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Newton is a city in and the county seat of Harvey County, Kansas, United States. [1] As of the 2020 census , the population of the city was 18,602. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] Newton is located 25 miles (40 km) north of Wichita .
Western Auto Supply Company—known more widely as Western Auto—was a specialty retail chain of stores that supplied automobile parts and accessories operating approximately 1,200 stores across the United States. Started in 1909 in Kansas City, Missouri, by George Pepperdine and Don Abnor Davis, Pepperdine would later found Pepperdine ...
In 1871, the Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe Railway extended a main line from Emporia to Newton. [4] The next year, in 1872, Harvey County was founded from portions of McPherson, Marion, and Sedgwick counties, and named in honor of the fifth Governor of Kansas James M. Harvey, with Newton designated the county seat. [5] [6]
Bushnell Corporation is an American firm that specializes in sporting optics and outdoor products. It is based in Overland Park, Kansas and is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Vista Outdoor . Bushnell makes binoculars , telescopes , spotting scopes , riflescopes , red dot sights , GPS devices , laser rangefinders , game cameras , night-vision ...
Allied Specialty Vehicles changed its name to REV Group in November 2015. [26] In March 2016, both ElDorado National–California and ElDorado National–Kansas unveiled new logos to distinguish their operations; the Kansas-based manufacturer of light- and medium-duty cutaways was rebranded to ElDorado, while the California-based transit bus ...
Newton USD 373 is a public unified school district headquartered in Newton, Kansas, United States. [1] The district includes the communities of Newton, North Newton , Walton , McLain and nearby rural areas.
Collins Industries is an American bus manufacturer headquartered in South Hutchinson, Kansas.Best known for production of yellow school buses, the company produces buses for multiple applications; all bodies designed by the company have been produced for cutaway van chassis.
Vantage Specialty Chemicals, Inc. is an American speciality chemicals company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Vantage operates through four business units: Personal Care, Performance Materials, Oleochemicals, and Foods. [1] Its Personal Care unit provides chemical ingredients for hair, skin, sun care and other cosmetic products.