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More Industry News 11.14.07 - All Sales Tax Questions Pass McCook voters expressed support for the existing 1 percent city sales tax, the additional half-cent sales tax for economic development and the economic development plan. read more>> 11.12.07 - The Keystone Hotel: Look up, Look Back The next time you drive by McCook's Keystone Hotel, look up and look back. read more>> 11.07.07 - Age Lab Loan Gets OK From County Red Willow County commissioners unanimously approved a revolving fund loan application Monday morning that will allow the continuation of local ownership of an agricultural lab in downtown McCook. read more>> 11.02.07 - Effort Preserves Local Jobs Thanks to a cooperative community effort, a McCook-based agricultural laboratory is staying in town, thereby preserving more than a dozen jobs and adding solidarity to the local economy. Olsen's Agricultural Laboratory, established in 1976 by Bob and Connie Olsen, has been purchased by two of the firm's key employees: Kevin and Christine Grooms. read more>> Saying that the Keystone Hotel project in McCook has high merit, the U.S. Economic Development Administration has invited the McCook Economic Development Corp. to submit a full application for $1,620,500. read more>> 06.21.07 - Grant Will Help Create 'E-Ship Center' A $76,000 grant will help create a business incubator in downtown McCook. 06.15.07 - Retail Electronic Game Business Wins First Hormel Business Plan Competition A day of drama and diversity unfolded Friday at the Hormel Center for Business and Technology Friday as potential business entrepreneurs competed for the first $25,000 prize to be awarded in the Business Plan Competition sponsored by the Hormel Family Foundation. read more>> 04.11.07 - Business Projects Win Funding Gov. Dave Heineman, along with the Nebraska Department of Economic Development and Nebraska Rural Development Commission, has awarded $224,942 to 10 partnerships through the Building Entrepreneurial Communities Act. read more>> 02.27.07 - Revolving Loan Goes To New Studio A $10,000 loan from Red Willow County's reusable loan fund will help a McCook man open a photography studio in downtown McCook. read more>> 02.12.07 - Main Street Program Generates Enthusiasm Want to have some fun, and -- even more important -- get the down-deep feeling of satisfaction that comes from making a difference ? Then, get on board. You're invited to join a multi-talented hometown team in the promotion and development of downtown McCook. read more>> 02.01.07 - $25,000 Business Plan Competition Sparks Interest in McCook The Hormel Family Foundation, a non-profit organization dedicated to McCook Community College and business development in McCook, Nebraska, today unveiled plans to launch a $25,000 cash award business plan competition to attract business to the area. read more>> 10.24.06 - USDA Sending $35 Million To McCook Ethanol Plant LINCOLN -- Nebraska State Director Scot Blehm of USDA Rural Development today presented a $38 million ceremonial check to the citizens of Nebraska, including $35 million to get a McCook ethanol plant off the ground. read more>> 10.07.06 - Expanded Role for WEC New Hope For Prisoners First McCook felt cheated out of the new state prison we felt we had earned, fair and square. Then we landed the Work Ethic Camp, only to have enemies in the Legislature,...read more>> 10.06.06 - Expanded Role Proposed For Work Ethic Camp If approved by the Legislature, selected penitentiary inmates will be able to complete their sentences at the Nebraska Department of Corrections Work Ethic Camp in McCook and earn earlier releases. read more>> 10.03.06 - High-tech Company Has A Good Problem It's a good problem to have. McCook's foremost high-tech company, 21st Century Systems Inc., is running out of room in Walsh Brady Hall on the McCook Community College campus,...read more>>> 09.27.06 - Ethanol Plant Is A 'Go'; More Land Needed Dirtwork will start in mid-October and construction after the first of the year on the 54.3-million-gallon Southwest Energy LLC ethanol plant at the Perry elevator site west of McCook.read more>> 09.15.06 - Developer Has Big Plans For Local Historic Buildings Two historic buildings are getting a new lease on life, thanks in part to the efforts of a Florida developer. Dan Childers of Sebring, Fla., purchased the 80-year old East Ward Elementary school building in March. read more>> 09.13.06 - Success From Positivity This past weekend, the Nebraska Diplomats held their 39th annual banquet in Lincoln. The Diplomats are a nonprofit corporation with the membership of individuals who work to promote investment and employment in Nebraska. read more>> 08.31.06 - Nebraska Among Forbes' Top Ten Best States for Business No. 7 has proven very lucky for Nebraska. That’s where the state ranks among Forbes magazine’s recently released first-ever “Best States for Business” list. read more>> 08.14.06 - More Evidence WEC, McCook Are A Good Fit When McCook was in the running for a state correctional facility, local boosters had jobs on their minds. They couldn't have imagined a million dollars worth of side benefits to the community. read more>> 08.11.06 - Work Plentiful For WEC Offenders Almost $1 million has been estimated in cost savings to agencies in the area, due to work done by road crews from McCook's Work Ethic Camp, Raleigh Haas said at the WEC Community Involvement meeting Thursday. read more>> 08.01.06 - County Approves $70,000 Revolving Loan For Local Business Red Willow County commissioners Monday morning approved a $70,000 loan from the county's revolving loan fund to assist an existing business in downtown McCook. read more>> 06.30.06 - Keystone Wins Design Funding A project to renovate the historic Keystone Hotel has received $55,000 for design and engineering services. The Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has approved the investment of Federal Economic Development Funds, according to Rex Nelson, executive director of the McCook Economic Development Corp. read more>> 04.11.06 - 21st Century - Company Celebrates 10th Year With 20 new contracts in the works, the president of 21st Century Systems Inc. predicts continued growth for the software developer with offices in McCook and nine other American cities. read more>> 03.29.06 - New Projects Could Add $3 million In Payroll To Economy Remember the start of the new century, when the new Valmont plant and Work Ethic Camp sparked a wave of economic excitement in the McCook community? Well, get ready, because more economic breakthroughs could be on the way. read more>> 03.28.06 - Red Willow Takes Shortcut To 'Livestock Friendly' Label Red Willow County commissioners declared their county "livestock-friendly" Monday morning, without changing the county's existing zoning regulations or denying residents the right to voice their opinions and concerns about zoning issues. read more>> 03.22.06 - Ethanol Plant Comes To McCook, Nebraska 12.23.05 - It Wasn't All Big Bricks-And-Mortar Projects While McCook's major projects captured most of the attention, there was much more to the community's growth story in 2005 than the new elementary school and water treatment plant. read more>> 12.06.04 - Pawnee Aviation Recruited To McCook, Nebraska 08.23.04 - 21st Century Systems, LLC Grand Opening 21st Century Systems held their grand opening festivities on August 23, 2004 at their new office on the campus of McCook Community College. read more>> 06.22.04 - CRT Expands To New Building
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