$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
U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Secretary Tom Vilsack has announced that the Biden-Harris Administration is making investments that will strengthen American food supply chains, increase independent meat and poultry processing capacity, create more, new and...
The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has announced the availability of $4.5 million in funding to establish three additional USDA Nutrition Hubs in communities across the country. The new Nutrition Hubs will provide tailored...
New data sourced by the Site Selectors Guild factors into the lead category of America’s Top States for Business 2024. For the first time in the ranking’s 17-year history, infrastructure is the top-weighted category.“Companies want...
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Governor Jim Pillen, the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED), and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA) encourage Nebraskans to register for the Ag & Economic Development Summit: One Nebraska. This year’s event will take...
The more time I spend working in marketing, the more parallels I find between my professional and personal life. This makes sense because I am a human being with human experience. Naturally, there will be...
Nearly half of potential homebuyers say they can’t afford a down payment, making it one of the biggest barriers to entry for people who want to enter the housing market. Home prices remain high across...
Since its introduction in 2017, nearly 300 new residents have moved to Phelps County using down payment assistance from PCDC’s GO! HOME program. The original purpose was to encourage workers to live closer to their...
MomenTum Dance Academy will soon have a new more visible home in downtown Holdrege.Owner Mady Thelen said she purchased the building at 702 4th Avenue “so we could grow and offer more for our dancers"...
Ag Service Associates will break ground on its new office building at 14th & Burlington at 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 25. “We have determined it is time to invest in a new office so we can...