Financing Assistance

The Buffalo County Economic Development Council has funds available to assist in financing small to medium sized projects, or to defray partial expenses attendant to larger industrial developments. For more information contact:

Darren Robinson, Executive Director
PO Box 607
1007 2nd Avenue
Kearney NE 68848-0607
Phone: (308) 237-9346
Email: drobinson@buffalocountyedc.com

The State of Nebraska provides financing services through conventional commercial financing channels, federally sponsored programs, and state supported programs. A portion of Nebraska's Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funds have been dedicated to economic development projects. The Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA) provides low interest financing for eligible industrial projects. Nebraska counties and communities are all empowered to offer Industrial Revenue Bond financing to new and existing industry. For more information contact:

Richard Baier, Director
State of Nebraska Department of Economic Development
PO Box 94666
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4666 USA
Toll Free: (800) 426-6505
TDD: (402) 471-3111
Fax: (402) 471-3778
Email: rbaier@neded.org

The Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) is a cooperative program of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) and the University of Nebraska at Omaha (UNO). NBDC offers planning and assessment assistance to get a new business started or to improve an existing business. NBDC consultants are MBAs, MBA candidates, and leaders from the Nebraska business community who focus on the particular needs of each client. Along with SBA loan packaging services the NBDC offers consulting in the following areas:

The Director of the Kearney Service Center is Odee Ingersoll. The center is located at:

University of Nebraska at Kearney
West Center Bldg. Room 135C
1917 W. 24th Street
Kearney, NE 68849-4440
Phone: (308) 865-8344
Fax: (308) 865-8153

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