Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley visited Gothenburg today for the inaugural celebration of the “Revitalize The Sun” theater project. Made possible by...
DED Announces Open Cycle for New CDBG Category
Emergent Threat Funding will Assist Communities Impacted by Disasters The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced a new...
DED Announces NAHTF Grant Recipients for 2019 Program Year
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the recipients of over $7.5 million in funding through the Nebraska Affordable...
Gov. Ricketts Attends Veramaris Grand Opening in Blair
Photo: Gov. Ricketts joins executives from Evonik, DSM, and Veramaris to cut a ribbon in celebration of Veramaris’ new production site in Blair....
Home to New Entrepreneurs, Industries and Talent, the City of Hastings Earns Economic Honor from the State of Nebraska
DED Recognizes Hastings as an Economic Development Certified Community This week, members of the Nebraska Diplomats and the Nebraska Department of...
DED Publishes 2019 HOME/CHDO Application Guidelines, Application Period Open
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has announced the publication of application guidelines for the 2019 HOME Investment...
DED Announces Recipients under Innovative Housing Demonstration Program
Unique, exciting and replicable: three adjectives that aptly describe the projects that have been awarded funding under the DED-administered...
State of Nebraska Honors Falls City’s Workforce and Educational Partnerships
City recognized as a member of NE’s Economic Development Certified Community program For the third time in 10 years, the Nebraska Diplomats and the...
Less than a Year since the Passage of LB 518 — the Rural Workforce Housing Investment Act — Progress, Enthusiasm Continue to Build
If rural economic development had an ingredients list, workforce housing might be somewhere near the top. “Housing enables communities to...
Gov. Ricketts Accepts Major Economic Development Award on Behalf of the State of Nebraska
Photo: Gov. Ricketts (left) accepts the Silver Shovel Award from Dennis Shea (right), President and Publisher of Area Development magazine. Today,...
Gov. Ricketts Announces Release of “Nebraska Disaster Resource Guide”
Today, Governor Pete Ricketts announced the release of a consolidated guide for Nebraskans in need of disaster relief resources. The guide was...
Gov. Ricketts, City of Hastings Break Ground on New Housing Development
Photo: Gov. Ricketts (fourth from right) joins community and economic development leaders break ground at the North Park Commons mixed-use...
Gov. Ricketts Celebrates Groundbreaking of Allmand Plant Expansion in Holdrege
Photo: Gov. Ricketts speaks with teammates of Allmand, Inc. in Holdrege to congratulate the company on its new expansion. Today, Governor Pete...
Gov. Ricketts Announces Gallup Chairman and CEO Jim Clifton as Keynote Speaker for the 2019 Governor’s Economic Development Summit
This week, Governor Pete Ricketts announced that Jim Clifton, Gallup Chairman and CEO, will be the keynote speaker at this year’s Nebraska...
Gov. Ricketts Welcomes International Guests to Omaha for 2019 Business and Trade Investment Conference
During the recent Berkshire Hathaway annual meeting, Governor Pete Ricketts hosted nearly 200 U.S. and international visitors in Omaha for the 2019...