The Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce is the collective voice of area organizations and businesses striving to help empower people, embrace opportunities, and inspire unity in the community to continue attracting next-generation leaders.
We are a membership-driven organization creating an engaged and informed business culture. We promote economic growth and community prosperity by instituting or supporting networking, education, and community-enhancing initiatives.
Our mission is to foster collaborative partnerships to build a thriving community through ongoing visibility, involvement, and support for Chamber members.
Our vision is to be a trusted and widely recognized networking partner across Nebraska. We provide valuable resources and opportunities to Chamber members for business and event promotion while initiating community engagement to facilitate a flourishing economic environment.
CONNECTION — Community Driven.
CHAMPION — Member Supported.
CULTURE — Business Focused.
The Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce traces its origins back to the 1904 Holdrege Commercial Club. This club brought together 43 members from around the area to promote community projects and bring people together. The initial goal was to plan roads, streets, and alleys. Some of their projects included the 1908 Lincoln Street Housing Project, the Holdrege baseball club fields, City Park (now Veterans’ Memorial Park), the City Auditorium, the Dale Hotel, the Nebraska Children’s Home, and the Tri-County Project.
During the Great Depression, the HACC assisted the community by issuing a temporary script currency when the US Treasurer put a brief stop on issuing metal coinage.
In 1954, the State of Nebraska officially certified the incorporation of the Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce.
During the Covid-19 worldwide pandemic in 2020, the Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce offered online sales of gift cards to local businesses forced to keep the public out in the name of safety.
Today, the Holdrege Area Chamber of Commerce continues to be the collective voice of area organizations and businesses striving to help empower people, embrace opportunities, and inspire unity in the community to continue attracting next-generation leaders.
The HACC is a membership-driven organization creating an engaged and informed business culture. The Chamber promotes economic growth and community prosperity by instituting or supporting networking, education, and community-enhancing initiatives.
- By Micah Huyser, Nebraska Prairie Museum Director & HACC Board of Directors
“The purpose of this organization shall be the advancement of the civic, commercial, industrial and agricultural interests of the City of Holdrege, Nebraska and the surrounding territory; the promotion of the general welfare and prosperity of the City of Holdrege, Nebraska, Phelps County, Nebraska and its surrounding territory, and the stimulation of public sentiment to these ends; the providing of such social features as will promote these purposes; and to provide a medium for the cooperation of retail businesses, wholesale businesses, industry and agricultural interests in the said territory and community.”
-1954 Constitution of the Holdrege Chamber of Commerce
Nestled in the heart of Phelps County, Nebraska, our community thrives on its rich history, strong values, and a collective spirit of support. From local events that bring us together to the warmth of neighbor interactions, our community is a place where everyone’s contribution matters. With a deep appreciation for tradition and a forward-looking outlook, the Holdrege area is a place where businesses are appreciated, friendships are nurtured, and families call it home.
