Kearney, Neb. – This year another lucky business got to walk away with Russ’s Market Nebraska Best Local Product Award. This award has been going on for seven years now, but this year GROW Nebraska was honored to help present Cedar Hollow Ham’s as the winner. Cedar Hollow Ham’s is based out of Lincoln, Nebraska and was without a doubt the right choice for the award. There is also no better business to sponsor this award than Russ’s Market who has been around since 1964 and has been a GROW Nebraska member since 2009. Just like any business it started with one little store in Lincoln, Nebraska and expanded to thirty-two stores today. Brian Hayes District Manager of Russ’s B&R states some of the key aspects they look for in finding a business for this award is the obvious, a Nebraska based company. He said this jokingly but continued with some major key points. Hayes states, “It starts with quality product. If you have a quality product it’s just a natural t...
Welcome to the BuyNebraska.com Blog! The GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded with the idea of expanding resources to businesses and entrepreneurs alike to make a sustainable living anywhere within the state of Nebraska. As a 501(c) 3 educational foundation, the GROW Nebraska® Foundation was founded in 1998 and now works to extend resources, training, a brick-and-mortar store, as well as an eCommerce site full of Nebraska products to help elevate Nebraska-based businesses.