Economic Development FAM Tour

Members of the North Central Kansas Rural Development Council are working on plans to host a group of commercial realtors, site selectors, consultants and staff from the Kansas Department of Commerce later this Fall. The Development Council which represents economic development organizations in 13 counties of North Central Kansas is planning a two day FAM or (familiarization) tour to introduce our region to those people who work directly with businesses that are seeking locations for new or expanding businesses.

They will be showing off available commercial buildings and sites where businesses can be built throughout the area.

Plans for the FAM tour are in the early discussion stage at this time. It will be held this Fall, possibly in October. More details will be announced as they are developed.

Site Prep Underway for NBAF in Manhattan

Our eyes are focused towards Manhattan these days as Kansas State University and the City of Manhattan begin site preparation for NBAF. According to officials in Manhattan the preparations are moving along pretty well.

KSU President Kirk Schulz told members of Solomon Valley Economic Development and the Beloit Chamber of Commerce the new National Bio Agro-Defense Facility will make a significant impact on Manhattan and communities as far away as 100-150 miles as support businesses will be looking for available buildings and land for development.

If all goes as planned construction on the NBAF facility could begin late this summer.

Shopping Local Makes Sense

New commercials recently started running on the local cable TV system stressing the importance of shopping locally.

Brent Cunningham, Vice President/General Manager of Cunningham Telephone & Cable is featured in the first commercial that can be found online at Youtube. You can see it here.

Cunningham has been working with Solomon Valley Economic Development to create several ads to remind everyone of the importance of supporting our local businesses.