Business View Civil and Municipal | January 2021

117 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL JANUARY 2021 P I TTSBURG, KANSAS Pittsburg is home to a regional hospital that is complemented by several clinics and medical offices scattered throughout the community, as well as Pittsburg State University which attracts a large population of youth. The vibrant undercurrent of this growing city aligns nicely with a sense of community that draws young families and young professionals alike. Industry is plentiful in the city. “We are definitely a job engine,” reports Holmes. “We have a large bacon manufacturing company; we have military defense – Eagle Picher Technologies that makes batteries for military applications; we have the world headquarters of Jake’s Fireworks; we have Watco, which is the largest short-line railroad in the world. Pittsburg also just got its first CBD oil manufacturing company (the only one in the state) which will be a $2 million renovation to a building to bring that here.” CBD, or cannabidiol, is a chemical extracted from the cannabis plant, increasingly touted for its efficacy in reducing inflammation