How One Major Trade Group is Tackling the Worker Shortage Crisis
27 Apr 2020
Coming off a record-setting run for economic development in Wisconsin, what is former Lt. Gov. Rebecca Kleefisch planning to do for an encore?
Just last week, we learned the answer. Associated Builders and Contractors (ABC) of Wisconsin announced Nov. 12 that Kleefisch would become the organization’s official “Jobs Ambassador,” a role she intends to use to promote careers in the skilled trades. ABC is a national U.S. trade association representing the non-union construction industry.
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With the extra incentive of PCDC’s Magic Multiplier gift card program, local residents purchased more than $75,000 in gift certificates to Phelps County businesses in April.
PCDC programs aimed to give area businesses a boost during the COVID-19 pandemic proved to be successful and became a model for other...
PCDC Partnership Paves Way for New Home
Apr 24 2020Thanks to a local partnership with PCDC, a new home now brightens the corner of 11th and Logan Streets where two dilapidated homes once stood.
Through a partnership between the Phelps County Development Corporation and the South Central Economic Development District, Inc. (SCEDD), Holdrege has a new home to...
In the past three years, more than $80 million in local investments have resulted through the direct or indirect work of the Phelps County Development Corporation.
These figures are reported in PCDC’s new Market Impact Summary, which was prepared by an economist at Nebraska Public Power District.
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