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Numerous Career Opportunities Available at Commerce Virtual Job Fair Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland encourages Kansas jobseekers and employers seeking new talent to participate in this month’s Virtual Statewide Job Fair. Hosted by KANSASWORKS, the job fair will take place from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Wednesday, April 24. Governor Kelly Celebrates 2023 Exporter of the Year: Tank Connection Governor Laura Kelly visited Tank Connection in Parsons today to officially honor the company for being named the 2023 Governor’s Exporter of the Year. Tank Connection, a global leader in dry bulk and liquid storage systems, exports to 64 countries across six continents. Governor Kelly Announces More than $8M to be Invested in Digital Opportunities Governor Laura Kelly announced today that Kansas is receiving $8.2 million to begin implementing the Kansas Digital Equity (DE) Plan, which recently received federal approval. This announcement solidifies the state’s commitment to transform the landscape of high-speed internet connectivity and digital opportunity across Kansas. Nominations Open for 2024 Minority, Women Enterprise Development Awards Today Lieutenant Governor and Department of Commerce Secretary David Toland announced a call for nominations for the 2024 Minority Enterprise Development (MED) Week Awards. These annual awards are one way the agency acknowledges and observes the growing impact that minority- and women-led companies have on their communities and the Kansas economy. 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. 

Explore Kansas’ key industries and learn how you can be part of the next Kansas success story.

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