As the new Greensburg sprouts from the ground, the local tourism board is ready to help tourism grow right along with it.

Mike Husband and Judy Herberling of Herberling and Associates of Alexandria, PA, have been retained by the area to create a master tourism plan for the area. Along with a listening tour from March 23-25 and a visit on April 9, the couple is putting together a plan that will help establish Greensburg as a tourism destination.

The Big Well already draws tourists from around the world and will certainly become a centerpiece of the recommendations.

The group expects to produce a plan with the next six months.

Fresh off of creating a master tourism plan for neighboring Dodge City, Huband and Herberling are surveying information on all the things needed to bolster tourism in Kiowa County, including focusing on tourism-related businesses including shops, restaurants, eco-tourism and agri-tourism, among many other areas.

The master plan should be a great help in aiding the attraction, development and support of local business and industry.