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Commerce Launches Statewide Exporters Roundtable Series he International Division of the Kansas Department of Commerce today announced it will begin a monthly Kansas Exporters Roundtable series in July. With three-quarters of potential customers located outside of the United States, Commerce will visit 12 cities across the state and offer assistance for small- to medium-sized Kansas companies. Kansas Launches National Campaign to Attract and Retain Talent Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland, alongside leaders from across the state, today unveiled Love, Kansas, a dynamic talent attraction campaign aimed at boosting Kansas’ population by inviting past residents to choose the Sunflower State as their future home. This national marketing initiative will highlight Kansas as an exceptional place to live, work and raise a family, with a special emphasis on “boomerangs” – individuals with previous ties to the state. KANSAS! Magazine Brings Home the Gold from International Awards KANSAS! Magazine brought home three Gold Awards at the 44th annual International Regional Media Association (IRMA) awards presentation. For the third consecutive year, KANSAS! was a finalist for the Magazine of the Year. Andrea Etzel, publisher of KANSAS! and publication manager for Kansas Tourism, accepted the awards on behalf of the magazine. Statewide Virtual Job Fair to Showcase New Opportunities for Jobseekers Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland is encouraging jobseekers and employers searching for new talent to participate in the June Virtual Statewide Job Fair. Hosted by KANSASWORKS, the job fair will be from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, June 26. View All

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Bioscience

Improving the health and well-being of Kansans and beyond. 

Kansas’ investment in the life sciences continues to attract biotech companies from around the globe. 

16,000+ Kansans employed in the biosciences

From the University of Kansas’ nationally recognized drug discovery and development enterprise, to the state’s historical agricultural leadership at Kansas State University, to the selection of Kansas as the home of the USDA’s National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility, the bioscience sector in Kansas is strong and provides value and opportunities for bioscience companies who do business in the state. Working with partners such as BioKansas, the state of Kansas offers comprehensive support for world-class research, commercialization, business start-ups and business expansions. 

Kansas provides an infrastructure that fosters creative thinking and innovation to advance new technologies that help improve the health and wellbeing of people, animals and other living things.

Kansas is home to the largest concentration of animal health companies in the world.

Thermo Fisher Scientific

Biotech company Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc. is expanding its Lenexa, Kan., footprint with the addition of a new $40 million manufacturing facility to ramp up production of products for COVID-19 sample collection and transportation. While the facility is built in response to the pandemic, it will be used for collection and sampling productions for the flu and other viruses in the future. 

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