Southeast Nebraska 2021 Housing Summit

The Seward County Chamber & Development Partnership invites you to the Southeast Nebraska 2021 Housing Summit where state and community leaders, housing professionals, businesses, and developers will have the opportunity to network, learn, and build housing solutions for addressing community needs in the post COVID-19 economy. 
 

Time: 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. (Check in starting at 8:30 a.m.) 

Location: Concordia University, Nebraska Dunklau Center for Science, Math and Business  

Summit Fee: $50 per person (includes catered lunch) 
 

Session 1: 9:00 – 12:00 

• 8:30 – Registration 
• 9:00 – Welcome from SCCDP and Elected Officials 
• 9:15 – Welcome from Bryan Slone, President, Nebraska Chamber 
• 9:45 – Panel: Reflection from Seward County Realtors, Builders, Buyers, and Renters. 
• Moderator: Jonathan Jank, President & CEO, SCCDP 
  • Panelists:  
    • Kelby Nitz (Wood Bros Realty) 
    • Al Underwood (Home Real Estate & Underwood Construction) 
    • Ann Underwood (Pristine Rentals) 
    • Dillon Snider (Recent Buyer and Alterative Builder)
    • Greg Butcher (Buyer and Seward City Administrator)

• 10:30 – Nebraska Investment Finance Authority, Shannon Harner, Executive Director 
• 11:00 – Panel: Addressing Affordability in Rural Communities.
• Moderator: Lara Huskey (Midwest Housing Development Fund) 
  • Panelists:  
    • Jake Hoppe (Hoppe Development) 
    • Cliff Mesner (Mesner Development) 
    • Earl Redrick (U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development)  

• 11:45 – Break for Lunch 

• 1:00 – Keynote: Anthony “Tony” Goins, Director, Nebraska Department of Economic Development 
• 1:45 – Question & Answer Session with NEDED 
• 2:00 – The Rural Workforce Housing Fund: A Path Forward for Housing (Kelly Gentrup, SENDD, SCCDP) 
• 3:00 – Closing