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Ranked among the best, choose Nebraska for your business solutions: 2nd for Fairness of Litigation Environment (U.S. Chamber of Commerce); 2nd Largest Clean Energy Job Growth (Pew Charitable Trust Study); 4th Lowest Cost of Doing Business (Milken Institute); 4th Best State for Jobs (CareerBuilder.com); Top 10 Pro-Business States (Pollina Corp. Real Estate Inc.)…and many more reasons to Experience Nebraska’s Many Advantages
Cheryl Brandenburgh, Dep. Dir., Business Recruitment
P.O. Box 94666
301 Centennial Mall
Lincoln, NE 68509-4666
800-426-6505
Fax: 402-471-3778
Utility Contact
Nebraska Public Power District is more than a utility. We’re a business partner. And by partnering with the state, community leaders, and other public power utilities, our Economic Development team works to expand and retain existing industry while attracting new business. We do this, in part, by offering personal service and a comprehensive, searchable database of available buildings, sites, and communities at sites.nppd.com. Contact us today and put NPPD’s people and power resources to work for you.
Dennis G. Hall, Econ. Dev. Mgr.
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, NE 68602-0499
800-282-6773
402-563-5534
Fax: 402-563-5090
Local Contact
Buffalo County (44,000) offers a compelling package of prepared sites and buildings; it’s close to important metros yet securely wrapped in a safe, hometown-atmosphere and is home to the vibrant 6,700-student University of Nebraska Kearney. Buffalo County includes Gibbon, Ravenna, and Shelton. Buffalo County is home to a regional referral medical center and home to manufacturing and processing, distribution centers, and an array of attractive support services. Ours is a labor force that is skilled and knows how to work. Buffalo County is strategically located on I-80 with convenient access to trucking and rail services and five different fiber optic 2-direction carriers. We're Prepared for your Business!
Jonathan Krebs, Executive Director
P.O. Box 607
Kearney, NE 68848
308-237-9346
Fax: 308-234-2774
Local Contact
Elkhorn Valley Economic Development Council is a three county regional economic development program in Northeast Nebraska that facilitates business start-up, retention, expansion,and attraction activities. Norfolk, Nebraska and the surrounding Micropolitan region is the home to four Nucor Steel facilities, King Steel, Norfolk Iron and Metal, Covidian, Veyance Technologies, Affiliated Foods, Milk Specialties Global, Hiland-Roberts Ice Cream Company, and many others. Business attraction is important, but retention is vital!
David Simonsen, Executive Director
309 Madison Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
402-371-8142
Fax: 402-844-2261
Local Contact
Very favorable factors such as productivity, loyalty, low absenteeism and most important profitability are all commonplace in Hastings, Nebraska. With a highly-skilled workforce, low cost of living, and the latest infrastructure technologies, Hastings is a clear choice for new business establishments and expansion. In addition, Hastings is known for a workforce where employees are loyal and turnover is low, which keeps recruiting and training costs down.
Dee Haussler, Exec. Dir.
P.O. Box 1104
Hastings, NE 68902
402-461-8406
Fax: 402-461-4400
Local Contact
Lincoln serves as a center for education, commerce, and government for Nebraska. Home of the Flagship campus of the University of Nebraska, Lincoln offers companies numerous options for human resources with 40,000 students in Lincoln annually. Logistics options are abundant with interstate, air, and rail available to ship to either coast.
Jason Smith, V.P., Econ. Dev.
P.O. Box 83006, Lincoln
NE 68501-3006
402-436-2373
Fax: 402-436-2360
State Contact Information:
Cheryl Brandenburgh,
Bus. Recruitment Dep. Dir.
Nebraska Dept. of Econ. Dev.
P.O. Box 94666, 301 Centennial Mall
Lincoln, NE 68509-4666
800-426-6505
Fax: 402-471-3778
Information On State Taxes:
Nebraska Dept. of Revenue
P.O. Box 94818
301 Centennial Mall S.
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-471-2971
Fax: 402-471-56080
Inward Investment :
Richard Baier 
Department of Economic Development
301 Centennial Mall South, 4th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509
Tel: 1-402-471-3111
Fax: 1-402-471-3778
richard.baier@nebraska.gov
http://www.neded.org
Dennis G. Hall, Econ.
Dev. Mgr.
Nebraska Public Power Dist.
P.O. Box 499
Columbus, NE 68602-0499
800-282-6773
402-563-5534
Fax: 402-563-5090
Don Kraus, Mgr.
Central Nebraska PPID
P.O. Box 740
Holdrege, NE 68949
308-995-8601
Mary Simmons, Mgr., Econ. Dev.
Black Hills Energy
1600 Windhoek Dr.
P.O. Box 83008
Lincoln, NE 65801
800-232-1850
402-437-1850
Mark Shkolnick
Lincoln Electric System
P.O. Box 80869
Lincoln, NE 68501
402-473-3273
Corrinne Pederson
NMPP Energy
P.O. Box 95124
Lincoln, NE 68509
402-474-4759
Fax: 402-474-0473
Nebraska Rural Electric Assn.
P.O. Box 82048
Lincoln, NE 68501-2048
402-475-4988
Devin Meisinger
Omaha Public Power District
444 S. 16th St. Mall
Omaha, NE 68102
402-636-3729
Northern Natural Gas Co.
1111 S. 103 St.
Omaha, NE 68124
402-398-7664
Tri-State Gen. & Trans. Assn.
P.O. Box 33695
Denver, CO 80233
303-452-6111
Fax: 303-254-6007
Kathryn Kunert
MidAmerican Energy
4299 N.W. Urbandale Dr.
Urbandale, IA 50322
515-281-2287
Fax: 515-242-4399
ALLIANCE
Dixie Nelson, Exec. Dir.
Alliance C. of C.
P.O. Box 571
Alliance, NE 69301
308-762-1520
Fax: 308-762-4919
John Olafson, Exec. Dir.
Box Butte Dev. Corp.
204 E. Third
Alliance, NE 69301
308-762-1800
Fax: 308-762-4268
BEATRICE
Terri Dageford, Exec. Dir., Bus. Dev.
Gage Cty. Econ. Dev.
5109 W. Scott Rd., Ste. 411
Beatrice, NE 68310
402-223-6650
Fax: 402-223-6651
BROKEN BOW
Doug Campbell, Pres.
Custer Econ. Dev.
314 S 10th Ave.
P.O. Box 2
Broken Bow, NE 68822
308-870-2959
COLUMBUS
David Bell, Co-Chair
Columbus Econ. Council
2404 15th Street
Columbus, NE 68602
402-564-3171
Fax: 402-564-0970
FREMONT
Kevin Wilkins, Dir.
Greater Fremont Dev. Coun.
P.O. Box 472
Fremont, NE 68026
402-753-8126
Fax: 402-721-9359
GENEVA
Patt Lentfer, Exec. Dir.
Fillmore Cty. Dev. Corp.
1032 G St.
Geneva, NE 68361
402-759-4910
Fax: 402-759-4455
GRAND ISLAND
Marlan Ferguson, Pres.
Grand Island EDC
P.O. Box 1151
Grand Island, NE 68802
308-381-7500
Fax: 308-398-7205
HASTINGS
Dee Haussler, Exec. Dir.
Hastings EDC
P.O. Box 1104
Hastings, NE 68902
402-461-8406
Fax: 402-461-4400
KEARNEY
Jonathan Krebs, Exec. Dir.
Buffalo Cty. EDC
P.O. Box 607
Kearney, NE 68848
308-237-9346
Fax: 308-234-2764
LINCOLN
Jason Smith, V.P., Econ. Dev.
Lincoln Area Dev. Partnership
P.O. Box 83006
Lincoln, NE 68501-3006
402-436-2373
Fax: 402-436-2360
McCOOK
Rex Nelson, Exec. Dir.
McCook EDC
P.O. Box 626
McCook, NE 69001
308-345-1200
Fax: 308-345-2152
MINDEN
Lisa Karnatz, Executive Director
Minden Economic Development
PO Box 27
325 N Colorado
Minden, NE 68959
308-830-3206
Fax: 308-832-1949
NEBRASKA CITY
Stephanie Shrader, Exec. Dir.
River County EDC
806 1st Ave.
Nebraska City, NE 68410
402-297-3272
Fax: 402-873-4578
NORFOLK
David Simonsen
Elkhorn Valley EDC
405 Madison Ave.
P.O. Box 386
Norfolk, NE 68702
402-371-8142
Dennis Houston
Norfolk Area C. of C.
P.O. Box 386
Norfolk, NE 68702
402-371-4862
Fax: 402-371-0182
NORTH PLATTE
Dan Mauk, Pres.
North Platte Chamber& Dev. Corp.
502 S. Dewey
North Platte, NE 69101
308-532-4966
Fax: 308-532-4827
OMAHA
Rod Moseman, V.P., Econ. Dev.
Omaha Econ. Dev. Coun.
Gtr. Omaha C. of C.
1301 Harney St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402-346-5000
Fax: 402-346-7050
SEWARD
Lana Rourke, Exec. Dir.
Seward Cty. Econ. Dev.
PO Box 258
Seward, NE 68434
402-525-4891
SOUTH SIOUX CITY
Dan McNamara, Dir.
S. Sioux City Econ. Dev.
1615 1st Avenue
South Sioux City, NE 68776
402-494-9407
Fax: 402-494-7527
SUTTON
Birg Ulmer, Admin.
City of Sutton
P.O. Box 430
Sutton, NE 68979
402-773-4225
Fax: 402-773-5501
YORK
Brian Leggett, Pres.
York Cty. Dev. Corp.
224 West 6th St.
York, NE 68467
402-362-3333
Fax: 402-362-3344
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