NORTH PLATTE- Officials in the North Platte area are moving ahead with plans for a railroad industrial park they say could ultimately create more than a thousand jobs.

The proposed railroad industrial park would be located next to the village of Hershey It received a significant boost last week when the state of Nebraska announced it would contribute up to $30 million to the project, contingent on local contributions of $7.5 million.

The project site contains almost 300 acres, and officials hope to attract agricultural processing, manufacturing, and warehousing operations.

Gary Person, president and CEO of the North Platte Area Chamber and Development Corporation, says an economic impact study shows there could be up to 1,000 jobs created directly, and other indirect economic impacts as well.

The state also announced another grant of up to $30 million for a logistics hub in Fremont.

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