Kansas 2023 – The State Of Unexpected

Dig into the national data and you’ll find Kansas playing a more and more prominent role in sparking innovation.

Micropolitan areas outperform Kansas metros in recent economic rankings.

Kansas has the perks that’ll make your visit a permanent stay.

Kansas Programs Enable Personal, Community and Business Growth

How Kansas built a network that cultivates partners in innovation.

Vytelle announced on Dec. 6 that it would relocate its global headquarters from Hermiston, Oregon, to Lenexa, Kansas, about 15 months after the company secured $13.2 million in Series A funding from a collection of Midwest- and Kansas-based investors.

Logistics end-users value Kansas’ central U.S. location and access to markets.

The state is doing its part to connect more homes and businesses to broadband.

The seeds of food processing success are planted
in the soil of the Sunflower State.

Here’s how Kansas is turning tourism into economic development.

Kansas wields the history, infrastructure and smarts to make things fly.

State workforce services ensure businesses and talent reach
new heights.

Biotech: Public, Private Investment Grew Kansas' Biotech Sector in 2022

Three of the country’s top cybersecurity schools call the Sunflower State home.

Employers looking to hire the best and brightest don’t have to look far when they choose to set up shop in Kansas.

From 2010 to 2020, more than 1 million jobs were reshored back to the United States, according to Reshoring Initiative 2020 Data Report from the Reshoring Initiative.

Kansas has built an animal health sciences corridor
that is second to none.

A place where ‘nothing happens’ and its lessons from the galaxy.

Kansas farms aim for the future.

Panasonic’s $4 billion, 4,000-job EV battery plant in De Soto is all anyone in Kansas economic development can talk about these days.

The windswept plains of Kansas harness enough energy to power the future.

The community of Russell offers the perfect blend of
a high quality of life and opportunities for industry.

‘This is no time to become complacent,’ says Commerce Secretary David Toland.

Those charged with marketing their states based on their business climates will usually cite job growth statistics, capital investment projects and other measures. Kansas has the hardware in its trophy case to prove its business case.

Gov. Kelly outlines the steps she took to propel the state to the No. 1 ranking in economic development.