{"id":79694,"date":"2026-03-02T16:55:01","date_gmt":"2026-03-02T21:55:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/?page_id=79694"},"modified":"2026-03-09T15:26:46","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T20:26:46","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/ja\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"\u306b\u3064\u3044\u3066"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<!-- Hero Section -->\n<div id=\"block-block_dab64b3bb8877157b7bff9dc77007a24\" class=\"im-init-hero-wrap biz\">\n    <div class=\"im-init-hero-background\">\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/panasonic-susa-banner-web-3.jpg\" alt=\"Kansas Department\u2028of commerce\">\n            <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"im-init-hero-center\">\n        <div class=\"im-init-hero-content\">\n                            <h1 class=\"im-cdbg-hero-headline cdbg-detail\">Kansas Department\u2028of commerce<\/h1>\n                    <\/div>\n    <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-9d6595d7 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n<div class=\"content-section\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">About the Kansas\u2028Department of Commerce<\/h2>\n<p>As the state\u2019s lead economic development agency, the Kansas Department of Commerce strives to empower individuals, businesses and communities to achieve prosperity in Kansas. Commerce accomplishes its mission by developing relationships with corporations, site location consultants and stakeholders in Kansas, the nation and world. Our strong partnerships allow us to help create an environment for existing Kansas businesses to grow and foster an innovative, competitive landscape for new businesses. Through Commerce\u2019s project successes, Kansas was awarded Area Development Magazine\u2019s prestigious Gold Shovel award in 2021, 2022, 2023 and 2024, and was awarded the 2021 and 2022 Governor\u2019s Cup by Site Selection Magazine.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:25%\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<!-- Sticky Nav -->\n<div class=\"im-init-story-wrap broadband about-page\">\n    <div class=\"im-init-story-center\" style=\"margin-bottom: 2em;\">\n        <div class=\"im-cdbg-focus-inner\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"im-init-explore-wrap\">\n\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"im-init-hero-headline explore-headline\" style=\"color: #000;\">Learn more about our work<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-flex-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/program\/kcaic\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Arts 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class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.kansascommerce.gov\/small-business-and-entrepreneurship\/\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Small Business Office<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.travelks.com\" class=\"im-explore-box\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-header\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h3>Tourism<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-box-content\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Learn More<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"im-explore-link\"><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"\/workforce\/\" 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