by Jamdan Clang | Dec 16, 2024 | Community Development, News
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has made available a new webpage to assist grantees and interested parties in compliance with the Build America, Buy America Act (BABA) and in understanding BABA’s application to DED programs. The webpage is at:...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Dec 16, 2024 | CCCFF, Community Development, News, Success Stories
In 1999, the Nebraska Legislature enacted the Local, Civic, Cultural, and Convention Center Financing Act, establishing a source of funding for community development projects. Now in its 25th year, the fund—now known as the Civic and Community Center...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Nov 12, 2024 | CCCFF, Community Development, News, Success Stories
Melissa Figueroa (at left) at the ribbon cutting of Johnson Park in Norfolk Why would someone leave behind the beaches, climate, and glamor of L.A. to move to the middle of the country? That’s a question Melissa Figueroa can answer from firsthand experience. A...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Nov 8, 2024 | Community Development, News
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $8,308,100 in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds to twenty-three projects in eighteen unique communities through the 2024 Downtown Revitalization, Planning, and Public Works opportunities....
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Oct 15, 2024 | Community Development, News, Success Stories
The Potter-Wright Building before renovations (photo courtesy of Alley Poyner Macchietto Architecture) The Potter-Wright Building after being refurbished as Hotel Garber (photo courtesy of the National Willa Cather Center) In early 2025, Red Cloud will welcome the...
by Nebraska Department of Economic Development | Oct 2, 2024 | Community Development, News
Holdrege city council members and leaders from Phelps County Development Corporation celebrate recertification through the EDCC program. DED honors Holdrege for 18 years of leadership in the Economic Development Certified Community program. For nearly two decades, the...