb., Loup's service area covers approximately 2,028 square miles. The District maintains 780 miles of transmission and distribution lines and has been generating electric power since March 5, 1937. Total population within Loup's service area is approximately 50,000. Loup purchases, sells and delivers approximately 1.2 billion kilowatt hours of electric power annually to wholesale and retail customers across a service area that spans four counties entirely and parts of three others. Loup promotes the economic and industrial development of its service area. For further specifics on your project needs, please contact David Bell, Vice President of Development-Marketing, by calling 402-564-3171 ext. 257. Wholesale Supplier: Loup Public Power District

COMMUNITY NOTES

State Contacts:	Richard Baier, Director Neb. Dept. of Economic Development PO Box 94666 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509 Phone: (402) 471-3111 or (800) 426-6505 Fax: (402) 471-3778 Email: richard.baier@nebraska.gov Website: www.NebraskaAdvantage.org

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