"The Nebraska Economic Development Certified Communities certification signals a community's dedication, leadership, and vision for growing and attracting new jobs and people. This certification also better positions a community for economic development opportunities, shows a community is economic development ready, and it shows that a community is capable of marketing itself for business and industry development."

Dave Heineman
Governor of Nebraska

 Certified communities are:

• Properly identified and documented as ready for economic development opportunities
• Marketed to business and industry
  (Initial offer to participate in DED’s marketing advertising and trade shows at reduced rate, if possible)
• Publicly recognized as economic development leaders
• Eligible to apply for “Downtown Revitalization” competitive funds
  (population less than 20,000)
• NEDED CDBG ED additional 5 points
• NIFA Housing Application additional 2 points
• Potential speculative site investment
• Beginning in 2011, Communities that receive CDBG Comprehensive Revitalization funds, which is a non-competitive option given every 3 years only to communities over 20,000, must be certified

For more information, contact:

Linda Black
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(308) 991-2986
Box 704
Holdrege, NE 68949