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Bobbi Miles Director of Economic Development
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Bobbi Miles Director of Economic Development
Home on the Range History
Geographical Center of US
Higley Cabin birthplace ofHOME on the RANGE
Little Miss Liberty
Newly renovated
Wagner Park
Historic Homes
Ingleboro Mansion
Relihan Rowa.k.a.
Millionaire Row
Historic Uptown Smith Center
Old 1st National Bank Building Kansas Historic Registry
KPA’s 1st revolving fund project
Uptown Smith Center
New Businesses on Highway 36
Beffort Ecowater EMS
Gene’s Heartland Casey’s Appliances & Furniture
other new businesses on hwy 36
Peterson Industries expanded main facility again & started
RV repair shop
LandMark Implement
Recently merged with
Minden Terminal & McClymont in NE,
and Phillips Co. Implement in KS
Businesses expansions on Hwy 281
Central Plains Co-op
(recent consolidation)
Athol, Kensington, Cedar & Smith Center
LTM of Lippert Components, Inc.
New Homes
Medical Facilities
Schools
Airport
Fairgrounds
Additional Facilities
Entertainment
Community owned theater
City owned 10-hole golf course
Businesses no longer operating in Smith Center (11) since May of 2001
Style Shop
Jan’s Country Cottage
Prairie Wind Candle Business
Mapes and Miller
Radio Shack
Wangfoozle
Dale’s Grocery
Sale Barn for cattle
Simmons Furniture
Hair Today
Memory Lane
Businesses retained (16) since May 2001
Country General-----------------------------------------------------------OrschelnsJuenemann Optometrists----------------------------------Myers and ThompsonLyon Den ----------------------------------------------------------------2nd Cup CaféMcNerney’s Choice Amoco-----------------------------------Gibble Tire & AutoShane McCall ---------------------------------------------------Deitz and HardmanKlein’s Green house ------------------------------------------------- Golden PrairieSimmons Mortuary-----------------------------Simmons Olive Boeve MortuaryGene’s IGA ---------------------------------------------------------Gene’s HeartlandCenter Motel---------------------------------------------------under new ownershipScraptacular Scrapbooking-----------------------Memory Lane ScrapbookingSimmons Flower Shop--------------------------------Briar Ridge Floral & GiftsBaumann Ecowater------------------------------------------------Beffort EcowaterTux’s Floorcovering-------------------------------------------------Mr. CarpetmanJim Fetter’s Law Office------------------------------Allen Shelton’s Law OfficeFraming business---------------------------------------------------------Frame ShopHair Today--------------------------------------------------------------Hair Graphics
Businesses expanded (21) since May of 2001
Smith County Memorial HospitalSmith County Implement Innc.EMS expansion to new facility on HighwayHardly Used to new facility on Main StreetPooche’sGraphic Central (expanded to include additional store on Main Street)Wheels Unlimited to new lot on HighwayPeterson Industries several timesJoe Pahl’s expansion to new store on Highway and further expansionCenter Pharmacy to building to southLTM expanded and was sold for over $1 million Kevin Kriley T shirts, mugs, hats, etc.Jiffy Burger beautiful pond behind restaurantTracy Kinsbury expanded to do plumbing as well as tree trimmingFrame Shop to new location beside Ohmstede’s Coop consolidation between Smith Center and AtholControlled Air Inc. (Sinclair from home to new location on HWY 36)Gene’s IGA expanded into Gene’s HeartlandHair Graphics Tanning SalonStress Solutions expanded into an independent businessGene’s IGA
New businesses (27) since May of 2001
Livestock auction at Sale BarnDollar StopNexTechQuilt ShopMr. CarpetmanCedar Creek EmbroideryKeep you in StitchesStortz Auction Stress SolutionsLearning CenterWheels Unlimited Tea Parlor Art GalleryCrematorium
Scraptacular Scrapbooking Aflac Insurance
D & K Home RepairKina’s Kritters
Candle Business Wangfoozle
Shellito’s Auto RepairCenter Monuments
Antique Store in SimmonsLiberty Welding
Abigail’s Gourmet GiftsPeterson Industry’s RV Repair
3rd Street Design
Not all roses- Not all thorns
• Businesses no longer operating (11)
• Businesses retained (16)
• Businesses expanded (21)
• New businesses (27)
Current Economic Development Projectssince May 2001
0% Revolving Loan
to retain, expand and start local businesses
11 loans made to date (over $200,000 loaned)
Neighborhood Revitalization Program
tax rebate for improvements to property (personal or business)
30 approved projects and 12 pending
Wagner Park Renovation Project
Cooperation of KPA (Kansas Preservation Alliance)
Old Bank Building
Junior Economic Development
LMI Housing project with N.W. Kansas Housing
Demolition, clean-up and revitalization program
Set up (Rolling Hills) meteorological tower
(loan from WAPA, data analysis by NREL)
Investigating upper-scale no-maintenance housing
In the worksCall Center project
(feasibility study completed, investor lined up)
Developing Community Foundation
Developing free land project
Instituted transient guest tax to develop CVB
organizing CVB
plan tourist info. Center
Developing our new image
surveys to alumni and visitors
Promoting our new image
Website development with Nex-Tech
Work on our Main Street
Service Club Signs at entrance to city
Continuing work outlined in strategic plan
Completed projectssince May 2001
Ethanol feasibility study (shown not to be profitable at that time)
Lodging Feasibility study
2 additional Facelift projects funded by Ec. Dev.
DOC BREES program (survey businesses and get data analysis)
Strategic Plan for city (funding received from DOC)
Completed Rensellaerville Projects*Rent Reimbursal Program for new businesses *Movin’on Up Planters and handrails on Main StreetLive Better/Live Longer (recruit 50-65 year olds)3 - Improvement projects at the golf courseFacelift ProjectsClean up Highway 36Installing speaker system in downtownSigns on highway and advertising in travel magazinesBusiness directoryMentoring and working with young adultsGazebo at Park
Additional involvementAffiliate member of KDDA
KDDA Board member
Participant at annual Retreat for Rural Leaders
Prosperity Summit participant
Member of wKREDA
Member of N.W. Kansas Travel Council
Member of North Central Rural Development Council
Resource Conservation and Development (alternate)
Pioneer Country Development Board member
Review board for SBA loans N.W. Kansas Planning Com.
Kansas Preservation Alliance (KPA) board member
K State Extension Ec. Dev. Board
Member of Smith Center Chamber of Commerce
We are pleased to be a Pilot Project!
We intend to:
• Find out what already works• Develop new methods • Make mistakes so others
won’t have to• Transfer what we learn,
so we all can benefit