in 2009, packed everything up, and we opened the fair in Grand Island in 2010,” Johnson shares. AGRICULTURE, EDUCATION, AND FUN With this move, Executive Director Jaime Parr says the fair has remained dedicated to its mission, which is, “to recognize the achievements of Nebraskans, to celebrate youth and fair traditions and to showcase agriculture while providing educational “As a strong ag community in central Nebraska, along with Husker Harvest Days, which is the largest irrigated working farm show in the country, we felt we were well positioned to offer something special to the Nebraska State Fair and to the fair goers.” The plan succeeded, and in just 13 months, $42 million in new facilities were constructed on the Fonner Park campus. “We closed the fair in Lincoln 108 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 13, ISSUE 01
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