Rural Development Housing Specialist Will Resume Monthly Housing Assistance for McCook Area Residents February 1, 2023

U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development Housing Specialist Durene Anderson will pause housing assistance appointments in McCook until after the New Year.
Community Housing Study Results Available

Nearly every conversation in McCook and Southwest Nebraska touches upon housing.
Housing Development Director Joins MEDC

Amanda Engell (formerly Slattery) stepped into the newly-formed role last month, joining the team at the MEDC.
USDA Launching Monthly Community Outreach Day in McCook

“Rural America is a place everyone can call home,” Vilsack said. “Whether you own or rent a home, you’re invested in and connected to the place you live. While homeownership is a good fit for many, renting also helps people invest in their communities and build wealth for their families and generations to come. This […]
Virtual Housing Symposium for Furnas, Hitchcock, & Red Willow Counties

Single Family Housing Symposium being held for the public June 30, 2022
McCook Using LB840 for Childcare

McCook is leading the charge in innovative programs to boost early childhood quality and access through Local Option Municipal Economic Development Funds, known as LB840.
McCook Economic Development Corporation (MEDC) announces first Rural Workforce Housing Loan

Earlier today, MEDC made their first Rural Workforce Housing Loan to Blackwood Enterprises, LLC to assist in financing the development of two upper stories apartment at the Bethany Village project. Blackwood Enterprises is in the process of constructing an 800 square foot, two-bedroom apartment and a 711 square foot, one bedroom apartment in the development […]
McCook Growth Fund assists in Hot Tub Brokers Business Transition

McCook celebrated a successful business transition as Jody and Wayne Stewart recently purchased Hot Tub Brokers from Blaine and Ann Budke. Jody has been the general manager of the business for the last 10 years. Blaine Budke has been selling hot tubs for the last 20 years and built the business into a regional destination […]
Community 4 Kids (C4K) Meets with Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services

September 29, McCook Economic Development Corporation’s (MEDC) Community 4 Kids (C4K) initiative hosted area childcare providers. Andrew Keck and Nicole Vint of Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services attended the meeting and gathered feedback from the area providers on how pandemic aid could be used to help childcare providers. While the details are being […]
Flip It! Free Brownfield Workshop in McCook
The McCook Econoimic Development Corporation, the Benkelman Community Development Agency, the Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy (NDEE) and the Technical Assistance to Brownfields Program (TAB) at Kansas State University invite you to attend a free brownfields workshop. Does your community have an abandoned building, gas station, or other potentially contaminated property, commonly referred to […]