In the News

Small Business Saturday is a day dedicated to celebrating small businesses and encouraging consumers to shop at local establishments. Sandwiched between the frenzy of Black Friday and Cyber Monday, Small Business Saturday is an opportunity for Phelps County shoppers to support our local businesses, and in turn, boost our economy. No...Continue Reading

PCDC inducted three new members into the Phelps County Hall of Fame at its HOF Celebration Banquet on Thursday, October 28, at JB’s Sports Bar & Grill. Becton-Dickinson, Glion Electric Scooters and Roger Allmand are the latest inductees into the Hall of Fame, which celebrates the risk-takers, the change-makers and th...Continue Reading

Rural Prosperity Nebraska, a division of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln’s Institute of Agriculture and Natural Resources, has partnered with the Nebraska Business Development Center at the University of Nebraska–Omaha to launch SourceLink Nebraska on Nov. 16. At launch, the online platform will offer over 870 resources from approximately 500 organization...Continue Reading

“You win or lose based on the talent you have and the culture you create that allows your talent to thrive.” That’s the word shared by Steve Presley, chairman and CEO of Nestlé USA, and it’s wisdom with which most successful corporate leaders would agree. Presley says his company found th...Continue Reading

Governor Pete Ricketts will visit Holdrege on Veterans Day to help dedicate the new Veterans Memorial. The ceremony is planned for 10 a.m. on Thursday, November 11, at the memorial site at Veterans Memorial Park (formerly the South Park). The public is invited to attend. In addition to remarks by Governo...Continue Reading

As businesses navigate a new world following the global pandemic, most will need to adapt to a more agile workplace. An overarching result of the pandemic was the population diffusion of city centers. As COVID cases continue to affect our society, a return to downtown metro areas has been slo...Continue Reading

Success as an entrepreneur is difficult to explain. While we immediately think of it as making a tremendous amount of wealth, success doesn’t always mean that. Rather it comes down to defining it on your own terms and directing your life to live by those principles. Below are 10 entrepreneurs wh...Continue Reading

I’m someone that thought they would spend years climbing the corporate ladder... When I first graduated from college, I started working at a tech startup, where I was able to climb multiple rungs at a time. Sadly, my dreams were shattered when the company I worked for went bankrupt and ...Continue Reading

Holdrege native Roger Allmand found success in his hometown, where he helped build a multi-million dollar international manufacturing/marketing organization that provided jobs for hundreds of local residents and helped grow the community. For his longtime dedication to the community not only through the company founded by the Allmand family but als...Continue Reading

Bertrand residents may be getting healthier, and a historic building will be restored in downtown Bertrand thanks to a PCDC GO! DREAM program matching grant. Michelle Mcnierney, who moved to Bertrand with her family in June, plans to open a yoga studio/flex space called Studio 607 at 607 Minor Avenue i...Continue Reading

What differentiates successful communities from unsuccessful communities? Why do people move to a community? These are a few of the questions that will be answered at the Phelps County Development Corporation’s 2021 Business Hall of Fame Banquet on Thursday, October 28, in downtown Holdrege. The banquet will honor this year’s and las...Continue Reading

HOLDREGE, Neb. (AP) — BD has completed an expansion at one of its Nebraska plants that will help the company continue providing hundreds of millions of needles and syringes to the U.S. government to help with the COVID-19 vaccination campaign. The company said Thursday that the $70 million expansion of productio...Continue Reading

Holdrege, NEB — The Nebraska Prairie Museum in Holdrege recently completed the renovation of its Sports Room. Visitors can see photos and memorabilia from dozens of different sports and bands in the Phelps County area. Patti Simpson, one of the many volunteers at the museum gives us the details. Read full article.Continue Reading

Phelps County is home to global manufacturing companies benefitting from the talented workforce that is a trademark of Nebraska to produce goods using the latest technologies. Recently, Phelps County received accolades for its positive business climate, earning a “Top Rural County 2020” ranking by Site Selection Magazine.  Kicking off on Manufacturin...Continue Reading

Twelve juniors and three seniors have registered for the Janssen Auto Technician Training program, which is now in its second year. This unique program started in the fall of 2020 as a cooperative effort between Janssen Auto Group, Central Community College, ESU No. 11 and the Phelps County Development Corporation a...Continue Reading

Five or more new rental living units could be coming to Bertrand in the next few years, and a PCDC forgivable loan has made it possible to get the project rolling. LaDonna Bennett, Executive Director of the Bertrand Housing Authority, said the board has been discussing the need for more housin...Continue Reading

Area employers are getting creative with workforce recruitment strategies, and PCDC is helping by providing data and organizing a social media campaign in targeted geographic areas. PCDC just finished a social media campaign using data compiled by NPPD that identified the Top 10 Recruitment Counties based on workers and wage differences...Continue Reading

Entrepreneurship isn’t an easy or simple profession, but as with any field, there are basic principles that govern success. The most fundamental truth in entrepreneurship is this: find a problem and be the solution. If you want to become a successful entrepreneur, your business must fill a gap, solve a...Continue Reading

When a business is experiencing a decline in revenue or has simply plateaued and is not growing, there can be a number of contributing factors. A global pandemic, new competition, loss of a major customer, weak management, turnover of key employees, or off-target marketing could all have a negative effec...Continue Reading

As an entrepreneur, it can be tempting to spend big money on branding right off the bat. After all, you want to put your best foot forward and make a splash in the market—especially in the increasingly visual world we live in. Luckily for you (and your bottom line), Saskia Ketz...Continue Reading

The landscape has changed dramatically for businesses accessing the labor market pool. Employers have to rethink how to approach prospective employees if they plan on meeting their hiring demands. Job shortages have created a frenzy where companies are scrambling to adopt a new approach to hiring new team members in pursui...Continue Reading

In a year where many communities struggled — let alone rural ones with their unique challenges — Phelps County, Nebraska, achieved significant economic development success thereby earning it a “Top Rural County 2020” ranking by Site Selection Magazine.  In the United States, there are 1,287 counties that can be considered rural...Continue Reading

Phelps County draws 43 percent of its workforce from other counties, according to the recently-released Economic and Demographic Trends report prepared by NPPD. PCDC Executive Director Ron Tillery sees that number as opportunity knocking. “The worker inflow presents an opportunity for population growth if we can convert commuters into residents, which send...Continue Reading