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Nebraska Economic Development Services | NPPD

Our Team

NPPD’s full-time economic development team is dedicated to the promotion of sustained economic growth in Nebraska. We partner with NPPD’s retail division and wholesale customers concentrating on positioning communities and regions for economic growth, assisting with the expansion and retention of existing industry, and/or attracting new business.

Mary Plettner

Mary Plettner, CEcD

Economic Development Manager
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE  68601
Phone: (402) 563-5534
Toll-Free: (877) 275-6773
Cellular: (402) 750-1907
Fax: (402) 563-5090
Email: mmplett@nppd.com

Ken Lemke, PhD

Ken Lemke, Ph.D.

Economist
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE  68601
Phone: (402) 563-5535
Toll-Free: (877) 275-6773
Cellular: (402) 276-5174
Fax: (402) 563-5090
Email: kmlemke@nppd.com

Abbi Lindren

Abbi Lindgren

Economic Development Specialist
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE  68601
Phone: (402) 563-5540
Toll-Free: (877) 275-6773
Fax: (402) 563-5090
Email: amlindg@nppd.com

Rick Nelsen

Rick Nelsen, CEcD

Senior Economic Development  Consultant
1327 H Street, Suite 1
Lincoln, NE 68508-3751
Phone: (308) 627-6746
Toll-Free: (800) 447-0091
Cellular: (308) 627-6746
Fax: (402) 465-3520
Email: rjnelse@nppd.com

Nicole Sedlacek

Nicole Sedlacek, CEcD

Senior Economic Development Consultant
204 East Hynes Street
O’Neill, NE 68763-0120
Office: (402) 336-5332
Cellular: (402) 340-0190
Fax: (402) 336-4887
Email: njsedla@nppd.com

Tricia Moyer

Economic Development Marketing Specialist
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE  68601
Phone: (402) 563-5692
Toll-Free: (877) 275-6773
Fax: (402) 563-5090
Email: tkmoyer@nppd.com

Rita Trofholz

Rita Trofholz

Economic Development Marketing Specialist
1414 15th Street
Columbus, NE  68601
Phone: (402) 563-5530
Toll-Free: (877) 275-6773
Fax: (402) 563-5090
Email: rktrofh@nppd.com

Melissa Trueblood

Melissa Trueblood, Ph.D.

Economist
1327 H Street, Suite 1
Lincoln, NE 68508-3751
Phone: (402) 465-3537
Toll-Free: (877) 275-6773
Fax: (402) 465-3505
Email: mltrueb@nppd.com

Brian Vasa

Brian Vasa

Economic Development Consultant
Box 329
202 South Spruce Street
Ogallala, NE 69153-0329
Phone: (308) 284-8820
Toll-Free: (800) 580-5022
Cellular: (308) 289-0382
Fax: (308) 284-4037
Email: bkvasa@nppd.com

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Economic Development Department
P.O. Box 499, Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499
(402) 563-5534
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