FOUR CYLINDERS: YOUR COMMUNITY'S VEHICLE
September 17, 2020

SEPTEMBER 2020 WEBINAR

During this session, Mike Feeken, a Strategic Partnership Advisor with First Five Nebraska spoke about the four components to a community's growth: housing, jobs, people, and child care. Feeken presented on how these four 'cylinders' all work together and how having one week cylinder can cause your community to become stagnant in growth. He also discussed how communities can get involved in strengthening these 4 pillars by starting a dialogue, exploring LB840, building partnerships, and much more.


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