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SCOTTSBLUFF NEBRASKA 2016 U.S. Census Population Scottsbluff 14,883 Scotts Bluff County 36,422 Chadron 20 385 71 Alliance 61 Scottsbluff 29 SCOTTSBLUFF COUNTY NEBRASKA 71 385 26 Sidney Ogallala Omaha 80 Lincoln 61 The Table of Contents and section headings are hot linked within this Community Guide. Clicking on the section headings will return you to the Table of Contents. The following pages contain basic information about Scottsbluff, Nebraska. This information was compiled by the City of Scottsbluff, Scottsbluff/Gering Chamber of Commerce, and Nebraska Public Power District in order to promote community development and quality of life. TABLE OF CONTENTS ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT – 3 LABOR – 4 TRANSPORTATION / COMMUNICATIONS – 5 UTILITIES – 6 LOCAL GOVERNMENT / TAX STRUCTURE – 7 EDUCATION – 8 QUALITY OF LIFE – 9 AGRICULTURE – 10 CLIMATE – 11 CONTACTS Nathan Johnson Karen Anderson Mary M. Plettner, CEcD City Manager Executive Director Economic Development Manager City of Scottsbluff Scottsbluff-Gering Chamber of Nebraska Public Power District Scottsbluff, Nebraska Commerce Columbus, Nebraska 68602-0499 Office: (308) 630-6202 Scottsbluff, Nebraska Office: (402) 563-5534 Cell: (308) 672-6894 Office: (308) 632-2133 Cell: (402) 750-1907 Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] Email: [email protected] www.scottsbluff.org www.scottsbluffgering.net econdev.nppd.com 2 ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT The City of Scottsbluff is dedicated to using its “Comprehensive certifying sites most suited for industry and business recruitment. Plan” to translate the community’s values and vision into how the The city will work towards sustainable development by prioritizing community is lived in and experienced. The comprehensive plan development through incentives, redevelopment, and investing in addresses topics such as transportation, utilities, and land use strategic social and economic stability initiatives. which ensures that both city employees and public officials have guidance when deciding on economic development plans and Firms with retail sales tax permits in Scottsbluff reported 2016 net projects. taxable retail sales of $380,160,563, while Scotts Bluff County reported retail sales of $469,373,408. Our community vision is to ensure that Scottsbluff will expand economic opportunities by aggressively marketing, preparing, and Scottsbluff’s Leading Employers Employers Product or Service Employees Regional West Medical Center Medical 2,000 Scottsbluff Public Schools Education 475 Southwest Business Corporation Financial Management Services 325 Western Sugar Cooperative Agriculture 250 Region1 Office of Human Development Community Services 240 Kelley Bean Company Agriculture 230 Western Nebraska Community College Education 200 Panhandle Cooperative Association Agriculture 200 BNSF Railway Company Railroad 200 Platte Valley Bank & JG Elliott Banking & Insurance 200 Aulick Industries & Leasing Manufacturing & Trucking 150 City of Scottsbluff Government 150 Aulick Industries & Leasing Kelley Bean Company Panhandle Cooperative Association Southwest Business Corporation Platte Valley Bank & JG Elliott 3 LABOR Nonfarm Wage & Salary Employment Scotts Bluff County Labor Supply SCOTTS BLUFF COUNTY ANNUAL AVERAGE 2015 2015 ANNUAL AVERAGE Natural Resources Scotts Bluff & Construction County & Scotts 3.5% Information Other Services 1.6% Contiguous Bluff 3.7% Counties* County Wholesale Trade 5.2% Non-farm wage and salary workers 24,307 17,358 Transportation, Education & Warehousing & Health Services Total employment 27,187 17,786 Utilities incl RR 19.5% 6.1% Labor force population 28,040 18,377 ADDITIONAL POTENTIAL LABOR SUPPLY Commuting out of county (2014) 4,025 Financial Activities 6.2% Unemployed 591 Total Government Manufacturing 18.8% Total 4,616 6.5% NOTE: Does not include estimated number of homemakers, seasonal and part-time workers, and workers who would shift from low-paying jobs Professional & Business who could be expected to work for industry. Services 6.6% Leisure & *Contiguous Nebraska counties include Banner, Box Butte, Morrill, and Sioux. Hospitality Retail Trade Figures for Goshen County in Wyoming were not available. 9.5% 12.8% Source: Nebraska Department of Labor Workforce Unemployment Rate 2015 ANNUAL AVERAGE The Nebraska Department of Labor serves employers and job seekers across Nebraska through its “Career Centers” located Scotts Bluff County 3.4% across the state. Services for employers include employee Nebraska 3.0% recruitment and screening, posting job openings, tax credit information, and labor market and labor law information. Job United States 5.3% seekers can find a full array of employment and training related Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics services including on-site services provided by a network of mandatory Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act partners. Unionization To access Nebraska Department of Labor’s One-Stop for Jobs, go to neworks.nebraska.gov. Nebraska has a right to work provision in its constitution. Wage 10th 50th 90th Sampling Standard Occupational Code Title Percentile Percentile Percentile Accountants and Auditors 18.02 28.12 41.46 Hourly Computer Programmers* 20.77 35.59 54.29 wage rates Registered Nurses 21.49 29.43 38.02 for various Retail Salespersons 8.59 10.88 18.06 occupations, Secretaries and Administrative Assistants, Except Legal, Medical 9.70 13.88 18.95 Panhandle Customer Service Representatives 10.41 13.73 20.20 Region, Office Clerks, General 9.31 12.65 17.27 Nebraska Assemblers and Fabricators, All Other* 9.95 15.07 20.56 Laborers and Freight, Stock, and Material Movers, Hand 9.37 12.39 18.57 Machinists* 11.28 19.04 27.34 Welders, Cutters, Solderers, and Brazers 10.57 16.63 37.08 Welding, Soldering, and Brazing Machine Setters* 12.69 18.12 23.65 Heavy and Tractor-Trailer Truck Drivers 9.10 17.30 24.50 Cutting, Punching, and Press Machine Setters/Operators 13.30 16.64 22.27 Electricians 13.68 20.08 29.94 Tool and Die Makers* 16.26 24.05 33.28 *Wage information taken from Nebraska Statewide Source: Nebraska Workforce Development, Occupational Employment Statistics Program, Fourth Quarter 2016 4 TRANSPORTATION Location/Highways Trucklines U.S. Highway 26, Nebraska Highway 71, and the Beltline More than 13,500 licensed motor carriers with worldwide Highway all run through Scottsbluff. Gering is the county seat of connections are based in Nebraska and serve businesses Scotts Bluff County. Scottsbluff is 77 miles northwest of Sidney, throughout North America. The following trucking map is based Nebraska; 110 miles northeast of Cheyenne, Wyoming; and on Scottsbluff, Nebraska. 177 miles northwest of North Platte, Nebraska. Legal Trucking Distance Map Rail The nearest rail service, BNSF Railway Company, is located in Chadron, Nebraska, 99 miles northeast of Scottsbluff. Air The Western Nebraska Regional Airport, located four miles northeast of Scottsbluff, has two concrete runways 8,279-foot with medium intensity approach lighting system and runway alignment indicator lights and an 8,002-foot runway. Nearest Commercial Air Service: • Western Nebraska Regional Airport, Scottsbluff, NE 4 miles, 9 minutes • Alliance Municipal Airport, Alliance, NE Source: Nebraska Department of Economic Development. Legal Trucking Distances from 59 miles, 68 minutes Scottsbluff, Nebraska, 2016; using ESRI Business Analyst Desktop. • North Platte Regional Airport, North Platte, NE 177 miles, 172 minutes • McCook Ben Nelson Regional Airport, McCook, NE 243 miles, 237 minutes COMMUNICATIONS Telecommunications Provider Post Offi ce & Package Delivery Service • Allo Communications The U.S. Postal Service in Scottsbluff has one mail receipt and www.allocommunications.com one dispatch daily. • Century Link Federal Express, United Parcel Service, U.S. Postal Service, and www.centurylinkquote.com DHL provide package delivery services in the Scottsbluff area. • Charter Communications www.charter.com Internet Providers • Allo Communications www.allocommunications.com • Charter Communications www.charter.com • Vista Beam www.vistabeam.com • Action Communications U.S. Post Offi ce www.actcom.net 5 UTILITIES Nebraska Highlights Natural Gas Energy costs are often a considerable part of any business’ Black Hills Energy is a retail supplier of natural gas in Scottsbluff. operational budget. These costs can vary greatly between states, For more information, visit www.blackhillsenergy.com. but in Nebraska (the only state in the nation where all electric utilities are publicly owned) electric costs are passed to consumers Water & Sewerage at low, cost-of-service rates. As a result, the state claims industrial rates well below the national average. Nebraska electric utilities The municipal water system in Scottsbluff is supplied by 12 wells, are able to offer low rates, in part, because they draw from a which have an average depth of 100 feet. The system, serving the balanced and efficient “mix” of generation resources. entire city, has a combined pumping capacity of 14,100 gallons per minute and an overhead storage capacity of 2,750,000 gallons. NPPD’s Sources of Energy - 2016 The system has a maximum capacity of 23,054,000 gallons per (Native Load + Nonfi rm Sales) day. Power Scottsbluff has a municipal sanitary sewerage system and storm * Hydro Wind Purchases 6.8% 6.9% sewer system. The activated sludge treatment plant has a daily Gas & Oil 4.5% Nuclear 1.5% 32.3% capacity of 2,105,110 gallons. Visit www.scottsbluff.org for more information regarding water and sewerage. Recycling Recyclables are collected
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