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Industrial Park

Rural Economic Development Funds

Revolving Loan Funds

Western takes pride in supporting economic development both locally and in the surrounding counties.  With the Industrial Park located in Trego County, Western provides opportunity for businesses to purchase or lease property for their ventures and possibly receive financial assistance in doing so. 

 

Western has received Rural Economic Development Loan and Grant monies to both pass through to Rural Development projects, and to fund Western’s Revolving Loan Fund.  A total of $464,000 has been loaned to Western as loans to be repaid: One was for a community to construct a community grocery store and café, and one was for a community hospital to expand and correct code deficiencies.  An additional $784,000 has been received to loan to projects, and as they have been paid back, to fund the Revolving Loan Fund.  Western has also contributed an additional $156,800 to the Revolving Loan Fund.

 

A listing of the projects follows:

· Gove Community

                 Improvement Association

 

                 Construct and supply building

                 for dual purpose community

                 grocery store and restaurant.

· Trego

 

                 Purchase six fire trucks (four grass and two pumper) for use in rural Trego County and                  neighboring counties.

· Ellis

 

                 Purchase fire truck for use

                 in rural western Ellis County

                 and neighboring counties.

· KD Services

 

                 Heating and cooling service expansion with storefront to add retail sales and showroom                  displays.

· Sport Haven

 

                 Expansion and refurbishing

                 sporting goods, grocery, gas

                 station and camping supply

                 store including new equipment

                 and remodeling.  Located at

                 Cedar Bluff Lake.

· Trego County Hospital

 

                 Leverage and supplement

                 funds for expansion and

                 renovation for code

                 compliance as part of major

                 project for community rural

                 health care.

· Ness County Hospital

 

                 Installation of sprinkler

                 system and fire protection

                 equipment to maintain

                 availability and code

                 compliance for critical care

                 facility in rural area.

· Plainville

 

                 Purchase fire truck for use in                  city and rural Rooks County                  and neighboring counties.

· Gove County Hospital

 

                 Installation of sprinkler system

                 and fire protection equipment

                 to maintain availability

                 and code compliance for

                 critical care facility in rural

                 area.

· Collyer Community Alliance

 

                 Two abandoned buildings for

                 restoration to open bed and

                 breakfast and restaurant/café,

                 as well as location for small

                 retail businesses.