By Cole Bertelsen

Gov. Laura Kelly, community leaders and local residents gathered Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of the Flint Hills Community Accelerator and Childcare Business Initiative.

The facility, located at 2423 Kimball Ave., was created through collaboration between the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Ascension Via Christi.

The grand opening began with a ribbon cutting ceremony, and included speeches from officials involved with making the dream of these programs a reality.

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By Cole Bertelsen

Gov. Laura Kelly, community leaders and local residents gathered Thursday to celebrate the grand opening of the Flint Hills Community Accelerator and Childcare Business Initiative.

The facility, located at 2423 Kimball Ave., was created through collaboration between the Greater Manhattan Community Foundation, Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and Ascension Via Christi.

The grand opening began with a ribbon cutting ceremony, and included speeches from officials involved with making the dream of these programs a reality.

To view the full article visit theMercury.com.

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All eyes will be on the Riley County Commission Thursday as the board considers a possible veto of a Manhattan workforce housing project.

In a Wednesday newsletter to its members, the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce reiterated its support for the project and urged the county to support the project.

“We would be disappointed if the county would take this approach on the issue,” the letter stated. “We cannot continue to pay for existing services if we don’t grow. The existing tax burden on our residents, small businesses and entrepreneurs and lack of growth to provide more jobs and shopping opportunities is dragging down our ability to achieve our full economic potential.”

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Kansans could soon have a say in who sits on the state Supreme Court.

Area legislators discussed Senate Concurrent Resolution 1611 during Saturday’s legislative coffee, hosted by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce.

The resolution advanced by a narrow margin in the Senate earlier this month. If adopted by the full legislature, the measure would put a constitutional amendment on the ballot in August 2026 to replace the current, merit-based selection of justices with direct elections.

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