2018 a Year of Growth for Nebraska
3 Jan 2019
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. 1 for fiscal condition, No. 2 for cost of doing business, No. 3 for wage growth, No. 4 for workforce participation rate, No. 5 for best states for business, No. 6 for low unemployment, and No. 7 best state overall — although we all know Nebraska is the best place in the world! Continue to full article
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'There literally aren't enough bodies': Business leaders discuss Nebraska's economic challenges
Jan 3 2019Nebraska’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...
Gage County Planning and Zoning has issued at least 125 permits for rural building projects in 2018.
In a recent report to the county’s planning commission, the permits issued involved projects with a total construction valuation of nearly $8.75 million. Continue to full article
Old library finds new life
Jan 2 2019The 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...
