Scaling Up: Harnessing Economies of Scale to Alleviate Housing Needs
Sheri Alber • July 18, 2024

Scaling Up: Harnessing Economies of Scale to Alleviate Housing Needs

Amanda Engell and Charlie McPherson, McCook Economic Development Corporation, presented great information about housing growth in McCook. A community without a new subdivision since before 1980, McCook is now seeing the construction of duplexes, single-family homes, infill development, and a new swimming pool as a result of intentional, invested activity in the community. 

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