HUTCHINSON, Kan. – The Hutchinson/Reno County Chamber of Commerce and the Hutchinson Community Foundation have partnered with the Kansas Leadership Center, the Kansas Rural Housing Coalition, and J Van Sickle & Company to study the motivations underlying the choices that individuals make to live and or work in Hutchinson.
The Chamber is asking Reno County residents and employees to participate in a brief, 31 question survey at www.hutchchamber.com. The survey takes approximately five minutes to complete. The Chamber is also encouraging businesses to ask their employees to participate.
The study will characterize the factors that influence a person’s decision to live or not live in Reno County. The insights gained will help local business, housing, community organizations better understand how to attract and retain residents as members of our workforce and our community.
“After years of assumptions about why people choose to live or not live in Reno County, we are glad to support the Chamber in their efforts to gather meaningful data on the issue,” Aubrey Abbott Patterson, President and Executive Director of the Hutchinson Community Foundation, said. “We believe the results can help our community respond to tangible needs to remove the barriers that keep people from living or working here and further establish Hutchinson and Reno County as a community of choice.”
“The Chamber is very excited about this initiative,” Jason Ball, President of the Chamber, said. “We anticipate this study will shed new light on how we address challenges related to housing, community amenities, and make Hutchinson and Reno County a more desirable place for people to live in.”
“We really want to encourage as many people, in as many businesses in Reno County to take the survey,” Ball said. “The more participants we have, the better the information we can develop from it.”