Gov. Pete Ricketts joined representatives of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), Monolith Materials, and Norris … continue reading
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Preferred Popcorn Groundbreaking
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Fortigen Groundbreaking
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FabTech Conference
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Access to clean energy
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Access to rail system
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Weiland Doors Groundbreaking
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Access to low-cost energy
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Supporting the food processing industry
What’s Happening
Expansion Planned at York Cold Storage
Great West Petfood Holding Inc. (doing business as York Cold Storage I, LLC) is investing $5 million to expand their … continue reading
NPPD Board of Directors Approve Eighth Year of Rate Stability
While 2020 has been a difficult year for all, retail and wholesale customers of Nebraska Public Power District have some … continue reading
Why Nebraska?
- Best in U.S. - Economic Development Projects Per Capita (Site Selection, 2017 & 2018)
- 2nd Best - Cost of Doing Business (CNBC, 2018)
- 4th Best - Business Incentives (WalletHub.com, 2018)
- 4th Best - Lowest Unemployment Tax (SBE Council, 2018)
- 3rd Best - Education System (CNBC, 2018)
- 6th Best - Commute Time (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
- Best in U.S. - Power Grid Reliability (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
- 4th Best - Labor Force Participation (U.S. News & World Report, 2018)
- 2017 Governor's Cup (most qualifying new and expanded facilities per capita)
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Nebraska Profit Opportunities for Food Manufacturing
Updated January 2020 Approx. 40 pages
Nebraska offers noteworthy competitive advantages for the Food Manufacturing industry, including reduced labor and energy costs and a geographic location offering cost advantages for inputs and transportation. Combining labor and energy cost findings, the results of the model plant analysis determine an annual cost advantage associated with the Nebraska location averages 2.1 percent less than the average annual costs from plant sites located in 15 alternative states.