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U.S. Department of Agriculture 100 Centennial mall North #308 Lincoln, NE 68508 rd.usda.gov/ne   Contact:  Kate Bolz kate.bolz@usda.gov (402) 206-1230 NEWS RELEASE USDA Makes Grants Available to Help People in Rural Nebraska to Repair Their Homes Damaged By Storms and Fire in...Continue Reading

YORK — Local students shuffled into Holthus Convention Center Tuesday morning for Regional Career Day hosted by the York County Development Corporation. The 100-plus students were split into four groups. The groups had the opportunity to visit with 27 area business professionals across different industries including: education, health sciences,...Continue Reading

Adriana Fajardo was not familiar with the midwest and definitely never pictured living here. Fajardo grew up in the Dominican Republic until she moved to Georgia at the age of fifteen. Being fifteen, she wasn’t sure about the move to a different country; she had to begin a new school,...Continue Reading

York County Development Corporation (YCDC) is focused on workforce development so that our local companies have a steady stream of talent to hire from. Locally, we benefit from the presence of York University, but in many situations employers can hire students right out of high school. To facilitate these relationships,...Continue Reading

York County, Nebraska, is an incredible place to raise a family, build a career, and start and operate a business. The County is growing and creating investment opportunities in the process. One of the greatest challenges is that few people know the county outside of Nebraska. This lack of awareness...Continue Reading

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 York...Continue Reading

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 9,648...Continue Reading

Economic 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 like...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading

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...Continue Reading