City of York to Receive Statewide Recognition for Outstanding Community Conservation
8 Jul 2022
Awards and Recognition
Since 2017, the City of York and the Upper Big Blue Natural Resources District have worked together to protect water quality in the city’s wellfield through Project GROW (Growing Rotational crops On Wellfield). Five years into the program, the partnership continues to accomplish its goals and has also generated something unexpected: statewide recognition...
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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 to...
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 available...
17 County Leadership Accepts Applications
May 23 2022York County Development Corporation's 2nd Class of 17-County Leadership Program
York County Development Corporation (YCDC) organized a leadership program in 2021, with the help of Cultivate Rural Leaders. The program has transitioned to being facilitated by Dr. Shannon Leinen, Professor of York College’s Master of Arts in...