April 2012
Economic eNotes
Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corp.
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Quote of 

the Month 

 

 

 

Remember in a hundred 

years from now

it will not matter:

the type of car you drive or,

how big your house was or,

what you lived in or,

how much money you made.

It will matter if you positively influenced the lives of people!!!!

 

*Author Unknown*

 

Special Thanks to Our Partners:

 

Government Partners


 

City of Nebraska City

   

Otoe County 

  
Nebras
ka City Utilities  

 

Platinum Partners


St. Mary's Community Hospital

   


Gold Partners


Arbor Bank
 

Short-Elliott-Hendrickson, Inc

Omaha Public Power District
Cargill Value Added Meats
Farmers Bank & Trust Co. VanderVeen & Goracke, CPA
Diversified Foods and Seasonings

Olsson Associates

   
Silver Partners


American National Bank

Commercial State Bank Hampton Commercial Construction, Inc.

Alfred Benesch and Co.
JEO Consulti
ng Group
Kirkham Michael 

 
 
Concrete Industries 
 
Schemmer Associates

Tri-State Office Products
Century21-Bremer Agency
 

Bronze Partners

 

 Heartland

Community Bank
Borns Financial Planning, Inc.

Professional Mortgage Services

Miller-Monroe-Farrell/Home Real Estate
JJ Palmtag

Nebraska
Business Development Center
National Arbor Day Foundation/Lied Lodge Conference Center

Peru State College Graduate Programs

LeGrand Financial

  
Affiliate Partners


Dan Giittinger

Compound Profit Advisors

 

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WIN A $50.00 GAS CARD FOR YOUR RESUME' 

 

 

 

In conjunction with the Nebraska City Department of Labor Office, we are partnering for a Resume' Writing Competition.

 

 

The resumes will fall into one of  3 Categories: Professional, Manufacturing or General.  We are excited about this opportunity to team up with the DOL to help get more Resumes registered on the DOL website. This not only provides individuals in our region an opportunity to find employment but it also provides our employers with a larger pool of qualified individuals from which to choose employees. Interested individuals must submit their resume' to the Department of Labor's website and a hard copy mailed to 917 Wildwood Lane, Ste. J, Nebraska City, NE 68410 for a chance to win a $50.00 gas card.

 

 

For more information: https://neworks.nebraska.gov and go to the events calendar.

 

 

Or call: 402 873-3384  

 

Resumes will be reviewed by a team of 5 individuals comprised of  human resource personnel from employers in the region. These individuals will be looking at resumes for neatness, clarity, descriptive job responsibilities, spelling and grammatical correctness.  The resumes will also be judged as to the resume's ability to 'sell' the individual's skills. 

 

Deadline for submitting 5 p.m. April 16th, 2012. 

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Making a

Positive Impact

on our Region

Greetings! 
In an effort to improve communications with our partners, colleagues and residents, we publish this brief, monthly eNewslwtter.  If you have comments, questions or suggestions, please do not hesitate to contact our office.  We value your input. 

  

From the Director:

  

 

  

 

 

It's April in Nebraska and that means Arbor Day  in Nebraska City.  In case your calendar doesn't give you the date, it's the last weekend in April (27th - 29th) for Nebraska (this changes from state to state).  However, on  Saturday April 21st, the popular Arbor Day 5K & 10K Walk/Run will be held as well as the fund raiser for the Stone Cabin, which is located on the west end of Central Avenue. 

 

To kick start the weekend on April 27th,  the Nebraska City Tourism  and Commerce hosts the ever so popular chili cook-off.  There will be an  unveiling of the new Nebraska City logo at a Tree Planting  ceremony downtown Nebraska City on Friday, April 27th. Check out the full schedule of events at: NebraskaCity.com

 

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LEGO ROBOTS: While you're in town be sure to check out our front window display at 1024 Central Avenue of the 2011 LEGO competition.  This is an example of the challenge that students in the program faced last year.  Deb Weisencamp, an Extension Educator from Pawnee and Johnson Counties is the coordinator for this program in Southeast Nebraska.  We are excited about working with Deb to extend her program here in Otoe County.  If you know a young student (Middle School age) who would be interested in her program let us know.  Contact Deb at 402-852-2970 or [email protected] for more  information.

 

View the 2011 competition  LEGO Youtube video

 

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GREATER NEBRASKA SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING FAIR: On March 25th and 26th the 2012 annual Greater Nebraska Science and Engineering Fair featuring over 80 projects, 60 Volunteer Judges, and  $8,900 in prizes and scholarships took place right here in Nebraska City! Top winners will receive an all expense paid trip to Pittsburgh to compete in the Intel International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF) - the world's largest international pre-college science competition. One of this year's winners was Millard High's Mohit Jain, who studied mice with a missing gene to better understand the progression of Alzheimer's disease.  

 

Other projects ranged from the pouring time of ketchup to computer-aided interpretation of underutilized radio frequencies.

 

Some of the local projects were;

 

Dalton Dozier of Dunbar - Comparative Study on Corn Hybrids and Carbon Sequestration.

Aliya Dreiling of Nebraska City - Use it or Lose It.

Katie O'Neil of Nebraska City -  Radiation of Cell Phones.

Patrick Arkfeld of Syracuse -  The Type of Water That Best Preserved Porcine Spermatozoa.

Dylan Paap of Nebraska City - The Size of Crappie in a Farm Pond Compared to the State Average.

 

See: Science Fair video by Dan Swanson  of the NCNewspress 

 

  

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 This year we are highlighting our partners who have increased their commitment to NCAEDC.  

 

This Month's Spotlighted Business:

 

Spotlight 

LeGrand Financial 

 1720 S. 11th Street

Nebraska CityNE 68410
Phone: 402-873-7477
Fax: 402-873-6434
Toll-Free: 800-285-7477

 

This Month's highlighted partner is Dave LeGrand owner of LeGrand Financial. 

 Dave LeGrand

Dave is a Registered Representative and Financial Planner in Nebraska City.    Dave started LeGrand Financial in January of  1982, so this will be his 30th year as a Registered Representative.  Dave became interested in the business because it gave him the opportunity and ability to work as long and hard as he wished.   When asked  what makes you different or better than your competitors? He was quick to respond, "Our commitment to individual service above all others."   The one accomplishment that he is most proud of for his business is, "Our client retention and referral rates."    When asked what is the one thing you would want people to know about your company?  He replied, "How much we care for the success of our clients. My mission is to help my clients achieve financial independence through professional advice, sound risk management, quality investment products, and personal, efficient service." 

 

Click on LeGrand Financial above to view his website and see why  professional financial guidance is critical in planning a stable and comfortable tomorrow.

 

  

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Sincerely,

 


Stephanie Shrader, Executive Director
Nebraska City Area Economic Development Corp.