Students in the 13 school districts in Educational Service Unit 11’s region in south central Nebraska will soon have access to a mobile STEM lab designed to promote creativity and exploration in science, technology, engineering and mathematics thanks to a collaborative effort of manufacturers, public power districts and other supporters. The 10-station, Create, Solve Innovate […]

NPPD Begins 2019 with These Publications! Hartington, Nebraska Community Guide and the Seward County, Nebraska Trend Study.

NPPD’s Economic Development Team is closing out 2018 with these publications: Plattsmouth, Nebraska’s Community Guide Lite, Ogallala, Keith County, Nebraska’s Trend Study, and Ravenna, Buffalo County, Nebraska’s Trend Study.

White Dog Labs to produce aquaculture feed from ethanol stream . . .  Nebraska is the nation’s #2 producer of ethanol with 25 plants having a capacity of more than 2.5 billion gallons per year, yet growth in the industry continues. White Dog Labs (WDL), a Delaware-based biotech company has announced plans to establish a […]

To find out more about York County and Columbus, Platte County trends continue reading! Also, now available is the update of the Auburn Community Guide. Enjoy your reading! Trend Studies – York County Trend Study Columbus, Platte County Trend Study Community Guides – Auburn Community Guide

Next year, Hornaday Manufacturing will celebrate 70 years of successful business in Nebraska. The company will also be enjoying its new distribution facility recently built to provide more flexibility and room to grow in the years ahead. The company recently held an open house and public tours of its expanded location. As reported in the […]

Columbus city and chamber of commerce representatives joined Columbus Hydraulics recently to break ground on the company’s $12 million facility on the east side of Columbus. The project includes $2.5 million in new equipment and upgrades. “It’s awesome to be able to keep a manufacturing business like Columbus Hydraulics here in Columbus,” Mayor Jim Bulkley […]

As if ethanol plants, wind farms, community solar and hydrogen weren’t enough, Nebraska may become a leader in the development of methanol. The technology group Wärtsilä, Finland’s Lappeenranta University of Technology and Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) for the study of the development of a business case for […]

Want to learn interesting facts about Nebraska Communities? Check out the September/October publications: Trend Studies: Nemaha County, Custer County, Wayne, Wayne County and the Ogallala Community Guide.