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New study could help city focus on areas for economic development

Sidney City Council recently received a target market strategy study, which provides several likely avenues and industries for the city to pursue to spur economic growth.

Tim Feemster from Foremost Quality Logistics, a consulting group that helped prepare the study, presented the results to council at its Jan. 10 meeting.

The study identifies the strengths, weaknesses and opportunities of Sidney. It lays out several significant threats to further economic development, and also addresses the elephant in the room almost immediately.

“We are not in position to change the fact that Cabela’s and Bass Pro are merging,” the study’s mission statement reads. “Our mission is to identify ways and means by which new job creation has the potential to take place in Sidney in such a way that will diversify the economy and improve the quality of life in the city.”

Strengths noted in the survey include access to major roadway and rail infrastructure in and around the community, as well as significant dry ground agriculture already existing in the area, which could provide the raw material for a processing operation.

Sidney also has the quality of life amenities of a much larger city according to the study, including walking/biking trails, sports complexes, a new hospital and the new Sidney Aquatic Center.

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