Zane Francescato, southeast regional navigator for the 6 Regions, 1 Nebraska program, visited the Nebraska City Rotary Club Oct. 1 to provide an update on the statewide program, which began in 2024. Nebraska has been divided into six regions, and each region will receive $200,000 in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to be spent on a regional improvement project. The project selected for the 15 counties and 189 communities of the southeast Nebraska region is an infrastructure inventory, said Francescato. The goal of the project is to develop regional solutions to help boost economic development in each region.

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