Category: Business

All of Governor Kelly’s ‘Axing Your Taxes’ Plan Introduced in Kansas House and Senate

Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that each part of her three-part ‘Axing Your Taxes’ package has been introduced in the Kansas House and Senate.  The Governor’s ‘Axing Your Taxes’ package saves Kansans more than $500 million over the next three years.  “Kansans need relief from rising grocery prices, the cost of school supplies, and […]

Kansas Profile – Now That’s Rural: Dixie Pachta, Rose Creek Suds

By Ron Wilson, director of the Huck Boyd National Institute for Rural Development at Kansas State University    “Mommy, it doesn’t sting!”   That statement from a young woman’s three-year old daughter helped launch a business of producing handmade soaps and other skin care products in rural Kansas.   Dixie Pachta is founder and owner […]

Governor Kelly Announces Nearly $45 Million to Connect Kansans to High-Speed Internet

Topeka, KS– Governor Laura Kelly announced today that $44.5 million will be awarded to nine service providers to extend high-speed internet to 18,468 locations in 15 underserved counties across the state. This is the third and final award phase of the Kansas Capital Project Funds (CPF) Broadband Infrastructure Program.  The CPF program provides funding to make […]

Happy Hippie Announces Expansion to Aggieville

Clay Center, KS- Erin Hammel, the owner of Happy Hippie in Clay Center, who recently just celebrated their 2 year anniversary at their location, has announced their expansion to a location in Aggieville that once previously housed Public Hall. Erin said they have signed a lease to open a Happy Hippie Health Bar in Aggieville, […]

Kansas Policy Institute releases the Responsible Kansas Budget (RKB)

Wichita, KS – As Kansas lawmakers return to Topeka to start the two-year budget cycle, KPI is asking lawmakers not to burden citizens further during a time when Kansans are already struggling with inflation and an unpredictable economy.   The Responsible Kansas Budget is a model to achieve a sustainable budget through tax-and-expenditure limits based on […]

Fort Riley Officials Release Annual Economic Impact Summary

Fort Riley, KS- The annual Fort Riley Economic Impact Summary, presenting the economic impact of Fort Riley on the Central Flint Hills Region and state of Kansas for fiscal year 2022, is now available. This year the summary showed that Fort Riley remains the largest regional employer and remains among the top employers for the […]

Hubka Selected For Statewide Leadership Program

Clay Center, KS- Brett Hubka, Community Bank President – GNBank, has been selected to participate in the Kansas Bankers Association’s 2023 Bank Leaders of Kansas (BLOK) program. Now in its 17th year, the BLOK program is a statewide leadership development program designed to build participants’ leadership skills and knowledge of the banking industry.   As […]

Kansas Farm Bureau, Members Receive National Honors at AFBF Convention

Manhattan, KS – Kansas Farm Bureau (KFB) received on Sunday the Pinnacle Award, the highest honor a state Farm Bureau can be awarded for program and membership achievement at the American Farm Bureau Federation’s (AFBF) 104th convention in San Juan, Puerto Rico. KFB also won the New Horizon Award, which celebrates the most innovative new […]

State Official Outlines Free Health and Safety Reviews for Kansas Businesses

By Pat Melgares, K-State Research and Extension news service   Manhattan, KS– An official with the Kansas Department of Labor told a gathering of entrepreneurs and community planners recently that the agency is all in on promoting health and safety in the state’s small businesses.   Allen Vinyard, director of the state’s Industrial Safety and […]