by Jamdan Clang | Aug 30, 2024 | Community Development, News, Success Stories
The downtown district serves as the heart of a community, and Hastings’ city center is beating strong thanks to investments made through the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program. Over the past ten years, Hastings has been awarded $1.45 million of CDBG...
by Jamdan Clang | Aug 22, 2024 | Community Development, News, Success Stories
Downtown Scottsbluff has been humming this summer with live music, farmers markets, and festivals. The city’s Bands on Broadway series offers free concerts on Thursday evenings for ten weeks from June to mid-August. The 18th Street Farmers Market—held every Saturday...
by Jamdan Clang | Aug 22, 2024 | Community Development, News, Success Stories
The community gathers for a concert at River Point Square in downtown Norfolk. Stroll through Norfolk, and you’ll see why the city is generating buzz as a success story in Nebraska community development. Its revitalized downtown has attracted a slew of new restaurants...
by Jamdan Clang | Aug 21, 2024 | Community Development, News, Success Stories
With apple orchards, Arbor Day Farm, and close proximity to the Missouri River, Nebraska City offers a lot to see and do. City leaders have supplemented these attractions with proactive investments in community amenities. The town’s ongoing improvements not only make...
by Jamdan Clang | Apr 15, 2022 | News, Success Stories
Lieutenant Governor Mike Foley visited the city of Plainview yesterday to present local officials and economic developers with the 2022 Governor’s Showcase Community Award. The award is presented to one Nebraska community each year during the annual celebration of...
by Jamdan Clang | Mar 3, 2021 | News, Success Stories
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 you get villagers in rural Nebraska to attend a town meeting. “If you feed them, they will come,” she said. “So that’s...
