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York News-Times/Steve Moseley
YORK – It’s not every year that the Focus on York Award is given by the York Area Chamber of Commerce. It’s only been bestowed a few times, for when individuals and/or organizations have brought state, regional or national recognition to York.
This year, the Chamber presented that awar...
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Baer's Furniture changing hands
Jan 5 2022York News-Times Article
By Dave Sjuts
Pat and Lisa Eichinger are excited to announce that they have sold Baer’s Furniture to York native Brett Gulbrandson and his wife Ashley. The furniture and carpet store, located at 615 N. Lincoln Avenue in York, has been a staple of downtown York since 1879 an...
The Chambers of Commerce and Economic Development Corporation (EDC) both play an important role in the community, but, what’s the difference between the two? This is a question that is frequently asked by businesses in the community as they try to decide where to invest their membership dollars and ho...
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ALLO Communications to Invest in 10 Gigabit Network in York, Nebraska
IMPERIAL and LINCOLN, NE (November 29, 2021) – ALLO Communications today announced a fiber-to-the-premise project offering 10 Gigabit bandwidth in York, Nebraska.
ALLO will begin construction in York in Spring 2022 after working closely wit...
YORK, NE -- York County Development Corporation (YCDC) launched a powerful redesigned website, created by Golden Shovel Agency, to further strengthen its online presence and economic growth for the region. The website is very clean, easy to navigate, and incorporates new blue colors that help the “York red” pop.
“Our mai...
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State Partnerships, Nationwide Marketing Highlight Development Efforts in City of York
City recognized in Nebraska’s Economic Development Certified Community program for business, industrial site expansions.
November 19, 2021 (LINCOLN, NEB.) – More than $60 million in business investments in the city of York (pop. 7,832) have created a nationa...
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Ankeny, Iowa – The National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA) has unanimously elected Lisa Hurley to the role of Secretary-Treasurer of the Board of Directors. Hurley will assume her role on January 1st, 2022.
Hurley, a Certified Economic Developer and Economic Developer Master Practitioner is the Executive Director o...
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SizeUp|York County NE provides free market research to foster local entrepreneurship
York, NE: 11/18/2021 – A national entrepreneurship boom is now occurring as entrepreneurs starting new businesses has reached historic highs. This is a positive sign for the future of the economy and welcome news as an economic boos...
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Size Up / York County NE provides free market research to foster local entrepreneurship
York, NE: 11/18/2021 – About 20 percent of small businesses fail within their first year. By the end of the second year, 30 percent of businesses will have failed, and by the end of th...
“The advantage of staying here in York is that the college gave me a foundation of a community that I now get to build on,” said Kafani Williams ’20, manager at Blue Beacon. “You can make connections anywhere but in a smaller town like this you see the same peopl...
YCDC Launces SizeUp | York County
Nov 16 2021YCDC LAUNCHES INNOVATIVE NEW WEBSITE SERVICE DESIGNED TO SUPPORT LOCAL BUSINESS
York, NE: 11/16/2021 – WWW.YORKDEVCO.COM website provides free market research and business intelligence to help small businesses
York County Development Corporation is launching SizeUP | York County NE on its website today, making powerful market research and business intelligence available t...
Washington, DC – York County Development Corporation won a Silver Rank for its York NE Industrial 34 Acre Site Specific, a project in the category of Multimedia/Video Promotion of the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). The honor was presented today at an awards ceremony during the IEDC Annual Conference, whic...
Preferred Popcorn, one of Nebraska’s leading manufacturers, is expanding into York County, Nebraska. They are leasing space in the newly refurbished SWB Industrial Park in Waco. The 122,745 square foot building sits on 11.64 acres off of Highway 34 just north of I-80 near York and less than an hou...
“Why be saddled with massive student debt when you can gain experience working and then go to college for free?” That’s the question Derek Dauel, Development Coordinator for York County Development Corporation is asking high school students, teachers and counselors. With many York County manufacturing companies willing to pay fo...
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AUGUST 27, 2021
Lisa Hurley has been named the 2021 Nebraska Economic Developers Association (NEDA) Professional of the Year in the community category.
The award was presented by NEDA, the largest association of economic development professionals in Nebraska at its Annual Conference in Sidney on August 26, 2021. Hurley i...