News and Events

Check this section often for the latest newsletters, meeting dates, application deadlines and other special announcements.

Upcoming Events

• NCRPC Executive Board Meetings
• Conferences
• Trainings
• Funding Program Deadlines

Newsletters (Archives)

• December 2011/January 2012 Issue: The past year was another busy one as the NCRPC continued to strive to carry out its mission to enhance regional economic opportunity and community development. What follows is a small representation of accomplishments for the organization in 2011 as well as exciting changes in the lives of some of our staff members.
  
• October/November 2011 Issue: Bourbon Trucking, founded by LeRoy Bourbon in 1997 in Jewell, began transporting commodities and goods with a single truck and a set of trailers. Since then LeRoy’s son, Eric, has joined the company and it has grown significantly. Read about how the North Central Kansas Rural Business Development Tax Credit Program (NCK RBDTC) assisted with the development and commercialization of its new product line.
  
• August/September 2011 Issue: To the business and health care sector of the United States, access to broadband service is more essential than ever. That need is not going away.
  
• June/July 2011 Issue: Beginning July 1, a law went into effect designating 50 counties in Kansas as Rural Opportunity Zones (ROZs). Six of these counties, including Cloud, Jewell, Lincoln, Mitchell, Republic and Washington, are in the North Central region.
  
• April/May 2011 Issue: Improving housing stock is a challenge in any community — large or small, urban or rural. Several communities in North Central Kansas have taken a proactive approach by sponsoring cleanup days and even applying for grant funds to assist low-and-moderate income (LMI) households with housing rehabilitation and demolition.
  
• February/March 2011 Issue: Three high school seniors from North Central Kansas will each receive a cash award of $650 for submitting a top entry in the Fifth Annual RuralVoices Youth Contest sponsored by the NCRPC.
  
• December 2010/January 2011 Issue: The new year is an opportunity for cities and counties to plan for the future.
  
  To view additional past issues, click here to view the Newsletter Archives.