Economic Development
LES is dedicated to meet the
needs of the communities we
serve, support their economic
development efforts and assist
companies interested in
expanding or locating in our
service area.
We work closely with the
Lincoln Partnership for Economic
Development,
City of Lincoln and Lancaster
County,
Lincoln Chamber of Commerce,
Nebraska Department of Economic
Development and others
because your company’s success
and our community growth are
important to us.
LES and our economic development
partners meet with local company
executives each year to learn
about their business plans and
expectations. These meetings
assist our economic development
partners in developing a
successful and stronger business environment. An
analysis of these discussions
showed these top three
advantages of doing business in
the Lincoln area…
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Worker productivity
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Central location
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Business climate
Additional advantages to
locate and expand in the Lincoln
area
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Forbes magazine (May 2006)
ranked Lincoln 40th
among 200 metro areas as one of
the Best Places for Business and
Careers. Forbes also ranked
Lincoln 22nd for the
cost of doing business, based on
cost of labor, energy, taxes and
office space.
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We will work with you on
prospective projects of a
confidential nature to assist
with building,
site location and
infrastructure to ensure your
business objectives are met.
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Lancaster County is conveniently
located in the heart of the
Midwest and offers accessibility
to major transportation.
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LES provides highly-reliable
electricity to our customers.
Our most recent report places
LES’ reliability at 99.9965
percent.
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LES' rates are competitive with
industrial 22 percent and
commercial 40 percent below the
national average.
Improving your bottom line
LES works to help improve our
customers’ bottom line. Read how
we have helped customers
save money and succeed.
If you are expanding or
replacing major equipment, we
will help you evaluate energy
efficiency and ensure you have
adequate and affordable power.
For a quick, do-it-yourself
estimate of rates and fees,
click the bill calculator in the
menu bar.
The
Nebraska Advantage incentive
program offers new and growing
businesses the opportunity to
apply for investment credits;
wage credits; sales tax refunds;
state and local sales tax
exemptions for manufacturing
machinery, equipment and related
services; research and
development tax credits and
more.
The
Agriculture Opportunities and
Value-Added Partnership Act
provides grants up to $75,000 to
cooperatives, groups or
associations to help offset the
costs of research, education,
training and market development
of value-added products sold by
producers.
Assistance with workforce
development
Lincoln is home to the
University of Nebraska-Lincoln,
Nebraska Wesleyan University and
several colleges, which
contribute to this area’s
educated and diverse workforce.
If you are adding to your
workforce, our economic
development partners will assist
you in finding employees and
applying for funds and employee
training assistance through the
Nebraska Customized Job Training
Advantage.
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