Brownlee, NE Business and More

Brownlee

See all locations

Customize your news

Cloudy

41°F

Brownlee, NE · Business

decorhint.com

website

This Nebraska Ranch Sells Farm-Direct Beef From Its Quiet Corner Of The Sandhills

Every steak from one family ranch spends 30 days dry-aging before it ever gets near a freezer. That kind of patience is rare. It also tells you a lot about the people raising the cattle. The herd grazes native Sandhills prairie, the grass country so many Nebraska drivers only see...

Nebraska · 2d

decorhint.com

website

Nebraska Shoppers Keep Coming Back To This Butcher Shop Where Fresh-Cut Steaks Still Come At Fair Prices

Alligator, goat, bison and rabbit share counter space with ribeyes at one Nebraska butcher shop. That lineup alone made me stop scrolling. The shop’s slogan is a cheeky one: You Can’t Beat Our Meat. The butchers will cut a ribeye to the exact thickness you ask for. They...

Omaha, NE · 7d

decorhint.com

website

Shoppers Are Ordering Holiday Meats From 8 Nebraska Smokehouses That Still Cure Over Real Wood

One Omaha meat market has been smoking sausage and ham at the same address since 1949. That’s more than 75 years of holiday orders going out the same door. I love that kind of staying power. Across Nebraska, small lockers and butcher shops still cure hams, bacon, and sausages the slow way.

Nebraska · 17h

decorhint.com

website

With Hobby Lobby Cutting Frames, 10 Nebraska Frame Shops Still Offer Custom Framing

One small frame shop on this list has custom framed more than 50,000 pieces. That number stopped me cold. I tried to picture that many diplomas, wedding photos and faded tractor calendars lined up on one wall. Hobby Lobby’s decision to cut back on custom framing left a lot of...

Nebraska · 3d

Main Street Dollars

partner publisher · 39.1K followers

Workers in Indiana, Nebraska and Mississippi pay lower state income tax rates starting Jan. 1, 2027, under cuts already written into state law

Workers in Indiana, Nebraska and Mississippi will pay lower state income tax rates on income earned in 2027. Indiana’s rate slips to 2.90% from 2.95%, Nebraska’s top rate falls to 3.99% from 4.55%, and Mississippi’s rate on income above $10,000 drops to 3.75% from 4%. All three cuts were already written into state law, so […]

Indiana · 2d

decorhint.com

website

Every Shelf Holds Bolts Of Wool And Flannel At This Nebraska Woolen Mill Store

A single quilt shop just off Interstate 80 stocks 130 colors of wool blend felt. That number alone made me stop scrolling. Then come the 5,000 bolts of cotton fabric. Add tons of flannel and a large run of 100 percent wool, and the shelves start to sound like a sewing room daydream.

Cozad, NE · 1d

decorhint.com

website

Shoppers Are Filling Holiday Orders At 8 Nebraska Family Farms Selling Bison Or Beef

One Nebraska ranch sells Rose Veal from calves finished on dry hay while they still have access to their mamas. That single line on a ranch profile sent me down a long and very hungry rabbit hole. It turns out family farms across Nebraska sell straight to your kitchen. Some...

Nebraska · 1d

knopnews2.com

website

Lincoln County nonprofit finishes new North Platte home as part of affordable housing effort

NORTH PLATTE, Neb. (KNOP) - A new home is going up in North Platte, and a local nonprofit is working to close the gap in affordable housing. The Lincoln County Community Development Corporation finished a new house on the city’s northwest side. It has three bedrooms, two bathrooms and a two-car garage.

North Platte, NE · 1d

Agriculture Online

website

Nebraska Farmers Face a Narrowing Harvest Window and a Hard Freeze

The Nebraska forecast is calling for a dry end to the week, with sunny and clear conditions, as Eric Hunt, an agricultural meteorologist with the Nebraska State Climate Office, doesn’t “anticipate there being any rainfall in the state this week at all.”. Hunt said field conditions have improved...

Nebraska · 6h

Nerdy Digest

partner publisher · 17.4K followers

Why So Many Homes in Tornado Alley Have an Underground Storm Shelter

Drive through central Oklahoma in the spring and you’ll notice something about nearly every backyard: a steel hatch flush with the ground, surrounded by worn concrete. It doesn’t look like much. Neighbors know exactly what it is. That small underground room is a cultural and practical fixture in Tornado Alley, and its presence tells you ... Read more

Tornado Alley, AL · 4d

whatnow.com

website

A Woman-Owned Electrical Business Enters Chapter 11 Bankruptcy After 20 Years

Precision Lighting & Electric, LLC filed for bankruptcy protection in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Nebraska. The company operates as a family-owned and woman-owned electrical contractor. Court records do not specify a reason that could have prompted the filing. Note: Chapter 11 allows businesses to reorganize their...

Nebraska · 6h

nebraskapublicmedia.org

website

Property tax breaks for Nebraska data centers exceed $300 million

In the last four years, data centers in Nebraska received personal property tax breaks worth more than $300 million, according to a Nebraska Public Media News analysis of data from the Nebraska Department of Revenue. A tax incentives report released by the agency last month shows that data centers were...

Nebraska · 22h

swineweb.com

website

The Race to Detect Swine Disease in Six of America’s Largest Pork Producers

$1.2 billion. That’s how much one disease costs the U.S. pork industry every year. A Nebraska startup is working to change that. On this episode of Building Nebraska, host Bryce Doeschot sits down with Josh DeMers, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of DARO, a Lincoln-based startup developing technology that could transform how pork producers detect and manage disease.

Nebraska · 1d

Nebraska Examiner

partner publisher · 8.6K followers

Commentary: Hidden taxes: User fees siphon money from Nebraskans’ pocketbooks

Many, too many, Nebraska households and small businesses, including farmers and ranchers, are struggling with affordability. Conservatively, one in two Nebraska households, or over 1 million Nebraskans, are economically insecure, meaning every month they are struggling to meet just their basic needs like housing, food and gasoline. While the other half of Nebraskans are managing […]

Nebraska · 7h

Nebraska Examiner

partner publisher · 8.6K followers

Nebraska Department of Economic Development staff count continues its unprecedented drop

LINCOLN — The number of full-time employees of the Nebraska Department of Economic Development continues to drop, reaching a level this month not seen since the summer of 2020. DED has lost an unprecedented number of staff members over the last year and a half under its latest director, Maureen Larsen, who was appointed by […]

Nebraska · 1d

farms.com

website

Nebraska Crop Progress - Soybean Harvest Gains Ground as Sorghum Lags

With 4.5 days suitable for fieldwork during the week ending Nov. 8, Nebraska producers brought soybean harvest closer to its five-year average, with the crop now nearing completion. Corn harvest also made progress but remains behind average, while sorghum harvest continues to lag well behind normal. Dry edible bean harvest is nearly complete and on pace with average, and winter wheat planting and emergence remain ahead of schedule, with most of the crop rated in good to excellent condition.

Nebraska · 1d

KMTV 3 News Now

partner publisher · 33.6K followers

Nebraska auditor questions job creation, spending by Nebraska Startup Academy

State Auditor Mike Foley is questioning how the Nebraska Startup Academy used public funding and how many jobs the nonprofit actually created

Omaha, NE · 1d

nwestiowa.com

website

Zaun: A thank you that opens a door

Years ago, a business could begin with a pencil and a quiet conversation after supper. At the kitchen table, someone would start adding up the cost of tools, jotting down ideas, and thinking about that first customer. Nothing fancy. Just a plan, a little hope, and the willingness to try.

Nebraska · 5h

hoodline.com

website

Omaha Couple's ACA Bill Hits $2,700 a Month, Topping Their Mortgage

Audrey Horn and her husband are retired and rely on a Medica bronze plan they buy through the Affordable Care Act. Horn says that plan now costs more every month than their mortgage payment, after climbing from $1,700 a month in 2024 to $2,700 a month in 2027. “In 2024,...

Omaha, NE · 1d

thewayneherald.com

website

Advice offered for fall grazing success, annual forage options

While “grazing season” typically means some time between May and October in Nebraska, just because colder temperatures have returned doesn’t mean grazing is over. However as the seasons change, our forage resources change as well. One of the most noticeable shifts is in pastures. Native warm season...

Nebraska · 1d