Our Strategic Location is More than Geography
In Phelps County you’ll find unparalleled support from strong, motivated partners, an exceptional workforce, and creative thinkers. We aim to accomplish goals of epic proportions and we’re prepared to do it one step at a time.
- Regional Health and Service Center
- Rail, Roads and Air Connectivity
- Strategic Central Location
- Lower Cost Power
- 1:13 Teacher:Pupil Ratio
- Legendary Work Ethic
- 102,282 Eight-County Regional Population
- $350+ million Industrial Investments Since 2010
- We make more but pay less.
- Live large and enjoy it
- Holdrege Cost of living is 19.7% less than the national average (source: bestplaces.com)
Getting here - and there - is a snap. No hassle travel starting right in the center of things. According to a well-known, and sometimes wise, Nebraska philosopher: We can “Git ‘R Done.”
- Population Centers – driving distances
- Kearney, 34 miles
- Lincoln, 156 miles
- Omaha, 210 miles
- Des Moines, 342 miles
- Kansas City, 349 miles
- Denver, 355 miles
- Cheyenne, 317 miles
- Wichita, 280 miles
- Sioux Falls, 325 miles
- Railroad System (intermodal ports in Omaha and Denver)
- BNSF
- NKC Railroad (OmniTrax)
- AMTRAK
- Commercial Air Service
- Kearney Regional Airport (EAR - United), 34 miles
- Lincoln Municipal Airport (LKN – United, Delta), 156 miles
- Omaha Eppley Airfield (OMA – 33 non-stop destinations), 214 miles