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Governor Kelly Announces KMW to Invest $105M in Sterling, Create 251 New Jobs in Kansas April 02, 2024 Marvin Investing $76.5M, Creating 600 Jobs in Kansas City, Kansas March 21, 2024 Governor Kelly Announces H&T Recharge Investing $110M, Creating 180 Jobs as New Panasonic Supplier  March 20, 2024 Governor Kelly Announces North America’s Largest Roofing Manufacturer to Invest More than $300M; Create More than 130 Jobs in Newton March 20, 2024 View All

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Applications Open for Second Cohort of Kansas Commerce Rural Champions Lieutenant Governor and Commerce Secretary David Toland today announced that the Office of Rural Prosperity has opened applications for the second cohort of Rural by Choice Champions. Governor Kelly Announces Kansas Moving Forward with $451.7M High-Speed Internet Deployment Plan Governor Laura Kelly today announced federal approval of the state’s Broadband Equity Access and Deployment (BEAD) Initial Proposal Volume 2, providing an investment of more than $450 million to expand Kansas’ high-speed internet infrastructure. Funding will be granted to areas that have been identified as underserved through a competitive application process that will begin in July. Kansas Tourism Announces Participating Attractions for the Sunflower Summer Program for Kansas Families Kansas Tourism is pleased to announce the lineup of attractions participating in the 2024 Sunflower Summer program. Designed as a benefit for Kansas families with school-age children, Sunflower Summer offers a way to explore and fall in love with Kansas by providing complimentary access to tourism attractions across the state. Kansas-Based IST Offers One-Stop Service for Food Processing Sector Industrial Service Technologies (IST) specializes in turn-key design, manufacturing and installation services for food production clients and other manufacturing operations nationwide, with company headquarters and its metal fabrication division based in Tonganoxie. View All

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Communities are the heart of Kansas. When it comes to growing the economy, community development is central to our approach.

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Matthew Godinez, Assistant Secretary of Quality Places

(785) 230-8670

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Sara Bloom, Community Development Specialist IDA and CSP Tax Credit Program Coordinator

785-506-9278

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Elizabeth Heron, Placemaking Community Development Specialist

785-496-0978

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Community Development Block Grants

Community Facilities, Commercial Rehabilitation, Economic Development, Housing, Urgent Needs, Water and Sewer

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Andrew Hayman, CDBG Director

(785) 213-7056

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Anne Zajic, CDBG Assistant Director

(785) 213-9262

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Ginny Eardley, CDBG Specialist

(785) 230-6319

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Jessica Pierce, CDBG Specialist

(785) 213-4385

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Tim Parks, CDBG Specialist

(785) 480-8072

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Scott Sewell, Main Street Program Director

(785) 296-7288

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Debbie Deere, Main Street Program Assistant Director

(785) 289-3970

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Robert McLaughlin, Design Specialist

785-250-9527

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Community Service Tax Credit Program

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Sara Bloom, Community Development Specialist IDA and CSP Tax Credit Program Coordinator

785-506-9278

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Individual Development Account Program

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Sara Bloom, Community Development Specialist IDA and CSP Tax Credit Program Coordinator

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Downtown Redevelopment Program

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Scott Sewell, Main Street Program Director

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Debbie Deere, Main Street Program Assistant Director

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