We want to hear from you!
NENEDD kicked off our 2026 Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy (CEDS) Survey, and your input matters. The CEDS helps guide regional priorities related to housing, workforce, infrastructure, and economic development across Northeast Nebraska.
The survey opens today and runs through March 3. It only takes a few minutes to complete, and your feedback helps shape future planning, funding, and investment decisions in our region.
Take the survey here:
https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/CEDS2026
Thank you for helping us plan for a strong future for Northeast Nebraska! Please feel free to share this post with your friends and family who live in Northeast Nebraska. |
NOTICE OF MEETING
Next meeting date and time:
February 25, 2026 7 p.m.
Via conference call at the following locations:
- Norfolk City Offices – Training Room, 309 N. 5th St., Norfolk, NE
- Columbus Public Library – RM 223, 2500 14th St., Columbus, NE
- Fremont City Hall – 400 E. Military Ave., Fremont, NE
- Lied Randolph Public Library – 111 N. Douglas St., Ranolph, NE
Registration is now open for the 2026 Nebraska Annual Planning Conference!
The Planning Conference is March 4-6 in Kearney at the Younes Conference Center North.
Register online on the Nebraska Planning & Zoning Association website at:
https://npza.org/conference
Join Nebraska Public Power District’s Economic Development team for an upcoming webinar designed to help you market your available sites and buildings more effectively. Whether you need a quick introduction or a refresher, you’ll learn how to use Location One Information Systems (LOIS) to showcase your properties to a global audience.
We’ll also explore the newly added Lightcast Workforce Reports, which provide instant access to labor market data to support business recruitment and site selection decisions. In addition, you’ll hear about NPPD’s Featured Properties program, created to help make site selection easier, more informed, and your properties stand out.
This session will show you how to leverage powerful tools, all available at no cost, to give decision-makers the data they need to make confident choices and help you maximize your community’s marketing efforts.
Event Details:
Wednesday, March 18 2026
10:00 AM – 11:00 AM CDT
Online via Microsoft Teams Event: Register here
Reserve your spot here
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 2026 Conference: Great Plains Futures
March 31-April 2, 2026, Lincoln, NE
For five decades, the Center for Great Plains Studies has elevated the region as a place worthy of study, appreciation, and conservation. For our 50th anniversary, the annual Great Plains conference will celebrate our past and look to the next 50 years and beyond. This conference invites us to dream big about the future of people and land in our region. Join us for an interdisciplinary conference featuring keynotes, panels, workshops, and special events in Lincoln, Neb. As we look to explore the future of the region, keynotes and panels will focus on four interconnected themes: environmental futures, re-imagining the rural, Indigenous futures, and demographic change and migration. Register here
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REGISTER NOW!
Nebraska RentWise Train the Trainer
In Person Training: May 6-7, 2026
Nebraska RentWise is a program to help renters obtain and keep rental housing and to be successful renters through education. The curriculum takes an active-learning approach and stresses tenant responsibility. Nebraska RentWise increases community awareness and support for quality, affordable rental housing.This training opportunity is to train individuals to provide Nebraska RentWise. You must attend a Train the Trainer in order to be a “certified” RentWise trainer… And remember, only current certified RentWise trainers will be able to list their agency as an online RentWise provider.
This class will be held in Lincoln at the Nebraska Extension in Lancaster County offices on May 6th & 7th. The link below will take you to the Nebraska Housing Developers Association website for more information on the agenda and to register!
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Executive Director
Deputy Director
Fiscal Officer
Business Loan
Specialist
Housing Specialist
Community Planner
Sandra Goode
Zach Fisher
Administrative
Assistant
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