GeoChemicals LLC, a Hutchinson-based corporation formed in March and employing 12 people as of this week, will receive up to $50,000 in cash from Reno County if it fulfills goals in an agreement approved Monday by the Reno County Commission.
“Every little bit helps,” said Jason West, chairman of the board for GeoChemicals LLC, especially when the company is in its infancy, he said.
GeoChemicals falls “into a very specific niche” in the oil and gas industry, West said. After wells are drilled and the pump jack is put in place, that is when GeoChemicals’ work begins. It will keep the pump jack running and in good repair, he said.
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