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Sunflower Electric Cooperative’s coal-fired power plant in Holcomb rises beyond a pile of coal as it churns out electricity in this 2007 photo.
Tyson USD 457 Cheyenne Drilling St. Catherine Hospital Garden City Community College Walmart Finney County City of Garden City Sunflower Electric Power Corp. Dillons
Number of Employees 2,200 1,200 638 635 385 372 330 300 225 224
Source: Garden City Area Chamber of Commerce
Business groups The following local organizations offer information to aid in the establishment and success of new and existing businesses: Finney County Economic Development Corp. Director: Lona DuVall, president Office: 1509 E. Fulton Terrace Hours: 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Contact: 271-0388 or fcedc@ficoedc. com Garden City Downtown Vision Director: Beverly Schmitz Glass Office: 413 N. Main St. Hours: 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Contact: 276-0891 or vision@ gcdowntown.com; www.downtowngc.com Kansas Small Business Development Center Interim Director: Cheryl Schmale Office: Second floor of the Student and Community Services building on the Garden City Community College campus, 801 Campus Drive Hours: 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday; summer hours: 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Thursday, 8 a.m. to noon Friday. Summer hours start May 28 and end Aug. 9. Contact: 276-9632 or KSBDC@ gcccks.edu
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Area residents are reflected in a Paraclete Group window as they shop in downtown Garden City.
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