Focus on Stafford County – July 2024

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This is the July 2024 radio show Focus on Stafford County. This month’s show covers a variety of topics including an introduction of the new Stafford County Economic Development office administrator, Sarah Hampton. Other subjects covered are childcare updates and Rural Champion funding; new housing, prices and availability; a grant for a historic district survey in Stafford; nominations for historic register designation; Hudson’s Easter egg hunt and Christmas celebrations; a grant for getting quality internet broadband services in Hudson; an update on St. John’s Pickleboard Court. and status of Gray Studio renovation.

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August 2015 Newsletter

Updates on the Community Development Block Grant, photography contest winners and more.

City of St. John Awarded $198,360 in Community Development Block Grant Funding

On Wednesday, July 22nd, the Kansas Department of Commerce announced that 49 Kansas communities will share more than $13 million in Community Development Block Grant funding. The City of St. John received $198,360 for sidewalk improvements. The City will contribute $13,480 through in-kind labor and $8,560 in matching funds.

USD 349 Students & Stafford County Flour Mills Gain Distribution for Bread Mix Product

Stafford USD 349 culinary arts and entrepreneurship students partnered with Stafford County Flour Mills to develop a white, whole wheat baking mix suited for a variety of bread dough recipes. Recently, their product gained distribution through Ben E. Keith, a broad line foodservice distributor based in Oklahoma City. Ben E. Keith’s foodservice division serves 11 states, Kansas being one of them.

July 2015 Newsletter

Updates on Bike & Build, upcoming events and more.

June 2015 Newsletter

Updates on the new program director, Bike & Build, and more.

April 2015 Newsletter

Updates on the Port Authority, upcoming events and more.

Teaching and Cultivating our Youth to Be Entrepreneurs

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One of the strategies of Stafford County Economic Development to obtain growth and foster a spirit of entrepreneurship, is to focus on our youth by teaching them the fundamentals of entrepreneurship. There is a world of opportunity out there for them and we want your kids to know that they are not limited in what they can achieve. 

March 2015 Newsletter

Information on a healthier Stafford County, the We Kan Conference and more.

February 2015 Newsletter

Updates on the Community Service Tax Credit Campaign, and upcoming events.