NEWTON, Kan. — The Meridian Center was excited to host Newton's first Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge March 6 in partnership with the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce and NetWork Kansas.&nbsp;The event featured 28 unique business ideas created by Newton High School JAG students to encourage the next generation of entrepreneurs.

Congratulations&nbsp;to C&amp;D Mexican Buffet for taking first place, Bark Bandana for coming in second, and Don't Be Dirty for placing third. And the People's Choice awards went to Double A Bakery and Kustom Kreationz!

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 </figure>City of NewtonNEWTON, Kan. — The Meridian Center was excited to host Newton's first Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge March 6 in partnership with the Newton Area Chamber of Commerce and NetWork Kansas.&nbsp;The event featured 28 unique business ideas created by Newton High School JAG students to encourage the next generation of entrepreneurs.Congratulations&nbsp;to C&amp;D Mexican Buffet for taking first place, Bark Bandana for coming in second, and Don't Be Dirty for placing third. And the People's Choice awards went to Double A Bakery and Kustom Kreationz!<a href="https://hutchpost.com/download" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to download the Hutch Post mobile app. <a href="https://hutchpost.com/posts/5e73b532afae0f4d5f5d90ea" target="_blank">CLICK HERE</a>&nbsp;to sign up for the daily Hutch Post email news update.&nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;

First Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge held in Newton