McCook Economic Development Corporation

May REAP Office Hours in McCook

Dena Beck, central and southwest Nebraska Business Specialist with the Center for Rural Affairs’ Rural Enterprise Assistance Project will hold office hours in McCook on May 25, 2012. Hours will be 10:00 a.m. until 2:45 p.m. McCook Economic Development Corp. (MEDC) will handle the appointments; (308) 345-1200. MEDC office is located at 402 Norris Avenue, Suite 301 (Keystone Business Center – 3rd Floor).

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Welding Program Success

McCOOK, Nebraska — It took a welding class offered at the McCook Work Ethic Camp for a 22-year-old to start her life over.

“Never in a million years did I think I would be where I’m at today,” said Megan Kirkpatrick, who is originally of North Platte, Nebraska and now lives in McCook, where she works at Valmont Industries. < more>

May NBDC Office Hours in McCook

Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) is pleased to announce that North Platte Center Director, Jason Tuller will be having office hours at the Keystone Business Center in McCook, NE.  We are pleased to be working with the McCook Economic Development Corporation in order to provide face to face services for McCook and the surrounding areas.  The hours will be from 9am to 4pm on May 2nd and 16th. Please contact MEDC at (308) 345-1200 to schedule appointments. read more

Nebraska Ranked No. 1 by Tax Foundation!

Tax Foundation Ranks Nebraska No. 1

The Tax Foundation released its latest study of bottom-line tax liability for businesses in each of the 50 states titled “Location Matters: A Comparative Analysis of State Tax Costs on Business”. The study found that Nebraska was No. 1 overall for newly established operations, and for both new corporate headquarters and new call centers. Nebraska also ranked No. 2 for mature R&D operations, with a total tax burden nearly 50 percent less than the national average, and for both new capital-intensive and new labor-intensive manufacturing. read more