we need a nice place to eat (Chadron, Kimball: home, college)

[teal]

Our small town needs a nice place to eat. If you want to make a move and open a resturant I have the location for you!We have a few fast food places but the nearest fine dining place is 25 miles away. You can see the whole town there on any night of the week.

[Nebrhome]

Great idea but it might help if you tell us where your town is or what it's name is!

[teal]

Kimball Nebraska. Population of 2500. We are located in the extreme southwest corner of the panhandle. We are only 25 miles from wyoming and 15 miles from colorado.

[Dave1215]

I have often wondered why the residents of the region don't band together, utilize an economic development group and/or the local home town bank, and provide their own service. The folks who own it are then the ones that would be incented to use it. Win-win all the way around.

There are examples throughtout the state where some towns have done this for a grocery store, a coffee shop, a theatre, and I think even a bank in one case.

The consumer becomes the owner. The profits stay local. It also has a tendency to spur some other economic development, especially in the smaller areas.

Citizens could own shares in the new business or it could be set-up as a co-op. again, I think both models have been used. Personally I like the corporation with shareholders and a board. Much cleaner, especially when folks need to (or want to) transition their ownership for whatever reason.

Also can tap into a local college's business program for expertise (e.g. Chadron State for the panhandle). Creation of the program could be an undergraduate class project or a self-study program for a handful of master's level studens.