A new development designed to attract new businesses to Norfolk held a groundbreaking ceremony on Wednesday, September 30.
Aulick Industries Looking to Expand Thanks to Loan from City of Scottsbluff
Aulick Industries is posed to add 30-40 new jobs at their facility in Scottsbluff with assistance from a $750,000 loan through LB840, which authorizes Nebraska cities to collect and appropriate local tax dollars for economic development purposes. Aulick Industries, a NPPD retail customer and family-owned subsidiary of Original Equipment Company, specializes in the manufacturing and […]
Norfolk to be Home to Nebraska’s First Battery Storage Solar Project
Norfolk is ready to embark on the state’s largest community solar project, a cooperative agreement between the city and NPPD. Unique to the Norfolk project is the inclusion of a battery energy storage system (BESS) tied to the solar array as a demonstration project. The city council approved the project during a city council meeting […]
Cass County (Plattsmouth) Increased Manufacturing Employment by 50.9 Percent
Manufacturing employment increased by 50.9 percent in Cass County, home of Plattsmouth while the nonfarm wage and salary employment in nearby Nemaha County increased by 10.6 percent during the 2009 ̶2019 period. Also, the community of Laurel, in northeast Nebraska offers a 12 acre site available for development. Read more about these facts and other […]
Tricia Moyer Joins NPPD’s Economic Development Team
Tricia Moyer has joined the NPPD Economic Development team as a marketing specialist. She brings with her more than 20 years of marketing and communications experience, mostly in the higher education and non-profit sector. She’s honed her marketing skills in places like the University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Creighton University Medical Center and Wayne State College. Her […]
TECH oNE CROSSING DATA PARK Receives 70MW of New Electrical Capacity
September 15, 2020 – KEARNEY, Neb. – In partnership with the Nebraska Public Power District, Kearney’s Tech oNE Crossing Data Park will have available 70 megawatts (MW) of electrical capacity allowing for additional growth. Kearney’s Tech oNE Crossing Data Park is a 200 acre, shovel-ready development prepped for technology development and is currently home to […]
Governor Recognizes NPPD’s Golden Anniversary
Governor Pete Ricketts proclaimed Wednesday, August 12 Nebraska Public Power District Day during a visit to Columbus. It’s just one of the many ways NPPD has celebrated its 50 years of service this year. “All the innovation and customer service really is a great Nebraska story and has helped us keep low cost, reliable power […]
Some Counties Show Growth in 2019 Retail Sales, Others Struggle
Figure 1. Change in per capita non-motor vehicle sales from 2018 to 2019. Source: U.S. Census Bureau and Nebraska Department of Revenue, July 2020 Each summer, the Nebraska Department of Revenue releases information on non-motor vehicle retail sales that gives a snapshot of how Main Street is doing in each Nebraska community and county. We […]
Vireo Breaks Ground in Plattsmouth, NE
On August 18, 2020 Vireo broke ground in Plattsmouth, Nebraska. Dignitaries attending are (l-r) Mayor Paul Lambert; Governor Ricketts: Deeannah Seymour, CEO of pH-D Feminine Health (Vireo business partner); Mark Faulkner, Vireo CEO and Sen. Robert Clements.
Green Plains lends a “sanitized” hand to the global pandemic
Wash. Scrub. Repeat. With this global pandemic we have all experienced the enhanced need to ensure we have clean hands, but how do you do that when we are on the go and sanitizer is scarce? Green Plains, a Nebraska-based manufacturer of alcohol distilled specifically for the production of cleaners and disinfectants for more than […]
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