By Megan Moser A path to economic growth for Manhattan could include proactively approaching investors, opening a regional business research center hiring a development director. Matt Tarleton, an Atlanta-based consultant specializing in community development spoke Friday at the Regional Growth Summit, which is the new name for the Regional Leaders’ Retreat. The event is organized [...]

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By Rose Gruenbacher Scorpius BioManufacturing officials on Thursday told The Mercury the original deal they made with the state to construct a $650-million, 500,000-square-foot vaccine and biologic medicine plant is off after they failed to meet an end-of-year timeline, though they said the door is open to renegotiate a new agreement. “I think there’s a [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Riley County and the city of Manhattan will enter an official agreement to split costs for aerial surveys. Riley County commissioners on Thursday signed their part to formalize the deal, which in the past had only been a verbal agreement that the city would reimburse the county for its portion of [...]

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By Megan Moser According to a report earlier this year by the Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce, Manhattan under-performed in several metrics that indicate economic health. Manhattan posted 0% job growth, according to a 2024 report, which was well below that of the four peer cities the report used for comparison. For instance, Ames, Iowa, [...]

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The USD 383 school board on Wednesday unanimously voted to outsource mowing and upkeep services to two outside companies, making up for staff shortages and saving the district some cash. Previously, USD 383 employed three full-time groundskeepers to take care of nearly 310 acres across 24 district locations, but all three have shifted to other [...]

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The 1st Infantry Division from Fort Riley has returned to the National Training Center in Fort Irwin, California, for a division-level training rotation. It’s the third time an entire division has undergone training at the NTC and the 1st Infantry Division’s first time back since 2021. Traditionally, NTC rotations have been the domain of individual [...]

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A project to replace bridge MCR56, located between Sunflower Road and Trails End Road on Havensville Road in the northeastern part of Pottawatomie County, will begin on Thursday, Jan. 30. The bridge was damaged during a vehicle accident that occurred in Apr. 2023. The road has been open to one lane of traffic since the [...]

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According to the Flint Hills Association of Realtors, there were 103 home sales averaging $284,742 in the Manhattan-Junction City Combined Statistical Area in December after there were 128 sales averaging $282,561 in November. The number of December sales was equal to that of December 2023 in Riley, Pottawatomie and Geary counties. Ninety-three of the units [...]

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By Emma Loura/Manhattan Mercury Construction of a new cattle facility at K-State will begin next year. The Kansas Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the timeline for the Beef Cattle Research Center facility to replace the feedlot on College Avenue that’s no longer in operation. Formerly known as the Feedlot project, the previously approved facility [...]

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A Manhattan man was arrested on Friday afternoon on a number of charges anywhere involving vehicular burglary and theft of property of services. Landon Beace, 22, of Manhattan was arrested at the Riley County Jail at approximately 3:30 p.m. Charges in this case also include computer crimes and unlawful firearm possession. Bond has been set [...]

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