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The Murray Village Board minutes of the October 8, 2013 meeting are now posted.  Just click on the 'Village Office' tab above to read.

 

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THE MURRAY POST OFFICE IS ACCEPTING SEALED BIDS FOR SNOW REMOVAL.

PLEASE SUBMIT BIDS BEFORE FRIDAY, 11/01/2013.

SNOW REMOVAL MUST BE COMPLETED BY 7:00 A.M. MON-SAT AND INCLUDES REMOVAL FROM REAR LOT, RAMP AND FRONT SIDEWALKS.

YOU WILL BE PAID ONCE A MONTH & MUST ACCEPT A CREDIT CARD.

IF YOU HAVE QUESTIONS CALL 402 235-2166 OR STOP BY POST OFFICE DURING BUSINESS HOURS. MON-FRI 8-11AM AND 12:30-3:30PM

THANK YOU,

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 Veterans Day Concert at Lofte Theatre

In honor of Veterans Day, the Lofte Community Theatre in Manley announces that it will be hosting a free concert on Sunday, November 10 at 2 pm. A full hour of stirring patriotic music will be provided by the Southeast Nebraska Community Band.

The SNCB is a sixty-member volunteer group that practices in various locations in southeast Nebraska. The members range in age from Middle School to Senior Citizens. The band

plays an average of twenty-five concerts per year offering a variety of playlists that include swing, big band, polkas and pop classics.

This event is free and open to the public. The Lofte hopes you will bring your favorite Veteran and thank them for their service.

 

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Phelps County Gets $30 Million Expansion

Cargill has begun work on expanding its current grain facility in Phelps County. The project will allow the new state-of-the-art facility to process 80,000 bushels of grain per hour and unload 60 to 70 trucks an hour, speeding up the unloading process. The current facility handles 25,000 bushels per hour.

According to Phil Harders, group leader for Cargill AgHorizons Cornhusker Farm Service, this particular company location seems like a likely candidate for investment because of the region's highly irrigated productive cropland.

The project also includes adding rail service along the BNSF tracks near the facility, allowing it to be marketed and transported by train to other areas of the country. At peak construction capacity, more than 100 contractors will be working on the Cargill project at one time.

The company also received help from the Phelps County Development Corporation, City of Holdrege (which worked with the village of Atlanta that is closer to the Cargill facility), and Phelps County Board of Supervisors.

The facility will employ eight people, one on-location grain marketer and three grain marketers who will work from home.

 

Wahoo Welcomes New Steel Foundry

Omaha Steel Castings Co. has opened a new $17.5 million steel foundry in northeast Wahoo. The new facility features 100,000 sq. ft. of production space and 30,000 sq. ft. of storage. The company, which forges parts for industrial companies, including Caterpillar, hopes to have 175 employees working in Wahoo by the end of 2013, and as many as 250 employees in the near future.

The company started out in 1906 fabricating steel structures for bridgework, truck bodies and trailers. During the 1920's the company began manufacturing castings, and by 1922 it was awarded the contract for all of the State Capital building's steel-work. During the 1940's, the company established a relationship with Caterpillar Tractor Company, which is still the company's largest customer.

 

Budget-Balancing Gold Star Given to Nebraska  

The state of Nebraska has been deemed the best in the U.S. for managing its financial obligations according to a Barron's Financial report. Barron's, in partnership with the investment management firm Eaton Vance Corp. ranked states based on debt levels and pension obligations.

http://online.barrons.com

 

Nebraska is Nation's Third Best Place for Young Adults

Nebraska's youth are bound to satisfy career aspirations without ever having to leave home, coming in at the nation's third best place for young adults according to a MoneyRates.com study. The online financial advice website ranked a mix of economic and lifestyle criteria including

youth unemployment, demographics, college costs, rental availability, rental costs, high-speed Internet availability, nightlife, and fitness facilities to come up with its 2013 Top Ten.

www.money-rates.com/research-center/best-states-for-young-people-2013.htm

Nebraska Above National Average in Opportunity Index

Nebraska comes in fifth in the Opportunity Index, measuring above the National average in all 4 major scoring categories—Opportunity, Economy, Education, and Community.

The Opportunity Index focuses on the conditions present in different communities and is designed to connect economic, academic, civic and other factors together to help identify concrete solutions to lagging conditions for opportunity and economic mobility. From preschool enrollment to income

inequality, from volunteerism to access to healthy food, expanding opportunity depends on the intersection of multiple factors. Developed by Measure of America and Opportunity Nation, the Index measures 16 indicators, and scores all 50 states plus Washington DC on a scale of 0-100 each year. In addition, more than 3,000 counties are graded A-F.  http://opportunityindex.org/#5.00/41.809/-99.859/-/Nebraska

DED Briefing Scheduled for Dec. 12 in Lincoln

Get Nebraska's latest on economic development at the free 2013 briefing hosted by DED, to be held Thursday, December 12, 9 a.m.-1 p.m. (CT) in Lincoln at the State Office Building, 301 Centennial Mall South, conference room F on the lower level. Lunch will be provided by the Nebraska Public Power District. The Briefing is geared to new economic developers and others interested in economic development programs and services. DED staff discusses the components that make up the state's economic growth and development, including existing business retention and expansion, housing, community development, and innovation and entrepreneurship. Reservations are required. Please register no later than Tuesday, December 3 with Lori Cole at lori.a.cole@nebraska.gov.

InternNE Spotlight, Intern Omaha

Omaha businesses approached the Greater Omaha Chamber last year requesting them to create a program that exposed interns to the variety of business and skills available to them post-graduation. Thus was born "Intern Omaha." Following its first year of operation, the program reported 130 participants from the greater metro area. This year, they have 180 interns participating from ConAgra, Kiewit, Mutual of Omaha, Union Pacific, Olsson and Associates, Werner Enterprises, lbers Communications, among others.www.internne.com.

 

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