HomeNE WEBINAR RECORDINGS

The August, 2024 webinar is a revisit to the February 2022 HomeNE Webinar. Ben Conover is sharing where Conover Properties is today and the progress they have made in Norfolk, Tilden, Madison and Pierce in Northeast Nebraska. The amazing before and after renovation photos and the changes they are creating for their communities is a story worth hearing and sharing.

Yes, a Home can be a Brownfield! Join Taryn Horn, Nebraska Department of Environment and Energy, and Megan Spargo, Benkelman CRA, to learn how a home can be classified as a brownfield.

Mike Knutson, a Learning Network Orchestrator & Community Coach, and Paula Jensen, Vice President of Advancement, from Dakota Resources presented about the Iceberg Model to learn more about the strategy of addressing housing problems and moving to solutions.

Ben Winchester, Extension Education from the Extension Center for Community Vitality (University of Minnesota), presented about the presence of small towns.

Economic Development Consultant for the Nebraska Public Power District, Nicole Sedlacek, talked about the importance, components, and benefits of having a local leadership program.

Mike Knutson, a Learning Network Orchestrator & Community Coach from Dakota Resources, shared about the value in creating a single, stronger network within your community.

Amy Haase and Joe Spitsen provided a great look at the Nebraska Housing Toolkit completed in 2022 by the Strategic Housing Council. The toolkit offers communities of all sizes comprehensive guidance, instructions, practical steps, and case studies to assist and develop their own housing development short and long-term plans.

Hear from Gary Person, President and CEO of North Platte Area Chamber and Development Corporation about Housing Development and the "Shot in the Arm" that changed the direction of Housing development in North Platte .

How the Auburn City Council and Community Redevelopment Authority utilized TIF.

Oscar Gomez, Assistant City Administrator for the City of South Sioux City, presented about the journey, problems, and solutions of housing within his community.

Megan Weaver, Executive Director of Wakefield Progressive, Inc., presented about the ups and downs of creating rural workforce housing.

During this session, Mike Feeken, Strategic Partnership Advisor with First Five Nebraska, spoke about the four components to a community's growth: housing, jobs, people, and child care.

Tim Gottgetreu, the Director of Research at Western Economic Services, discussed the Nebraska Profile of Demographics, Economics, ad Housing by looking at an interactive journey through the great plains of data.

Pipestone, Minnesota Community Officials, Myron Koets (Mayor) and Doug Fortune (Building & Zoning Administrator), joined the call to discuss their town's housing story.

Megan Spargo, Benkelman CRA Coordinator, shared the Benkelman Foundation Story, which touches on a community gaining traction, getting community buy-in, and preparing a community for housing.

Congressman Adrian Smith, Nebraska's Third District in the US House of Representatives, discussed the huge role housing can play in a community.

Community members of Superior, Chris Peterson (Mayor) and Derek Clark (Planner), shared the revitalization story of their community.

Program Development Vice President within Dakota Resources, Paula Jensen, shared about leading complex collaborations in your community.

Consultant for MA Barnhart Enterprises, LLC, Marty Barnhart, presented on a guide to getting a Nebraska Land Bank started in your region.

During this session, Mike Feeken, Strategic Partnership Advisor with First Five Nebraska, spoke about the four components to a community's growth: housing, jobs, people, and child care.

Ben Winchester, Extension Education from the Extension Center for Community Vitality (University of Minnesota), presented homeowner age statistics for Nebraska and how there is plenty of workforce housing, but it's currently occupied by our seniors.

The Nebraska Investment Finance Authority (NIFA) staff presented about the programs that have for stimulating housing in a community.

Andy Long from McCook Economic Development Corp. & Cultivate Rural Leaders shared about the cultivation of leadership and how this should not just be applied to adult community members but should start with students as well.

Amy Haase, RDG Planning & Design, has been a part of various downtown revitalization studies from communities across the Great Plains states.