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Downtown Overland Park’s ‘renaissance’ keeps growing with groundbreaking on former Winstead’s site
The sun beat down on a warm fall morning in downtown Overland Park as local officials and city leaders alike lined up with shovels in their hands. They were there to break ground on another multi-story, mixed-use building in downtown…
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Emporia outlines data center expectations
Emporia officials said Wednesday that no data center end user has come forward and no construction timeline has been established, while outlining proposed development guidelines addressing jobs, utility costs, neighboring properties and public oversight. Read more: www.emporiagazette.com
Groundwater at the heart of life on high plains
Farming in western Kansas would look much different today without the massive infrastructure built to bring groundwater to the surface to sustain crops, water livestock, support industry and provide drinking water. Groundwater is at the heart of life on the…
Chick-fil-A opens with more than 100 area employees
More than 100 area residents began work this week at Hays’ long-awaited Chick-fil-A, which opened Thursday, Oct. 15, under the leadership of local Owner-Operator Brett Pennell. Pennell said Wednesday that he personally interviewed and hired approximately 106 to 110 employees…
Frontenac community celebrates the end of childcare shortage with new facility
Two women's decade-long fight to bring quality childcare to their small Kansas community culminated Tuesday with Governor Laura Kelly, as they celebrated the opening of the Frontenac's Community Early Learning Center. Kari Cronister, director of New Foundations, and Kristina Cullison,…
Turbine cash may pay for EMS site
Payments from two wind farms could pay for a Peabody ambulance station, county commissioners were told Monday before deciding to review the impact on county finances. Commissioner Clarke Dirks proposed using accumulated payments in lieu of taxes from Enel Green…
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