Thayer
County Economic Development
2006 Thayer County, Nebraska Comprehensive Economic Development Strategy
To download, click on link 2006
CEDS. This
document is 207 pages. The links below will break down the document
into parts that might be easier for you to download. The most important
information is in chapter 1 with the other chapters as backup.
Table of Contents Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8
Business
Development
Thayer County, is located in the center of the U.S. and has
easy access to Interstate 80, Interstate 70 in Kansas and U.S. Highway
81. Local businesses and manufacturers have a strong and skilled labor
force to choose employees from. We have low cost housing, low crime,
reasonable utilities, great quality of life and many other advantages
of doing business in the area.
Altra Inc.
is the newest manufacturer located in Thayer County. Altra Inc., broke
ground October
26, 2006 (press release), on a 360 acre Advanced-Stage Ethanol
Production Facility in Carleton, Nebraska. A $200 milllion dollar project
with the capacity of 100 million gallons ethanol plant will be up and
running in early 2008. Altra
Ethanol Plant Groundbreaking Ceremony PowerPoint.
Other major manufacturers are Reinke's
Irrigation and Trailer's in Deshler, MetalQuest Unlimited
in Hebron, Blue Valley Foods and Metal-Tech Partners in Bruning.
Transportation
Centrally located, Thayer County provides convenient
access to the East and West Coasts, Canada and Mexico. Four-lane U.S.
Highway 81, north and south, bisects Thayer County with easy
access to most of the communities. Interstate 80, just
50 minutes to the north and Interstate 70, just 100 minutes
to the south are two of the busiest transportation routes in
the central U.S. The first class infrastructure and minimal
congestion give matchless speed to your company's markets.
The Union
Pacific Railway runs through the County, parrallel to Highway
4 and provides service at Davenport, Carleton, Belvidere, and Alexandria.
The UP provides sidings to Altra Inc. at Carleton, Cargill Inc. and Bruning
Grain and Feed in Belvidere.
Hebron Municipal Airport is located south of Hebron on Highway 136, near
the golf course.
Thayer County Economic Development Alliance
225 North 4th Street
Hebron, NE 68370 USA
Ph: 402-768-7407 Fax:: 402-768-7407
Email: tceda@diodecom.net
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