| Brooke Corporation is committed to economic development in Phillips and Smith Counties, Kansas. Brooke Corporation operates a Processing Center in Phillipsburg, Kansas and recruits employees primarily from Phillips and Smith Counties to work in the processing center. Despite the challenges of managing and staffing a processing center in a rural area with declining populations, Brooke Corporation is committed to promoting economic vitality in Phillips and Smith Counties which will permit the continued operation of a processing center in Phillipsburg. |
Brooke Corporation’s founder, senior management and board of directors are proud of their rural Kansas roots and want to contribute to the local rural economies. As part of its economic development initiatives, Brooke Corporation built and equipped a restaurant that is leased at no cost to a local business because the community of Phillipsburg needed a restaurant. As part of its local economic development activities, Brooke Corporation has also created “Brooke Farms” which promotes outdoor recreation and vacation home development in Smith County. |
