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Manhattan Area Chamber asks Riley County for $55,000 to expand small-business and military outreach
Summary
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce and partner Innovate 24 presented their 2026 budget request to the Riley County Commission on May 8, seeking $20,000 for entrepreneurship and $35,000 for military relations, the same total as their 2025 request.
The Manhattan Area Chamber of Commerce asked the Riley County Commission on May 8 to continue county support for regional economic development programs, including entrepreneurship services and military-relations work.
Chamber director Darren Solden told commissioners the chamber’s 2026 request totals $55,000: $35,000 for military relations outreach and $20,000 for entrepreneurship and small-business services administered through Innovate 24. Solden said Innovate 24 has helped expand loan programs in Riley County and the surrounding region and that…
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