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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA – Small business owners and managers, aspiring business owners, and community partners are invited to Tuesday Table Talks on March 3, at Opportunity Central, 4860 33rd Ave...
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AUBURN, NEBRASKA – Entrepreneurs and business owners in the Auburn area are invited to a five-part series focused on financial literacy. These free events are sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Two free workshop series are scheduled for local entrepreneurs and business owners in Grand Island. These events will be offered in Spanish and are sponsored by the Center for...
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – An eight-day Cleaning Academy workshop is scheduled for local entrepreneurs and business owners in Lincoln. This event will be offered in Spanish and is sponsored by the Center for...
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GRAND ISLAND, NEBRASKA – Varios talleres gratuitos han sido programados para empresarios locales y dueños de negocios en Grand Island. Estos talleres se ofrecerán en español y están patrocinados por...
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LINCOLN, NEBRASKA – Se ha programado un entrenamiento gratuito para empresarios locales y dueños de negocios en Lincoln, Nebraska. Este entrenamiento se ofrecerá en español y está patrocinado por el...
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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA – Se han programado varios talleres gratuitos para empresarios locales y dueños de negocios en Columbus. Estos talleres se ofrecerán en español y están patrocinados por el Center...
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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA – Two free workshop series are scheduled for local entrepreneurs and business owners in Columbus. These events will be offered in Spanish and are sponsored by the Center for Rural...
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LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA – Several free workshops are scheduled for local entrepreneurs and business owners in Lexington. These events will be offered in Spanish and are sponsored by the Center for Rural...
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LEXINGTON, NEBRASKA – Se han programado varios talleres gratuitos para empresarios locales y dueños de negocios en Lexington. Estos talleres se ofrecerán en español y están patrocinados por el Center...
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NORFOLK, NEBRASKA – The Center for Rural Affairs is hosting a free workshop for aspiring farmers, people who own or co-own more than 40 acres, may have inherited farmland, or are experiencing...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Nebraska is facing a growing problem, with obesity rankings in the top quarter of states among high school students and an even higher ranking for obese adults. To help reverse this...
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MADRID, IOWA—Tailored to communities impacted by the spring floods of 2019 and those interested in improving water quality, the Iowa Watershed Resource Library was unveiled today by the Center for...
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PIERCE, NEBRASKA – Entrepreneurs and business owners in the Pierce area are invited to a workshop focused on financial literacy. This event is sponsored by the Center for Rural Affairs and Pierce...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – Jessica Campos, of Grand Island, Nebraska, has been appointed director of the Center for Rural Affairs Women’s Business Center. The Women’s Business Center organizes training events...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – As part of a project focusing on elevating the stories of rural climate leaders, the Center for Rural Affairs today released a series of fact sheets focused on building rural...
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LYONS, NEBRASKA – In October, students in Nebraska, Colorado, Kansas, Missouri, Montana, North Dakota, South Dakota, Utah, and Wyoming, competed in the U.S. Department of Agriculture Regional Crunch...
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COLUMBUS, NEBRASKA – Small business owners and managers, aspiring business owners, and community partners are invited to Tuesday Table Talks on Feb. 4, at Opportunity Central, 4860 33rd Ave., Columbus...
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SCRIBNER, NEBRASKA – Business owners are invited to attend a free marketing workshop in Scribner, organized by the Center for Rural Affairs, Scribner Area Chamber of Commerce, and Freyday Freelance...
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NEVADA, IOWA—Today, during her Condition of the State Address, Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds announced plans to propose a one cent sales tax increase that would include the necessary three-eighths of one...
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