Tag: economic development
Iola will likely change how it funds its economic development efforts. “It’s time to cut our ties with Thrive,” Iola City Councilwoman Nancy Ford said Monday, during the Council’s annual strategic planning session. In the…
TOKYO (AP) — A deepening health crisis became an economic one too Friday as the coronavirus outbreak sapped financial markets, emptied shops and businesses and put major sites and events off limits. The list of…
David Toland, Kansas Secretary of Commerce, will be the keynote speaker Thursday at an economic development forum held at the University of Kansas in Lawrence. The Kansas Economic Development Policy Conference is at KUs Memorial…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly says shes launching the states first formal strategy in 30 years to strengthen economic development. Kelly pledged Monday to work with industries and economic development specialists to…
TOPEKA, Kan. (AP) Kansas Gov. Laura Kelly has signed an executive order aimed at ending a long-standing border war with Missouri over existing jobs in the Kansas City area. But the order that Kelly…
A small city in Kansas is determined to prove The Onion wrong. Folks in Emporia werent laughing when the satirical paper named it best town to escape from in 2017. In fact, the brain drain…
HUMBOLDT Keeping a grocery in town has become a personal mission for Cole Herder, Humboldt administrator. Herder updated city council members of his efforts Monday. Moons Hometown Market announced its closure a month ago.…
Iola’s ability to attract and retain a strong business community and potential outcomes of a successful school bond vote in April form the centerpiece of this week’s Ask The Register question. Iolan Gary Cardell writes: “How’s…
Each year, Iola allocates roughly $45,000 to the Iola Area Chamber of Commerce and Thrive Allen County. The question City Council members asked Monday, was whether the city is getting sufficient bang for its bucks. For…
This is the first in a weekly series of articles on the proposed school bond issue to be decided by voters on April 2. When Dr. Charles Wanker, chief of staff at Allen County Regional…
