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Entrepreneurship class coming to Colby
The Thomas County Ice House is way in life and business. They’ll be ea- vernon’svoice
fast approaching! ger to hear your questions! There’s also
This class is a very unique individual assignments, assessments
program that helps people to develop that dovetail with our discussions.
and enhance an entrepreneurial mind- The sessions will be held 5:30 to 8
set. Built around the book “Who Owns p.m. on Wednesdays, October 12th
the Ice House? Eight Life Lessons from through November 16th with a pro-
an Unlikely Entrepreneur,” you’ll learn gram fee of $100 per adult and $50
skills that today’s employers are seek- per student participant (middle school,
ing that aren’t easily taught in a tradi- high school, college). Your evening
tional setting. In fact, we use a flipped meal is also included.
classroom model where we roll up our Thomas County Economic Develop-
sleeves when we meet and the normal ment is also offering a fifty percent rebate Vernon Hurd
Executive Director
classroom lessons are completed out- for participants who attend five sessions. Thomas Co. Econ. Dev.
side our weekly sessions using an on- Enrollment is limited to 25 participants ICE HOUSE CLASS
line classroom. and is open Oct. 12 - Nov. 16 (Wednesdays)
The online les- “Successful entrepreneurs on a first- 5:30 to 8 p.m.
sons are where share a mindset, unique come, first-
you’ll meet entre- served basis. Thomas County Office Complex
$100/adult; $50/ student
preneurs like Brian traits that may have come For more Dinner included
Scudamore, found- naturally or that they’ve de- information
er of 1-800-GOT- contact Ver-
JUNK, who shares veloped over time.” non Hurd, at
his own experienc- (785) 460-
es as an entrepre- — VERNON HURD, certified Ice House facilitator 4511. To reg-
neur in exclusive ister for the
video interviews. Ice House
Together, we’ll also hear from local en- Entrepreneurship Program online, visit
trepreneurs and how they’ve made their http://goo.gl/xTpLps.
KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF REVENUE
TOTAL DOLLAR TAXABLE SALES
SELECTED WESTERN KANSAS COUNTIES
County Month of Month of Per-cent Fiscal Year 2015 Fiscal Year 2016 Per-cent
THOMAS June 15 June 2016 Change (July 14– June2015) (July 15-June 2016) Change
0.9% 0.3%
Ellis 2015 2016 $11,177,593.03 $11,213,660.65
Finney $1,049,750.18 $1,059,434.86 0.4% -4.5%
$40,501,183.35 $38,668,815.11
$3,401,078.30 $3,415,899.30 2.3% 3.9%
$45,014,980.35 $46,782,689.21
$3,896,825.05 $3,986,129.39
Ford $2,624,548.53 $3,167,613.10 20.7% $31,872,709.59 $32,396,900.10 1.6%
Logan $237,726.04 $235,026.17 -1.1% $2,875,401.68 $2,653,220.75 -7.7%
Rawlins $145,380.89 $127,694.20 -12.2% $1,887,287.38 $1,490,454.34 -21.0%
Sheridan $165,845.23 $171,538.14 3.4% $1,927,861.58 $1,956,111.04 1.5%
Sherman $618,215.34 $604,444.85 -2.2% $6,705,889.97 $6,866,173.20 2.4%
Statewide $226,831,941.65 $243,063,787.14 7.2% $2,565,742,606.05 $2,720,420,193.21 6.0%
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