Crase optimistic for city's future
Mayor David Crase told Garden City Chamber members that the city is “doing just fine” in his State of the City address, despite delays in Sunflower Electric Power expansion and Leprino Foods choosing Colorado for a new plant, delivering an upbeat view of Garden City’s prospects.
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David Crase
Garden City
Crase
Garden City Area
Vision Focused Five Years After Downtown Coffee Shop Dream
Doug Harder and partner planned a Patrick Dugan's coffee shop in downtown Garden City but lacked funding until Downtown Vision connected them with the Incentives Without Walls program from the Kansas Department of Commerce. The project received advisory and cheerleading support along with funding.
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Doug Harder
Patrick Dugan
Garden City Downtown Vision
Downtown Vision
Kansas Department of Commerce
Harder
Grant County Home Products dinner serves 1260 plates
Grant County residents and visitors cleaned more than 1,260 plates at the 46th annual Home Products dinner in Ulysses. Clear mason jars filled with kernels and miniature American flags decorated tables while guests enjoyed barbecue beef, whole wheat rolls, scalloped potatoes, and ham in a home-grown, community meal.
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Civic Center
Ulysses
Charis Dupuis
Ashley Devore
Ernestine Holmes
Plains
Grant County
Grant County Home Products
Appraisers named in Holcomb Garden City highway land case
In Finney County District Court a consideration hearing for the U S Highway 50 four lane project between Holcomb and Garden City continued with 25 to 30 landowners involved. Three appraisers were chosen: Larry Johnston, Doug Moon, and Jamie Jarnagin. The process aims to set fair property values as KDOT negotiates before eminent domain actions.
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Kansas Department of Transportation
Finney County
Holcomb and
Garden
KDOT
Chris Small
Small
Ing
Larry Johnston
Doug Moon
Jamie Jarnagin
Holcomb
Local job fair draws 250. fewer employers attend
About 40 employers and 250 area residents attended a Tuesday job fair at the Clarion Inn. Organizers said participation was lower than past fairs, noting Garden City offers plentiful openings with major developments like IHOP, Hampton Inn and Sam's Club opening this year. Sosa highlighted ongoing soft skills classes and resume services amid a low 3.4 percent June unemployment rate in the city.
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Clarion Inn
Garden City
Liz Sosa
Finney County Economic Development Corp
IHOP
Hampton Inn
Sam’s Club
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Sosa
State Department of Labor
Josh Wesley
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