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ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT
Corteva Announcement
Through the help of the Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership, Corteva Agriscience determined the Wamego Industrial Park to be the right fit for their 22,000 sq. ft. building. Corteva Agriscience is a major American agricultural chemical and seed company and was the agricultural unit of DowDuPont.
Workforce
Over a dozen Eisenhower middle school students visited local businesses as part of Career Exploration Days. They toured 502, CivicPlus and Olsson.
Greater Manhattan Economic Partnership
GMEP, a collaborative economic development partnership between the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Pottawatomie County Economic Development Corporation, engaged Avalanche Consulting from Austin, TX to assist with developing a strategic marketing plan. They determined our economic development targets as:
GMEP will be transitioning its building and site database to the LocationOne platform. LocationOne, owned by Evergy, is the primary site used by the State of Kansas. GMEP is partnering with Headlight Data on a new site for metro and local data with more than 100 data points updated monthly.
2. Develop a distinct 1. Align economic brand identity. development •Celebrate agricultural partners and roots and the industry’s coordinate efforts. evolution.
•Promote the region’s technologically advanced agriculture industry
The Chamber’s Classroom-to-Career program paired its fourth grade classes with sponsoring businesses. A record 33 classrooms learned more about a local business and our region throughout the school year.
3. Showcase quality 4. Update marketing of life assets. tools and expand the toolkit.
Update: • Website • Social media • Regional tours • Earned media
Expand:
• Target industry brochures and pitch decks • Public Relations • Events • Sector Partnerships
