Economic Development
The Community of Stanton has been aggressive in the past several years in working along side the Stanton Community Clubs and the Stanton Economic Development Corporation to make Stanton a healthier and more enhanced place to live.
History and Projects
S.T.A.R.T.
An Economic Development Committee of six members was appointed by the Stanton Community Club in 1990. They invited the Director of the Northeast Nebraska Rural Development Group to speak to the club. Members of the City Council and County Commissioners attended the meeting. As a result of the meeting, the Stanton City Council made it possible to join the Northeast Nebraska Rural Development Group. Part of the package was involvement with Dr. Ed Nelson, who was invited to present his leadership training program, and using S.T.A.R.T. (Strategic Training and Resource Targeting) in Stanton. More Information
Stanton Community Economic Development Corporation
The Stanton Community Economic Development Corporation was formed and funded by the community members of Stanton. In 1996, the first project entailed purchasing four dilapidated lots, and then half a city block was blighted. The Corporation paid for the lots to be cleared and hired an investor to build two duplexes and triplex housing. The duplexes and triplex have been full ever since. The same entity built a home in 1999 in the Elkhorn Heights Subdivision to spur interest in the lots and sold the home within six months. Then in 2005, a private individual purchased a lot in the Elkhorn Heights subdivision and built a home. Thirteen lots remain available. (Stanton Affordable Housing Development Project Summary)
The Greater Stanton Unity Committee
The Community of Stanton again held a Town Hall meeting in 2004, sponsored by the Stanton Community Club. Tom Higginbotham and Renay Robison-Scheer conducted the meeting. 
The Greater Stanton Unity Committee was formed as a result of this 2004 Town Hall Meeting. This group is made up of Community Business owners, individual members of the community, City Councilmen and County Commissioners. Their goal is "To expand the population of Stanton to 2000 by the year 2015 and re-vitalize the business district." Their intention or strategy is to develop a commitment of the people by the people.
