Rooks County, Kansas

“Opportunity Awaits”

 

Rooks County is located in Northwest Kansas halfway between Denver
and Kansas City at the eastern edge of the Great Plains. The county’s
approximate 5,200 people enjoy a quality of life that is attractive to people
seeking a simpler way of life. 

A dropbox is available on the south side of the Rooks County Courthouse for official business of courthouse offices.

Help Resources for Rooks County Businesses

• • • • • • Rooks County CDBG-CV Application and Grant Requirements
          • SBA Programs website with information, procedures, and online applications

Explore Rooks County

• • • • • • Visit the Rural Kansas: Come and Get it! websites for Palco, Plainville, and Stockton
          • 8 Wonders of Rooks County
          • Take a Kansas Highway 18 Road Trip! Or, a NW Kansas Road Trip!
          • Traveling Kansas: Rooks County.  View the Smoky Hill Public Television program.

Start a Business in Rooks County

• • • • • • Kansas Business One Stop: Turn your idea into a prosperous business (This website will lead you through planning, startup, and maintenance of a business)
          • Incentives available to new businesses
          • Rooks County is an NetWork Kansas E-Community
          • Learn more about our E-Community Business Loan program
          • How to Make a Killing in Small Town America: Tips to get started
          • Rural Opportunity Zone program offers financial incentives to college graduates
          • New businesses continue to open in Rooks County.  TAKE A LOOK!

Free Land for Residential Building

• • • • • • Plainville offering free land for residential homes

Federal Opportunity Zone (OZ) in Rooks County

• • • • • • Investing your Capital Gains income into an Opportunity Zone can be a great way to save money on your tax liability and also invest in a local project.  Read more.
          • Click here to access the Rooks County OZ website
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