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Cass County Green Business Project Recognizes Accomplishments

  • published: 2018/07/24
  • contact: Communications Manager - Nebraska Business Development Center
  • phone: 402.554.2521
  • email: nbdc@unomaha.edu
Representatives of Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce, Plattsmouth Main Street Association, Keep Cass County Beautiful, Cass County Historical Society, Nebraska Business Development Center, John's Appliance Sales and Service, Cass County Bank Mortgage, Herban Coffee Lab, Plattsmouth State Bank, Southeast Community College Plattsmouth Learning Center, Cass County Economic Development Council, Main Street Jewelers, Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center.

Multiple organizations took part in the initial Cass County Green Business Project over the past 18 months. Representatives gathered at Southeast Community College Plattsmouth Learning Center Friday morning to discuss their accomplishments. Front row from left, Plattsmouth Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Cindy Cruse, Plattsmouth Main Street Association Executive Director Charles Jones and Keep Cass County Beautiful Executive Director Linda Behrns; second row, Cass County Historical Society Curator Margo Prentiss and Nebraska Business Development Center student worker Jay Harmon; third row, John’s Appliance Sales and Service owner John Baroni, Cass County Bank Mortgage Loan Officer Dennis Brown and Herban Coffee Lab owner Angela Mueller; fourth row, Plattsmouth State Bank Vice President Scott Frazier, Southeast Community College Plattsmouth Learning Center Coordinator Lyn Belitz and Cass County Nebraska Economic Development Council Executive Director Jennifer Serkiz; fifth row, Main Street Jewelers co-owner Russ Kathol and Rick Yoder, project facilitator and director of the Pollution Prevention Regional Information Center; not pictured, Lissa Nelson of Plattsmouth Animal Hospital.

NBDC consultant Rick Yoder and UNO student worker Jay Harmon helped a group of Cass County businesses focus their efforts on reducing resource use, saving energy and preserving the environment. The group of wide ranging organizations met recently to discuss their accomplishments and future plans. Plattsmouth Main Street Association, UNO’s Nebraska Business Development Center (NBDC) and Cass County Nebraska Economic Development Council (CCNEDC) were partners on the project funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture. For more on this story, read the Plattsmouth Journal.