MicroFactory

07/07/2025

Microfactory. File photo By CRISTINA JANNEYHays PostGrow Hays has anno

09/17/2024

Manufacturing Space Available

This brand new manufacturing facility offers suites from 5,000 - 15,000 sq. ft, with 20' high ceilings, 14' overhead doors, adjoining office space, and common break room and conference room. Grants and low-interest-rate loans are available to startups and growing manufacturers. Call David at 785-259-8115 for details.

Grow Hays - Investing in Ellis County

Aerial Flyover of the Grow Hays MicroFactory

04/02/2024

Thank you KSN TV for the coverage!

https://www.ksn.com/gooddaykansas/kansas-jobs-grow-hays-micro-factory/

03/13/2024

03/12/2024

TOMORROW!
March 13th!
Join us for our GRAND OPENING!

03/07/2024

Located 1.6 miles south of I-70 on Commerce Parkway, the MicroFactory is a 30,000 sf ft flexible lease space temperature-controlled facility. Zoned I-1 Light Industrial Zone.
All-inclusive rates start at $8 sq ft. Office rentals are $500 monthly with reduced rates if leasing a factory floor.

Features include:

• 20 ft. ceiling with five 12' Dock Doors
• 24/7 Secure Access
• Interior/Exterior HD Camera System
• Concrete Parking lot with lighting
• Fire Sprinkler System
• Internet included
• Conference Room w/ We**am
• Break room with Refrigerator, Dish Washer, and Microwave

03/04/2024

We are almost there!
Join us at 10am Wednesday, March 13th for the Microfactory Grand Opening.

Grow Hays - Investing in Ellis County

Grow Hays, Inc. welcomes the public to the MicroFactory Grand Opening Ceremony, at 10am Wednesday, March 13. David Toland, State of Kansas Lieutenant Governor/ Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary, will be among those speaking. The 30,000sf facility is located at 3000 East 9th Street, Hays Kansas.

The first of its kind flexible lease space MicroFactory is an incubator for small and startup manufacturing companies. The facility is designed specifically to meet the needs of manufacturers with various amounts of space allocated to tenants as needed.

Per GHI’s Executive Director Doug Williams, "Grow Hays is working diligently to increase manufacturing opportunities in our community. The MicroFactory offers a fantastic facility for small and startup manufacturers giving them an appropriate space at a fraction of the cost of renting or constructing comparable space."

The MicroFactory is a temperature-controlled facility, zoned I-1 light industrial. The all-inclusive rates start at $8 sq ft. Office rentals are $500 monthly with reduced rates if leasing a factory floor. The facility features 20 ft ceilings with five 12’ dock doors, 24/7 secure access, HD camera system, fire sprinkler system, internet, offices and conference room with we**am, breakroom with refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave.

GHI’s David Clingan commented, “Grow Hays' mission is straightforward: grow our workforce by supporting startups and small manufacturing businesses by providing personalized spaces, affordable rates, and essential amenities. Our goal at the MicroFactory is to create a collaborative environment where they can thrive together, equipped with the tools they need for sustained success."

The project was funded via grants and funding from the State of Kansas BASE Grant program, The Patterson Family Foundation, Heart of America Development Corporation, Northwest Kansas Economic Innovation Center, and the Schmidt Foundation.
If you have any questions, please call Grow Hays, Inc. at 785.628.3102.
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02/29/2024

Grow Hays, Inc. welcomes the public to the MicroFactory Grand Opening Ceremony, at 10am Wednesday, March 13. David Toland, State of Kansas Lieutenant Governor/ Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary, will be among those speaking. The 30,000sf facility is located at 3000 East 9th Street, Hays Kansas.

The first of its kind flexible lease space MicroFactory is an incubator for small and startup manufacturing companies. The facility is designed specifically to meet the needs of manufacturers with various amounts of space allocated to tenants as needed.

Per GHI’s Executive Director Doug Williams, "Grow Hays is working diligently to increase manufacturing opportunities in our community. The MicroFactory offers a fantastic facility for small and startup manufacturers giving them an appropriate space at a fraction of the cost of renting or constructing comparable space."

The MicroFactory is a temperature-controlled facility, zoned I-1 light industrial. The all-inclusive rates start at $8 sq ft. Office rentals are $500 monthly with reduced rates if leasing a factory floor. The facility features 20 ft ceilings with five 12’ dock doors, 24/7 secure access, HD camera system, fire sprinkler system, internet, offices and conference room with we**am, breakroom with refrigerator, dishwasher and microwave.

GHI’s David Clingan commented, “Grow Hays' mission is straightforward: grow our workforce by supporting startups and small manufacturing businesses by providing personalized spaces, affordable rates, and essential amenities. Our goal at the MicroFactory is to create a collaborative environment where they can thrive together, equipped with the tools they need for sustained success."

The project was funded via grants and funding from the State of Kansas BASE Grant program, The Patterson Family Foundation, Heart of America Development Corporation, Northwest Kansas Economic Innovation Center, and the Schmidt Foundation.
If you have any questions, please call Grow Hays, Inc. at 785.628.3102.
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02/26/2024

Located 1.6 miles south of I-70 on Commerce Parkway, the MicroFactory is a 30,000 sf ft temperature-controlled flexible lease space facility. Zoned I-1 Light Industrial Zone.
All-inclusive rates start at $8 sq ft. Office rentals are $500 monthly with reduced rates if leasing a factory floor.

Features include:
20 ft. ceiling with five 12' Dock Doors
24/7 Secure Access
Interior/Exterior HD Camera System
Concrete Parking lot with lighting
Fire Sprinkler System
Wifi included
Conference Room w/ We**am
Break room with Refrigerator, Dish Washer, and Microwave

Contact David at Grow Hays - Investing in Ellis County for more information.

02/23/2024

You are invited to attend the MicroFactory Grand Opening.
Wednesday, March 13th 2024
10am - 3000 East 9th Street, Hays, Kansas

David Toland, State of Kansas Lieutenant Governor/ Kansas Department of Commerce Secretary, will be joining us!

Grow Hays - Investing in Ellis County
Kansas Department of Commerce
Patterson Family Foundation
Northwest Kansas Economic Innovation Center
Commercial Builders, Inc.
Anderson Knight Architects
Vyve
Nex-Tech
Heart of America Development Corporation
Schmidt Family Foundation

02/22/2024

Here is a quick look at the MicroFactory!

https://issuu.com/growhaysinc/docs/microfactory-issuu