Posts by Joann Knight
Nor-Am Cold Storage Breaks Ground on Trail Street

Nor-Am Cold Storage is a family owned cold storage facility that is based out of Le Mars, Iowa. They currently have 5 facilities, with one Kansas location in Elwood, KS. Their Dodge City facility will be a $35 Million investment in our community. The 148,000 sf facility will employ up to 90 employees in the first 3 years of operation.

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Joann Knight
Sutherlands Opens in Dodge City STAR Bond District

Sutherlands had their official Grand Opening in Dodge City on Sunday, October 12th, 2019 at their new location at 1510 Soule St. in the Star Bond Power District. Construction of the 75,000 sf building with an additional 35,000 sf garden center began in mid 2018. Sutherlands is a complete home improvement and hardware store.

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Joann Knight
Opportunity Zones

The U.S. Department of Treasury has officially certified Governor Jeff Colyer’s nomination of 74 census tracts to be designated as Qualified Opportunity Zones and has designated those tracts as such. The approved Opportunity Zones, a new economic development tool enacted by the Federal Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017, will offer local citizens the opportunity to invest back into their communities and proactively be a part of the solution to problems such as population decline, lack of jobs, and crumbling infrastructure.

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Joann Knight