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Big Bend Bike Rally Roars to Life Sept. 25th
The 3rd Annual Big Bend Bike Rally, slated for September 25th at the Great Bend Expo Complex, offers more spectator entertainment than ever before! Thousands of riders from all over the Midwest will roll into town for the one-day event, featuring racing, live music, an all-day beer garden, cash giveaways, and much more! Find out more...
New! Great Bend Chamber Intruduces Text Alerts!
The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that we are now offering text alerts! This is yet another free service available to our Chamber members that helps you stay informed on up-to-the-minute news and developments. Text alerts will be used to remind members about important Chamber events and for emergency notifications only. Text alert subscribers will receive no more than one text per week, and mobile information will never be sold or shared with anyone else. To start receiving Chamber text alerts, send a message reading "nualerts 7071" to 41411.
Technology Tactics - Using GPS Technology to Teach Visitors About Scenic Byway An editorial by Chamber Marketing Coordinator Rachel Mawhirter
"As I mounted the GPS ranger on the inside of my front windshield, it occurred to me that I could be getting ready to waste the next few hours of my day taking a gps-guided tour through an area that I know like the back of my hand. I was born here. I grew up here. My job revolves around knowing every little detail about the community and all that it has to offer. Little did I know that I was about to learn more about the area's historical and cultural reputation in three hours than I had learned in an entire lifetime as a resident." Read more...
Solid Business Venture - Venture Corp. Paves the Way for Nearly 4 Decades
Even though their titles are president and vice president, you won’t catch Kip or Chris Spray wearing a suit and tie at work. Yes, they must tend to the administrative duties at Venture Corporation but they also may find themselves in the maintenance shop, at the company’s sandpit near Dundee or lending a hand at one of their many job sites. Venture has been producing and laying asphalt all over Kansas since Jan. 23, 1973, when the late Butch Spray started the business. Read more...
The 3rd Annual Big Bend Bike Rally, slated for September 25th at the Great Bend Expo Complex, offers more spectator entertainment than ever before! Thousands of riders from all over the Midwest will roll into town for the one-day event, featuring racing, live music, an all-day beer garden, cash giveaways, and much more! 
The Great Bend Chamber of Commerce is excited to announce that we are now offering text alerts! This is yet another free service available to our Chamber members that helps you stay informed on up-to-the-minute news and developments. Text alerts will be used to remind members about important Chamber events and for emergency notifications only. Text alert subscribers will receive no more than one text per week, and mobile information will never be sold or shared with anyone else. To start receiving Chamber text alerts, send a message reading "nualerts 7071" to 41411.
"As I mounted the GPS ranger on the inside of my front windshield, it occurred to me that I could be getting ready to waste the next few hours of my day taking a gps-guided tour through an area that I know like the back of my hand. I was born here. I grew up here. My job revolves around knowing every little detail about the community and all that it has to offer. Little did I know that I was about to learn more about the area's historical and cultural reputation in three hours than I had learned in an entire lifetime as a resident." 
Even though their titles are president and vice president, you won’t catch Kip or Chris Spray wearing a suit and tie at work. Yes, they must tend to the administrative duties at Venture Corporation but they also may find themselves in the maintenance shop, at the company’s sandpit near Dundee or lending a hand at one of their many job sites. Venture has been producing and laying asphalt all over Kansas since Jan. 23, 1973, when the late Butch Spray started the business. 
