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Kansas Launches Broadband Speed Test and Comprehensive Expansion Plan To provide accurate data for a new, comprehensive broadband strategic plan, the Office of Broadband Development is calling on residents to participate in an important online speed test and survey. read more Communities Across Kansas Receive Nearly $3.2M CDBG Grant Funding Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced 10 communities received almost $3.2 million in Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding. read more Nominations Open for Minority and Women Enterprise Development Awards Nominations are now open for the 2023 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards! read more Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Tops $16B in Business Investments Since 2019 Governor Laura Kelly announced today that since her administration took office in 2019, Kansas has attracted more than $16 billion in private sector investment. read more Governor Kelly Congratulates Schwan’s for Completion of Major Pizza Plant Expansion in Salina Creating 225 Jobs Schwan’s Company held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today to celebrate the completion of a 400,000-square-foot expansion of its pizza manufacturing facility in Salina. read more Governor Kelly Announces $80M Private Investment Creating 50 Manufacturing Jobs in Maize Governor Laura Kelly today announced Charlotte Pipe and Foundry Company, the nation’s top manufacturer of cast iron and plastic pipe and fittings, will build an $80 million manufacturing facility in Maize. read more Kansas Main Street Selected for Rural Main Streets Entrepreneurial Program Kansas Main Street has partnered with Main Street America (MSA) to put on a one-day statewide workshop on Equitable Entrepreneurial Ecosystem building from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Wednesday, June 7, in Great Bend. read more Governor Kelly Announces $30 Million in Tourism Grants Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $30 million has been awarded to 18 recipients developing and improving tourism sites statewide. read more Marla Canfield, Jaicey Gillum named Commerce Employees of the Year Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced Marla Canfield and Jaicey Gillum have been named the Kansas Department of Commerce’s 2022 Employees of the Year. read more Kansas Tourism Awards $421,820 in Attraction Development Grants Kansas Tourism today announced $421,820 in Attraction Development Grants has been awarded to 10 recipients, to help develop new tourism attractions or enhance existing sites across the state. read more