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Governor Kelly Announces Grand Opening of Heartland Coca-Cola Olathe Production Campus June 10, 2025

Merck Animal Health Investing $895M in De Soto Plant Expansion May 08, 2025

Governor Kelly Announces Fiserv to Open Strategic Fintech Hub in Kansas; Create 2,000 Jobs April 21, 2025

Governor Kelly Celebrates Grand Opening of Hilmar Cheese Company's New Production Facility in Dodge City March 17, 2025

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Most Business Investment Per Capita

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Highest Ratio of Energy Generated by Wind

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Kansas harnesses enough clean energy to power every single home in the state for a year. Twice.

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Best Places to Live in U.S.

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Overland Park ranks #7 out of the top 100 places to live in the United States in 2023.

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Commerce Supports Five Communities with Upper Floor Units Downtown Five grant recipients will share $500,000 funding through the Residential Opportunities On Main Street (ROOMS) program. read more

Commerce Launches New Kansas Small Business Office Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the official launch of the Kansas Small Business Office. read more

Governor Kelly Announces Grand Opening of Heartland Coca-Cola Olathe Production Campus Governor Laura Kelly today announced the grand opening of the 700,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art Heartland Coca-Cola Olathe Production Campus, a more than $400-million-dollar investment that will enhance the company’s production capabilities and support local economic growth. read more

Governor Kelly Announces $2.3M for Digital Skills Programs to Drive Workforce Readiness The Digital Opportunities to Connect Kansans (DOCK) program will invest $2.3 million in digital skills training and workforce readiness programs that will target nearly 50,000 Kansans. read more

Governor Kelly Announces Groundbreaking of $43M Freestate Middle Mile Network Broadband Initiative Governor Laura Kelly announced Monday that the Freestate Middle Mile Network, a program aimed to close digital gaps across the state, will officially break ground this month. read more

Collaboration Fuels Investment in Kansas’ Smallest Rural Communities In collaboration with three nonprofit partners, the Kansas Department of Commerce has awarded $298,825 in Towns Grant funding to support 32 small-scale projects across Kansas. read more

Sunflower Summer Program Wins National Award for Tourism Impact Kansas Tourism received national recognition for its work on the Sunflower Summer program, which was named the Best Local Impact Campaign at the 2025 eTSY Awards. read more

Kansas Tourism Awards Almost $600K in Attraction Development Grants Nearly $600,000 has been awarded in the latest round of Tourism Attraction Development Grant funding, bringing the total awarded this fiscal year to more than $1 million. read more

Craig VanWey Named Commerce Employee of the Year Craig VanWey, In-State Business Team Senior Regional Director, has been named the Kansas Department of Commerce 2024 Employee of the Year. read more

Commerce Deputy Secretary Recognized as Top Economic Developer Commerce Deputy Secretary for Business Development Joshua Jefferson was named one of North America’s Top 50 Economic Developers by Consultant Connect. read more

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