Northeast Receives $250,000 Donation For Nexus Project

NORFOLK- Seven Pinnacle Bank branches in northeast Nebraska have come together to support Northeast Community College’s Nexus project.

Pinnacle Bank in O’Neill, Verdigre, Neligh, Madison, Humphrey, Wisner, and Valentine have pledged $250,000 to the project to replace 100-year-old ag facilities on the college farm. Funding for the $23 million Agriculture & Water Center for Excellence project is currently being solicited to enhance and expand the agriculture facilities at Northeast Community College. In addition to the college’s commitment of $10 million, Northeast is seeking at least $13 million in private funds to begin the initial phase of construction, which includes a new veterinary technology clinic and classrooms, a new farm site with a large animal handling facility and other farm structures for livestock operations, a farm office and storage.

In August, the Acklie Charitable Foundation announced a $5 million lead gift to the Nexus project.