ELLSWORTH, Kan. (AP) Nothing is wrong with the economy in the central Kansas town of Ellsworth.
Manufacturing and other businesses are expanding or locating in the town, which has about 2,800 residents.
The Salina Journal reports new projects will bring more than 200 jobs to the Ellsworth County town by 2015.
City officials attribute much of the growth to the town’s location. It’s a 15-minute drive from Interstate Highway 70. And it’s on Kansas 156, which has become a major route from Garden City to northeast Kansas.
On Tuesday, residents will vote on a property tax increase to expand and improve for the city’s schools. And Ellsworth officials say they are working to provide more housing so new workers will live in town, rather than commuting.
