Business View Magazine | April 2020

218 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE APRIL 2020 AT A GLANCE EDGERTON, KANSAS WHAT: A city of 1,700 WHERE: Johnson County, Kansas WEBSITE: www.edgertonks.org gerton, KANSAS T o understand the social history and enduring value system of small-town America, you only need to grasp the heart and soul of residents like those of Edgerton, KS, who know what it is to create and keep rural communities alive. Values don’t come from roads, industrial parks, or subdivisions. Rather, they come from bonds that are made when citizens feel like neighbors, and businesses feel like community partners. “I was elected to my position in 2009,” says Mayor Don Roberts. “I’ve seen Edgerton’s transformation from a rural, bedroom town to a thriving employment center and sustainable community that continues to add benefit to our citizens. That’s probably the highest priority we have—to always give back to the people that pay our taxes and are our neighbors.” Edgerton has rich historical roots as a small railway town and A strong case for small-town opportunity