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Mann, Wyatt, & Rice Receives January Small Business Award

Tuesday, January 29, 2019

Scott Mann grew up in Hutchinson and attended Hutchinson Community College and Colby Community College. He went on to attend the University of Kansas School of Law School and after graduating he returned home to work at Gilliland & Hayes, where he was a partner for 14 years. While working at Gilliland & Hayes, Scott had many great mentors and in 2000 he opened Mann Law Offices, LLC. At the time he opened, he had two paralegals. Over the years the firm expanded with Mike Wyatt, a Buhler High School graduate, joining the firm in 2009; Mitch Rice, a Hutchinson...

NJCAA DI Men’s Basketball Championship Wins National Award

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Visit Hutch announced today that the 2018 NJCAA DI Men’s Basketball Championship has won a SportsTravel Award for the Best Single-Sport Event in the Collegiate division. The award was presented at the SportsTravel Awards Ceremony at the national TEAMS Conference, put on by Northstar Travel Group. ‘The Tournament’, as it is known locally, was one of five events that were nominated in this category. The nominations were put to a public vote over a two-week period in August. Visit Hutch staff and NJCAA board members were present at the TEAMS Conference in Louisville, Kentucky to accept the award on behalf of...

Hutchinson to Host 2018 American Yankee Association Annual Convention and Fly-in

Wednesday, May 31, 2017

HUTCHINSON, KS – The International Grumman Pilots Association, a division of the American Yankee Association (AYA), Board of Directors voted for Hutchinson to be the host of their 2018 annual convention. The convention will take place at the Hutchinson Regional Airport and other attractions around the Hutchinson community. “This is an exciting event to bring to the Hutchinson Airport and the community. We have been working with the association for many months and we are honored that they have chosen Hutchinson as their next convention site” said Holly Leiker, National Sports and Destination Sales Manager for the Greater Hutchinson Convention/Visitors Bureau. The...

Kansas Recreation & Parks Convention Boosts Local Economy

Wednesday, February 27, 2019

Hutchinson had a significant increase in visitors earlier this month when the KS Recreation & Parks Association hosted their Annual Convention at the Atrium Hotel & Conference Center. Over 430 attendees and 85 vendors spent February 5-7 meeting, learning and exploring our community. Visit Hutch worked with local restaurants, venues and vendors to generate an Economic Impact report of the conference. Using a third-party calculator through Tourism Economics, Destination Marketing Association International and the KS Department of Wildlife Parks & Tourism, it has been determined that Hutchinson saw a direct economic impact of over $270,000 during the two- and half-day convention. While...

Chamber to Host 100th Anniversary Diamond Gala

Friday, February 22, 2019

The Hutch Chamber is excited to announce we will be hosting a 100th Anniversary Diamond Gala on Friday, April 12th at Memorial Hall from 7pm to 11pm. April 12th marks exactly 100 years that the Hutchinson Chamber of Commerce signed its articles of incorporations and we are excited to celebrate this momentous occasion with our members! Heavy hors d’oeuvres, craft beers, champagne, and other beverage sampling will be provided by several Chamber members and Alexanders Jewelers and Westphal Jewelers will be providing a gorgeous black diamond pendant for a limited opportunity drawing! Red carpet, velvet rope, music, dancing, a photo booth,...

Veterans Administration Awards Three Hospital Projects to Superior Boiler Works

Thursday, January 31, 2019

Superior Boiler Works has been awarded three projects for Veterans Administration hospitals, the company announced today. Two of the hospitals are in the northwest United States, and the third is a hospital in the Midwest. Each hospital required a custom-engineered solution based on specific requirements. Superior will deliver its Wichita boilers to two of the facilities. This newer model in the company’s boiler line incorporates the latest engineering enhancements to maximize efficiency and operations in a small footprint. The third hospital will utilize Superior’s efficient Mohican boiler, which has a four-pass wet back chambered design. Superior Boiler also assisted in providing the...

Nisly Brothers Receives October Small Business Award

Wednesday, October 31, 2018

Menno Nisly started the business in 1956 when he had a vision for recycling before recycling was cool. He opened his trash and garbage hauling business and also began taking food that was being thrown away and recycling it for animal food. Eventually that process became too labor intensive and they went back to strictly a trash hauling service until times progressed and they began offering recycling services again. Menno’s initial vision for the company was to provide good, old-fashioned, customer friendly and personalized trash service to friends and neighbors and that has stayed true today. Today, the business is...

Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System Implements New Electronic Health Record

Monday, October 29, 2018

By: Ken Johnson, President & CEO The most recent milestone in the Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System (HRHS) transformation took place on September 24th, 2018 with the implementation of OZ, a new HRHS Electronic Health Record (EHR). Years of exhaustive planning and training resulted in a successful implementation as HRHS made this $20 million EHR operational. HRHS contracted Cerner Corporation (North Kansas City, MO), a supplier of health information solutions, services, devices, and hardware to facilitate the upgrade. Groups of as many as 40 employees spent several weeks at Cerner headquarters studying the numerous ways that electronic health records will benefit the overall operation of...

Pools Plus, Inc. Receives September Small Business Award

Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Pools Plus was established in 1988 when Brad and Jane Easter decided to venture out on their own. They opened their business, which mainly focused on swimming pool service, at 20 N. Main St. and remained there for two years. While located on Main Street, Brad ran the store during the day until Jane arrived after her teaching job to help cover the store so Brad could go out on service. The business quickly expanded and grew, moving it to it’s current location at 21 E. 1st Avenue. Over the years the business continued to expand and Brad’s son Jake,...