The latest report from the Kansas Department of Labor shows unemployment in Mitchell County at 3.4% in January 2012. This is lower than any of our neighbors in the contiguous counties of Jewell, Osborne, Lincoln, Cloud and Ottawa counties which are all over 4%. The Department of Labor has published a map demonstrating unemployment rates, county by county, across the state.
Employers in Mitchell County are still trying to hire new people and manufacturers are expanding and facing increasing demand for their products.
New construction and new business investments continue to add up in Mitchell County. Construction continues on the addition to the Super 8 Motel. A small warehouse building has been moved into the Solomon Valley Business park, the additional warehouse facility at Thompson's OK Tire is being completed, the new Law Enforcement Center is open now, a new front is being added to the Solomon Valley Building Center, Sunflower Manufacturing is putting up another building, the Library construction project is underway and two more buildings will begin construction soon on the Solomon Valley Business Park.
On top of all this crews are making great progress on the new swimming pool, new water lines on the west side of Beloit and new cooling towers for the City Power Plant.
Three of the new homes in the Crown Homes Addition are nearing completion. A total of 9 homes are included in this project.
Many images from numerous construction projects currently underway or recently completed can be seen on the Mitchell County Community Development Facebook page.
