A military microchip development planned for Coffey County is bound to have an impact on Allen County, Jonathon Goering with Thrive Allen County told commissioners on Tuesday. Coffey County officials have been meeting with neighboring…

Allen County commissioners this week decided their hopes for the future outweigh concerns about annexing part of the county airport into the City of Iola. They agreed to a deal that will connect the Allen…

County commissioners came up with a new plan to provide a little bit more money to Thrive Allen County for economic development, but it won’t change the budget. Commissioners will allocate $30,000 for Thrive in…

It’s been six years since Allen County, Iola or Humboldt has increased their funding for economic development provided by Thrive Allen County.  In the year so far, Thrive has brought about $5 million this area’s…

Allen County commissioners seemed divided on a request to increase funding for economic development efforts. Jonathon Goering, economic development director for Thrive Allen County, is asking each of the four funding sources to increase their…

TOPEKA — Gov. Laura Kelly prevailed in a whirlwind economic development competition Wednesday by landing a commitment from Panasonic Corp. to build the largest electric vehicle battery plant in the world at an industrial park…

Iola and Allen County should be investing more in economic development, City Administrator Matt Rehder said Monday. Rehder proposed to Iola City Council members the city increase its annual economic development investment from $20,000 to…

In a small town, everyone always seems to know what’s wrong — and how to fix it. The thousand conversations over coffee, in backyards, or in the grocery store parking lot are all unique but…

When opportunity came knocking, Allen County was ready. For almost two years, county leaders had been laying the groundwork to provide infrastructure needs at the airport — roads, water, electricity, natural gas and broadband internet.…

Big things could be coming to the Allen County Regional Airport. At least two hangars, one for a crop dusting business and an even larger one for a Topeka air museum, are on the horizon.…