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The RDA serves as the lead for confidential inquiries and offers assistance to those businesses interested in considering expanding in the Emporia and Lyon County trade area. We have compiled data which is accessible on this web site which will provide the basic information regarding the Emporia business climate. The RDA serves as the lead organization for manufacturing, distribution, office, retail and commercial expansions. For customized information or reports please go to contact us.
The four page document contains an overview of our location, municipal services, educational facilities, commercial services, transportation services, utility information and contacts, local mill levy rates, local tax rates, incentives and sites. Please go to Quick
Downloads to Emporia Community Profile to download the pdf file.
The 2010 census data which depicts age, income, race/ethnicity, education and housing data for the City of Emporia. Go to the downloads section to download this information in pdf files.
Based upon the information gathered from the
Kansas Department of Labor web site, the RDA has compiled data from the primary and secondary labor force market areas. The primary labor force market area is defined as Lyon County and the secondary labor force market area includes Lyon County and the adjoining counties of Coffey, Chase, Greenwood, Morris, Osage and Wabaunsee. In the Quick Downloads section is the Primary & Secondary Labor Force Market Area Maps, the Primary Labor Force Market Area from 1997-2008, the Primary Labor Force Market Area for 2009 by month, and the Primary & Secondary Labor Force Market Area from 1997-2008. For the most current information go to the Kansas Department of Labor news releases area of their website for their monthly news releases.
The RDA staff updates on an annual basis the Top Ten Major Employers in Emporia, Kansas; the Major Employers and Manufacturer’s of Emporia, Kansas; and the Publicly Traded & International Companies located in Emporia, Kansas. Please go to the Quick Downloads to obtain these pdf’s. The following is a list of the Private & Public sector employers by business name, website and product/service. |
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Primary and Secondary Schools
Lyon County has three public primary and secondary school districts servicing kindergarten through 12th grade. Those are North Lyon County U.S.D. #251, which serves north rural Lyon County and the communities of Admire, Americus and Reading. South Lyon County U.S.D. #252, which serves south rural Lyon County and the communities of Olpe, Neosho Rapids and Hartford. Emporia School District U.S.D. #253 serves the city of Emporia. (StudentPopulationbyRace Report). Two parochial schools are located in Emporia – Emporia Christian School which serves pre-school through 8th grade and Sacred Heart School which is pre-school through 6th grade.
Post secondary institutions in Lyon County are located at Emporia, Kansas.
Emporia State University is one of the finest medium sized universities in the Midwest. Over 6,000 students are enrolled in the university, offering outstanding programs in education, business, arts and sciences, library science and information management.
Flint Hills Technical College offers training in automotive technology, commercial graphic arts, computer information systems, construction technology, dental assisting, graphic arts, culinary arts, industrial maintenance, manufacturing technology, office technology, practical nursing, network technology and paramedic/MICT, with nearly 500 students enrolled annually. Training partnerships are developed between the manufacturing community, Emporia State University, Flint Hills Technical College
and Emporia U.S.D. #253 to deliver customized instruction.
Kansas State University, University of Kansas and Wichita State University.
RETAIL
Buxton completed a Retail Determination for the Emporia market area in the first quarter of 2008. The results indicated that Emporia could support an additional 250,000 to 300,000 sq. ft. of retail with a mix up to 25 retailers.
The Buxton Study further revealed that the total potential sales for the Emporia primary and secondary market are $588,485,988 with actual sales of $463,573,996 a backage of 17% or $94,912,000 leakage.
The City of Emporia has adopted a performance-based retail incentive policy utilizing Tax Increment Financing (TIF) and Transportation Development District (TDD) for retail/commercial development. On February 18, 2009 the City Commission approved the Emporia Plaza project.
Development Strategies, Inc. presented a Retail Capacity Analysis and TIF projections for the proposed Emporia Plaza shopping center in Emporia, Kansas on December 8, 2008. The effective buying income in the Emporia market area is $572,810,000 with a leakage of $115,760,000 annually. The two largest retail categories with the largest amount of leakage are building materials, garden equipment and supply stores and general merchandise stores.
Reports - Retail Leakage & Surplus Analysis and the
Lyon County pull factor.
The business recruitment team of the Kansas Department of Commerce (KDOC) is one
of our key allies in assisting business in their expansion needs. KDOC on the state level provides site location assistance and customized incentive proposals, which include workforce training, workforce development assistance, income tax incentives offered through the Enterprise Zone programs and High Performance Incentive Programs. With regard to property tax incentives, the personal property tax on business machinery and equipment placed in service at the business after July 1, 2006 was repealed. Kansas offers business machinery equipment tax credits. In conjunction with the City of Emporia and Lyon County offer up to a ten year 100% temporary tax abatement on real property and buildings. A qualifying business may be eligible for sales tax exemption on the new construction and remodeling of their facility. The various incentive programs, business initiatives and financing programs are outlined in great detail on the
Kansas Department of Commerce website
Emporia and Lyon County are served by the BNSF railroad. Our primary economic development contact is Steve Dodd, at 913-551-4168 or steve.dodd@bnsf.com
The BNSF website is www.bnsf.com and go to the maps section of this web page
for a Kansas railroad map.
Westar Energy provides electrical distribution in the City of Emporia. Lyon-Coffey County provides the electrical service outside the City of Emporia. The Westar Energy economic development contact is
Jean Shuler at 316-261-6290 or
jean.shuler@westarenergy.com
or
www.westarenergy.com The Lyon-Coffey County Electric Coop. Inc. contact is Scott Whittingham at 620-364-2116 email is info@lyon-coffey.coop or www.lyon-coffey.coop
Kansas Gas Service provides the natural gas distribution for the City of Emporia. All of our industrial sites are served with natural gas. The Kansas Gas Service economic development contact is Pam Stone at 913-344-8810 or PStone@Kgas.com and their website is www.http://www.kansasgasservice.com
The City of Emporia provides the sanitary sewer, water and refuse service for Emporia.
The point of contact is City Engineer Gerald
Menefee at 620-343-4264,
gmenefee@emporia-kansas.gov or www.emporia-kansas.gov
One of the telecommunications providers in Emporia is AT&T. The primary contact for Emporia is Mike Scott at 800-286-0256 or emailms4602@att.com
The State of Kansas has a variety of business incentives, for the most current information on Kansas performance-based incentives
go to their website
http://www.thinkbigks.com/BusinessIncentives.aspx.
The performance incentives offered by the
City of Emporia are up to 10 year 100% tax abatement on real property and buildings for a qualifying business, a performance-based cash grants, real estate at a reduced price with infrastructure improvements and other creative incentives based
on the needs of the qualifying business.
The City of Emporia has three primary performance-based incentives for commercial and retail development,
Tax Increment Financing (TIF),
Transportation Development District
(TDD), Community Improvement District (CID) and the
Neighborhood Revitalization Policy. |
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