The City of Emporia is in a strong position to serve job creation needs for the region. The private sectors have the opportunity to work with the city and build on public investments in water and sewer, major thoroughfare roads, rail lines, utility lines and related infrastructure. Critical to development in Emporia, however, is the careful timing and phasing of growth so that limited financial resources can support the various infrastructure demands and opportunities.

Located on Interstate 35 between Wichita and Kansas City, Emporia generates a lot of heavy truck traffic. In fact, in the state of Kansas, the density of Emporia's heavy trucking traffic rates them second to the Kansas City metropolitan area. With key operations like Tyson Fresh Meats, Menu Foods Midwest, and Interstate Bakeries Corporation, Emporia is able to generate its own share of commercial and industrial value.

If you are coming to visit or even looking for future business, Emporia has, and continues to offer, great industrial and commercial expansion.