 TRANSPORTATION
Motor Carrier:
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| Number of INTERSTATE Highways Serving City..... | 0 | | |
| Number of Limited Access, Four-Lane Highways..... | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Number of Improved Two-Lane Highways..... | 3 | 0 | 0 |
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| Miles to nearest Interstate highway..... | I-80 | | 70 |
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| Miles to nearest four-lane highway..... | I-80 | | 70 |
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| | 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. |
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Transit Time for Carload or Truckload Lots to:
| Destination | Days
by Railroad | | Days
by Motor Freight |
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| Chicago.......... | 1-3 days | | 1-2 days |
| Dallas.......... | 3-4 days | | 2-3 days |
| Denver.......... | 1-3 days | | 1-2 days |
| Kansas City.......... | 1-3 days | | 1-2 days |
| Los Angeles.......... | 4-7 days | | 2-3 days |
| Minneapolis.......... | 1-3 days | | 1-2 days |
| New York.......... | 4-7 days | | 3-5 days |
| St. Louis.......... | 1-3 days | | 2-3 days |
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| Four-lane highways passing through the community include Highways US-6/34 (east-west) and US-83 (north-south). Local load limits are not imposed on these highways. Interstate 80 is 65 miles north and Interstate 70 is 80 miles south of McCook. U.S. Highway 6 and 34 is a modern highway with surfaced shoulders and scenic views along a roadway that runs from Denver to Omaha. This highway has a short connection to Interstate 80 at Kearney, Nebraska and direct connection to Interstate 76 at Brush, Colorado.
Reconstruction of U.S. Highway 6 to a five lane urban section began in 2000 at West 11th Street. In 2003–04 the five lane urban section expanded to East 7th Street. The section for East 7th Street to Airport Road is scheduled to be rebuilt in 2005, completing the reconstruction of U.S. Highways 6 and 34 through McCook. Resurfacing of U.S. Highways 6 and 34 from the junction of U.S. Highways 6 and 34 to McCook is scheduled after 2009.
Nebraska Department of Roads maintains one of eight district headquarters in McCook. The Department spends in excess of $15 million on highway improvement projects in this southwest Nebraska district annually. In addition, a modern fleet of maintenance and snow & ice control equipment is based there. Highways US-6, 34, and 83 serve as the main arteries for travel to and from McCook. Fifty-eight miles of these highways were resurfaced in the past two years. An additional 66 miles is currently planned for resurfacing over the next five years.
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Air:
| Distance to nearest public airport..... | 1 minute(s) | | Elevation..... | 2,584 feet | | Length of longest runway..... | 6,448 feet | | Runway lighted..... | Yes | | Private aircraft storage available..... | Yes | | Private aircraft maintenance available..... | Yes | | Distance to nearest commercial air transportation..... | 1 minute(s) |
Distance to nearest international airport:
| Name of Airport | Miles to Airport
from Community |
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| Omaha Eppley International | 292 |
| Kansas City International | 395 |
| Denver International | 257 |
| McCook Municipal Airport, certified by the Federal Aviation Administration, is located one half mile northeast of downtown McCook. Great Lakes Aviation, Ltd. provides three daily flights Monday-Friday and two daily flights Saturday and Sunday to Denver, CO. The airport provides flight instruction, snow removal, storage, 100 octane and jet fuel, major and minor repairs, Unicom, Automated Surface Observation System, VOR., one Fixed Base Operator, one courtesy car, and weather information. The terminal building consists of a lounge, rest rooms, and telephone. The airport has two paved and lighted runways, 12–30 (6,000' x 100') and 03–21 (4,000' x 75'). The elevation at the airport is 2,579 feet, the latitude is 40°12'36"N, and the longitude is 100°35'51"W. An $800,000 pavement repair and replacement project was completed in 2004. An instrument landing system was installed and placed into service in 2007. |
Rail:
| Community Served by Railroad..... | Yes | | | Distance to Nearest Railroad..... | 0 mile(s) | | Number of Freight Trains Per Day..... | 17 | | Functional Piggyback Ramp Available..... | No | | Distance to Nearest Piggyback Service..... | 240 mile(s) |
| Name of Railroad(s) Serving Community: | BNSF Railway Company
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| Amtrak provides McCook with rail passenger service east to Chicago and west to Denver and San Francisco/Oakland. The Superliner features a lounge car, coach and first-class accommodations, dining car service, and checked baggage service from most cities. Travel time averages 15 hours to Chicago and 38 1/2 hours to the West Coast. Amtrak has one train each way daily.
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UTILITIES
| Electricity:
State Electric Power Deregulated..... No
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Electric System Operator: | Nebraska Public Power District |
| phone - | Econ Dev: 800-282-6773 or 24-Hours: 877-275-6773 |
| website - | www.nppd.com |
| email - | econdev@nppd.com |
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| Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), the state's largest electric utility, has a diverse mix of generation, including nuclear, coal, hydro, gas and oil, and wind. NPPD delivers power to approximately 1 million Nebraskans and has ample capacity to meet the needs of new loads. Nebraska's electric costs are among the lowest in the nation. NPPD's professional Economic Development Team is available to assist with expansion and retention of existing business and new business locations. Contact the Economic Development Team by emailing econdev@nppd.com or by calling (800) 282-6773. Further information can be found online @ sites.nppd.com. Utility information can be found @ www.nppd.com. |
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Wholesale Supplier: | Nebraska Public Power District |
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| Additional Comments: |
Competitive utility rates make McCook, Nebraska, an excellent location for business and industry. Nebraska's totally public electric utilities have ample eletric generating capacity to maintain reliable service at low cost. |
Natural Gas:
| Natural Gas Service Available..... | Yes | | | Supplier in Community..... | SourceGas | |
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| Natural gas is supplied to the McCook community by SourceGas Distribution, LLC. through two transmission pipelines, one is 4” and one is 6” with an operating pressure of approximately 800 pounds per square inch. SourceGas is the retail distributor of natural gas within the community, serving approximately 1150 residential, 100 commercial, and 2 industrial customers. Choice Gas is available to natural gas customers in McCook. Selection period for this program is prior to May 1st of each year. Natural gas is available for residential and commercial uses. Availability of natural gas for industrial uses is subject to individual situations. As specific requirements of an industrial prospect become available, information on gas service availability and applicable rates can be obtained from SourceGas’s Service Center (1-800-563-0012). SourceGas operates as an open access pipeline, enabling an industrial or large commercial gas user to obtain their own gas supplies and have them transported on SourceGas’s system. Several gas marketers, including SourceGas’s own marketing affiliate, are currently active on the system and could help obtain gas supplies. More likely, a combination of SourceGas system supply and transportation gas could be put together to fit the customer's needs. |
Water:
| Provider..... | City of McCook | | | Major Source..... | Municipal Wells - (9 total) | | | If Wells, Average Depth..... | 70 feet | | Rated Capacity..... | 6.800 mgd | | Average Capacity..... | 2.390 mgd | | Peak Demand..... | 5.300 mgd | | Storage Capacity..... | 6,000,000 gallons | | Hardness..... | 325 ppm | | Treated..... | Yes | | | Temperature Range..... | 50-58 (degrees Fahrenheit) |
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| The municipal water system in McCook is supplied by nine wells, which have an average depth of 70 feet. The well system serves 100% of McCook’s population. The wells pump to an Ion exchange water treatment plant located south of the city. At the plant water is softened to a hardness of approximately 18 grains (308 mg/l) by the action exchange process. After softening water is then passed through the anion exchange process to remove nitrate, arsenic and uranium. Water exiting the plant to the storage and pumping facilities will average nitrate levels below 8 mg/l, Arsenic levels below 8 mg/l and Uranium levels be 25 ug/l. The $14.4 million dollar plant began operation in February 2006 and has a daily capacity of 6.8 million gallons. McCook has water storage capacity of 6 million gallons and peak pumping capacity from the treatment plant to the city of 4,722 gpm. The average daily demand is 2,390,000 gallons, and the peak demand is 5,300,000 gallons. The static pressure of the water varies from 40 to 80 pounds per square inch and a residual pressure of 50 pounds per square inch. The system has an intended maximum capacity of 6,800,000 gallons per day. Water supplied to the customers is disinfected by chlorine.
The water table is fairly consistent. The color of the water is clear and the hardness, in parts per million, is 325. The average tap water temperature varies from 50 degrees in the winter to 58 degrees in the summer.
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Sanitation/Waste Water:
| Name of Provider..... | City of McCook | | | Type of Service..... | Wastewater Collection and Treatment | | | Rated Capacity..... | 1.750 (mgd) | | Average Daily Demand..... | 1.000 (mgd) | | Peak Demand..... | 1.750 (mgd) | | Sewer Connection Fee..... | Yes | |
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| McCook has a municipal sanitary sewer system and a separate storm sewer system. The sanitary sewer collection system treatment plant was completed in 1982 with upgrades in 1996, 2001 and 2007. The plant treats waste collected from approximately 3,100 homes and business in McCook through 50 miles of sewer mains and trunk lines. Wastewater is treated by primary and secondary biological treatment, which consists of primary and secondary clarifiers, sludge removal, Rotating Biological Contactor (RBC) and a Biological Aerated Filter. Ultra Violet Light (UV) is then used to disinfect the effluent from the plant prior to release into the receiving waters of the Republican River. Construction was completed of a Biological Aerated Filter (BAF) in 2007. This new process facilitates the removal of ammonia from the waste water prior to release to the receiving water of the Republican River.
McCook’s plant is capable of treating 1.75 million gallons of wastewater per day. Current flows average just less than 1 million gallons per day with 95% of McCook’s population served by the sewer system.
McCook has increased sewer main size into the plant and business park area of the city. With the increase in size of sewer mains and plant improvements, future growth needs will be meet for residential and commercial users.
McCook recently implemented a Master Sewer Plan that allows the city to address current and expected future sewer flows, through a computer modeling system. McCook is one of the few cities in Nebraska that uses this type of tool to monitor and pinpoint system flows. The computer model allows video feeds from the mobile sewer camera system to be stored and utilized by staff and engineers for maintenance and design needs of the system. |
Telecommunications:
| Name of Local Service Provider..... | PinPoint Communications and Qwest | | | Number of Long Distance Service Providers..... | 50 | |
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| Telecommunications services are provided in the McCook area by Pinpoint Communications and Qwest Communications. A digital central office on a self-healing fiber ring is monitored remotely and on-site. Dual fiber is fed from the Central Switching Office of the local exchange carriers and diverse routing is available. Installation and maintenance personnel are located in McCook. McCook is a point of presence, equal access community where local measured service is available. Most state-of-the-art enhanced type services are available in the area including ISDN, Frame Relay, etc. All major long distance service providers are available. Internet Service is provided to McCook by, McCook Net, Pinpoint Communications, and Qwest Communications with DSL, high-speed wireless and local dial-up service. Pinpoint is on-net with Level(3) and a Level(3) Channel Partner. |
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TAX STRUCTURE
| Actual Valuation of City: $286,314,967 (year 2007) |
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Real Property Tax Rates ($ per $100 of actual value):
For Year: 2007
| City....... | | $0.3190440 | | County....... | | $0.3500000 | | School....... | | $1.2214680 | | Other....... | | $0.2088730 | | Total Real Property....... | | $2.0993850 |
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| Bond Indebtedness:
For Year: 2008
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| County......... | $870,000.00 | | School......... | $5,435,000.00 |
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| All real property is required to be appraised at its actual value. Agricultural land is valued at 71.59% percent of market value in 2008. Personal property that is used in a trade or business and is depreciable is subject to tax at its “net book value." All other personal property is exempt from taxation. |
| MUNICIPAL SERVICES |
| Type of Government..... | City Manager | | | Comprehensive City Plan..... | Yes, 1999 (year) | | City Manager..... | Yes | | | City Engineer..... | Yes | | | City Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... | Yes | | | County Zoning Ordinance in Effect..... | Yes | | | Garbage Service Provider..... | City | | | Public Library in City..... | Yes | |
| Percent of Streets Paved..... | 98 % | | Number Full-Time Fire Department Personnel..... | 8 | | Number Volunteer Fire Department Personnel..... | 24 | | Number Full-Time Police Officers..... | 16 |
| Inside City | | Outside City |
Fire Insurance Class..... | 6 | | 8,9,or 10 |
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| EDUCATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Public Schools | # of Schools | Enrollment | Teacher/Student Ratio |
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| Elementary |
1 | 413 | 1:13 |
| Middle / Jr. High |
2 | 510 | 1:14 |
| Senior High |
1 | 517 | 1:16 |
| Trade & Tech Schools |
0 | 0 |
| Community College |
1 | 1,550 |
| Four-Year College |
0 | 0 |
| University |
0 | 0 |
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| Private Schools | # of Schools | Enrollment | Teacher/Student Ratio |
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| Elementary |
1 | 185 | 1:15 |
| Middle / Jr. High |
0 | 0 | 1:0 |
| Senior High |
0 | 0 | 1:0 |
| Colleges |
0 | 0 | |
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| School District No. 017 in Hayes, Frontier, Hitchcock, and Red Willow counties covers 108 square miles and has a 2006–07 actual valuation of $420,827,000. The Class 3, Type K 3,2,3,4 district is accredited by the Nebraska Department of Education.
The 2006–07 operating expenses for McCook Public Schools totaled $15,086,174, with an average cost per pupil of $6,368. The 2004–05 actual valuation per puil was $293,091.
A new $6 million elementary school (grades Pre K 3) was complete in October 2005. The new school features 25 classrooms, physical education room, computer labs, resource/speech/title rooms, distance learning room, state of the art media center, administrative offices, and multi purpose music and physical education rooms.
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| RECREATIONAL FACILITIES |
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| Type of facilities in city or within 30 minutes: |
| Public Golf Course(s)..... | 4 | | Private Golf Course(s)..... | 0 | | Public Tennis Court(s)..... | 4 | | Public Swimming Pool(s)..... | 5 |
| Public Park(s)..... | 12 |
| Public Camp Ground(s)..... | 8 |
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| Nearest Public Access to Lake or River..... | 11 mile(s) |
| Camping..... | Yes | | Swimming..... | Yes | | Fishing..... | Yes | | Motorized Boats..... | Yes | | Water Skiing/Tubing..... | Yes |
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| McCook has five parks and three ball parks. Facilities include shelter houses, band shell, five playgrounds with playground equipment, skate board ramp, picnic tables, grills, fishing ponds, game reserve, walking trails, and free overnight camping with utility hook ups and dump station. Recreational programs include baseball and softball leagues, swimming, volleyball, basketball, tennis, golf, and others. |
| HOUSING |
| Number of Single Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | 9 | | Number of Multiple Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | 0 | | Average Cost Per Square Foot of Single Units Built in Last 2 Years..... | $98 | | Average Monthly Rental - 3 Bedroom House..... | $425 | | Average Monthly Rental - 2 Bedroom Apartment..... | $325 | | Average Cost of Houses Sold (last 2 years)..... | $66,300 |
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| Housing is also availabe in outlying communities and rural areas. |
| HEALTH FACILITIES |
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| Number of Hospitals in Community..... | 1 | Number of Beds in Hospital(s)..... | 25 | Number of Outpatient Clinics..... | 30 |
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| Medical Personnel in or Serving Community: |
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| Medical Doctor(s) / Physician Assistant(s)..... | 7 | | Dentist(s) / Orthodontist(s)..... | 9 |
| Nurse(s) (registered or practical)..... | 103 | | Veterinarian(s)..... | 5 |
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| Community Hospital of McCook is a 25 bed, not for profit critical access facility constructed in 1974 and accredited by the Joint Commission. The facility was remodeled in 1989 and 1996 to expand outpatient surgery, therapy services, CT scanning and cardiac/pulmonary rehab. A project in 2000 expanded the laboratory, emergency room, laundry, and nursery areas. A $3.8 million Rehabilitation Center was completed in March 2007. As a regional hospital, Community Hospital is equipped to care for the more than 30,000 people who live in the referral area.
A full range of diagnostic and rehabilitative services are offered including cardiac rehabilitation, pulmonary rehabilitation, physical therapy, occupational therapy, massage therapy, respiratory care, speech therapy, hospice, and home health. State of the art diagnostic equipment includes an on site, full time MRI, multi slice CT scanner, a new radiography fluoroscopy and sleep laboratory. Emergency services, outpatient surgery, and community and patient education services are provided by a highly specialized team of more than 240 healthcare professionals and staff.
The active medical staff includes six family practice physicians, a general surgeon and a general orthopedic surgeon. In addition, nearly 30 medical specialists travel to McCook to provide specialists clinics for area residents. Four nurse anesthetists provide anesthesia services at Community Hospital. Seven family practice physician assistants also provide care in McCook and surrounding rural clinics in Curtis and Trenton. Community Hospital recently opened an outpatient services center in Indianola which offers occupational therapy, medical nutrition therapy, diabetic education, massage therapy and pharmacy consultative services. |
| COMMERCIAL SERVICES |
| Machine Shops in City....... | 1 | | Tool & Die Services in City....... | 1 | | Electric Motor Repair Services in City....... | 2 |
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| Type of Newspaper in City....... | daily | | Local Radio Station(s)....... | 7 |
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| Number of TV Channels Received without Cable....... | 4 | | Cable Antenna Television Serves City....... | No | | Maximum Number of Cable Channels Received....... | 165 |
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| Number of Protestant Churches....... | 21 | | Number of Catholic Churches....... | 1 | | Number of Synagogues....... | 0 |
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| Number of Motels & Hotels in Community....... | 6 | | Total Number of Rooms Available....... | 234 |
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| Number of Banks in City....... | 6 | | | Number of Savings & Loan Firms....... | 1 | |
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| Chamber of Commerce....... | Yes | | Chamber Executive is Full-Time....... | Yes |
| LOCAL MANUFACTURING CHARACTERISTICS
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| Number of Manufacturing Plants in Community..... | 15 | | Number of Manufacturing Plants with Unions..... | 0 | | Number of Manufacturing Employees..... | 898 |
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LARGEST EMPLOYERS
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| Leading Employers in Community: |
| #1. | Business Name: | BNSF Raiway Company |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 153 (Male: 145 Female: 8) | | Year Established: | 1800's | | Unions: | Yes | | Products/Service: | Rail Transportation |
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| #2. | Business Name: | Community Hospital |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 251 (Male: 30 Female: 221) | | Year Established: | 1974 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Healthcare Services |
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| #3. | Business Name: | Parker Industrial Hone |
| Service Sector: | Manufacturing | | Employment Number: | Total: 255 (Male: 178 Female: 77) | | Year Established: | 1971 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Rubber Hose & Rubber Compounds |
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| #4. | Business Name: | Hillcrest Nursing Home |
| Service Sector: | Government | | Employment Number: | Total: 181 (Male: 9 Female: 172) | | Year Established: | 1963 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Nursing Home/Assisted Living/Daycare |
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| #5. | Business Name: | Kugler Company |
| Service Sector: | Manufacturing | | Employment Number: | Total: 139 (Male: 81 Female: 58) | | Year Established: | 1924 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Agri fertilizers, liquid fertilizers & ammonium thiosulphate |
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| #6. | Business Name: | City of McCook |
| Service Sector: | Government | | Employment Number: | Total: 144 (Male: 95 Female: 49) | | Year Established: | 1882 | | Products/Service: | City Government |
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| #7. | Business Name: | Burns Podiatric Laboratory, Inc. |
| Service Sector: | Manufacturing | | Employment Number: | Total: 40 (Male: 12 Female: 28) | | Year Established: | 1968 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Medical orthotic devices for the foot |
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| #8. | Business Name: | McCook Public Schools |
| Service Sector: | Services | | Employment Number: | Total: 210 (Male: 47 Female: 163) | | Year Established: | 1880 | | Unions: | Yes | | Products/Service: | Education |
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| #9. | Business Name: | Valmont Irrigation |
| Service Sector: | Manufacturing | | Employment Number: | Total: 269 (Male: 207 Female: 62) | | Year Established: | 1999 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Irrigation Pivots |
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| #10. | Business Name: | Walmart Supercenter |
| Service Sector: | Trade | | Employment Number: | Total: 287 (Male: 93 Female: 194) | | Year Established: | 1985 | | Unions: | No | | Products/Service: | Full line retail and grocery |
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| COMMUNITY NOTES |
| Our Community: | McCook is the home of Nebraska's first junior college, now McCook Community College. Basic economic activities of McCook include farming, ranching, cattle and hog feeding, oil production, retail sales, wholesale sales, telemarketing, and manufacturing. | | Suggested Sites: |
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Local
DevelopmentContact: |
Rex Nelson
McCook Economic Development Corporation
301 Norris Avenue Suite 200
PO Box 626
McCook , Nebraska 69001
Phone:(308) 345-1200 or (800) 658-4213
Fax:(308) 345-2152
Email: rex@mccookne.org
Website: www.mccookne.org |
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| 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 |
| Economic Development Team
Nebraska Public Power District
PO Box 499
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE 68601
Phone: (402) 563-5534 or (800) 282-6773, ext. 5534
Fax: (402) 563-5090
Email: econdev@nppd.com
Website: sites.nppd.com |
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