There will be a signing ceremony at the Flint Hills Regional Council meeting Friday in Junction City at the C. L. Hoover Opera House.  A new seven-county  Flint Hills Economic Development District is being formed.

The Executive Director of the Flint Hills Regional Council Bill Clark stated the formation of the Economic Development District is big news. “Seven counties coming together to collaborate together to figure out how we can grow economically. It also allows us to tie into funding from the federal level from EDA.

The seven counties that are included in the District are Geary, Riley, Pottawatomie, Wabaunsee, Lyon, Chase, and Morris Counties.

The new organization will work to implement a cohesive marketing strategy to promote the region’s tourism and business opportunities, and to develop a regional brand reflecting the natural and social history of the region.