Bringing new businesses, industry and especially jobs is taking place in the greater Clinton area community.
Mark Dawson, director with the Clinton Department of Economic Development went over their latest accomplishments on October 26 at the Chamber of Commerce Building in Clinton.
“We are completing an addition of 200 jobs through the end of this year,” said Dawson. “With the company expansions and new businesses, we have accomplished much in the past year.”
Besides the addition of Burger King, expansions are taking place at Cooks Auction and Parks Cabinets.
“We have had nine projects come together over this past year,” added Dawson.
Christina Williams with the Main Street group, described her optimism for the North Intersection Project (North Highway 13 by the Pizza Hut).
“I think that project has a good chance of bringing upward pressure on wages,” said Williams. “That would be a very good thing for Clinton area workers.
According to online sources, new employers can sometimes hire the brightest & best of available employees away from other employers, creating the upward raising of pay to keep good workers.
“We have been asked by interested companies to make infrastructure access improvements,” Williams said. “The interested parties said they would then talk seriously with us.”
Dawson and Chamber Director David Lee went over just that, as they produced their Economic Development October News Release.
“We will begin pouring concrete this coming week,” said Dawson. “It looks like the weather is going to be good.”
Local developers and investors are footing the bill for the North Intersection project.
“Gary Scott Excavating is one,” Williams said. “Jim Smith is also participating.”
Development is also underway in the downtown area.
“We have an investor that has purchased the building where Bev’s School of Beauty was,” Williams said. “The historic building is at 102 S Washington.”
The building will be available for rent by another business.
“It is one of our oldest buildings on the square,” Williams said.
At this time Williams and Dawson are unable to say who the building owners are. They also cannot reveal who is interested in the North Intersection Development.
All the participants are hopeful for another industrial site northeast of town.
“We call it the MEGA project,” Dawson said. “We can offer rail service and 100 megawatts of electric power.”
The site is served by both Evergy and Osage Electric Coop.
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