Business Facilities - January 2008 - (Page 115) NEBRASKA Governor Dave Heineman NEBRASKA Fast Facts Population (2006): 1,768,331 Largest Cities (2006): Omaha, 419,545; Lincoln, 241,167; Bellevue, 47,594; Grand Island, 44,632; Kearney, 29,385 Targeted Industries: Transportation and logistics, biotechnology, information services, metal fabrication, processed foods, agritourism Key Incentives: Nebraska Advantage Act, Invest Nebraska Act, Customized Job Training Program 0 5 10 AL – CO NEBRASKA GDP by Industry (Total = $75.7 billion) (Source: U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. Data are 2006 estimates in current dollars.) 11.8% - Manufacturing CT – ID 19.3% - Services & Healthcare 19.6% - Trade & Transportation 4.8% - Agriculture & Mining 19.3% - Finance, Insurance, & Real Estate IL – LA 13.8% - Government 11.4% - Other 15 20 Nebraska Public Power District Dennis G. Hall, CEcD Economic Development Manager P.O. Box 499 Columbus, NE 68602-0499 800-282-6773, ext. 5534 fax: 402-563-5090 dghall@nppd.com sites.nppd.com Nebraska Public Power District provides reliable, low-cost electricity to 91 of Nebraska’s 93 counties, and it can assist your company in finding a productive and profitable location for your expansion plant. Omaha Public Power District Devin E. Meisinger, CEcD Economic Development Coordinator 444 South 16th Street Mall, 2E/EP3 Omaha, NE 68102-2247 402-636-3729 www.oppd.com Sarpy County Economic Development Council Toby Churchill Executive Director 1301 Harney Street Omaha, NE 68102 800-852-2622 York County Development Corporation Norene Fitzgerald Executive Director 224 West 6th Street York, NE 68467 402-362-3333 www.comegrowwithyork.org ME – MS REGIONAL CONTACTS Elkhorn Valley Economic Dev. Council R.J. Baker, CEcD Executive Director 405 Madison P.O. Box 386 Norfolk, NE 68702-0386 402-371-8142 www.elkhornedc.com Twin Cities Development Association, Inc. Rawnda Pierce Executive Director 2620 College Park Scottsbluff, NE 69361 308-632-2833 or 866-632-2833 www.tcdne.org MO – NJ CITY CONTACTS BELLEVUE Bellevue Chamber of Commerce Tim Burke Chairman 1102 Galvin Road S Bellevue, NE 68005 402-898-3000 www.bellevuenebraska.com NM – OK STATE CONTACTS Nebraska Department of Econ. Dev. Cheryl Brandenburgh Business Recruitment Manager 301 Centennial Mall South Lincoln, NE 68509-4666 402-471-3789 www.neded.org OR – TN COUNTY CONTACTS Dawson County Area Economic Development Council Jennifer Wolf Executive Director P.O. Box 106 209 West 8th Street Cozad, NE 69130 308-784-3902 www.dawsoncountyed.com BLAIR Blair Area Chamber of Commerce Harriet Waite Executive Director 1646 Washington Street Blair, NE 68008 402-533-4455 www.blairchamber.org UTILITIES NMPP Energy Corrinne Pedersen Economic Development Manager P.O. Box 95124 Lincoln, NE 68509 800-234-2595 www.nmppenergy.org TX – WY BUSINESS FACILITIES | 2008 SITE SEEKERS’ GUIDE 115 http://sites.nppd.com http://www.oppd.com http://sites.nppd.com http://www.comegrowwithyork.org http://www.elkhornedc.com http://www.tcdne.org http://www.bellevuenebraska.com http://www.neded.org http://www.blairchamber.org http://www.nmppenergy.org http://www.dawsoncountyed.com
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