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Angel Investor Program Helped Plant Kansas Robotics Company

A company that sprouted roots in 2018 in Kansas is using innovation to succeed, with proof in an exciting and significant new private investment. Greenfield Robotics in Cheney, Kansas, produces autonomous robots to clear fields of weeds — a regenerative agriculture solution that can replace chemicals typically used to control…

Marvin Investing $76.5M, Creating 600 Jobs in Kansas City, Kansas

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Marvin, a premium manufacturer of windows and doors, has selected Kansas City, Kansas, as the future home of its latest manufacturing facility. Marvin is investing $76.5 million to build a 400,000-square-foot facility in the Scannell 435 Logistics Center. Upon completion in 2025,…

Governor Kelly Announces H&T Recharge Investing $110M, Creating 180 Jobs as New Panasonic Supplier

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that H&T Recharge, one of the largest battery component manufacturers in the world, is investing $110 million and creating 180 new jobs in De Soto. Leading cell manufacturer Panasonic Energy chose H&T Recharge as its strategic supplier for cylindrical battery cans at the new…

Governor Kelly Announces North America’s Largest Roofing Manufacturer to Invest More than $300M; Create More than 130 Jobs in Newton

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today that GAF, a Standard Industries company and North America’s largest roofing and waterproofing manufacturer, will invest more than $300 million in Newton by constructing a new shingle plant. The estimated 275,000-square-foot facility will create more than 130 high-skilled manufacturing jobs in management, engineering,…

Rural Champions | Entrepreneurship

Rural Champions | Entrepreneurship Junction City was looking for creative ways for supporting small vendor opportunities into seeking opportunities for creative small business opportunities to begin store front growth for their communities. Through their farmers market vendors, providing small business resources is building entrepreneurship in their community.” Junction City Main…

Rural Champions | Childcare

Rural Champions | Childcare The counties of Clay, Decatur, Ford and Kingman have all identified childcare as a vital need and partnered with the Rural Champion program to address the challenge and embrace a solution for childcare in each of their counties. In 2021, Clay County Child Care faced closures,…

Rural Champions | Housing

Rural Champions | Housing Housing is common struggle for many communities and counties in Kansas. There were several things to learn within these projects in regard to housing — many hurdles and opportunities. Cities in Harper County, including Harper and Anthony, collaborated on various projects over a two-year period to…

Rural Champions | Placemaking and Recruitment

Rural Champions | Placemaking and Recruitment Revitalizing communities through placemaking is a trend sweeping through rural communities. As communities begin to invest in themselves and build energy around beautification projects, people will see that it is a place where they want to live and be involved. The project aims to…

Rural Champions | Wellness

Rural Champions | Wellness These communities identified wellness as an overall struggle, small communities and larger ones. Ensuring communities have access to mental health services was identified in one community while the other focused more on the overall health of its community members. These two communities worked towards breaking the…

Rural Champions | Community Development

Rural Champions | Community Development These counties identified that to be able to create a future for their residents and keep thriving communities, they needed programs to concentrate on and promote community development for programs in the long term. By establishing Community Development departments, they will have direct impact on…

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