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The Barton County Administrator serves as the economic development
director. For questions concerning Barton County contact
Richard Boeckman.
rboeckman@bartoncounty.org
The major cities within the county are Great Bend, Hoisington, Ellinwood
and Claflin. For questions concerning Great Bend contact Jan Peters, Great Bend
Chamber and Economic Development Director
jpeters@greatbend.org
. For information concerning Hoisington contact Allen Dinkel, City Manager
adinkel@hoisingtonks.org
For information concerning Ellinwood contact Bob Peters, City Manager
rpeter@cityofellinwood.com
For information concerning Claflin contact Patty Schmidt
pschmidt13@yahoo.com
Last November, Great Bend/Barton County earned
distinction by being one of just six communities in the state designated
to participate in an E-Community pilot program. Those communities were
chosen to partner with Network Kansas to establish and administer funds
for entrepreneurs and small business owners.
Criteria for the grants and loans process are outlined on the Great Bend
Chamber of Commerce and Economic Development Web site at
http://greatbend.org/e-community_GrantLoanApplication.pdf.
Applicants will be selected based upon a scoring system that factors in
financial soundness, owner/operator experience, business plan, potential
economic impact/driver, owners/third-party funding, future prospects for
growth, and quality of life impact.
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