The Smoky Hill Development Corporation Board of Directors works hand in hand with the Ellsworth County
    Commissioners, the State of Kansas, and the local City Councils to ensure the best possible incentive package is
    available to your business.  Looking to entice business interests to locate within the County of Ellsworth, the
    governing agencies are willing to offer all or a combination of the following incentives:

    Enterprise Zone Benefits
    are available at an enhanced, higher level in Ellsworth than in many other Kansas cities and counties.  Benefits for
    new and expanding manufacturers and service businesses include a $2,500 income tax credit for each new job; a
    $1,000 tax credit for each $100,000 of new facility investment and sales tax exemptions for new business,
    construction and equipment purchases. Ten-year carry over provisions allow maximum benefit.

    Property Tax Abatement
    may be available for new and expanding industries.  The amount of abatement is determined by the number of new
    jobs created and amount of new investment in facilities, to a maximum 100 percent abatement. Abatement
    decreases by ten percent annually over a ten-year period.  Abatement may be applicable to both real and personal
    property.

    Industrial Revenue Bonds
    issued through the City of Ellsworth may be used for 100 percent financing of land, buildings, equipment and
    construction.  Building materials are exempt from sales taxes.

    Revolving Loan Funds
    are available through and administered by Rolling Hills Electric Company Business Development and Smoky Hill
    Development Corporation Revolving Loan Fund.  Flexible low-interest terms may be negotiated, contingent upon job
    creation and private-sector investment.

    Inventory Tax Exemptions
    for merchants' and manufacturers' inventories were recently established by constitutional amendment.

    State and Federal Grants
    and loans may be available to new and expanding industries which create jobs.  The city has professional personnel
    as well as access to experienced staff with the North Central Regional Planning Commission that have received both
    state and federal financial assistance.  The professional staff will assess and evaluate each individual need and may
    recommend funding through Community Development Block Grants (CDBG), or the Economic Development
    Administration (EDA), Farm-Home or other venture capital sources.
Business Incentives
Smoky Hill Development Corporation
P.O. Box 321
114 1/2 Douglas
Ellsworth, KS  67439
Phone:  785.472.4136
Fax:  784.472.3486
Executive Director:  Rob Fillion