WSC holds groundbreaking ceremony for new Norfolk apartments
The Growing Together Scholars Program had a groundbreaking in Norfolk on Monday. The complex will be located off of Fifth and Phillip Streets as this program is designed to excel Wayne State College students in the Norfolk community. NORFOLK, Neb. — The Growing Together Scholars Program had a groundbreaking in Norfolk on Monday morning when they […]
Flood says he has learned to appreciate value of public art
U.S. Rep. Mike Flood doesn’t have many regrets. One of them, however, goes back to his early years as a state senator in the Nebraska Legislature. The Norfolkian, who now serves in the U.S. Congress, said he remembers seeing requests for funding for public art and being quick to vote against them. Flood, who was […]
Technology, robotics part of future mix
DAN HOFFMAN, chief executive officer with Invest Nebraska, discusses the history of the nonprofit organization, which was created under Gov. Mike Johanns, who served from 1999 to 2005. Entrepreneurs are usually wired differently, in part because they are risk takers. Yet they sometimes need a boost. That’s where Invest Nebraska can make a difference. The […]
Updates To Accommodate Wayne State, Northeast Students Given At Growing Together
Some Wayne State College students will be visiting Norfolk next week to learn more about the city, including going on a scavenger hunt downtown. Marysz Rames, president of Wayne State College, and Michael Keibler, executive director of co-op education and industry liaison, updated community leaders on their college’s students during a Growing Together meeting Wednesday […]
Growing Together Updates Given, With Long-Range Plans Shared
U.S. REP. MIKE FLOOD (far right) provides an update Wednesday at the Norfolk Area Chamber of Commerce during a meeting of Northeast Nebraska Growing Together, an Aksarben workforce initiative. Jerry Guenther/Daily News There’s a lot of moving parts to the Northeast Nebraska Growing Together initiative, some of which seem to be moving well and others […]
Years In The Making – Generations Of Leaders Attend Groundbreaking Ceremony
Partnerships help spark riverfront revival. As a dozen shovels hoisted into the air and unearthed dirt scattered into the wind on Tuesday morning at Johnson Park, the ink began to dry on the opening of a new chapter in Norfolk’s history. The city’s riverfront development project has been nearly a half-century in the making – […]
Easy to come up with a long list of impressive projects underway or planned in Norfolk
When it comes time to share a list of all the things that Norfolkans and area residents can be potentially be excited about, it’s difficult to know where to start because there are so many to include. Consider: The impressive plans for a renovation of Ta-Ha-Zouka Park, including expanded athletic fields, a site for […]
Wayne State College breaks ground on Norfolk student housing
A large group of people gathered Tuesday evening to break ground on Wayne State College’s upcoming student housing project. The student housing will be located in downtown Norfolk off of North Third Street and Winter Avenue, the site of Tuesday’s groundbreaking ceremony. Students from Wayne State who will be living in the new housing also […]
Student Housing Coming To Downtown Norfolk
Around 80 employers and educators met at the Midtown Event Center on Tuesday to discuss the future of Aksarben’s Growing Together initiative. State Sen. Mike Flood, who has helped spearhead the Growing Together initiative, kicked off the Growing Together workforce summit with updates on the program. “Today we’re basically educating employers about the Growing Together […]
Northeast Community College Offers Professional Opportunities
The Workforce Development Office at Northeast Community College will offer a series of professional opportunities in early April in Norfolk to ensure that employees have up-to-date training that is essential to any successful business plan. Becoming a Northeast Nebraska Workforce Partner will put business owners and supervisors in a position to jump ahead of the […]
