Nebraska’s communities share a number of challenges, including the need to find, train and retain more workers. The state’s labor shortage is one of several common themes emerging from statewide town hall meetings organized by Blueprint Nebraska, a business-led group seeking public input for a statewide economic development plan. Continue t...Continue Reading

For the third year in a row, Nebraska achieved 1 million non-farm jobs. Our population grew 11,600 and is nearing 1.93 million people. The state earned our second consecutive Governor’s Cup from Site Selection magazine for the most economic development projects per capita in the nation. We are No. ...Continue Reading

The Carnegie Building in Beatrice served as the town’s public library for decades before falling into disrepair and being left vacant. A larger library that better met the town’s needs was built in 1991, and the Carnegie was left to sit. And so it did, for more than two decades until th...Continue Reading