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June 14, 2018

U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, Region 7 11201 Renner Blvd., Lenexa, Kansas 66219 Iowa, Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, and Nine Tribal Nations Johns Manville’s McPherson, Kan., Facility Receives EPA Region 7 Pollution Prevention Award Contact Information: David Bryan, 913-551-7433, bryan.david@epa.gov Environmental News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Lenexa, Kan., April 11, 2018) – Johns Manville’s McPherson,...

June 14, 2018

Viega, LLC Received two awards recently! Export Achievement Award- On May 10th, 2018 at the World Trade Council Meeting in Wichita, Kansas Viega was presented with the annual Export Achievement Award. The international Business Excellence Awards are presented annually by the World Trade Council of Wichita, Inc....

May 22, 2018

By Cheyenne Derksen Schroeder / McPherson Sentinel A major expansion on the north side of town is set to bring 100 jobs to McPherson. Viega LLC is breaking ground for a new manufacturing facility and also plans on bringing a master distribution facility to McPherson. The new facility...

May 22, 2018

The McPherson County Board of Commissioners gave the approval for a tax exemption Archrock Services LP, for economic development purposes.  Among those making the presentation regarding the request were Keith Birkhead, President of MIDC (McPherson Industrial Development Commission) and Mitch Opat, General Manager for Archrock. Archrock...

June 19, 2017

On June 14th MIDC had Casey Harbour Commercial Manager WATCO Companies present at their regularly scheduled lunch and learn. This program allowed Industrial Businesses in McPherson the opportunity to learn more about WATCO Companies, their presence in McPherson, as well as their capabilities.  Watco Companies...

February 28, 2017

McPherson County is known for its strong industrial employers; however, did you know that many of our companies were started by local entrepreneurs? In order to showcase the intensity of the entrepreneurial spirit that exists here in McPherson County, we want to highlight a few...