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PLANS FOR THE MARSHALL COUNTY WIND

FARM REVIEWED BY COMMISSIONERS

Happening Now

During their meeting on August 30th, the County Commissioners signed a

letter endorsing the Marshall County Wind Farm project being proposed

by RPMA Great Plains Wind Development LLC from West Des Moines,

Iowa. Mr. George Black, project manager for the Marshall County project

shares the companies plans with Commissioners Mick Keating, Charles

Loiseau and Tom Holle above. Black is currently contacting land owners in

the proposed site area to explain the companys program.

IN THIS ISSUE...

SMALL BUSINESS FINANCING OPTIONS

TRAINING Page 2

U.S. Small Business Administration and USDA

Rural Development team up to make info avail-

able to area lenders.

BECAUSE YOU ASKED Page 3

Second contributor to the fund comes forth.

Commissioners support project.

We answer your questions here.

LANDOLL CORP. RECEIVES TOP STATE

AWARD Page 2

. INDUSTRIAL PARK SITE ANALYSISPROGRESS Page 4

MARSHALL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT OFFICEand

MARSHALL COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH, INC.

1201 Broadway Street, Suite 3

Marysville, KS 66508

785.562.9820 ph

785.562.5262 fax

mcedc@bluevalley.net

www.MarshallCo.net

NEWS

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LANDOLL CORPORATION RECEIVES 2010 KANSAS GOVERNORS AWARD OF EXCELLENCE

Don Landoll, Chairman of the Landoll Corporation, is shown herereceiving the 2010 Kansas Governors Award of Excellence fromGovernor Mark Parkinson.

The Landoll Corporation is a world-class producer and distributor of

manufactured products serving clients in the industries of transportation, agricultural equipment, material handling, OEM andgovernment. Founded by Don Landoll in 1963 as a welding repair shop,the company currently employs more than 550 employees and occupiesover 600,000 square feet of manufacturing space. The list of communityorganizations and projects and school activities the company and itsemployees annually support is endless. The company was the recipientof the Kansas Exporter of the Year Award in 2001. They currently export products to more than 30countries.

The award is the top business honor and is presented annually at the Kansas Calvary Encampmentas the highlight of the states annual celebration of Kansas business.

TRAINING SESSION SCHEDULED FOR ALL AREA LENDERS

The Marshall County Economic Development Office, in cooperation with the US Small Busi-ness Administration, USDA Rural Development and the Washburn University Small Busi-ness Development Center, will host a training session entitled SMALL BUSINESS FINANC-ING OPTIONS FOR YOUR CUSTOMERS on Wednesday, October 27. The event is open to allarea lenders. This is an excellent opportunity for lenders to educate themselves on the ever changing government lending programs available to small businesses. Mark your calendar now and plan to attend. Full details will be forthcoming in the very near future.

Special thanks to Congressman Jerry Morans office, Washburn University SBCD Regional Director Rick LaJuerrne, U.S. Small Business Administration Deputy District Director David E. Ross, USDARural Development Area Director P.J. Neary and others for their assistance in arranging this training

GOOD NEWS FRIDAY Fridays are always good news...but thanks to BruceMaus, Senior Vice President with Grubb & Ellis NorthcoReal Estate Services and Robert Bach, Chief Economistwith Grubb & Ellis, we are privileged to receive a specialemail entitled GOOD NEWS FRIDAY. We then pass italong to over 75 businesses and individuals throughoutthe area for their review. If you would like to be included,ust send an email to mcedc@bluevalley.net with GOODNEWS in the subject line.

200 CONSULTANTS INVITED TO TOURNORTH CENTRAL KANSAS ANDMARSHALL COUNTY

Invitations have been extended to 200 of the nationsleading consulting firms to visit communities in NorthCentral Kansas. The tour is scheduled to visit MarshallCounty on October 21st. Financial support to host thegroup is being provided by the Marshall County Com-missioners, the City of Marysville and the MarshallCounty Partnership for Growth, Inc.

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BECAUSE YOU ASKED...QWhats the difference between the Marshall County Development Corporation (MCDC), the Mar-shall County Economic Development Corporation(MCEDC), the Marshall County Economic Develop-ment Office and the Marshall County Partnership for Growth?

A Excellent question! Sometimes I even get con-fused

The MARSHALL COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPO-RATION (MCDC) has recently become more com-monly known as MARSHALL COUNTY TRAVEL AND TOURISM. Their focus is promoting and mar-keting tourism projects and activities for the com-munities in Marshall County. This includes featur-ing towns and attractions, accommodations, shop-ping, marketing events, and coordination with com-munities and other groups to promote tourismthroughout Marshall County. Visit their website at www.marshallcoks.com .

The MARSHALL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOP-MENT CORPORATION (MCEDC) functioned in thepast as an advisory group to the County Commis-sioners regarding economic development issues.

The MARSHALL COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOP-MENT OFFICE (no acronym) has the responsibility of retaining and creating new jobs within the county and assisting to create new capital investment by businesses. In addition, the Community Develop-ment portion of the office assists individuals andcommunities in accessing various housing programsoffered by both federal and state agencies. The of-fices website contains a variety of information in-cluding county economic news, a Marshall County demographic profile, the 2010 housing study, a listof available industrial and commercial buildingsand sites, a link to a calendar of community events,

an overview of local and state incentives and re-

sources, a list of schools in the county and a link totheir websites, a link to Marshall County Travel andTourism and other community service organiza-tions, and a directory of Marshall County busi-nesses. View the website at www.MarshallCo.net.

The MARSHALL COUNTY PARTNERSHIP FOR GROWTH, INC. is a recently organized group of in-dividuals, businesses, organizations and cities that

were organized to demonstrate that a united grass-roots effort is the best way to accomplish growthand stability throughout the county, The organiza-tion is incorporated as a Not-for Profit corporationby the State of Kansas and an application to be des-ignated as a 501-c-3 entity is being developed.

QWhat are the priorities of the Marshall CountyPartnership for Growth and why was it formed?

A The top priority of the Partnership currently isto serve as the point organization in conducting astudy to determine potential locations for a newMarshall County Industrial Park. The organizationis also spearheading the marketing of the recently completed Marshall County Housing Study. They also take advantage of opportunities such as the up-coming North Central Kansas Consultants Tour topromote economic development for all of Marshall

County. The organization was formed so that cities,businesses, individuals and organizations, groupsand churches could take an active part in creatingand retaining jobs for all of Marshall County! Youcan become a Charter Member by joining NOW.

LAST MONTH THE MARSHALL COUNTY WEBSITE

(www.MarshallCo.net) RECEIVED 1,297 VIEW HITS.

These came from 34 countries/territories including Canada, Austra-lia, India, United Kingdom, Switzerland, Denmark, South Africa,

and Malaysia, A total of 4,210 pages were visited on or from our site. Make sure your business or organization is listed. If it isnt,

give Juanita a call at 562-9830 to be included at no cost.

HAVE A QUESTION?

Well be glad to answer it just BECAUSE YOU ASKED

Simply email it to mcedc@bluevalley.net.

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INDUSTRIAL PARK SITE ANALYSIS STUDY

RECEIVES SECOND CONTRIBUTION!

C E S GROUP, PA recently joined the BLUE RAPIDS MASONIC LODGE in supporting a county-wide study to identify potential locations for a new Marshall County IndustrialPark. CES Group is headed by Rob Peschel and Tony Duever . The firm specializes in land sur-veying, civil engineering and asbestos inspections. An industrial park study account has been es-tablished by the Marshall County Partnership For Growth, Inc. with contributions received to beused specifically for funding the study by a national consulting firm. A major portion of the member-ship dues received by the Partnership is also going to financing the study

COUNTY COMMISSIONERS LEND SUPPORT

TO INDUSTRIAL PARK STUDY

In their 2011 Budget, the Marshall County Commissioners approved $5,000 toward imple-mentation of the identification of potential site location for a new Marshall County IndustrialPark. This brings the total funds committed to the project to $11,250. The goal for execution of theproject is $16,720.

MARSHALL COUNTY MARKETING VIDEO

TO BE PRODUCED

Mesquite 90 Productions from Fairview, Tennessee will be producing a marketing video on Mar-shall County. Each community has been invited to participate and identify locations and/or eventsthey wish to have included. Representatives from Mesquite 90 will be in the county on September

28 & 29 filming for the project. If you have photos taken in your community (especially scenes de-

picting community events and youth activities) we are in need of them.Please email them to us at mcedc@bluevalley.net

The original purpose and initial use of the video is to market the county to consultants participat-ing in the October tour. However, many other opportunities for its distribution exist.

Funding for the project is being provided by Marshall County, the City of Marysville and theMarshall County Partnership for Growth, Inc.

MARK YOUR CALENDAR:

Sept. 28 & 29 Mesquite 90 Productions filming in MarshallCounty

30 - Partnership for Growth Board of DirectorsMeeting, 5:30 PM, Courthouse

Oct. 21 - North Central Kansas Consultants Tour visits Marshall County

28 - SBA/USDA Rural Development LendersTraining Workshop, 3 PM, Marysville

Country Club

9/27-10/2 National Register to Vote Week

9/27 - National Family Day

Oct. - National Crime Prevention Month

10/6 10/13 National Newspaper Week

10/15-10.19 National Businesswomens Week

10/13 National Bring Your Teddy Bear to Work Day

10/15 National Grouch DayNational Bosss Day