Kim Goodnight is one of the forces behind the wind-turbine farm near Spearville in Ford County.
In the five years Kim Goodnight has been chairman of the Ford County Commission, one of the biggest local projects has been the completion of a $166-million wind-turbine farm near Spearville.
Goodnight used skills he honed in KU's Certified Public Manager program to help negotiate a 30-year usage agreement that brings more than $300,000 annually to Ford County. Every day, Goodnight can see benefits to the economy of Dodge City and neighboring communities from the renewable energy source.