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Lisa Hurley, York County Development Corporation’s Executive Director, is presenting at a conference on the well-being of Nebraskans. Healthy Families, Strong Communities will occur on December 7, 2022, at the Nebraska Innovation Campus in Lincoln. Jake Owens, York County Health Coalition’s Executive Director, will be co-presenting and discussing how Yor...
York, NE: Last week, Dr. Sue Crawford, City Administrator of the City of York and Lisa Hurley, Executive Director for the York County Development Corporation (YCDC) attended the National League of Cities (NLC) meeting in Kansas City, Mo. The conference included more than 40 workshops focused on an array o...
York County Development Corporation (YCDC) partnered with York University to provide students with a Career Fair this fall. On November 15, area employers gathered on the York University campus to network with current students, as well as promote any job openings that they had. Taking place in the upstairs room...
A few weeks ago, representatives of the city, the Nebraska Public Power District and GRNE Solar gathered at the local landfill to hold a ribbon cutting for the city’s new community solar field. It was also an opportunity for everyone to see – close up – the layout of 9,64...
Coming Together To Grow November 2022
Nov 16 2022Economic Development is ever changing, and your team in York County is constantly working on various types of projects. Some are very visible, and some are not. It is not uncommon for us to be working on the same goal from many different angles for several years. Today I’d lik...
York County is home to global manufacturing companies that are producing goods using the latest technologies, along with raw materials found throughout Nebraska. York County Development Corporation kicked off Manufacturing Month with an event focused on the industry’s future workforce - our local students.
On October 7th, we partnered with loca...
York County Development Corporation Celebrates York County Manufacturing with area students and business leaders through Industry Tours
Highschool students and community leaders see makers in action on tour of local, high-tech operations
In celebration of Manufacturing Day 2022, York County Development Corporation coordinated Manufacturing Month Industry Tours for York Public Schools student...
York County Development Corporation Honored for General Purpose Website During the IEDC Annual Conference
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The International Economic Development Council (IEDC), the world's largest professional association for economic developers, has selected York County Development Corporation as a recipient of its 2022 Excellence Awards. During the IEDC Annual Conference, th...
Coming Together To Grow
Sep 6 2022York County Development Corporation (YCDC) has an active Business Retention & Expansion (BR&E) program, which is an economic development strategy of proactively connecting with local businesses to understand and respond to their needs. This program includes many contacts and communications throughout the year. Recently, we have kicked off the Busines...
Lisa Hurley, York County Development Corporation’s Executive Director, traveled to the United Kingdom for a cultural and information exchange on August 17 - 23rd at the invitation of Nebraska Sorghum and PBS International from York, England.
“Nebraska Sorghum is expecting productive meetings in the United Kingdom that will bring value t...
Housing availability is critical infrastructure because, without available housing units, people can’t move to York County to work for local employers. “If our community is going to grow we must invest in our housing supply and make it as easy as possible for people to move here,” said Lisa Hurley...
Governor Pete Ricketts welcomed 365 leaders to Kearney’s Younes Conference Center for the “Governor’s Summit on Ag and Economic Development,” co-hosted by the Nebraska Departments of Agriculture and Economic Development.
“Nebraska is enjoying rapid growth and record-setting employment,” said Gov. Ricketts. “Nebraska agriculture set all-time highs for beef exports, corn production...
The City of York has been awarded $15.6 for Project Access York, an infrastructure proposal to improve pedestrian access and safety throughout the city.
Project Access York will fund almost 10 miles of trail expansion throughout the city, a pedestrian overpass over Highway 81 near the interstate, safety improvements for schoo...
“We can’t grow without more childcare facilities,” said Lisa Hurley, Executive Director of York County Development Corporation. “Employers want to hire, but if workers can’t find childcare, they may be unable to accept the position. This makes it critical that we address our childcare shortage and take active steps to increas...
The K-Junction Solar Facility will bring $130 million to the local economy, provide $27 million to the McCool schools and $43 million in tax revenue to York County. The investment and economic impact is significant. Still, some have raised an important question - “what is the actual economic impact knowin...
Hank McGowan purchased his first farm in York County in 1997. His grandfather started farming in the 1920’s and his dad in the 1960’s. “We made a decision to farm this land but it hasn’t always been easy. There’s been some lean times,” he said. “We want to continue t...
David C. Levy of Baird Holm LLP, has been involved in Nebraska renewable energy projects for decades. When asked how Nebraskans benefit from projects like the K-Junction Solar Facility, he said, “Renewable energy projects provide diversity in the electric supply and renewable energy is some of the cheapest electricity availabl...
The Agriculture Council of America (ACA) is an organization uniquely composed of leaders in the agriculture, food and fiber communities dedicated to increasing the public awareness of agriculture's vital role in our society. The Agriculture Council of America and the National Ag Day program was started in 1973.