Stay up to date with the latest information on Kansas businesses, grants and opportunities for communities from the Kansas Department of Commerce.
Sep 26, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – The Kansas Department of Commerce’s Office of Minority and Women Business Development will host its 35th Annual Minority and Women Business Awards Luncheon. The luncheon will be held in the Capitol Plaza Hotel’s Emerald Ballroom in Topeka on October 10, 2019, with doors opening at 11:20 am.…
Read MoreSep 19, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Governor Laura Kelly, the Kansas Department of Commerce and Department of Agriculture welcomed members of the 2019 Taiwan Agricultural Trade Goodwill Mission to Topeka on Thursday. Since 1998, Taiwan has dispatched a total of 13 agricultural trade goodwill missions to the U.S. in an effort to strengthen…
Read MoreSep 17, 2019
Wichita, Kan. – The Kansas Complete Count Committee, created through executive order by Governor Laura Kelly in April to assist the U.S. Census Bureau in promoting participation in the 2020 Census, met for the first time recently in Wichita. "Every voice is important, and every Kansan must be counted," Governor…
Read MoreSep 13, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced Trent Armbrust will join the Kansas Department of Commerce as director of strategy for Bioscience and Technology effective Sept. 23. This newly created role and Armbrust’s appointment come as Kansas Governor Laura Kelly and Secretary Toland aggressively target the bioscience…
Read MoreSep 11, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Secretary of Commerce David Toland has announced agency-wide restructuring as part of ongoing rebuilding efforts. These actions include the rebuilding of both the Business Development and International Trade Divisions. “Much of the structure that exists today at the Department of Commerce came in response to hasty budget…
Read MoreAug 16, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Arts in Medicine, a partnership between the Kansas Creative Arts Industries Commission (KCAIC) and Emporia State University (ESU), is accepting applications from associations, agencies and organizations that provide medical services to Kansans. If accepted, art therapy faculty and two second-year graduate art therapy students from Emporia State…
Read MoreAug 9, 2019
Olathe, Kan - Faith Technologies, an energy expert and national leader in electrical planning, engineering, design and installation, will expand its operations to Olathe, Kansas, including its manufacturing division, Excellerate, and Faith Technologies University. The company purchased the 450,000-square-foot building formerly occupied by PacSun, located at 21800 West 167th St.…
Read MoreAug 1, 2019
Aug 1, 2019 Governor Laura Kelly has urged Kansas’ congressional delegation to support the pending United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA), due to its importance to Kansas trade and exports, and the state’s economy. “Kansas has always been – and always will be – an export state. We cannot prosper without access to international markets,” the governor […]
Jul 30, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today the award of Community Service Tax Credits (CSP) to 17 non-profit organizations to support education, healthcare and housing projects across the state. CSP is a tool that dramatically enhances fundraising efforts, providing a 70% tax credit to qualified donors in…
Read MoreJul 23, 2019
Topeka, Kan. – Secretary of Commerce David Toland announced today that he has reduced the application fee for businesses seeking to participate in the Angel Investor Tax Credit program. After reducing the application fee from $750 to $500 in February, the Kansas Department of Commerce reduced the fee further to…
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