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As our community has developed a strong economy and a focus on entrepreneurship, businesses have started up and grown with great results. Read more about the success other business owners have found in McCook. And before you know it, you could see yourself here!

Gamers awarded $25,000 top prize in a business plan competition

Paul Hammel World-Herold Bureau

The next time a young person is criticized for playing video games late into the night, consider this. Three avid gamers in McCook walked off with the $25,000 first prize Friday in an inaugural competition designed to foster a start-up business in the southwest Nebraska city.

Retail electronic game business wins first Hormel Business Plan Competition

Friday, June 15, 2007-Gene O. Morris

A day of drama and diversity unfolded Friday at the Hormel Center for Business and Technology Friday as potential business entrepreneurs competed for the first $25,000 prize to be awarded in the Business Plan Competition sponsored by the Hormel Family Foundation.

21st Century -- Company celebrates 10th year

Tuesday, April 11, 2006-Gene O. Morris

With 20 new contracts in the works, the president of 21st Century Systems Inc. predicts continued growth for the software developer with offices in McCook and nine other American cities.

Family to open hometown grocery store

Thursday, December 8, 2005-Gene O. Morris

With a combined 62 years in the grocery business, members of the Schmick family are combining their talents as the new owners of Schmick's Market, formerly Sunmart, in McCook.

21st Century settles on 'Silicon Prairie'

Tuesday, August 24, 2004-Bruce Crosby

McCook had the infrastructure in place and the right attitude, but a little luck didn't hurt, either.

It all began to pay off Monday with the official opening of a new high-tech, clean industry for Southwest Nebraska, developing im-portant software for the U.S. military.