This morning, Governor Pete Ricketts held a press conference to provide an update on the State’s coronavirus response. He announced that the...
DED and DHHS Announce Notice of Public Hearings, Public Comment Period
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) will be soliciting public...
CCCFF Grant Helps Communities Achieve Economic Development Goals
Pictured: A view from inside the newly-renovated Fremont City Auditorium. Since 2004, Nebraska’s Civic and Community Center Financing Fund...
Fair Housing in Action: Angels Share, Inc.
Photo: Dorms-turned-housing at the former Dana College campus in Blair, recently renovated by Angels Share, Inc., will serve low-income and homeless...
Gov. Ricketts Proclaims April 5-9 Community Development Week, Announces North Platte as Showcase Community for 2021
Pictured- North Platte Mayor Brandon Kelliher accepts the Governor’s Showcase Community of the Year award along with City Council members seated:...
DED Announces Civic and Community Center Financing Fund Awards
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the recipients of $168,000 in project planning awards under the Civic and...
Teamwork, Block Grants Combine to Create Opportunities in York and Surrounding Region
Photo: York Cold Storage Staff The expansion of a local job creator in York, Nebraska is a testament to innovative resource management and...
DED Announces Newest HOME, HTF Award Recipients, Will Not Participate in 2nd 2020 LIHTC Program Cycles. CDBG Disaster Recovery Funding Not Yet Available.
The latest round of housing awards from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) will contribute to the development of 171 affordable...
Progress Being Made: Wakefield, Other Rural Communities Make Workforce Housing Strides Following State Investment
Photo: Home in Wakefield built with support from the Rural Workforce Housing Fund. It was January 2019 when Governor Ricketts visited...
Lt. Gov. Foley Visits McCook to Recognize Ongoing Economic Development Achievements
Photo (left to right): Milva McGhee, McCook Community Coordinator; Chris Wagner, McCook Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) Secretary; Dennis...
Home to Nebraska’s Big Rodeo Slated for Upgrades Following CDBG Tourism Development Grant
Photo: Gov. Ricketts (center) at the Burwell Rodeo in July 2015. A Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Nebraska Department of...
CDBG SUPPORT HELPS VILLAGE BUILD LASTING LEGACY
Funding from the CDBG program helped Utica (population 922) come together to achieve a vision for the future. Joyce Schriner has a theory about how...
SMALL-TOWN GEM ATTRACTING TOURISTS AND SERVING MORE PATRONS THAN EVER THANKS TO CDBG TOURISM DEVELOPMENT GRANT
Lt. Gov. Mike Foley (fourth from left), Sun Theatre Executive Director Roxanne Converse-Whiting (fourth from right) and others break ground on the...
NEW SKATE PARK HELPS RAMP UP TOURISM IN NORFOLK
In Norfolk (population 24,424), a CDBG-funded project is attracting visitors from throughout the Midwest. If you build it, they will come. Ramps...
CDBG PROGRAM HELPS SMALL COMMUNITY ACHIEVE BIG GOALS
Downtown revitalization, funded in part by the CDBG program, is helping citizens and local leaders in Cambridge (population 1,143) create a...