By SCOTT CARLSON
North Platte Post
OGALLALA, Neb.-Bob and Pat Schmidt, founders of Eagle Communications, had one standing order; use our legacy to make the communities served by Eagle better places to live, work and play.
Recently Eagle Radio, through the Schmidt Foundation, made a donation of $25,000 to the Keith County Area Development E3 program.
The Keith County Energizing Entrepreneurial Ecosystems team, E3 for short, is working in partnership with Keith County Area Development (KCAD), the Keith County Foundation Fund, the Nebraska Community Foundation, and Network Kansas to create a simple yet powerful and proactive game plan to serve and support a thriving entrepreneurial ecosystem.
KCAD is working to create a position for an Entrepreneurial Navigator (EN) in Keith County. An EN will be someone who wakes up daily with the dedicated purpose of working with entrepreneurs. The selected candidate would guide prospective businesspersons toward needed resources while expanding outreach and support to current, local, and small businesses. This position would build upon and connect existing local and regional resources and programs.
Eagle Radio will continue to support local organizations working to make a big impact on our communities through financial donations and on-air and digital promotion.
Eagle Radio, an Employee Owned Company, operates radio stations and Post sites in Nebraska, Kansas, and Missouri.