Several Attend Northeast NE Housing Tour

July 1, 2015 Leave a comment


By Patty Plugge

Executive Director, Burt County Economic Development Corporation

Forty-three people met in Wayne on Wednesday, June 24th for the Northeast NE Housing Tour.  The goal of the tour was to showcase successful housing projects in rural Nebraska, and explore the different funding methods.  After hearing from Patty Plugge, Burt County Economic Development Director, during lunch, the group boarded a bus for a tour of housing projects in Wakefield, Pender and Wayne.

Many attend the Northeast NE Housing Tour in Wayne last week. The group toured housing developments in Wayne, Pender and Wakefield. Oakland City Clerk Katie Onken and Oakland City Council member Denise Gilliland were among those attending the event. They can be seen in the far back left of the photo. Katie in a white top and Denise sitting across from her. Photo courtesy of Patty Plugge.

Many attend the Northeast NE Housing Tour in Wayne last week. The group toured housing developments in Wayne, Pender and Wakefield. Oakland City Clerk Katie Onken and Oakland City Council member Denise Gilliland were among those attending the event. They can be seen in the far back left of the photo. Katie in a white top and Denise sitting across from her. Photo courtesy of Patty Plugge.

 

This program was a result of a regional economic development planning process called Stronger Economies Together.  One of the goals resulting from the 17-county plan is to improve the housing stock in Northeast NE.  Sharing information with interested individuals from city and county governments, bankers, real estate brokers, contractors and volunteers is the first step in meeting this goal.  There are plans for a Housing Summit to take place in the near future to provide more details on tools to assist in housing development.  More information will be provided when a date is determined. 

 

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Regional Economic Development Planning Process

March 12, 2014 Leave a comment


Northeast NE To Kick Off Regional Economic Development Planning Process called Stronger Economies Together

 

Please join community and business leaders throughout Northeast Nebraska for dinner on Tuesday, March 18th  at  Wayne State College to kick off a regional economic development planning process called Stronger Economies Together (SET).  This event, which also serves as the March meeting for the Northeast NE Development Network, is open to representatives of business, industry, government, education, agriculture, non-profits and economic development organizations.

 

SET is a national program that enables counties in rural America to work together in developing and implementing economic development that strategically builds on the current and emerging economic strengths of the region.

 

USDA Rural Development and UNL Extension will facilitate the SET program over the next year. The SET region is comprised of the same counties served by the Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District, www.nenedd.org.

 

The NENEDD’s Blueprint for Sustainability along with data tailored to the region  describing its current and emerging industry clusters, comparative advantages and demographic information will serve as a basis for developing a high quality regional economic development plan.

 

Dinner will start at 6:00 p.m. in the Niobrara Room in the WSC Student Center: http://www.wsc.edu/about/map/. Following dinner will be an introduction and invitation to participate in the Stronger Economies Together program plus a presentation by Dr. Joe Allen (UNO) about making collaborations like SET successful. The program will wrap-up with a short presentation via technology from members of a  SET region in another state who’ve  completed an approved economic development plan. The event planners will strive to have everyone on their way home by 8:15 p.m.

 

Seating is limited, so people interested in attending are asked to please R.S.V.P. by 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 15th to UNL Extension in Burt County: (402) 374-2929. For more information or to R.S.V.P. by email, contact UNL Extension Educator, Carroll Welte, at cwelte1.unl.edu. Don’t be left out in the cold; R.S.V.P. by March 15th….it’s very important to do so!!

 

Carroll Welte, Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Burt County
111 N13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Ph: 402.374.2929, E-mail: cwelte1@unl.edu

 

 

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Northeast Planning Process

March 11, 2014 Leave a comment


Northeast NE To Kick Off Regional Economic Development Planning Process called Stronger Economies Together

 

Please join community and business leaders throughout Northeast Nebraska for dinner on Tuesday, March 18th  at  Wayne State College to kick off a regional economic development planning process called Stronger Economies Together (SET).  This event, which also serves as the March meeting for the Northeast NE Development Network, is open to representatives of business, industry, government, education, agriculture, non-profits and economic development organizations.

 

SET is a national program that enables counties in rural America to work together in developing and implementing economic development that strategically builds on the current and emerging economic strengths of the region.

 

USDA Rural Development and UNL Extension will facilitate the SET program over the next year. The SET region is comprised of the same counties served by the Northeast Nebraska Economic Development District, www.nenedd.org.

 

The NENEDD’s Blueprint for Sustainability along with data tailored to the region  describing its current and emerging industry clusters, comparative advantages and demographic information will serve as a basis for developing a high quality regional economic development plan.

 

Dinner will start at 6:00 p.m. in the Niobrara Room in the WSC Student Center: http://www.wsc.edu/about/map/. Following dinner will be an introduction and invitation to participate in the Stronger Economies Together program plus a presentation by Dr. Joe Allen (UNO) about making collaborations like SET successful. The program will wrap-up with a short presentation via technology from members of a  SET region in another state who’ve  completed an approved economic development plan. The event planners will strive to have everyone on their way home by 8:15 p.m.

 

Seating is limited, so people interested in attending are asked to please R.S.V.P. by 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 15th to UNL Extension in Burt County: (402) 374-2929. For more information or to R.S.V.P. by email, contact UNL Extension Educator, Carroll Welte, at cwelte1.unl.edu. Don’t be left out in the cold; R.S.V.P. by March 15th….it’s very important to do so!!

 

Carroll Welte, Extension Educator
University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Burt County
111 N13th Street, Suite 6
Tekamah, NE 68061
Ph: 402.374.2929, E-mail: cwelte1@unl.edu

 

 

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