From the outside looking in, economic development work can seem incredibly business focused.  Most discussions center around new business attraction and business retention and expansion. Often, grant programs, tax incentives and even housing initiatives are designed to directly benefit businesses. All in all, it can appear like an important piece of the puzzle, the people […]

The Seward/Lincoln Regional Rail Campus has been certified through the BNSF Railway Site Certification Program. According to BNSF, sites certified by their program have been thoroughly evaluated by the railway to ensure rail serviceability. Customers, site selectors, and developers can all benefit from this program by knowing BNSF has gathered a large portion of due […]

Be ready for opportunity in 2023 with a Community Guide from NPPD One of the key services provided by the Nebraska Public Power District’s Economic Development Team is helping to position customer communities to take advantage of development opportunities that present themselves. And of the best tools for that are the Community Guides that NPPD […]

NPPD is excited to welcome Denon Feagin to our Economic Development team! Feagin will work with both Corporate Communications and Economic Development to develop and maintain community websites. He previously has worked with a variety of design and marketing firms, including Firespring, Sandhills Publishing, Ebbeka Design Co., and Apt Web Development. “I have gained skills […]

Last week, Nebraska Public Power District Economic Development representatives had the opportunity to attend the National Rural Economic Developers Association Annual Conference.  It was a prime opportunity to meet and connect with rural economic developers associated with communities, local development groups, and utilities from around the nation. “The networking opportunities at events like NREDA are […]

On November 3rd, the Nebraska Entrepreneurship Task Force (NET Force) hosted their annual Best Practices Summit in Kearney. Entrepreneurs, educators, students, and resource partners from around the state were in attendance for a great networking and connection opportunity. The day started with a panel of local Kearney businesses, led by Brian Blakely of the Good […]

Every October, the NE Chamber holds their Annual Manufacturing Summit to celebrate a business sector that employs more than 100,000 Nebraskans. As part of this year’s event in La Vista, large and small manufacturers of the year as well as the Coolest Thing Made in Nebraska Winner were recognized. Aulick Industries from Scottsbluff was named […]

Nebraska is on track to become a leader in robotic technologies and advanced manufacturing automation within the agriculture industry, thanks to a grant awarded by the U.S. Economic Development Administration through its Build Back Better Regional Challenge program.   The Heartland Robotics Cluster, a partnership that includes NECC, the University of Nebraska-Lincoln College of Engineering, the […]

A rancher-driven beef processing facility took a step closer to becoming reality. An official groundbreaking event that was held in North Platte for Sustainable Beef, a rancher-owned meatpacking plant that is scheduled to open late in 2024.   The groundbreaking comes just weeks after Sustainable Beef announced a partnership to supply the majority of the meat […]

For the first time in recent history, Nebraska Public Power District has been one of Site Selection Magazine’s Top 20 Utilities in Economic Development. The Top Utilities are evaluated by Site Selection Magazine, a leading publication in corporate expansion and area development, based on corporate end-user project investment and affiliated job creation in these utilities’ […]