$228,136,783
Total Market Sales Potential
USDA Ag Census
Holdrege, Nebraska and Phelps County serve as a regional employment center attracting commuters, consumers and service seekers from an eight-county region.
Enjoying a rich natural resource base, including North America’s largest underground aquifer, Phelps County is the heart of the nation’s breadbasket leading in the production of corn, soybeans and cattle.
A workforce that consistently earns high marks for productivity helps make Holdrege and Phelps County attractive choices for companies seeking cost-effective options to re-shore their operations.
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$228,136,783
Total Market Sales Potential
USDA Ag Census
21,592
Primary Retail Trade Area Population
Make It Your Home
$85,598
Average Household Income
St. Louis Federal Reserve
DG Fuels Owner Mike Darcy’s Beverly Hills childhood was nothing like growing up in Phelps County’s vast oceans of corn. But his belief in the value of a dollar and not letting anything go to...
PCDC Board President Shane Westcott selected PCDC Executive Director Ron Tillery for this year’s President’s Priceless Pick award.The award is dedicated to an individual whose efforts have made a significant impact on local economic development. “It...
Phelps County is Feeding and Fueling America was the theme for PCDC’s Annual Investors Meeting at JB’s Sports Bar & Grill on April 2.With the announcement of two new multimillion-dollar projects, Phelps County is on...
Shane Westcott is ending his six-year tenure serving the Phelps County Development Corporation (PCDC) board and his second year as board president, but not without leaving the organization in good hands. Under Westcott's guidance, along...
The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics projects that Generation Z will represent about 30% of the American workforce by 2030. This generation brings a fundamentally different outlook on careers and life compared to previous generations...
PCDC GO! DREAM grants are helping spruce up buildings and add new living spaces throughout Phelps County.A new downtown living space above Sweeney Wealth Management will soon be available to rent with help from a...
“Phelps County is Feeding & Fueling America” is the theme of PCDC’s Annual Investors Meeting on Wednesday, March 19, at the Holdrege Country Club.All PCDC investors and community elected officials are welcome to attend the...
The Russell and Deanna Henderson family is one of the newest families to move to Holdrege with the help of PCDC down payment assistance grants, which were expanded last summer.Russell Henderson accepted the position of...
U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Brooke Rollins announced a $1 billion-dollar comprehensive strategy to curb highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI), protect the U.S. poultry industry, and lower egg prices. This is in addition to funding already...
DG Fuels will soon open a sustainable aviation fuel (SAF) production facility in Phelps, Nebraska – its first SAF plant in the Midwest. The expansion into Phelps reflects the role that agriculture plays in the...