Marion County Economic Development Council

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Marion County Economic Development Council
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Marion County, Kansas is ideally situated in the middle of the United States. Situated at the vicinity of major trucking highways and rail lines, within a short drive of Wichita, Emporia, Topeka, Kansas City and Oklahoma City markets. Marion County is known for its active, outdoor lifestyle, four lovely seasons, and a relaxed pace embracing family and community. We're also a County poised for growth, with a workforce ready to perform, modern infrastructure, and future plans focused on technology, recreation, natural resources, and community development.

We invite you to come see why Marion County, Kansas is more than just a beautiful place!

Kansas named a top 10 state in Site Selection magazine’s Competitiveness Awards

Site Selection magazine has named Kansas one of the nation’s 10 most competitive states for capital investment and new facility development, officials announced today.

The rankings were part of Site Selection’s annual Competitiveness Awards, which recognize the states that score the most points on the magazine’s 10-category index of new facility construction. Kansas was ranked No. 10, finishing just behind South Dakota and Nebraska and giving the state its first top-10 finish since the awards began in 2003.

Complete coverage of the Competitiveness Awards, along with Site Selection’s annual Top Groups and Top Deals coverage, appears in the magazine’s May issue and at www.siteselection.com.

“We are pleased to be recognized by one of the nation’s premier site location publications,” Governor Kathleen Sebelius said. “Kansas’ top-10 ranking by Site Selection magazine is a testament to our attractive business environment, and our target audience is taking note.”

The announcement from Site Selection comes just one month after Pollina Corporate Real Estate, one of the nation’s leading corporate site selection firms, named Kansas among the Top 10 pro-business states in the country. This was the second time in three years that Kansas has made the Pollina list.

“This has really been an exciting few weeks for Kansas business,” said Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary David Kerr. “Between the Pollina announcement April 2, the Governor’s signing of the Cessna Bill on April 23 and now this ranking by Site Selection, I’m feeling really good about the Kansas business climate and the state’s reputation among business and site location leaders around the nation

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Upcoming Events

Website Workshop

In this workshop, you will learn the difference between effective and ineffective websites, visit and evaluate websites like the one you want (no computer skills needed) and create your website plan ready to be implemented.

The fee for this workshop is $45 which includes instruction, materials, computer usage and lunch. The course will be on Thursday, May 15, 2008 from 10:00 am to 3:00 pm. The workshop will be taught at Flint Hills Technical College, 3301 West 18th Avenue, Emporia, KS, in the Reeble-Trussler Education Center.

To register for this workshop call either of the two sponsors: The Flint Hills Resource Conservation and Development Office in Emporia at 620-340-0113, ext. 9 or the Kansas Small Business Development Center at Emporia State University at 620-341-5308.

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5th Annual Hillsboro Family Festival Demolition Derby

The 5th Annual Hillsboro Family Festival Demolition will be held at the Marion County Fairgrounds on Sunday, May 25th. For more information, call 620-381-0109 or email mncofairmanager@yahoo.com.

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MCEDC Contact Information

Tel.:

1-620-382-8830

Fax:

1-620-382-8835

Address:

Marion County Economic Development Council

PO Box 219
Courthouse Square
Marion, KS 66861

E-mail:

Teresa Huffman

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