Kansas
State Population: 2,735,502
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
transportation equipment, aircraft
manufacturing, food processing,
chemical products, machinery,
apparel, petroleum, mining
Major Metro Areas: Wichita,
Kansas City, Topeka, Overland
Park, Lawrence
City of Derby
Allison Moeding, Director
of Economic Development
611 Mulberry Rd., Ste. 300
Derby, KS 67037-3081
316-788-3081
Fax: 316-788-6067
www.derbyweb.com
allisonmoeding@derbyweb.com
City of Parsons
Economic Development
Carolyn Kennett, Director
Municipal Building-Room 2nd
112 South 17th Street
Parsons, KS 67357
620-421-7030
Fax: 620-421-7089
www.parsonsks.com
ckennett@parsonsks.com
City of Pittsburg
Mark Turnbull
P.O. Box 688
Pittsburg, KS 66762
620-231-4100
Fax: 316-231-0964
www.pittks.org
web@pittks.org
Coffey County Economic
Development Department
Jon Hotaling, Director
110 South 6th Street
Burlington, KS 66839
620-364-8780
Fax: 620-364-2045
www.coffeycountyks.org
jhotaling@coffeycountyks.org
Great Bend
Chamber of Commerce
& Economic Development
Jan Peters, President/CEO
1125 Williams
Great Bend, KS 67530
620-792-2401
Fax: 620-792-2404
www.greatbend.org
jpeters@greatbend.org
Greater Topeka
Chamber of Commerce
Kathy Moellenberndt, VP/Director
of Economic Development
120 SE 6th Avenue, Suite 110
Topeka, KS 66603
785-234-2644
Fax: 785-234-8656
www.topekachamber.org
kmoellenberndt@topekachamber.org
Russell County
Economic Development
Cindy Wallace, Director
610 N Main Street
Russell, KS 67665
800-658-4686
785-483-6960
Fax: 785-483-4535
www.russellcoks.org
rced@russellks.org
Shawnee Economic
Development Council
Jim Martin, Executive Director
15100 W. 67th St.,
Suite 202
Shawnee, KS 66217
913-631-6545
Fax: 913-631-9628
www.shawnee-edc.com
jmartin@shawnee-edc.com
Kentucky
State Population: 4,145,922
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
transportation equipment, food
processing, tobacco products,
furniture, apparel, lumber products,
machinery, textiles, iron and steel
products, petroleum, natural gas,
coal, tourism
Major Metro Areas: Louisville,
Lexington, Owensboro, Bowling
Green, Covington, Hopkinsville,
Richmond, Henderson, Frankfort,
Paducah
Bowling Green Area
Chamber of Commerce
James N. Hizer, CEcD
President
710 College Street
P.O. Box 51
Bowling Green, KY 42101
270-781-3200
Fax 270-843-0458
www.southcentralky.com
www.bgchamber.com
Louisiana
State Population: 4,515,770
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
natural gas, salt, petroleum and sulfur
production, chemical products,
coal products, food processing
Major Metro Areas: New Orleans,
Baton Rouge, Shreveport,
LaFayette, Kenner
Baton Rouge Area Chamber
David Wood, Executive ED/BD
564 Laurel Street
Baton Rouge, LA 70801
225-381-7158
www.brac.org
dwood@brac.org
The Southwest Louisiana
Economic Development Alliance
George Swift, President/CEO
120 W. Pujo St.
Lake Charles, LA 70601
337-433-3632
www.allianceswla.org
gswift@allianceswla.org
Maine
State Population: 1,317,253
Primary Industries: Agriculture,
paper, lumber and wood products,
food processing, leather products
Major Metro Areas: Portland,
Lewiston, Bangor, Auburn
First Park-Maine’s Premier
Business & Technology Center
c/o Kennebec Regional
Development Authority
Leonard Dow, Executive Director
P.O. Box 246
46 C First Park Drive
Oakland, ME 04963
800-966-1002
207-859-9716
Fax: 207-859-9719
www.firstpark.com
mail@firstpark.com
