Expanding the rural laborshed
5 Jan 2015
One of the worries many have in moving their business to a small town is whether they’ll find enough skilled workers to keep things running. Many rural communities suffer from a “brain drain,” with younger people moving away to find job opportunities in the city.
That’s not a problem for people who choose to locate in Gage County, Nebraska. Not only do we have robust job training/skill matching programs here in the county, but we’re also just minutes away from Lincoln, with a workforce base of 178,600 and home to the University of Nebraska. You can learn more about Gage here: http://ow.ly/BvQcf
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