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Hospira announces investment in McPherson facility Hospira Inc. (NYSE: HSP), the world’s leading provider of injectable drugs and infusion technologies, today announced an investment in its McPherson, Kansas, facility that will result in 150 jobs and $120 million in capital improvements at the site during the...

NCRA Plans for New Coker  NCRA has announced that it will build a new Delayed Coking Unit (Coker) at its McPherson Kansas refinery. This $555 million investment in NCRA’s future will replace the current Coker which has served the refinery since 1952. "The timing is right for...

McPherson, Kansas, has earned the CompetitiveReady Seal by passing a rigorous test of the city’s capacity to sustain business development. Located between Wichita and Salina, the city of 14,000 boasts more than 50 industries, including Johns Manville, CertainTeed Corp, Hospira and National Cooperative Refinery Association. Industrial...

The “Tin Lizzie”, favored nickname for Henry Ford’s original Model T, never looked so good as when it joins other classic beauties going through the Auto Restoration Program at McPherson College. The College is the only post secondary school in the U.S. offering a 4-year...

The McPherson County Entrepreneurship Community Loan program was created through the Kansas Center for Entrepreneurship Tax Credit Program and applied for by the McPherson Chamber of Commerce on behalf of McPherson County. Designation of being an E-Community was awarded in 2011. The vision of the...

Author: McPherson Sentinel McPherson County (Kansas) has been named the Best Affordable Place in Kansas by Bloomberg Businessweek. One county from each state was selected to comprise the list of America’s Best Affordable Places in 2011. U.S. Census data shows that McPherson County has a population of...

Author: McPherson Sentinel A $1.2 million anonymous gift to McPherson College’s entrepreneurship initiative has demonstrated solid support for the visionary new program. The first step in weaving entrepreneurship directly into the liberal arts curriculum begins in the fall with the Transformative Entrepreneurship Minor. The purpose is...

McPherson Industrial Development Company (MIDC) will be the first CompetitiveReady certification client in Kansas. McPherson, Kansas may be a rural town of 14,000 population, but one with a track record for attracting and growing a strong industrial base – a base unexpectedly large relative to the...