KEARNEY- At its annual awards show this week in Kearney, the Nebraska Diplomats had the chance to shout out the businesses, organizations, and communities that they see as excellent contributors to Nebraska's economic well-being. These included a popcorn plant, a window business, and the newly renovated Canteen District.

Presenters at the event, held on Tuesday, included Gov. Jim Pillen, Agriculture Director Sherry Vinton, and Nebraska Diplomats President Desiree Wineland. The Diplomats, a nonprofit made up of around 300 business and community leaders, partners with a number of economic development organizations each year in an attempt to promote the state's business climate and quality of life.

Two businesses, Gerkin Windows and Door of South Sioux City and Preferred Popcorn of Chapman, were awarded Business of the Year. The City of North Platte, which recently initiated around $2 billion in new construction projects, received the Community of the Year Award. Finally, among several other awards, Sentient Fertigation of Lincoln, which uses satellite imagery to asses corn crops, received the Governer's Excellence in Agriculture Entrepreneurship Award.

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