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Kansas Offers $1.5M to Transform Vacant, Underutilized Downtown Buildings Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that $1.5 million is available for a seventh round of Historic Economic Asset Lifeline (HEAL) program grants. New Commerce Grant to Boost Youth Registered Apprenticeship Opportunities Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced the launch of the Kansas Office of Apprenticeship State Grant, a new funding opportunity designed to strengthen and expand Registered Apprenticeship programs across Kansas. Three Commerce Programs Receive 2026 NADO Impact Awards Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that three Department of Commerce programs were selected as recipients of the 2026 Aliceann Wohlbruck NADO Impact Award. Kansas Commerce Earns Eight National Economic Development Awards Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce today announced the Department of Commerce has earned eight 2026 Excellence in Economic Development Awards from the International Economic Development Council (IEDC). View All

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Shelly Thompson

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Susan Weidenbach

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Megan VanDruff

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Angela Strickland

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Elaine Pelletier

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Mike Beene

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Mike Beene serves as the Assistant Secretary of Commerce, overseeing Workforce Services, Human Resources, Building Services and Workforce AID for the Kansas Department of Commerce. Beene started with the agency in January 2007 as a Regional Director in Southeast Kansas (Workforce Services Division). His duties include oversight of all federal…

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