2024 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge
The 2024 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) held at Republic County High School in Belleville Kansas in March 2024.
2023 Economic Recap
Economic Impact and Sales Tax Collections – Highlights RCED Annual Report
RCED Featured on Talk of the Town
RCED featured on the Talk of the Town Republic County Economic Development (RCED) took center stage on the Talk of the Town radio
CVA Breaks Ground on a $55 Million Grain Loading Facility
CVA grain loading facility groundbreaking: A large crowd of fifty residents, stakeholders, Government officials, and Central Valley Ag officials gathered on Friday,
How we consume media
Let’s take a look at how we consume media in rural areas. I have learned through twenty years in Economic Development that
How to Kill a Community- Don’t Attract Business
The second way to kill your community is “Don’t Attract Business” and the participants at the Republic County Launch and Grow in
How to Kill a Community- Rule #1
RCED brought back Launch & Grow this month! It’s a quarterly business event that brings those looking to start businesses together with
Republic County Businesses Win Kansas Business Awards
Republic County Economic Development and the Belleville Chamber and Main Street had the honor of nominating Republic County businesses for the 2023
Important Development Potential: HAT’s Housing Resource Surge
No – Not the ones that go on top your head. Though less fashionable, in this case we are referring to a
Mental Health and Your Representatives
For most economic development positions around the State of Kansas, the average employment time is one to three years. An economic development person who serves five years is considered long-term. October is depression and mental health awareness month. I have always said that economic development is the most political position that I’d ever want to go into. Be kind always, you never know what battle someone else is fighting.
