by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Apr 1, 2025 | Housing, NAHTF, News
Sticker shock. Anyone shopping for eggs lately has experienced it. Sticker shock has also become commonplace among would-be homebuyers. Inflation of construction material costs, ballooning homeowners insurance premiums, and rising mortgage rates have all contributed...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Mar 31, 2025 | News
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Nebraska District Office of the US Small Business Administration (SBA) announce the approval of six (6) counties as qualified HUBZone counties for 2025. The counties approved through the SBA...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Mar 31, 2025 | News, Success Stories
Josh Sperle was living in Atlanta, Georgia, with his wife Katelyn and their two young daughters – the youngest six weeks old – when the pandemic struck. Josh was employed in fundraising at the time, and the coronavirus caused major disruptions to his work. This...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Mar 24, 2025 | Community Development, Housing, News
Shannon Landauer, Executive Director of Hastings Economic Development Corporation and Hastings Area Chamber of Commerce; Beth Coil, 2025 HEDC President; Mark Funkey, Hastings City Administrator; Jay Beckby, Mayor of Hastings; Kelly Gewecke, DED’s Central Nebraska...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Mar 24, 2025 | News, Success Stories
Florida or Nebraska? Those were the two options open to Leo Morales in 2019 for the next stage of his career with the U.S. Air Force. After careful consideration—and with his wife’s input—he chose to serve at Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha, Nebraska. At the...
