CHADRON, Neb.&nbsp;– The Chadron State College Business Academy will host the ninth annual Best of the West Business Competition for regional high school students in the Student Center Tuesday. This year, 173 students from eight Nebraska schools are registered to compete compared to 108 competitors last year, according to Dr. Gary Dusek, Professor and Department Chair. The contest, co-sponsored by CSC and the Nebraska Council of Economic Education (NCEE), follows Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) rules and is designed to prepare contestants for the FBLA State Leadership Conference.

Competitive categories include Agribusiness, &nbsp;Accounting, Business Calculations, Business Communications, Economics, Introduction to Business, Introduction to FBLA, Introduction to Financial Mathematics, Job Interview, Marketing, and Personal Finance.

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 </figure>CHADRON, Neb.&nbsp;– The Chadron State College Business Academy will host the ninth annual Best of the West Business Competition for regional high school students in the Student Center Tuesday. This year, 173 students from eight Nebraska schools are registered to compete compared to 108 competitors last year, according to Dr. Gary Dusek, Professor and Department Chair. The contest, co-sponsored by CSC and the Nebraska Council of Economic Education (NCEE), follows Future Business Leaders of America (FBLA) rules and is designed to prepare contestants for the FBLA State Leadership Conference.Competitive categories include Agribusiness, &nbsp;Accounting, Business Calculations, Business Communications, Economics, Introduction to Business, Introduction to FBLA, Introduction to Financial Mathematics, Job Interview, Marketing, and Personal Finance.

CSC to Host Ninth Annual Best of the West