Good Life.
Great Opportunity.
Great Opportunity.
Anthony L. Goins
Director
Nebraska Department of Economic Development
opportunity.nebraska.gov
Grow Nebraska:
Economic Development Goals and Priorities for 2021
vision: Grow nebraska
Mission:
Create opportunities through more effective, efficient, customer-focused State Government.
Priorities:
- Efficiency and Effectiveness
- Customer Service
- Growth
- Public Safety
- Reduced Regulatory Burden
Values:
- The taxpayer
- Our team
- Simplicity, Transparency, Accountability, Integrity
- Respect
our Governor's Strategic Pillars
- Developing Our People
- Cutting Red Tape
- Managing the Budget/Tax Relief
- Promoting Nebraska Domestically and Internationally
2021 departmental Goals
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Economic growth and profitable expansion
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recruit and retain talent/grow the workforce
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promote nebraska's brand
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expand statewide broadband access
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targeted growth
Goal #2: Recruit, Retain Talent/Grow the Workforce
- Sustain and grow workforce by developing, retaining, attracting talent.
- Emphasize Veteran's recruitment.
- Emphatically promote internships & apprenticeships.
- Focus on retention of existing firms.
goal #3: promote nebraska's brand
- Tell NE's story to a diverse, youthful audience. Sell our quality of life, career opportunities and bright future.
- Market our state to the world.
- Capitalize on growth potential of Greater Nebraska.
- DED is establishing a redesigned marketing plan with measurable objectives (Archrival selected and notified).
statewide branding and rebranding efforts
Goal #4:
Grow Nebraska
Broadband
- Create abundant business opportunities by extending high speed broadband to every Nebraskan.
- Encourage and promote remote work/relocation to grow our communities.
goal #5: Targeted growth
- Nourish the incredible potential of our communities through targeted growth measures and partnerships.
- Create real opportunity through H3 job creation.
- Support entrepreneurs with high scale potential.
- Incorporate a regional focus (e.g., North and South Omaha, Greater Nebraska)
(Photo: Governor Ricketts & project leaders break ground on the new Villa Rows affordable housing development in North Omaha, financed in part by the State of Nebraska).