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Pillen Hosts One Nebraska Ag and Economic Development Summit description: "Earlier this month, Governor Jim Pillen welcomed 600 leaders to Younes Conference Center North in Kearney for “One Nebraska: the Governors Summit on Ag and" --- [Skip to content](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/news-center/p/item/58879/gov-pillen-hosts-one-nebraska-ag-and-economic-development-summit#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. # Gov. Pillen Hosts One Nebraska Ag and Economic Development Summit [Admin](https://blog.growbuffalocounty.com/development-council-for-buffalo-county-blog/author/admin) Published Aug 09, 2024 Reading Time 1 min read Earlier this month, Governor Jim Pillen welcomed 600 leaders to Younes Conference Center North in Kearney for “One Nebraska: the Governors Summit on Ag and Economic Development,” co-hosted by the Nebraska Department of Economic Development (DED) and the Nebraska Department of Agriculture (NDA). “We have unique strengths as a state that we can brag about to bring in business,” said Governor Jim Pillen. “Nebraska has amazing people, abundant natural resources, and the most sustainable ag production on the planet. The Summit is a tremendous opportunity to strategize together about how we can make the most of these competitive advantages.” The Governors Summit is the states premier economic development forum, convening leaders from across Nebraska to discuss how to grow the Good Life. This is the fourth consecutive year the Summit has had an agricultural focus.         “Whether its growing biomanufacturing or producing second-generation biofuels, Nebraska is ready to take the lead,” said NDA Director Sherry Vinton. “Our products are premium quality, our producers have tech savvy thats second to none, and weve developed the tools to tell our sustainability story. The Governors Summit on Ag and Economic Development equips us, as leaders, with the subject knowledge and relational networks we need to maximize the states potential for growth.” “The Summit draws together leaders from across industries and geographies to focus on a unifying goal – bettering the future for our neighbors, hometowns, and state,” said DED Director K.C. Belitz. “We have a historic window of opportunity to change Nebraskas trajectory. Seizing this moment demands that we cooperate more closely than ever. The Summit is a great way to align our efforts as we move forward as a state.” [Read the full article here.](https://opportunity.nebraska.gov/gov-pillen-hosts-one-nebraska-ag-and-economic-development-summit/) [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 [Gov. 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