May 2, 2018
SPRING NEWS FROM
BOX BUTTE DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION
BANDS ON THE BRICKS 2018
IRON HORSE DISTRICT LINE UP
July 6th -
Crossroad Station
July 13th –
DD & The Fayroh’s
July 20th -
Joey Leone’s Chop Shop
July 21st-
Loaded Dice
July 27th –
35th & Taylor
August 3rd -
The Cold Hard Cash Show
in Hemingford, NE

Elizabeth Fritzler
Event Coordinator
308.760.3926
MARKETING
HOMETOWN AMERICA Attracting New Residents
WE ARE DOING THIS HERE!
Local study circles will be popping up around Box Butte County in the coming weeks. If you are interested in joining a group, give me a call and I will gladly place you in one. Groups meeting in Alliance, Berea, and Hemingford.
BBDC SUMMER INTERNS
Haley Ehrke
Mirissa Scholting
From May 21 st through July 31 st, Box Butte Development Corporation (BBDC) will host two summer interns from the Rural Futures Institute (RFI). Haley Ehrke and Mirissa Scholting are both small town girls and Marketing Majors from the University of Lincoln. Haley and Mirissa will assist BBDC staff with their “Marketing Hometown America” campaign which is designed to attract new residents to Box Butte County.

“This opportunity would not have been possible without the support of the BBDC Board of Directors and a grant from the Panhandle Partnership - Greater Good Fund,” stated BBDC Executive Director Chelsie Herian. “I first heard of Marketing Hometown America and the RFI Intern program while attending a ‘Connecting Entreprenierial Communities’ Conference in McCook last year. I was so intrigued I brought the idea back to my Board of Directors and asked if we could explore the opportunity. Luckily, they said yes.”

BBDC has set the stage to play host to these two young women who will soon be setting out on their own to continue their careers. BBDC has much to learn from Haley and Mirissa as well, such as what traits they look for in a community and what we are currently doing well in our marketing and what may need improvement as we seek to share our unique story.Box Butte County is a great place to live and work, and we need to learn more about sharing that with the outside world.

The end result of this project will be a new marketing video that BBDC, the Chambers of Commerce in both Alliance and Hemingford, both municipalities, and employers in our area can use for employee and community information sharing.Help BBDC in welcoming our guests, Haley and Mirissa. It is going to be a great year!
5th Annual Hollywood Squares
HMSA Events Committee put on another great show.

Congratulations to the contestants APS Track , APS Band, Spartans Baseball, and Carnegie Arts. The APS Track came away the winner and $500!

Many thanks to our STARS....The Godfather (Jay Lulow), Cheech (Kalin) & Chong (Jason), Steve Irwin (Morgan Wills), Edith Ann (Kathy Worley), Miss Congeniality (Jamie Phan), Jabba (Wren) & Princess Leia (Mara Andersen), Roseanne (Kendra), Zoolander (Kyle McCarville), and our Host John Davidson (John McGhehey). They are truely ROCK STARS!

A special THANK YOU to our sponsors....Viaero, Crossroads Music, Consumers Co-op Federal Credit Union, Cover-Jones, Global Dreams Travel, Sassy & Classy Nail Spa, Alliance Chamber of Commerce, Bluebird Flowers & Gifts, Great Western Bank, and Newberry's!!!!

Last but not least, THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS....Jessica Hare, Laurie Jelinek, Marina Girard, Melanie Mann, Ashley Dudden, Susan Unzicker, Nita Peterson, Shon Townsend, Becky Potmesil and the SPARTANS BASEBALL TEAM for stage muscle!
BBDC PARTNERS
October 1, 2017 – September 30, 2018
All partners are guaranteed that their contribution plays a critical role in the positive change for Box Butte County! 

PARTNERS:
Box Butte County
City of Alliance
Village of Hemingford

DIAMOND
Bank of the West
Box Butte General Hospital

GOLD
Alliance Development Corporation
Black Hills Energy Corp.
Dave’s Pharmacy
First National Bank
Hemingford Telephone Co.
Westco

SILVER
Mischnick Contractors & Builders
Western Nebraska Community College

BRONZE
American Electric Power
Gregory’s Insurance
Parker-Hannifin
Panhandle Rural Electric Member Association (PREMA)

AFFILIATE MEMBER
Allo Communications
Alliance Grocery Kart
Alliance Tractor & Implement Co.
Alliance Public Schools
Bob Neville State Farm Insurance Agency
Consumers Cooperative Federal Credit Union
Eagle Communications, Inc.
Edward Jones Financial – Rich Otto
Farmers Cooperative Elevator Co.
Farmers State Bank
Great Western Bank
Harris Sales Inc.
Heartland Real Estate
Hemingford Public Schools
Johnson & Associates LLC
Kunzman Title Co.
Landmark Real Estate Services LLC – Dan Dickenson
Mobius Communications / Mobius Electronics
Nationwide Management Services, Inc.
Nebraska Total Office
Redman’s Shoes
Simmons Olsen Law Firm, P.C.
Western Heritage Credit Union
Western Nebraska Real Estate, P.C.

STRATEGIC PARTNERS
Chas & Ellen Lierk
Mike McGinnis
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Hemingford Chamber of Commerce

THANK YOU,
for your investment in the future of Economic Development
in Box Butte County.
BBDC BOARD OF DIRECTORS
2017-2018
PRESIDENT
Tonya Mayer
Hemingford Telephone Co.
VICE PRESIDENT
Chris Mischnick
Mischnick Contractors & Builders
PAST PRESIDENT
John McGhehey
First National Bank
SECRETARY - TREASURER
Dawn Butcher
Westco
Tom Lore
American Electric Power (AEP)
Greg Moeller
Parker-Hannifin
Barb Straub
Village of Hemingford
Mike McGinnis
Box Butte County Commissioner
Jay Johnson
Farmers National Co.
Troy Unzicker
Alliance Public Schools
Dustin Chester
Farmers State Bank
Jim Bargen
Box Butte General Hospital
Robyn Iossi
Western Nebraska
Community College
Ellen Lierk
Retired
Susan Unzicker
Alliance Chamber of Commerce
Chelsie Herian
BBDC Executive Director
"To Maintain, Enhance, and Diversify the Economy of Box Butte County, Nebraska"
Box Butte Development Corporation
305 Box Butte Ave,
Alliance, NE 69301
P: 308.762.1800
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