Posts Tagged ‘Kansas’
News Release | Overland Park Announces Three Grant Programs for Small Business Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release | Overland Park, Kansas Announces Three Grant Programs for Small Businesses Funded by the American Rescue Plan Act Community Capital Fund to administer grant for City May 26, 2022, Overland Park, Kan. – The City of Overland Park announces today three grant programs for the Overland Park small…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | May 23, 2022
This Week in Topeka May 23, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session It’s over. With the Kansas Supreme Court having ruled in favor of the State on redistricting maps just a few days earlier, the one-day session scheduled for Monday, May 23 was a lot less eventful than…
Read MoreNews Release | Gov. Laura Kelly Joins Spectrum to Celebrate Grand Opening of New Overland Park Retention Center
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release | Gov. Laura Kelly Joins Spectrum to Celebrate Opening of Retention Center in Overland Park Nearly $5 Million Invested in New State-of-the-Art Facility Hiring Underway for More Than 650 Positions   OVERLAND PARK, Kan. — Gov. Laura Kelly and Overland Park officials joined Spectrum for a ribbon-cutting ceremony…
Read MoreVeto Session Report | May 9, 2022
Veto Session Report May 9, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Lawmakers returned to Topeka on April 25 to convene the wrap-up period known as Veto Session. True to its name, senators and representatives attempted a handful of veto overrides while also wrapping up other items of business before…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | March 28-April 1, 2022
This Week in Topeka March 28-April 1, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session The main part of the 2022 Legislative Session has come to a close. Lawmakers will return to Topeka on April 25 for the veto session where they will consider potential gubernatorial vetoes and wrap up remaining…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | March 21-25, 2022
This Week in Topeka March 21-25, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session A planned short week has come to a close in Topeka. Lawmakers spent their time on their respective chamber floors churning through bills and amendments in advance of Wednesday’s deadline to consider all bills. Lawmakers will return…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | March 14-18, 2022
This Week in Topeka March 14-18, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session With just a few exceptions we’ve reached the time of year where committees are finished with their work. Most of the attention now returns to the House and Senate floors where the bodies will fine tune legislation…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | March 7-11, 2022
This Week in Topeka March 7-11, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Just as things were humming along in Topeka, Mother Nature decided to cut things short with another Thursday snowstorm. While the incoming snow didn’t put everything on hold, it did cause quite a few hearings to be…
Read MoreNews Release | Overland Park Chamber is a 5 Star Chamber
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE News Release | Overland Park Chamber is a 5 Star Chamber Fewer than 1% of the nation’s chambers receive 5 stars The Board of Directors and staff of the Overland Park Chamber of Commerce are pleased to announce the organization has earned the distinction of Accredited with 5 Stars — the…
Read MoreThis Week in Topeka | February 28-March 4, 2022
This Week in Topeka February 28-March 4, 2022 Business, Economic Development & Local Government News from the Legislative Session Not sure if it was the unseasonably warm weather or not, but action in the statehouse was perhaps a little more quiet than usual for this time in the session. Committees continue to evaluate proposals as…
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