Recent News

Editor in Chief of Entrepreneur Magazine to speak at the 2020 Chamber Annual Meeting

Wednesday, August 21, 2019

The Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce announced today that Jason Pfeifer, editor in chief of Entrepreneur Magazine will be the keynote speaker at the Chamber Annual Meeting on Monday, February 3, 2020 at the Hutchinson Sports Arena. "We feel very fortunate to have Jason as the keynote speakers for the 2020 Annual Meeting,” said Pat Fallon, Executive Vice President and Director of Community Banking for Plains State Bank and 2020 Chamber Board Chair. “Whether you are a small business or a large corporation, the rapid changes impacting today’s businesses requires us all to adapt. We look forward to hearing from ...

New Downtown Streetlight Banners Coming Soon

Thursday, August 01, 2019

Since the beginning of the year, the Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce has taken on the role of promotion for Downtown Hutchinson. In an effort to engage all downtown stakeholders, a Downtown Coalition was formed and meets monthly to share and discuss what is taking place downtown and how we can work together to continue to make improvements to the heart of our community. Anyone with an interest in downtown is invited to attend – the meetings take place on the second Wednesday of each month at 8:30am at the Hutch Chamber office, 117 N. Walnut. One item that arose fro...

QueenBee Marketing Receives Small Business Award

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

Angie Bergmeier began QueenBee Social Marketing in 2015 as a two-woman team providing social media marketing services to local and surrounding businesses. As their team grew so did their services. In 2017 they dropped the “Social” part of their company name to make it QueenBee Marketing, reflecting their status as a full-service marketing agency. They have been fortunate enough to employ experts and professionals in graphic design, videography, photography, digital marketing, website design, and social marketing, growing their team of two to 15. With the added employees they realized that a different office space was needed and made the decision t...

Connecting Businesses to Make Hutchinson a Stronger Community

Wednesday, June 26, 2019

Connecting with businesses and listening to their concerns is a top priority here at the Hutch Chamber and throughout the last month we have had several opportunities to do just that! On June 12th we hosted an Industry Roundtable, attended by the new Kansas Secretary of Commerce, David Toland. Toland had the opportunity to hear from area businesses about issues impacting their ability to grow and thrive in Kansas. The top of the list was workforce development and the challenge to find talent. On Monday, June 18th we participated in Lt. Governor Lynn Roger's Rural Prosperity Tour that was organized by th...

Archer & Co receives Small Business Award

Monday, June 24, 2019

Archer & Co. originated in 2004 as the home-based business Red Zebra, with Archer Jarrett as it sole employee, hiring an additional stylist the following year. Archer is a graduate of Sidney’s Hairdressing College and has enjoyed a career as a stylist, salon manager, session artist and manufacturer’s educator. By 2013, Red Zebra had grown to employing four other stylists and a receptionist in the 450 square foot space. Jarrett’s desire to expand and be more involved in the community led to the purchase of their current building located at 306 S. Main. The business was renamed Archer & Co t...

Western Supply Receives Small Business Award

Tuesday, June 04, 2019

Western Supply was established in 1949 by Jack Martin’s dad, Willis Martin, and two other parties. It was a business that sold plumbing and heating supplies to plumbing contractors through route sales in western Kansas. Willis purchased the business outright from the other partners in 1970 and Jack purchased it from his dad in 1985. The business began with eight employees and today has a total of 34, with stores in Hutchinson, Great Bend, Hays and Dodge City. The building was originally located at 315 W 3rd in downtown Hutchinson to be close to the railroad for delivery of supplies...

HRMC Establishes New Health Services Financing Program

Tuesday, July 30, 2019

By: Ken Johnson, President & CEO of Hutchinson Regional Healthcare System Hutchinson Regional Medical Center (HRMC) has established a new program named Health Services Financing (HSF) to help patients pay out-of-pocket expenses on medical bills. Working in conjunction with Commerce Bank, Hutch Regional has put together a financial program that is administered like a loan with affordable, interest-free monthly payments. Health Services Financing offers an enrollment process that is easy, paperless, and all financially responsible parties are approved without credit screening. There is no set-up or origination fee or prepayment penalty. The Health Services Finance account offers many benefits: One affordable monthly payment Quick and convenien...

Hotel/Convention Center Study Released by Visit Hutch

Friday, May 31, 2019

HUTCHINSON, KS – Visit Hutch, in partnership with the City of Hutchinson, released today the Hotel/Convention Center Market Study in an 84-page report. In February 2019, the City engaged with Hospitality Real Estate Counselors (HREC) to produce the $15,000 study with the objective to determine the market support for a proposed Hotel/Convention Center in Hutchinson. The declining number of conventions at the Atrium Hotel and Convention Center, is what led the City to look into a potential new project. “The convention market has always been an important component of our tourism cluster, having a large economic impact on our overall economy...