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Klute Steel Continues to Expand
May 11 2023YCDC staff worked with Kimm Klute and team to receive a Site & Building Development Fund grant from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Lisa Hurley, YCDC Executive Director stated "It is always a joy to work with our York and York County businesses to expand and modenize. This family-owned...
Article Published in PUBLIC MANAGEMENT | A P R I L 2 0 2 3. Written by Dr. Sue Crawford, PH.D.
Technology advances and COVID-19 pandemic work-from-home experiences now encourage an unprecedented number of people to work from home and to start new home enterprises. Home-based businesses as microenterprises,...
York County Development Corporation Honored for General Purpose Website During the IEDC Annual Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the world's largest professional association for economic developers, has selected York County Development Corporation as a recipient of its 2022 Excellence Awards. During the IEDC Annual...
Governor Pete Ricketts welcomed 365 leaders to Kearney’s Younes Conference Center for the “Governor’s Summit on Ag and Economic Development,” co-hosted by the Nebraska Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development.
“Nebraska is enjoying rapid growth and record-setting employment,” said Gov. Ricketts. “Nebraska agriculture set all-time highs for beef exports,...
BginUSA has selected the City of York as the location for their next data mining complex. BginUSA expects the project to be an $8 million project that will create five to eight jobs. The data mining project will bring about thirty units of computer servers and an office to the...
State Partnerships, National Marketing Highlight Development Efforts in the City of York
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State Partnerships, Nationwide Marketing Highlight Development Efforts in City of York
City recognized in Nebraska’s Economic Development Certified Community program for business, industrial site expansions.
November 19, 2021 (LINCOLN, NEB.) – More than $60 million...
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Teamwork, Block Grants Combine to Create Opportunities in York and Surrounding Region
March 19, 2021 (LINCOLN, NEB). – The expansion of a local job creator in York, Nebraska is a testament to innovative resource management and the power of partnerships.
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And We’re Live!
Mar 1 2021Hello and welcome everyone. Coming to you live from the YCDC offices here in York County, I’m Matías Castaño. Coming up here in this week’s business highlight, we get to look into a live streaming business based in a small town, Henderson Nebraska.
Before we move on, let’s take...
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Date: 12/21/2020
Contact: Lisa Hurley
Phone: 402-362-3333
Email: lhurley@yorkdevco.com
Website: https://www.yorkdevco.com/
YCDC Announces York Cold Storage I, LLC expansion
York, NE: 12/21/2020 – Great West Petfood Holding Inc. doing business as, York Cold Storage I, LLC is investing...
Petsource by Scoular celebrates ribbon cutting at new $50 million facility in Seward, Nebraska
Sep 9 2020SEWARD, Nebraska (Sept. 1, 2020) – Gov. Pete Ricketts, U.S. Rep. Don Bacon and Seward-area civic leaders on Tuesday participated in a ribbon-cutting ceremony and toured Petsource by Scoular’s new $50 million freeze-dried pet food ingredient manufacturing facility. The facility will begin operations in October.
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SSCDP Receives NIFA Funding, Francescato Hired
Mar 13 2020Seward County Chamber & Development Partnership (SCCDP) recently received funding from Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA) making it possible for SCCDP to hire a new team member. NIFA’s mission is to offer a broad range of financial resources for property owners, rental housing and community development endeavors.
New to the Seward County area, Scoular Company’s newest $50 million manufacturing plant, Petsource is already hitting the ground running. Seward was recently recognized for the Scoular project as the Runner-up for Economic Impact Deal of the Year in the small division.
An exciting Lincoln Startup Week from October 18-25 had many different events and meetups to take in, including the exciting and well-attended Inside Outside Innovation Summit. In its third year, the IO Summit, held October 20-22, brought innovators from all over the world to Lincoln with the goal of networking and showcasing and...
A “super region” for attracting tech talent was announced on Friday, June 28 by the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development and Greater Omaha Chamber. The joint initiative by the two organizations is designed to connect highly skilled workers with regional tech positions.
“The super region is an incredible place to...
The ability to market Lincoln truly knows no boundaries, as the Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development continues its exploration of Canada to market the city and its offerings.
After attending the Collision Conference previously in Las Vegas and New Orleans, LPED maintained a presence at this year’s conference, which...
Seward Welcomes Flagship Company to Rail Campus
Mar 19 2019https://www.sewardindependent.com/news/seward-to-welcome-flagship-company-to-rail-campus/article_35ef39d6-4aa9-11e9-9262-238cc2dd181d.html
As 2018 nears its conclusion, the economy continues to boom in the Lincoln area. With September drawing to a close, big announcements of expanded facilities and operations highlighted some notable success stories in the manufacturing and retail areas of business.
From sporting goods to natural pet foods, aerospace products...
In economic development circles, business recruitment and retention are often associated with large companies and hundreds of jobs. The Lincoln Partnership for Economic Development (LPED) is adding a focus on recruiting early-stage startups through its LaunchLNK initiative.
“We decided from an economic development perspective that it makes sense to look at recruiting startups...
For incoming freshmen and other new students, it takes some time adjusting to the college routine, way of life and everything in between. For engineering students entering classes for the first time at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and Omaha, they might just have a leg up on their peers before...
NMotion, Lincoln’s startup accelerator, has announced its 2018 cohort of teams along with some changes in the program.
“Moving forward the aim is to focus on the acceleration of our startups,” said Managing Director Carlos Estrada. “This year we have teams with more traction, and at least 2 or...
Japan's Hyogo Prefecture Visits Lincoln
Aug 2 2018The task of growing Nebraska truly knows no borders.
Trading with other countries continues to be a lucrative and vital proposition for Nebraska's economy, whether it's selling agriculture commodities or the fruits of manufacturing hours. Japan continues to be one of Nebraska's most important international trading partners as Governor...
What started out as legislation (LB989) to authorize a feasibility study in Lincoln, ended up as a statewide policy framework for driverless vehicles throughout Nebraska. That foundation – and grant support from Bloomberg Philanthropies – has allowed Lincoln to conduct a pilot test of a Navya autonomous shuttle over the past several weeks...