ELLIS COUNTY DEVELOPMENT CORPORATION

What they do

to DEVELOP A COMMUNITY CONVENTION CENTER for USE AS A PUBLIC FACILITY OPERATED IN CONJUNCTION WITH FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITY to SUPPORT COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT and EDUCATION, INCLUDING USE AS A LEARNING TOOL and TRAINING CENTER for FORT HAYS STATE UNIVERSITYS TOURISM and HOSPITALITY MANAGMENT/MARKETING/LEADERSHIP CURRICULUM and NORTH CENTRAL KANSAS TECHNICAL COLLEGES CULINARY ARTS PROGRAM; SEEK FUNDING THROUGH FEDERAL, STATE, and FOUNDATION GRANTS to CREATE TRAINING PROGRAMS and FACILITIES to MEET INDUSTRY NEEDS for SKILLED WORKERS to TRAIN UNDEREMPLOYED and UNEMPLOYED INDIVIDUALS; SERVE AS A CATALYST to ATTRACT PRIVATE INVESTMENT to DEVELOP AFFORDABLE HOUSING; FOSTER EDUCATION RESEARCH IN AREAS of AGRICULTURE SCIENCE, BIOSCIENCE, and ALTERNATIVE ENERGY; and DEVELOP PROGRAMS CONSISTENT WITH THE GOAL of PREVENTING COMMUNITY DETERIORATION.