Overall economic indicators show a strong labor market with a low unemployment rate. Building permits are picking up at the end of the quarter and are on pace with previous years, though 2023 overall permits were down. Sales tax revenue is down slightly this quarter compared to the first quarter of last year, but still on an upward trend.
The Wamego Caterpillar Facility notified their employees on Thursday afternoon, June 6, that the plant will close mid-2025.
Boys and Girls Club of Manhattan expands into early childhood education with the purchase of Hope Lutheran preschool.
Find funding for your business in Pottawatomie County whether you’re starting, growing, or scaling.
Resources are available for Westmoreland residents who suffered damage in the April 30, 2024 tornado.
Did you know that Pottawatomie County is moving from three County Commissioner positions to five? This November, elections will take place in four of the five districts. With local cities and chambers, we’ll be co-hosting a County Candidate Forum in every electing district this summer.
Flint Hills Ventures now has a speculative warehouse project on the east side of Manhattan, Kansas at 1201 Kretschmer Drive, thanking various stakeholders and community supporters.
Radiation Detection Technologies Inc. has announced a $4 million investment in a Pottawatomie County foundry facility and the creation of approximately 30 new jobs over the next five years.
As the biomanufacturing industry experiences unprecedented growth, Scorpion Biological Services Inc. is preparing to break ground on a state-of-the-art biomanufacturing facility in
There’s a steady stream of high-quality talent coming from Kansas State University, destined for careers in some of the nation’s most vital (and growing) industries
