Focus of economic developers changing in Nebraska
20 Feb 2024
News
BEATRICE – Economic developers face a different set of challenges from twenty years ago, as they try to help their communities grow.
Director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development, K.C. Belitz told members of Gage County Growth Enterprise that some new priorities are appearing in Nebraska.
"Twenty years ago we would have never dreamed about talking about childcare, as an economic development organization. But today, that is clearly a core economic development issue....housing, similarly. We would have never talked about that as an economic development or chamber organization."
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