$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
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...
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...
Residents and visitors driving through downtown Holdrege will notice a beautiful new mural on the Rite Way Milk building. Affectionately called The Mailbox, it was painted by Wyoming-based artist Dan Toro, whose designs stood out...
The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) is now accepting nominations for the 2025 Showcase Community Award. The award will be presented to a Nebraska community during Community Development Month (April 2025).The Showcase Community Award...
President Donald Trump’s 10% additional tariffs on Chinese imports went into effect Tuesday, threatening to make several key categories of goods more expensive from the hundreds of billions of dollars worth of Chinese products brought...
Lieutenant Governor Joe Kelly awarded prizes to three teams of aspiring college entrepreneurs through the 2nd Annual Nebraska Governor’s New Venture Competition. Awardees were announced during Thursday’s Nebraska Business Hall of Fame banquet at the...
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) is announcing the resumption of cattle and bison imports from Mexico. Imports are scheduled to resume within the next several days.To protect...
Native Nicaraguans Argentina Espinoza and Magdiel “Junior” Garcia, Jr. first arrived in Nebraska during the middle of winter. Yet their strongest initial impression of the state wasn’t the cold weather but the warmth and welcome...