The following trend studies were updated in February. See how the Leisure & Hospitality sector in Scotts Bluff County recorded the largest actual employment increase between 2009 and 2019 (165 jobs or 10.3 percent). When comparing the Boone County employment sectors to metropolitan Nebraska, the largest deviation occurs in the Government sector (29.1 percent Boone […]

Nationally recognized site consultant Jay Garner of Garner Economics spoke with more than 80 attendees about Economic Development is Not for Amateurs, the book he co-authored with Ross Patten, the current Assistant Director of Economic Development for the city of Covington, Kentucky. The webinar is part of a series of free webinars NPPD’s Economic Development […]

Cass County Nebraska Economic Development Council (CCNEDC) recently announced $16.5 Million in 2020 capital investment – projects catalyzed by a robust year, despite the global health and economic pandemic, according to Jennifer Serkiz, CCNEDC executive director. “We are a collaborative community with unique growth opportunities,” Serkiz said. “Those attributes have always served us well – […]

The OnTheMap section of the trend studies NPPD’s Economic Development team publishes include data on residence and workflow patterns for a specific focus area.  The OnTheMap database is a product of the U. S. Census. This data includes commuting patterns and where the area is pulling from to obtain workers. It also displays if there […]

Gov. Pete Ricketts joined representatives of Nebraska Public Power District (NPPD), Monolith Materials, and Norris Public Power District for a joint announcement Monday regarding the facilitation of a significant addition to the renewable energy landscape in the state. The addition will provide significant short- and long-term value to Nebraska. In order to facilitate Monolith Materials’ […]

Great West Petfood Holding Inc. (doing business as York Cold Storage I, LLC) is investing $5 million to expand their York facility and capacity, creating a minimum of 13 jobs. The expansion will allow York Cold Storage to provide the additional product to another Nebraska business, further strengthening Nebraska’s supply chain. York Cold Storage is […]

While 2020 has been a difficult year for all, retail and wholesale customers of Nebraska Public Power District have some good news ahead for 2021. During Thursday’s monthly meeting of the NPPD Board of Directors electric rates for 2021 will remain stable from 2020. For the eighth consecutive year, NPPD retail customers will see no […]

Below are the last three trend studies updated for 2020. You will find that Knox County had a 2019 population of 8,332 with the majority of their workers commuting less than 25 miles to work. Platte County’s nonfarm wage and salary employment increased by 2.8 percent (516 jobs) between 2009 and 2019. York County’s Retail […]

From all of us to all of you, warmest holiday wishes! We are looking forward to the coming year (aren’t we all?)!

In a world that feels like everything is different, one thing hasn’t changed – our desire to help the communities we serve prosper and thrive.   It’s in that spirit that you’ll find below just a few of the planned economic development activities for 2021. Whereas in years past, our calendar has been packed with travel and face-to-face […]