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President: Clark Balderson, Wamego
Vice President: Jerry Fournier, Manhattan
Secretary/Treasurer: Mike Rice, Wamego
Bart Stewart, Wamego
Dave Brunin, St. Marys
Marcia Walsh,Onaga
Bruce Ward, Manhattan
Helen Pauly, St. Marys
Larry Wilkerson, Westmoreland |
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Bob Cole – Director
Kelly Pearl – Development Associate |
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Wamego Industrial Park Completed (Streets and
Utility Mains) |
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-EDA approved project |
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-EDA paid county |
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-County paid EcoDevo |
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-EcoDevo paid contractors and utility companies |
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-Project Complete |
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2nd payment made for Sandy Hook in St
Marys |
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Recovered contested lot in GVBP (finally) |
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Negotiated sale of land for Timber Creek Water
Well in GVBP |
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Re-worked all our farm contracts |
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Began final plat of phase 3 and 4 GVBP for
expansion of manufacturing plant and possible retail along Green Valley
Road |
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New Website up and running 13,000
Hits |
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Recreation Guides Distributed
Statewide 6500 Pieces |
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Recreation Guides distributed to Bicycle
Clubs 40 Clubs |
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2004 Getaway Guide Attraction and Event
Ads 45 Paid Ad
60 Mentions |
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2004 Getaway Guides Printed and Distributed
(State) 400,000 |
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2005 Getaway Guide Attraction and Event Ads 45 Paid Ads |
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60 Mentions |
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Lots for Sale information posted on Website |
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Lots for Sale information posted on State
Website |
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Lots for Sale ads in Manhattan
Mercury 6 weeks |
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Pottawatomie County ad in Business Expansion
Journal 23,000 CEO’s |
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Pottawatomie County ad in Global Business
Expansion 10,000 Site Selectors |
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Pottawatomie County ad in 2004-05 Hunting
Regulations 400,000 Users |
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Sample Tour Packets to Midwest Tour
Operators 250 Distributed |
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Press Releases (To all area media) |
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-Oregon-California Trail Annual Conference |
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-County Ag – Tourism Workshop |
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-Flint Hills Leadership Program and Graduates |
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-Regarding Fair Pavilion being placed on
National Register |
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Quarterly Eco Devo Newsletter 3
Issues/500 recipients |
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CD-Rom of photos from throughout Pott County
used at travel shows and given to tour operators |
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Bus Tours Recruited |
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-Russell, Kansas |
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-Hesston, Kansas Alumni |
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-Stillwell, Kansas |
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-Topeka, Kansas Parks and Rec |
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Recruitment for County Ag-Tourism
Workshop 1000 Brochures/Postcards |
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Ag-Tourism Businesses Listed with State
database 3 businesses |
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Kansas Sampler Festival /Newton 3
days/2 booths |
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Bike Across Kansas St Marys
Guide 1000 copies |
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Hometown Competitiveness
Training 4000 brochures
1000
email contacts
200
letters
100 telephone contacts
8 presentations |
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County Attractions added to “Bleeding Kansas and
the Enduring Struggle for
Freedom” Heritage Area feasibility study 30 Attractions |
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Kansas Department of Commerce Site Visit +
Workshop 15 Participants |
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USDA Rural Development Familiarization
Workshops 3 Workshop |
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40 Participants |
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Tulip Festival Wamego |
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Kansas Sampler Festival Newton |
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Bike Across Kansas St Marys |
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Kansas FAM Tour
-Tour operators visit to Pottawatomie County |
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CHANNEL 27 TV NEWS COVERAGE |
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Concept Foods Move Impact Wamego |
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OCTA Bus Tour County |
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OZ Museum Wamego |
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Downtown Businesses Wamego |
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Leadership Profile – R. Crilly Wamego |
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Community Health Systems Onaga |
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County Jail Need Westmoreland |
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Bike Across Kansas St Marys |
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“Hippo” E-Commerce Belvue |
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Highland Comm College Wamego |
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4th of July
Fireworks Wamego |
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TOPEKA CAPITAL-JOURNAL FEATURES |
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- Business Man of the Year – C. Balderson |
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- “Road Trip” Edition |
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- New “Rural Getaway” business Feature Article |
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- Telecommunications in Pott County Feature
Article |
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Small Business Development Center – Washburn |
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Starting a Business in Kansas / Tax Workshop |
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-Wamego - 2 events - 15 participants |
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Marketing on Ebay |
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-Wamego - 6 participants |
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Starting a Business in KS / Small Business
Marketing |
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-St. Marys - 2 events - 22 participants |
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SBDC Familiarization Lunch |
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-Columbian Theatre – 15 Participants |
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Introduction to PCEDC |
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-Wamego HS – 12 Participants |
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Total: 70 Participants |
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Agricultural Tourism Workshop |
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-Westmoreland – 96 Participants |
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Agricultural Tourism Presentation |
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-St Marys - 35 Participants |
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Group Tour Hospitality Training |
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-Wamego (All county) - 30 Participants |
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Total: 161 Participants |
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“How To” fundraising training (Onaga community
group) |
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-1 event |
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Main Street Training (St Marys and Westmoreland) |
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-2 events |
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Economic Development Opportunities |
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(St Marys City Council) |
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-1 event |
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Briefing on Ellsworth “Rural Homestead” program
(Onaga) |
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-1 event |
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-All lands for sale along 24 Hwy corridor from
East Manhattan to Excel Road |
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-All lands and landholders along the Kaw River
in Pottawatomie County |
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-All vacant lands in Wamego City Boundaries |
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-Lands for Commercial Hunting |
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-Ag-Tourism Liability Insurance |
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-Tax Credit programs for historic properties |
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-Grant funds for: health education, libraries,
social services, historic preservation, value-added ag |
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-Qualified Engineer to evaluate historic
building |
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-Qualified Historic Writer to write Historic
Register nomination and grant |
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-Retail franchise opportunities - general |
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-Retail franchise opportunities – drive-in
restaurants |
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-Tax Exemption, Credit and Abatement information |
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-Sample Business Plans |
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-Sample Marketing Plans |
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-Sources of Financing |
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-Sources of Insurance |
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-Sources of Accounting Services |
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-Market Information |
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-Prototype Building/Testing Service |
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-Building(s) Availability and Costs |
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-Legal Advice |
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-Accounting Advice |
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-Comparative Loan Interest Rates |
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-USDA and other federal funding sources |
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-Congressional delegation (International Debt
Recovery) |
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-Congressional delegation (Re: RR Right of Way
History – Response forwarded to county counselor) |
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-Zoning Regulations and Enforcement |
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-Property Tax Abatement Appeal (Successful) |
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Small Business Development Center |
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Business and/or Marketing Plan Development |
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E-commerce veterinarian pharmaceuticals |
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b. Restaurant |
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Restaurant |
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d. Auto Service
Expansion |
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Transportation Company |
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Boat and Gear Rental |
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g. Specialty
Retail – (Multiple) |
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h. Bank |
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Trash Hauling Service |
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j.
Event Planning Service |
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k. Manufacturer
(Restructuring Intervention) |
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Advanced Manufacturing Institute |
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Prototype Build/Test - Inventor |
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-Advanced Manufacturing Institute |
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-Prototype Build/Test - Inventor |
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-USDA – Agricultural Innovation Center |
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-Grant Funding/Marketing Plan Development/Ag
Business |
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-USDA Rural Development Loan Guarantee Program
(Bluestem) Financing |
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-Rural Retail |
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-Restaurant |
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-Construction Company |
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-Manufacturing Company |
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-Prospective Sports Bar |
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-Bank(s) – Financing |
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-Builders – Comparative Bids on potential
building |
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-County Engineer and State Department of
Transportation – Drainage and Right of Way issues |
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2003-2005 Development Plan updated and approved
by County Commission, Economic Development Administration (EDA) and state
Department of Commerce (Continues our eligibility to receive EDA
infrastructure funding and allows county to continue offering property tax
abatements) |
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Governor’s Rural Life Task Force Recommendations
Complete |
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Regional Economic Summits |
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Statewide Economic Summit |
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Destination Based Sales Tax Notifications and
Hearing |
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Results: New legislation – Brand Image,
BioScience, Rural Development initiatives, Ag-Tourism liability reform and
delayed enforcement of destination
based sales tax |
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-Quarterly Manhattan ED meetings Draft County
Tourism Plan (Still in process) |
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-Wamego Marketing Plan |
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-Tri-County Congress |
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-Highway 24 discussions with Manhattan/Topeka;
formation of transportation committee |
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-Formation of regional education committee |
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(State) Regional Foundation Application and
Organization |
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-(Multi-County) Bleeding Kansas and the Enduring
Struggle for Freedom Heritage Area |
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