Mar 28, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Commerce approved a $129 million STAR bond project for Garden City, KS yesterday. Garden City has been authorized to use $25.4 million in STAR Bond funds for the project. Garden City received bonding authority in order to assist with the Sports of the…
Read MoreMar 26, 2019
AmeriLife Holdings will relocate its business and expand its operations in Overland Park, Kansas. The company will bring 61 new jobs and $1.25 million of new capital investment to Kansas. AmeriLife provides insurance benefits and insurance consulting services.
Read MoreMar 26, 2019
Topeka, Kan. - As a partnership between University of Kansas (Spencer Museum of Art, Film and Media Studies, and the Lied Center) and the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission, the Indigenous Arts Initiative supports a rotating series of Indigenous art labs that provide emerging Indigenous artists opportunities to expand their…
Read MoreMar 25, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – The city of Kechi will receive a $250,000 Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) from the Kansas Department of Commerce to improve a nearly-hundred-year-old building. The grant funds are part of the CDBG funding the State receives from the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. The building’s…
Read MoreMar 25, 2019
WASHINGTON – Today, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross announced that the Department’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $2 million grant to Wichita State University (WSU) of Wichita, Kansas, to purchase equipment needed to support regional manufacturing growth and training. According to grantee estimates, the project is expected…
Read MoreMar 20, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Hispanic Day at the Capitol will take place on April 3, hosted by The Office of the Governor’s Hispanic & Latino American Affairs Commission. The purpose of the event is to celebrate the numerous additions and accomplishments made possible by the Hispanic/Latino communities in Kansas. This serves…
Read MoreMar 18, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Registration is still 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…
Read MoreMar 13, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Commerce is still 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…
Read MoreMar 13, 2019
Following the closure Tuesday of Horton Community Hospital, Governor Laura Kelly extended assistance from her administration and highlighted the critical importance of community hospitals in rural Kansas. “I’m devastated for the community of Horton as they face the serious loss of their local hospital,” Kelly said. “This is becoming a…
Read MoreMar 12, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – The 2019 KANSASWORKS Statewide Job Fair took place at 11 different locations across the state with a sharp increase in participation over last year. This year’s Statewide Fair had a 114% increase in the number of job seekers and a 127% increase in the number of employers…
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