Key Industries

Grand Island has identified six strategic economic development targets - four competitive sectors and two developmental sectors - that merit strategic targeting for economic, community, workforce, and business development resources in Grand Island. 

"Competitive sectors" represent those sectors that are currently concentrated to some degree in Grand Island and the surrounding region, exhibit strong near-term growth potential in the next five years, and currently benefit from some existing asset base from which existing and prospective companies derive some competitive advantage(s).

"Developmental sectors" represent those sectors for which the community is not currently competitive but may have long-term development potential with adequate investment in the community's asset base. Although these sectors may not drive significant job creation in the near-term, they align with other desired attributes of the community and its residents as identified through public input. Such desired attributes include greater economic diversification, more plentiful "white collar" jobs, and the development of an economic identity outside of manufacturing and agriculture.

Grand Island is an ideal location for these industries: