Gov. Laura Kelly was in Humboldt Thursday morning to tour the Monarch Cement plant and learn its history. The extensive outing included seeing the plant’s massive rotary kilns, its sophisticated control room and towering silos. Kelly said, “It’s companies like Monarch that are the bedrock, literally, of our state, along with agriculture.” Not content with the status quo, Kelly said, “We’re working ferociously to grow our economy here in the state of Kansas,” adding, “Last year we set a record for new capital investments in the state. Over $2.5 billion.” Kelly said she was “very, very impressed” with her tour of the plant, and in Monarch’s “adaptations over the years.” “It looks state-of-the-art,” she said, “even though you’ve been around for over 100 years.”
Source: The Iola Register
