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Apprenticeship Grants Awarded to Expand Learn-and-Earn Programs in Kansas Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland and the Kansas Office of Registered Apprenticeship today announced five recipients of the Rural Apprenticeship Innovation for a Stronger Economy (RAISE) grant. Kansas Jobseekers, Employers Encouraged to Participate in August Job Fair Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland invites jobseekers and employers to take part in the August Virtual Statewide Job Fair, hosted by KANSASWORKS, from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Thursday, August 27. New Round of SEED Grants Available for Rural Quality-of-Life Initiatives Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced a new round of funding totaling $250,000 available through the Strategic Economic Expansion and Development (SEED) grant program. Tourism Announces $1 Million Available in Attraction Development Grants Kansas Tourism has announced that applications for the Attraction Development Grants program will open August 17. View AllOur Department
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Dec 11, 2019
Walmart has selected Topeka, Kansas to become the site of a new 1.8 million sq. ft distribution center. The company will invest $200 million and create 300 full-time jobs over the next five years. Walmart will construct their new facility in Topeka’s Kanza Fire Commerce Park.
Topeka’s centralized location and skilled workforce played key roles in the company site selection process. Arkansas-based Walmart this year topped Fortune magazine’s list of the 500 largest corporations by revenue globally.

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