About Us

McPherson Industrial Development Company (MIDC) was incorporated in 1959 by a group of civic minded McPherson business men. These visionaries realized that McPherson and McPherson County could not rely strictly on agriculture and the oil industry to sustain and grow the area’s economy. The group incorporated as a for-profit company and raised capital for an industrial development fund by selling stocks at $100 a share. The officers and board of directors continue to be unpaid positions, leaving more funds to the development of industry.

 

The community rallied, a typical act in McPherson County, and sold enough shares to purchase a piece of agricultural property and developed McPherson’s first Industrial Park to be sold at no profit. Using this model as a template, McPherson has developed five additional industrial parks since that time.

 

The community is fortunate to have fantastic partner relationships between the City of McPherson, McPherson County and the Board of Public Utilities. MIDC operates as the development and expansion agent for the City of McPherson.

Board of Directors

Keith Birkhead, President

Former President, Farmers Alliance mutual Insurance

 

Brett Reber, Vice President

Attorney, Wise & Reber LC

Craig Holman, Secretary

Co-Owner, Holman,& Munsey

 

Kyle Hawk, Treasurer

Partner, Swindoll, Janzen, Hawk & Loyd

Steve Porter

Vice-President of Workforce & Outreach, Hutchinson Community College  

 

David Christiansen

President/ CEO, Mid Kansas Cooperative Assn.

Colin Hansen

Executive Director, Kansas Municipal Utilities

 

Lowell Schmidt      

Owner, McPherson Business Machines

Dr. John Worden

Director of Pharmacy at Memorial Hospital

Kasi Morales

Executive Director, MIDC

 

Ex-Officio Members

Tom Brown

Mayor, City of McPherson

Linus Linaweaver

Commissioner, McPherson County

        

Tim Maier

Gen. Mgr. McPherson BPU

 

John Holthus

Chairman, McPherson BPU

Sen. Richard Wilborn

Kansas State Senator

Jennifer Burch

Chamber of Commerce, Executive Director