Find out the answer to this trivia question and much more by reading one of these latest publications from the Economic Development Team at NPPD. What is the largest employment sector in Keith County, Nebraska? Government, Leisure & Hospitality or Trade, Transportation & Utilities Community Guide: Ogallala, Nebraska Trend Studies: Ainsworth, Brown County, Nebraska St. […]

Each month, the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia calculates a monthly coincident index for each state. Based on this, Nebraska topped most surrounding states in economic growth indicator during the last three months of 2019. The index includes four indicators in its calculation: Nonfarm unemployment, average hours worked in manufacturing, the unemployment rate and inflation-adjusted […]

Spring isn’t quite here yet, so it’s a good time to catch up on more valuable reading! Industry Study: Nebraska Profit Opportunities for Manufacturers of Fabricated Metal Products Community Guide Lite: Holdrege, Nebraska Trend Studies: Gage County, Nebraska North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska

NPPD’s Economic Development team is excited to receive applications for the 2020 Site Ready Assistance Program. This program was developed because of the need for shovel-ready sites in rural Nebraska. Our hope is to minimize lost opportunities due to the need for market speed and risk reduction. Funds ranging from $6,000 to $25,000 were received […]

Southeast Community College recently celebrated its new Crete Carrier Diesel and Welding Center on its Milford campus with a grand opening and open house. “Today we are celebrating a new facility that will allow these outstanding faculty to train and inspire talented students in the finest diesel technology facility in the country,” said SCC President […]

In December, NPPD announced its new, “Featured Properties Program.” The purpose of the program is to identify high‐quality, shovel or move‐in ready properties (sites and buildings) for Economic Development staff to promote during marketing visits, tradeshows and other interactions with businesses seeking to expand and considering communities within NPPD’s service area. The “Featured Properties Program” […]

They might surprise you! A snapshot of industry clusters in non-metro Nebraska can help reveal the state’s strengths and where to focus our attention for potential future growth. The industry cluster analysis takes three factors into account: Average Wages, Location Quotients and Average Annual Employment Growth Rates. For this analysis, I used a 5-year historical […]

Nebraska’s annual labor and energy costs for the model food manufacturing plant are $68,379, or 2.1 percent less than the average annual labor and energy costs for the 15 alternative states considered in the study. Find out more in the newly updated Profit Opportunities for Food Manufacturing study. Industry Study – Nebraska Profit Opportunities for […]