Date: June 22, 2012 Time: 9:00 AM - 10:00 AM ...

The Fremont Area Chamber, with support from the Fremont Department of Utilities, has produced a valuable new information tool for businesses, developers and realtors to track market activity.  It is our hope this report will help people make informed decisions regarding investments, as well as, general business strategies.   ...

Intern Nebraska is a win-win for students seeking valuable business experience to further shape their future careers and to keep our youth in Nebraska. Students have hands-on opportunities that help them fully experience the true operations and inner workings of their chosen career paths. ...

From June to September 2011 gross job gains from opening and expanding private sector establishments were 7.1 million, an increase of 166,000 jobs from the previous quarter, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Over this period, gross job losses from closing and contracting private sector establishments were 6.3 million, a decrease of 9,000 jobs from the previous quarter. ...

Eight community projects will benefit from up to $82,773 in Keno community betterment matching funds. The Fremont City Council approved the projects on Tuesday in accordance with new guidelines that were put in place in January. Keno match requests in the past were considered individually as they were received, but the new guidelines included an April 1 application deadline, and specified 12 local nonprofit organizations eligible to...

Metropolitan Community College has received an extension on grant funds for its Health Information Technology program.  The one-year grant extension was approved by the Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology. The grant funds 100 percent of tuition and fees for qualifying students to participate in Metro’s Health Information Technology program.  “This grant allows Nebraska citizens to be able to scale up their skill...

Did you know that Fremont is featured in Natura Pet Products’ national campaign? “See Beyond the Bag” is all about quality — not only of Natura’s manufacturing processes and natural ingredients, but also the great quality of life right here in Fremont. With the recent state approval of the former Izaak Walton Trap Range site, we look forward to Natura’s continued expansion in our community. ...

APRIL 25, 2012 (LINCOLN, NEB.)—The Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) has awarded $239,373 HOME funding to Three Rivers Housing Development Corporation (HDC), a nonprofit Community Housing Development Corporation based in Tekamah, to undertake a Purchase/Rehab/Resale program. Five first-time homeowners earning at or below 80 percent of the median area income and living in Burt, Cuming, Dodge and Washington counties may qualify for as much as...

The city council on Tuesday officially accepted a “no further action” letter from the Nebraska Department of Environmental Quality, clearing the way for the city to sell to Natura Pet Products the 23-acre site south of Natura, and an additional 25 acres north of Natura, for future development. ...

The Fremont Technology Park is an 80-acre shovel-ready site that is owned by the City of Fremont. The city has done a considerable amount of infrastructure development to make the site ideal for a technology related business or data center. The site is an excellent central location just 20 minutes from Omaha, Nebraska and 35 minutes from the Omaha Eppley Airfield. The City of Fremont offers...

LB1043 and LB1118 were signed into law on March 7, and are pivotal to attracting and expanding businesses in Nebraska. LB1043 allows public power districts in the state to negotiate electric rates for large power users that are below the standard retail rate but would remove a requirement that rates would rise at the same rate as retail rates. The law applies to economic development projects...

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...

Lincoln Journal Star reports That Nebraska tax climate is tops for new businesses. That's according to the nonpartisan tax research group the Tax Foundation, which Wednesday released its 2012 report on business taxes titled "Location Matters: A Comparative Analysis of State Tax Costs on Business."   Click on Title to read more. ...

The Legislature paid particular attention to economic development opportunities in recent days. We also acted to protect our tourism industry and recreational areas. The Revenue Committee had a public hearing on a proposal focused on attracting businesses that have great potential for creating good-paying, high-tech jobs. LB1118 would encourage the development of large data center projects in our state by providing strategic tax incentives. These businesses would...

Jim Young knows a thing or two about commitments. As chairman, president and chief executive officer of Union Pacific, Young leads the largest railroad in North America that is celebrating its 150th anniversary this year. "You have my commitment that we're going to be good partners with you," Young told those who attended the 132nd Annual Banquet of the Fremont Area Chamber of Commerce. "We're going to...

Omaha.com reports on LB1118, "which would extend the Nebraska Advantage Act to data centers that cost at least $300 million and create 30 jobs," and LB1043, "which would allow public power districts in Nebraska to use their excess electrical supplies to negotiate cheaper electrical rates for data centers or other new or expanded projects." ...

Growing Nebraska’s Economy By Governor Dave Heineman Article found at www.Governor.Nebraska.gov Here. January 27, 2011 Dear Fellow Nebraskans: We are fortunate in Nebraska to have one of the strongest economies in the country. Our unemployment rate is 4.1% while the national average is more than double at 8.5%. Nebraska is recognized nationally as a top state in which to do business and we continue to grow and create jobs in...

Behind the scenes work generated key results for the Greater Fremont Development Council in 2011. "This last year was a busy year, but progress has been made, some of it visible, much of it is not," outgoing president Steve Hull said Wednesday during GFDC's annual membership meeting at the Fremont Golf Club. "Much of the visible progress this year is a result of the not-so-visible progress of...

"The tag line, Nebraska Pathfinders, was carefully chosen as our identifier," Bill Vobejda said during a Rotary Club lunch Friday at the Fremont Golf Club. "It gives homage to our past, but more importantly it defines the direction for our future. "A pathfinder," he explained, "is someone that we see as explorers, discoverers, leaders, innovators, people who create, and they take risks."   ...

Have you heard about Fremont, Nebraska Pathfinders? I hope so. It's really not a new identity. It fits who we are and where we've been. I think it's a great way to celebrate our history and look toward a promising future. Despite some challenges, we have momentum to keep our city growing. In 2012, let's focus on new business, new housing and new faces in...

The University of Nebraska-Lincoln Extension Service recognized a Fremont city official Thursday for his efforts in instituting a biosolids distribution program with area crop producers. Extension Educator Dave Varner presented the Award for Outstanding Contributions to Dodge County Extension Agriculture Education Programming to Wastewater Plant Superintendent Keith Kontor during a crop production clinic at the Midland University Event Center. "Keith initiated a partnership with the local Extension...

The Employer Support of the Guard and Reserve presented a Patriot Award to Overland Products General Manager Bill Ekeler Thursday. The company, which received a similar award in 2005, was nominated by U.S. Army Reserve Master Sgt. Todd Schueth, an Overland employee for 25 years and soldier for 26 years. The Patriot Award is given to an employer nominated by a service member for their support of...

Union Pacific said Friday it plans to invest $1 billion in railroad projects in Nebraska over the next several years to upgrade the capacity of its network. Jim Young, the CEO of Union Pacific Corp., said he expects the investments to help create at least 1,000 jobs in Nebraska. The company plans to invest the money over about seven years, but the projects could be accelerated if...

Fremont residents have the third-lowest consolidated property tax rate of all Nebraska's First Class cities in 2011, an informal survey compiled by the City of Norfolk shows. The report lists the consolidated levy for Fremont residents at $1.973428 per $100 of assessed valuation - lower than all first class cities except York ($1.773721) and Columbus ($1.908209). ...

Omaha.Com article quotes John Boyd Jr., principal with the Boyd Cos. Inc. of Princeton, N.J.: ..." Nebraska's new Nebraska Innovation Fund, which provides incentives for a wide range of advanced technology businesses including data centers, is an advantage for the state because it specifically aims at high-tech companies. "This is a neat way for companies to access capital directly." "And governors in Iowa and Nebraska are talking...

The Greater Fremont Development Council and the City of Fremont commissioned a Comprehensive Site Assessment of Fremont Technology Park which concluded the site well-suited for locating a Data Center operation and other technology businesses due to access to four carriers of redundant fiber providers and access to Omaha carrier hotel. Another benefit for industries located in Fremont is its 100% public power system which provides...

Developing upper level housing in downtown is a top priority. That attitude was clear during a Tuesday night meeting to help craft a downtown revitalization plan, but it's also been a focus in previous downtown revitalization studies....

Downtown Redevelopment Meeting Posted on: October 14, 2011 on www.FremontNE.gov-- A community workshop for the downtown redevelopment plan will be conducted at 5:30 p.m. on Tuesday, October 18, at Country Traditions, 330 North Main. The meeting will begin with a presentation of the project process and schedule. There will be an open discussion about the future vision for Downtown Fremont. Michael Alley of Alley Poyner Maccietto Architecture...

Looking across the lobby of the Midland University Event Center, Gov. Dave Heineman saw more than 80 of the Fremont area's next generation of business and civic leaders. ...

A new program in Fremont is hoping to match businesses with future employees. Dan Demuth of Christensen Lumber shared information about the Dream It. Do It. program with business and community leaders during a Thursday luncheon at Metropolitan Community College's Fremont Area Center. "We've got our companies and our future labor force, and Dream It. Do It. is here to connect those two groups," said Demuth, who...

Hero Automotive LLC is already making sales and the company expects to be fully operational before the end of summer. Xinyu Li, president of the company, hired Cathy Sabata in December as office manager, and began setting up shop at 1145 S. Schneider St. in the former Railworks building. ...

Major expansions at some of Fremont's largest employers took place in 2011. Natura Pet Products completed phase one of a $10 million, 40,000-square-foot expansion over the summer, including construction of a second tower east of the original tower at the plant. The second phase is on track to be commissioned in January.   ...

'Study: Nebraska No. 6 in Job Creation Competitiveness' (Economic Modeling Specialists, Inc.) --   ...

Officials from Fremont and Columbus were thrilled when the director of the Nebraska Department of Roads shared news that could move the U.S. Highway 30 expressway project years closer to reality.   ...

Fremont still has the best tasting water in the state, the third annual Best Drinking Water in Nebraska taste test showed.   ...

If you take a close look around our City of Fremont, you'll see signs that we're taking the right steps for business growth and expansion. ...

Construction of a new hangar and taxiway extension are expected to start soon at the Fremont Municipal Airport. City Engineer Clark Boschult said the north-south taxiway will be extended 300 feet ...

Fremont Municipal Airport is the state's 2010 General Aviation Airport of the Year. A contingent of Fremont people, including Mayor Scott Getzschman, Airport Advisory Committee member Gene Acklie, City Engineer Clark Boschult and former Advisory Committee member Eric Johnson, accepted the award from the Nebraska Department of Aeronautics Thursday evening at the Kearney Holiday Inn. "There were a total of five airports that submitted applications for Airport...