--- title: Governor Pillen Announces New DED Director description: LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has appointed K.C. Belitz to be the next director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED). Belitz, who i --- [Skip to content](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/news-center/p/item/51025/governor-pillen-announces-new-ded-director#main-content) [![Development Council for Buffalo County logo](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/hubfs/Development%20Council%20Logo_1-23-23_V1.png)](https://growbuffalocounty.com) - About Buffalo County - [Communities](https://growbuffalocounty.com/communities) - [Livability](https://growbuffalocounty.com/live) - [Labor](https://growbuffalocounty.com/work) - Site Selectors - [Sites & Buildings](https://growbuffalocounty.com/sites-buildings) - [Target Industries](https://growbuffalocounty.com/target-industries) - [Regional Data](https://growbuffalocounty.com/regional-data) - [Location Advantages](https://growbuffalocounty.com/location-advantages) - Strategic Initiatives - [Build Buffalo County](https://growbuffalocounty.com/build-buffalo-county) - Business Support - [Incentives](https://growbuffalocounty.com/incentives) - [Resources](https://growbuffalocounty.com/resources) - [Entrepreneurs](https://growbuffalocounty.com/big-idea-buffalo-county) - About DCBC - [Services](https://growbuffalocounty.com/services-1) - [Staff](https://growbuffalocounty.com/staff) - [Board](https://growbuffalocounty.com/board) - [Investors](https://growbuffalocounty.com/membership) - [News](https://growbuffalocounty.com/news) - [Contact Us](https://growbuffalocounty.com/contact-us) This is a search field with an auto-suggest feature attached. - There are no suggestions because the search field is empty. # Governor Pillen Announces New DED Director [Admin](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/author/admin) Published Jun 05, 2023 Reading Time 1 min read LINCOLN, NE – Governor Jim Pillen has appointed K.C. Belitz to be the next director of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED). Belitz, who is currently the chief operating officer for the Nebraska Community Foundation, will assume his new role on July 5.   “K.C. brings the right experience and enthusiasm to lead DED and market Nebraska,” said Governor Pillen. “He understands firsthand the needs of the state and concerns in both rural and urban communities when it comes to issues like maintaining a stable workforce, retaining our youth, attracting businesses, and growing businesses that have already established roots.”  Surrounded by officials from state chambers of commerce when his appointment was announced, Belitz spoke about his key strategic goals as incoming DED Director – identifying strong business potential within Nebraska, providing great customer service and being the state’s “front door” and recruitment team for businesses and people.  “I can’t imagine a better time in this state’s history to be working in economic development,” said Belitz. “It seems like the pieces are in place and Nebraska is poised for really exciting developments in the next few years. I’m looking forward to being on the team that’s working to maximize those opportunities.”  [Click here to read the full article.](https://governor.nebraska.gov/press/governor-pillen-announces-new-ded-director) [Admin](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/author/admin) Share #### Let's Connect We’d love to hear from you—reach out anytime and let’s start the conversation. ## Related Posts [Kearney's Investments Set the Stage for Continued Growth DED Director Belitz honors City of Kearney for recent accomplishments to grow Central Nebraska Effor...](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/news-center/p/item/57334/kearneys-investments-set-the-stage-for-continued-growth) [Development Council for Buffalo County Moves into New Collaborative Office Space Kearney, Nebraska (December 2024) — The Development Council for Buffalo County has officially moved ...](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/news-center/p/item/60826/development-council-for-buffalo-county-moves-into-new-collaborative-office-space) [Development Council Appoints New Members, Thanks Long-serving Member KEARNEY, NE — At their February 2024 board meeting, the Development Council for Buffalo County appoi...](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/news-center/p/item/55614/development-council-appoints-new-members-thanks-longserving-member) ![edcc-logo-1](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/hubfs/edcc-logo-1.svg) **Development Council for Buffalo County** 220 11th Avenue Kearney, NE 68845 [(308) 237-9346](tel:+1308-237-9346)[mailto:info@growbuffalocounty.com](mailto:info@growbuffalocounty.com) [info@growbuffalocounty.com](mailto:info@growbuffalocounty.com) - [Buffalo County](https://buffalocounty.ne.gov/) - [City of Kearney](https://cityofkearney.org/) - [Kearney Area Chamber](https://www.kearneycoc.org/) - [Kearney Visitors Bureau](https://visitkearney.org/) - [Contact](https://growbuffalocounty.com/contact-us) - [Site Map](https://242034849.hs-sites-na2.com/sitemap.xml) © 2025 Development Council for Buffalo County. 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