Finney County Economic Development Corporation

06/03/2026

County approves Triple Oak renewable projects special use permits
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By SCOTT AUST / Greater Garden City

The Finney County Commission on Monday approved special use permits for two renewable energy projects on land generally located south and west
https://greatergardencity.org/2026/06/county-approves-triple-oak-renewable-projects-special-use-permits/

05/20/2026

Triple Oak held an open house about its proposed renewable energy project

Jesse Gronner, Triple Oak CEO, talks to a group of people during Tuesday's open house event at The Refinery about Triple Oak's Home Range Clean Power project.

05/15/2026

Leadership Kansas program visits Garden City, learns about community's growth
By SCOTT AUST / Greater Garden City

Forty people from across the state toured Garden City on Thursday as part of the Leadership Kansas program.
https://greatergardencity.org/2026/05/leadership-kansas-program-visits-garden-city-learns-about-communitys-growth/

04/30/2026

FCEDC President & CEO discusses data center, energy systems analysis and fact finding efforts
By SCOTT AUST / Greater Garden City

Editor’s Note: The full video recording of the presentation from which this story is based is available on YouTube.com.
https://greatergardencity.org/2026/04/fcedc-president-ceo-discusses-data-center-energy-systems-analysis-and-fact-finding-efforts/

04/20/2026

Finney County commission approves permit application process for future data center projects

Finney County Commission approves application form for data center projects
FILE PHOTO: Lona DuVall, President and CEO of Finney County Economic Development, talks about digital infrastructure during January's FCEDC annual meeting.
https://greatergardencity.org/2026/04/finney-county-commission-approves-application-form-for-data-center-projects/

04/09/2026

Locals celebrate grand opening of empirical foods state-of-the-art beef production plant
Nick Roth, President, Empirical Technology & Empirical Innovations, addresses the crowd attending the grand opening of empirical's Garden City ground beef production plant on April 8.
https://greatergardencity.org/2026/04/locals-celebrate-grand-opening-of-empirical-foods-state-of-the-art-beef-production-plant/

04/08/2026

Courtesy photo/ Alden Stout, Newman University VP of Academic Affairs, tries out the similator in the new Smart Mobile Agriculture Lab. By SCOTT AUST / Great

04/07/2026

The agenda packet for the 4-7-26 City Commission Meeting is linked on the website here, https://www.garden-city.org/129/Agendas-Minutes______________________...

11/05/2024

Huge news today! Icon Cinema announced their plans to build an entertainment Multiplex in Garden City! This center will feature two "Iconic Mega Screens" (the size of IMAX screens) with fulling reclining luxury seating, one of the largest arcades in Kansas (with prize room), multiple VR machines, 14 lanes of duck bowling, a beer and wine bar, and an outdoor entertainment area with a beer garden, a movie screen, a stage for outdoor concerts, yard games, and other outdoor entertainment! It undoubtedly will become an entertainment hot-spot for our region!

The development looks to start construction in early 2025 with completion before the end of the year. This will add more options for both adults and families in the area to have a place to relax, watch a movie, and enjoy some games! Looking forward to 2025 in Garden City!

08/17/2024