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Kansas 2024 – The New Gold Standard

Three years of record-setting economic development performance have established Kansas as the New Gold Standard. In this brand-new guide, you’ll learn how the state is achieving all this and more.

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Artistic Havens: A Kansan Escape

It may surprise you to know that within the confines of the Sunflower State there is an array of serene getaways tucked away within the tallgrass prairie, bluffs and rolling hills of the Smoky Valley and beyond.

There’s No Place Like Kansas

Whether it’s housing, utilities, transportation or groceries, in today’s economic climate, the prices of life’s essentials can be high. Luckily for Kansans, the Sunflower State is on the brighter side of this national issue.

How Kansas Supports the Climate and the Business Climate All At Once

Alive-action model of the clean energy economy’s circularity can be found in Kansas, where common-sense, middle-of-the-road policy and costs complement the state’s middle-of-the-country location and sensibility. They also complement the goals of a $4 billion megaproject.

How Kansas Is Bridging the Digital Divide

More than 150,000 Kansans do not have access to high-speed internet, according to the Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD), an agency created by Governor Laura Kelly in 2020 that resides in the state’s Department of Commerce.

RESOURCES FOR GROWING BUSINESSES FAST

The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded Tech Hubs designations in October to 31 entities around the U.S., making them eligible to apply for Tech Hubs Phase 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity grants worth $40 million to $70 million across several projects.

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