On March 1st, AAR, a global aerospace and defense aftermarket solutions company headquartered in the Chicago area announced it had completed its acquisition of Triumph Group’s Product Support business which includes their facilities here in Wellington.
The reconstruction of the west end of the historic Jacob Engle building has been completed thanks to support from the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) Program.
Sugar Sisters in Caldwell provided an ideal setting for the inaugural Border Queen Harvest Hub Town Hall meeting. Farmers, ranchers, Sumner County Commissioners, Sumner County Economic Development, Vision Caldwell, and other business stakeholders gathered to discuss the development of a community-driven food distribution system.
Last Tuesday, Stacy Davis, Economic Director of the Sumner County Economic Development Commission (SCEDC), shared exciting news with the Wellington City Council. Davis explained, “For the last two years, I have been working with the Kansas Department of Commerce to have a census tract done for Sumner County, specifically Wellington, declared a HUBZone.” The Small Business Administration (SBA) defines a Historically Underutilized Business Zone (HUBZone) as an economically distressed area based on income and unemployment data.
JUNE 7, 2023 In the early 1900’s, the Wellington Ice Plant and Cold Storage business on South G Street helped local residents stay cool by producing 30 tons of ice every day. The problem? Ice melts, so homes and businesses during that era needed a new block of ice delivered to them each day to keep things cool.
Austin Lloyd, Manager Special Projects for the Sumner County Economic Development Commission joined the conference panel addressing “Renewables and Sustainability Options for Businesses and Communities; General Session: Public and Private Sector Perspectives” at the 2022 Kansas Renewable Energy Conference.
WELLINGTON – U.S. Senator Roger Marshall received a firsthand update at the Wellington Police and Fire/EMS Building regarding the progress being made with Sumner County’s “Building Technologies Proving Ground – Public Sector Field Validation” project awarded by the United States Department of Energy (DOE).
Sensors are being installed in the Wellington Police/Fire Station this week as part of the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE’s) Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE) Building Technologies Proving Ground – Public Sector Field Validation Funding Opportunity awarded to Sumner County in partnership with the City of Wellington, Insolcorp, LLC, the University of Kansas Center for Research, Inc., Decent Energy, Inc. and others.