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Atchison, KS – The City of Atchison’s E-Community Program, which began offering loans for small business startups, expansions, and acquisitions earlier this year, has been awarded an additional $100,000 by NetWork Kansas to keep the loan funds flowing to small businesses in the Atchison community. This follows news that two additional loans have been approved through the program for small...

Grants through the Atchison E-community program enabled local attendees to learn business success strategies from Jon Schallert At the end of May, a dozen Atchison business owners and community leaders returned from a Longmont, Colorado business workshop armed with new strategies and inspired about their business and their community. The 2 1/2 day event was designed to help entrepreneurs create...

Summary: Restroom remodels, landscaping improvements, and HVAC optimization. Cost: To preserve the integrity of the bidding process, we avoid publishing detailed  estimates prior to the bidding process. Funding: The total budget for these items is about $43,000. Location: Atchison Event Center Contractors: Tate Plumbing, Gerber Electric, Kearney Construction (drywall/ceiling), G.A. Thompson Painting, Reeves-Wiedeman Company (partitions). Status: The restroom remodel project is under construction. Construction Start Date: March...

2016 saw a series of exciting development projects breaking ground in the Atchison community. In April, an $11 million upgrade and expansion to the downtown YMCA broke ground and the project remains on track to open by year end 2017. Concurrently, and just two blocks away, a brand new, 68 room, downtown Holiday Inn Express broke ground in September of 2016 and remains on...