Your Informational Hub for Great Bend, Kansas

Promote Great Bend to Entice Visitors, Attend Trade Shows and Promote Area for Visitors:

• We operate to the State as the Great Bend Designated Marketing Organization (DMO) – Promote Our Area Attractions to Entice Visitors. Provide Information Bags, Nametags, Event Information, and Support.

• Collaborate with the State of Kansas as a Travel Information Center – Brochures, Information.

• Run the Great Bend Events Center - Focus and Bid on Conferences, Reunions, Weddings & Events That Bring Overnight Visitors to Great Bend.

• Create City Sponsored Festivals and retail events.

  • Provide Free Retail Meetings Every Other Month for Businesses.

• Assist the City of Great Bend with getting out information and news to the Citizens of Great Bend (Public Information Officer)

• Promote the activities and Happenings of Great Bend.

  • Community Calendar/Answer Questions/Show Citizens all there is to do!

  • Billboards & Local TV Station

Business recruitment and expansion

• Incentive Packages

• Updated Area Data and Statistics

Workforce support

• Recruiting Initiatives

• Annual Job Fair/Business Expo

• Central Kansas Jobs Online Hiring Platform

• Childcare Initiative

• Apprenticeships

Entrepreneurship development and support

• Funding

• Learning Opportunities

• Mentorship

• IGNITE Rural Business (Shark Tank style) Competition

Downtown Development

• Loft Grant

• Downtown Beautification Initiatives

Community Development/Quality of Life

• Fridays on Forest

• Main Street Organization

Advocacy for Business

• Pints & Politics

• Legislative Forums

• Chamber Blue of Kansas

Community Marketing and Promotion

• Annual Awards (Business of the Year, Citizen of the Year, NextGen Leader, Legacy)

• Community Events Calendar

• Community Tours

Investment in Our Future

• Kids Ag Day

• Barton County Young Professionals

Chamber Member Services

• Digital & Printed Membership Directory

• Gift Certificates

• Member News: Outlook Business Journal & Weekly Email Update

• Chamber Coffees, Ribbon Cuttings & Ground Breakings

• Networking Events

• Educational Workshops

• Leadership Roundtables