Mar 1, 2019
Swedish-owned armored car service, Loomis Armored Us, LLC, will relocate regional operations to Kansas City, Kansas to allow for future growth.
Read MoreFeb 28, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Commerce is accepting applications for the 2019 Business Appreciation Month Awards.The top nominees will be recognized at the Team Kansas awards banquet on June 4 at the Kansas State Student Union. The winner will take home the 2019 Governor’s Award of Excellence, the…
Read MoreFeb 28, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Registration is open for this year’s Kansas Rural Opportunities Conference in Dodge City. The Kansas Department of Commerce hosts this conference annually to provide useful information about rural Kansas living, as well as to engage in a dialogue with rural Kansans to determine how the Department can…
Read MoreFeb 27, 2019
Topeka, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Commerce, in partnership with KANSASWORKS, will host the KANSASWORKS Statewide Job Fair on March 7, 2019. The annual job fair will provide employers, veterans, and job seekers with the unique opportunity to connect face-to-face. "Wherever I go in our state, I hear from…
Read MoreFeb 26, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – With assistance from the Kansas Department of Commerce’s Workforce AID Program, several new trucking professionals will be entering the workforce this March. The TransAm Trucking and Freightliner Preventative Maintenance Inspection Technician graduation will take place on March 7, 2019, at Kansas City Kansas Community College at 5:30pm.…
Read MoreFeb 25, 2019
Topeka, Kan. - The Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission would like to congratulate Kansas filmmaker Kevin Willmott for winning the 2019 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay. Kevin was nominated for co-writing BlacKkKlansman with legendary director Spike Lee. This is Kevin's second collaboration with Lee following his original screenplay for…
Read MoreFeb 25, 2019
Topeka, Kan. - The Kansas Department of Commerce is accepting grant applications for youth services. Up to five grants will be awarded to eligible entities to provide innovative services to eligible in-school and out-of-school youth. The grant period of performance is June 1, 2019 through December 31, 2020. Eligible respondents…
Read MoreFeb 22, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly announced details today of a new and entertaining musical opportunity for residents of Kansas and Alabama. Working in cooperation with the Kansas Department of Commerce, Governor Kelly announced today that residents of the state of Alabama are invited to attend the Tumbleweed Music Festival…
Read MoreFeb 21, 2019
Topeka, Kan. - Acting Kansas Secretary of Commerce David Toland will be in Hays Friday to participate in a tour of Hays’ Northwest Business Corridor. Joining Toland will be 111th District Rep. Barbara Wasinger, R-Hays; 110th District Rep. Ken Rahjes, R-Agra; Deputy Secretary of Transportation Lindsay Douglas, and officials from…
Read MoreFeb 21, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – David Toland, Acting Secretary for the Kansas Department of Commerce, delivered testimony to the House Rural Revitalization Committee earlier today, focusing on challenges and how the agency can better serve communities in rural parts of Kansas. Topics included several challenges facing rural Kansans, including population loss, business…
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