Fillmore County, Nebraska is strategically located in the center of America and has easy access to Interstate 80 and transcontinental U.S. Highway 81.  A skilled and productive labor force, a clean, safe environment, financial incentives and economical energy costs are other advantages of doing business in the Geneva area.  Advanced BioEnergy, a 100 million gallon ethanol plant near Fairmont is the newest business to take advantage of these great benefits.

The Fillmore County Development Corporation is available to help all businesses and will assist them to find the resources to help make their business decision a successful one.

• 46.04 Acre Industrial Site, Geneva
• 5.03 Acre Industrial Site, Geneva
• 27,236 Sq. Ft. Industrial Building, Geneva
• 8,800 Sq. Ft. Industrial Building, Exeter
• LOIS Sites Listing
• LOIS Buldings Listing

• Bergen Real Estate
• Schoenholz Real Estate & Auction Service
• Underwood Realty & Auctions
• Richard Walter Real Estate

Centrally located Geneva and Fillmore County provides convenient access to the East and West Coasts, Canada and Mexico.  Four-lane U.S. Highway 81 and U.S. Highway 6 are transcontinental highways that cross in Fillmore County.  Interstate 80, just 20 minutes north of Geneva is one of the nation's business transportation routes and stretches from one end of the state to the other, in all, 482 miles.  The first class infrastructure and minimal congestion give matchless speed to your company's markets.

The Burlington Northern/Santa Fe Railway runs parallel to U.S. Highway 6 in the county and provides service at Exeter, Fairmont, and Grafton.  BNSF provides sidings to O'Malley Grain and Advanced BioEnergy ethanol plant by Fairmont and a drop off point at Grafton for iron used by IPSCO Tubulars, Inc. in Geneva.

Fairmont State Airfield, four miles north of Geneva has two hard surfaced runways.  One runway is 4,400 foot and lighted.  The other is a 3,600-foot runway.  Scheduled air service is available at the Lincoln Municipal Airport.  This airport located 55 minutes east of Geneva offers passenger, airfreight, and air express services.

  Fillmore County Local Labor Market Survey

The Fillmore County Development Corporation conducted a local labor survey from April through July of 2006 with the assistance of the NE Department of Economic Development.  The principle findings of that survey were:

• 28% of those surveyed were unemployed, 3% were seeking jobs, the other 25% were not seeking for a variety of reasons, and the most common reason was that they were retired.
• Employed and unemployed workers willing to apply for new job openings were both willing to drive long distances for work.  43.1% of employed workers were willing to consider jobs that would require a 16-30 mile commute one way, 48.1% unemployed workers would do the same.  24.6% and 22.2% of employed and unemployed would consider driving 31-50 miles respectively.
• The median age of respondents was 55.
• 93% of the respondents had achieved a High School degree, with 27% of those having one - two years additional education, and 21% having a Bachelors or graduate degree

Population:  General:

For more demographic/labor information go to sites.nppd.com/gis/index.asp and under city enter Geneva.

Fillmore County Revolving Loan Funds - The communities of Geneva & Exeter have access to Revolving Loan funds developed from CDBG grants received from the Nebraska Department of Economic Development.  These funds are used for low interest loans available to new and expanding businesses.

Geneva LB840 Funds - The City of Geneva collects a 1.5% sales tax, of which 33.33% is used for economic development that may include low interest loans or grants to businesses expanding or locating in Fillmore County.

FHLB JOBS Revolving Loan Funds - Fillmore County - A revolving loan fund is available through First National Bank in Exeter to provide direct or deferred loan for business start ups, business expansion, or job training that is directly or indirectly related to the growth of the ethanol industry in Fillmore County.  Loans can be for a maximum of $5,000 and can be used in combination with traditional bank funding.

  Local Business Incentives

Nebraska Advantage Economic Development Package
           For complete details, visit their website.

Nebraska Advantage - FIVE TIERS based on investment and job creation
Nebraska Rural Advantage - LEVEL ONE & LEVEL TWO
Nebraska Customized Job Training Advantage
Nebraska Research & Development Advantage
Nebraska Microenterprise Tax Credit Advantage
Nebraska State & Local Sales Tax Exemptions of manufacturing machinery, equipment & related services
Inventory Tax Exemptions
Super Tier Six

Nebraska and Fillmore County have some of the nation's lowest energy costs.  Nebraska is the only state with 100% public power.  Public ownership of generation, transmission, and distribution systems provides customers with some of the lowest electric rates in the nation, plus excellent reliability, excess supply and a history of meeting the needs of new and expanding businesses.  Nebraska Public Power District and Perennial Public Power District provide power for Fillmore County.  For further information regarding electric rates and service, contact NPPD at 877-ASK-NPPD or Perennial at 402-362-3355.  Black Hills Energy or Kinder Morgan supplies natural gas in the county.  LP gas and oil are available for residential and commercial uses.  For more information, please call the community's city office.

Water and sanitation systems vary by community.  For more information, please call the community's city office.  Privately owned and operated waste removal services are available.

Windstream provides telecommunications services to Fillmore County with a digital and analog central office served by a fiber ring.  ADSL, DSL, and ISDN are available.  T-1 and OC-12 transmission capabilities can be provided within a month time frame. 

Local Internet providers are Geneva Broadband (fiber optic), Diode Communications, Dish Network, Galaxy Cable, Internet Nebraska, Mainstay Communications, Speed Net, and Windrestream depending on the community. 

Package delivery services are provided by United Parcel Service, Federal Express, Airborne Express, and DLS.  Intrastate and Interstate trucking is also available to Fillmore County citizens.

The Nebraska Signal, covering local and area news, is published once weekly and complements the daily newspapers available.  Area radio stations and television stations carry local news as well as national and international news.

  Business Retention & Expansion Report 2009

Fillmore County has a variety of businesses and industry in the county.  Products manufactured in the County range from ethanol to tubular steel to screen printing to pickled asparagus.  Large and small businesses are established in retail, various services, agriculture, construction, automotive, transportation and finance.  There are also job opportunities in government, medical and professional areas.

  Largest Employers
  Manufacturers

• Starting a New Business: The Fillmore County Development Corporation ofers classes to entrepreneurs who are thinking about owning a business and the steps to starting a business in Nebraska.  They also offer an introductory course on what needs to be in a business plan and then help the participant with the organization of the plan and finding business information.  They also provide information about low interest loans and/or gap financing.
• Expanding a Business:  Local businesses wanting to expand can contact the Fillmore County Development Corporation.  They will assist you with:  business planning, local revolving loan applications, marketing ideas, locating e-business classes, and etc.
• Transferring a Business: The FCDC will work with a business owner who wants to transfer his/her business.  It is important that businesses continue in the county so services are not lost.  Pre-planning can make a transfer more successful for both the former and new owner.
• Refer to the Financial Resources/Links page for further assistance.

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