In 2023, Beatrice Community Hospital (BCH) completed a $13 million expansion, creating a new medical office building in Beatrice, Gage County, NE. The new medical office building centralizes Beatrice’s providers into one facility, whereas providers were previously spread out across town. Featuring a new primary care clinic, the building also...Continue Reading
Gage Area Growth Enterprise (NGage) is the economic development organization actively seeking to sustain and grow the Beatrice, NE, and Gage County economy and quality of life. Its leadership efforts and resource delivery for business retention, expansion, recruitment, and community development help set the region on a course for success.In...Continue Reading
Gage Area Growth Enterprise (NGage) is committed to finding housing solutions in Gage County. With funding assistance from the Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA), NGage completed a housing study for Gage County in 2016. The findings demonstrated a need for new construction. In response to the study, NGage worked with...Continue Reading
Koch Fertilizer’s Beatrice plant earned the 2023 Energy Star certification, for the fifth consecutive time.Energy Star certification recognizes facilities that perform in the top 25 percent compared against the industry’s energy efficiency benchmark and meet strict energy efficiency performance levels set by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency.One of the first...Continue Reading
Because of local manufacturing resources and business leaders, Gage County is world-renowned for lawnmower manufacturing. Local entrepreneur Wilfred “Dick” Tegtmeier was inducted into the Nebraska Business Hall of Fame for employing more than 600 Nebraskans and giving Beatrice the unofficial title of "Lawn Mower Capital of the World.” Moreover, the...Continue Reading
Thanks to its participation in the C4K Initiative and funding provided by Coronavirus Response and Relief SupplementalAct funding received through Grant Number 2101NECDC6, of the USDHHSAdministrationfor Children and Families and Nebraska Department of Healthand Human Services, Gage County was awarded over $700,00 to increase the capacity for Gage County childcare...Continue Reading
During my public service as director of the Nebraska Department of Agriculture, we sought out opportunities to position Nebraska agriculture to capture domestic and international markets for our crops and livestock.In doing this, it was critical for our department to understand our customers, the consumers of our products in these...Continue Reading
A company with its stamp on countless development projects in southeast Nebraska celebrated a half-century in operation on Friday.An open house was held for Caspers Construction at the Vintage Venue, in Beatrice. The company, owned by Gene and Elsie Caspers along with their daughter, Deanne Caspers-Moon…continues building projects across the...Continue Reading
A local economic development group’s board has approved some staff adjustments.The NGage Board of Directors, meeting Thursday, updated the Marketing Coordinator job description to that of Community Affairs Coordinator. The Board also approved the hiring of a part-time position that will be a Membership and Office Coordinator for Gage...Continue Reading
Gage County, Nebraska, offers international companies a chance to manufacture in the US. Currently, Beatrice is home to companies based in North America, Europe, and Asia. . Because of Gage County’s low cost of doing business, skilled workforce, and business-friendly climate, additional companies with international footprints have also found a...Continue Reading
The Beatrice Cemetery Association will receive a $25,000 visitors grant to help complete a project to digitize records of the Evergreen Home Cemetery and a cemetery along East Scott Street. The funding, from lodging tax revenue…will help pay a part of what’s expected to be a $70,000 project.Mitch Deines is...Continue Reading
A second meeting in a series of “A Thoughtful Conversation About Housing in Our Community” was held on Tuesday morning at the Beatrice Public Library.The group, Planting Hope, Cultivating Understanding, hosted the meeting.Lutheran Family Services President Chris Tonniges spoke to a group of approximately 30 people about what has been...Continue Reading
Infinity Precision Ag recently began offering custom aerial applications using drones.The three partners, Andrew Kreikemeier, Brett Scheiding and Brad Eisenhauer, all serve as volunteer firefighters with the Plymouth Fire Department. They also volunteer with the county emergency response and have experience with drones.“The idea really came up right here in...Continue Reading
Gage Area Growth Enterprise (NGage) promotes shovel-ready Nebraska sites and assists consultants and businesses through every step of the site selection process. Whether your project is industrial, commercial, or retail, you'll find the resources and information you need to make a smart business decision that suits your unique business needs...Continue Reading
Today’s manufacturing endeavors are more reliant on automation than ever. Yet a skilled workforce is necessary to utilize that technology to its full potential. The best manufacturing companies recognize this fact and consistently seek to ensure their people have the capability and resources to do just that.In Gage County, Nebraska,...Continue Reading
In Beatrice, Gage County, Nebraska, excellent water is abundant. The Beatrice Board of Public Works (BPW) maintains and constructs the water distribution system, and offers high-quality wastewater treatment throughout the city and county. For all of their services, the Beatrice BPW always offers the lowest rates possible to local customers...Continue Reading
The City of Beatrice and Gage Area Growth Enterprise (NGage) are collaborating to redevelop The Paddock Kensington, a former hotel in downtown Beatrice. Set at the corner of Hwy 77 and 136, the building could potentially be a mixed-use location with pedestrian access. On the upper levels of the hotel,...Continue Reading
Gage County has robust power infrastructure, with several established renewable energy sources in the region. The city of Beatrice owns a wind farm, and other forms of renewable energy are present within the region. Because of Beatrice’s fuel diversification, residents enjoy better power reliability.Gage County’s Renewable Energy Diversifies Fuel EconomyNPPD’s...Continue Reading
BEATRICE – For Teresa Zoellner, who has owned an interior design business ….the retail side of things wasn’t necessarily on the radar screen.But that’s changed, with the opening of a new business…in a historic Beatrice building, no less.“We had gone out of town for the Fourth of July, and I've...Continue Reading
Gage Area Growth Enterprise (NGage) helps businesses and developers secure incentives for projects in Gage County, Nebraska. Identifying potential opportunities on several levels, NGage provides insight into the local, county, and national incentives available. By providing tailored support to existing Gage County companies and potential developers based on their specific...Continue Reading
Beatrice Community Hospital is proud to announce it has been named a Top 100 Critical Access Hospital in the United States by The Chartis Center for Rural Health.“I would like to congratulate our employees, providers, and Board of Directors on the tremendous acknowledgement,” BCH CEO Rick Haraldson said, “They work...Continue Reading
BEATRICE – Southeast Community College hopes to develop new agriculture program facilities at its Beatrice campus, as part of the college’s overall modernization plan.The concept for a new classroom and lab building, and competition arena was shown at a Beatrice Area Chamber of Commerce sponsored seminar this week.Dean of the...Continue Reading
Nebraska is the only state in the United States where every home and business is served by a publicly owned electric utility. Nebraskans are safely provided electricity and related services at costs that rank with the best in the nation, and in the most reliable, efficient, and environmentally responsible manner.Electric...Continue Reading
BEATRICE – An application to a federal transportation grant program is close to being submitted by Gage County. Officials will try to tap the Rebuilding American Infrastructure With Sustainability and Equity Program….more commonly known as RAISE.Gage County Supervisor Emily Haxby says a series of eight public input and outreach sessions...Continue Reading