Tuesday, November 5, 1985
Daily Nebraskan
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Government workers are backbone of growth
By Deb Pederson
Senior Reporter
percent, which is one of the best in the America," DeKalb said.
midwest, he said. Counted with tht c pMMn w
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The agricultural crisis doesn't have SwpIhSJ onckreasein Renumber of tion are just entering the school sys-
mds om all sides
ni9n t?J? a T,eaf comPrehensive The city is moving into higher tech-
plan that covers all areas of develop- nological industries, like with the Peed
ment, including geographical and Publishing Company, DeKalb said.
TiSU!S;-Dei?al? said; . "We used t0 be calIed the Hartfo of
Geographically Lincoln is expand- the Plains because ofall the insurance
tl u .Ul Parl,culany to the companies based here " DeKalb said
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predicted trend of slow, steady growth
because local and state governments
are the biggest employers in Lincoln,
said Mike DeKalb, Lincoln city planner.
Local and state government com
bined employ 26 percent of Lincoln's
workforce, DeKalb said.
Other employers include: trade, 22
percent; services, 21 percent; manufac
turing, 16 percent; finance, insurance
and real estate, 7 percent; and trans
portation, communications and utili
ties, 5 percent.
Recause agriculture does not make
up a large portion of Lincoln's eco
nomic base, the agricultural problems
' it o.
Market tests in Lincoln are com
monplace and the city is always work
ing toward developing business and
industry in the area, DeKalb said.
Recently an Economics Division was
created to help with Lincoln's eco
nomic planning, he said.
Lincoln is following the natinnal
trends demographically and, to a lesser
haven't affected Lincoln's growth patt- extent, industrially, he saiH
ems much, he said. Lincoln's 192,000 residents are gen-
Lincoln's population growth rate is 1 erally older and part of the "graying of
Police Report
O A car was reported damaged
Sunday in Parking Area 6 near Burr
Hall on East Campus. Paint allegedly
was splashed on the car. Damage was
estimated at $100.
O Indecent exposure was reported
Sunday at Love Library. A male report
edly exposed himself to a female in the
fifth level stacks.
O A broken window at Abel Hall
and the theft of a wallet and contents
from Harper Hall also were reported on
Sunday.
" Local center plans
Holiday food drive
Shorts
By Molly Adams
Staff Reporter
A Thanksgiving food drive that served
more than 1,600 families last year is
under way once again for the 1985 holi
day season.
The Malone Community Center is
coordinating the Thanksgiving Basket
Program which provides Thanksgiving
dinner for low-income families in Lin
coln, said Lillie Myles, program super
visor. Myles said families who can't pro
vide a Thanksgiving meal for them
selves are invited to fill out an applica
tion for food baskets.
Applications are being accepted
through Nov. 14 and are available at the
Malone Center and various local agen
cies. They include the Lincoln Action
Program, Peoples City Mission, Lincoln
"Getting a Job," the third job fair
follow-up workshop will be Thursday
from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. at the Nebraska
Job Service, 1010 N St. Sponsored by
Nebraska DeDartment of I.hnr the
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Private Industry Council of Lincoln and Indian Center, Department of Social
the Lincoln Lancaster Commission on Services, Hispanic Community Center,
the Status of Women. Open Door Health and Lincoln Infor-
mation For the Elderly.
The Consortium for Learning and Donations of food and money are
Study Skills in College, Midwest being accepted now. They are needed
Regional Association for Developmen- to make the program successful, Myles
tal Education and Western College said. Volunteers also are needed to
Reading and Learning Association are
sponsoring a two-day conference Nov. 7
and 8. The keynote SDeaker will be
Carole Bogue, director of the Learning
Assistance Center at San Jose, Califor
nia, City College. For more information
or to register for the conference, con
tact Carol Lotven, 1308 Seaton Hall.
The registration fee for the conference
is $25.
pick up and sort food.
Myles said more than 1,000 volun
teer hours were accumulated last year
during the drive. She said any campus
organization interested in helping with
the program should contact her at the
Malone Center at 474-1110.
She said the center also needs
assistance from an organization with
knowledge about computers.
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"But that's changed in the last five
years."
Predictions for Lincoln in the
2005 show the same basic pattern of f
slow, steady growth, he said.
ine population is predicted to
increase from 192,000 to 245,000.
Little change is predicted for major
employers, he said..
Lincoln has a capital improvement
program that operates on a one-to six- C
year basis, depending on the area, such
as roads or water development, DeKalb f t
said. The program is based on the 20- V
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