FCEDC weighs I 70 billboard with Chamber plan
Finney County FCEDC eyes partnering with Garden City Area Chamber to place a North Central Kansas billboard near Abilene or Junction City. The ad would point to westernksjobs com allowing free employer postings across 55 western Kansas counties. Estimated artwork at least 1000 dollars plus rent 150 to 200 monthly. FCEDC board met in closed session and chose to move monthly meetings to the fourth Tuesday at 7 30 a m in the City Administrative Center.
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FCEDC
Garden City
Depperschmidt
Pueblo
Colo
Pueblo Economic Development Corp
PEDCO
Dopperschmidt
Bob Tempel
Cathy McKinley
Fcedc Board of Directors
N. Eighth St
Census shows women exceed men in advanced degrees
A census analysis notes women 25 plus hold more master’s degrees or higher than men 10.6 million to 10.5 million, with 10.2% of women vs 10.9% of men in advanced degrees. It also shows 20.1 million women vs 18.7 million men with bachelor’s degrees, a 1.4 million gap.
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University of Michigan- Flint
American Enterprise Institute
Perry
Rebranding Effort Aims to Refresh Finney County Tourism
Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau leads a community task force with city, county, business leaders, and chamber to craft a fresh branding strategy. New Boston Creative Group will facilitate replacing the long standing Just Plains Success logo by year end. Budget around 75000 with past 25000 yearly allocations in 2010 2011 and a planned 25000 for 2012 to fund the effort.
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Finney County Convention and Tourism Bureau
Tourism Bureau
New Boston Creative Group
Just Plains Success
Joseph
GardenFresh Rebranding Effort Aims For New City Image
Garden City area tourism officials backed by a county resolution fund a 6 percent motel tax to support a rebranding initiative. A Manhattan design team gathered 11 groups from April through June to shape a logo and tagline intended to attract travelers shoppers and businesses with a final brand set for Thanksgiving.
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Tourism Bureau
New Boston Creative Group
Lynn Schoonover
Garden City rebranding survey invites public input
Garden City invites participation in an online survey and comments for a rebranding effort. The Convention and Tourism Board and New Boston Creative Group provide contact numbers for questions. Brighton notes a targeted approach may better impact community change amid workshops and focus sessions with students and southwest Kansas residents.
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Brighton
Garden City High School
GCCC
Kansas
Garden City
Budget clashes over arts funding split between chambers
Backers urge calls to legislators and the governor as the Senate plan funds the Arts Commission at 689 thousand dollars, down 109 thousand from 798 thousand. The House bill cuts all Arts Commission funding but directs 200 thousand to the Kansas State Historical Society for possible transfer to a private foundation, a move described by House Speaker Mike O’Neal as similar to existing humanities oversight.
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Arts
Governor
Senate
Arts Commission
House
Brownback
Kansas State Historical Society
Mike O’neal
Hutchinson
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