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Governor Kelly Visits Geoprobe, 2025 Exporter of the Year
Governor Laura Kelly visited Geoprobe Systems in Salina last Thursday to officially honor the company’s selection as the 2025 Governor’s Exporter of the Year.
Office of Broadband Announces $16.3 Million in New Grant Funding
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced $16.3 million is available to improve broadband infrastructure through the Broadband Acceleration Grant (BAG) program.
Spring Into a New Career at KANSASWORKS Virtual Statewide Job Fair
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland encourages jobseekers and employers searching for available talent to take part in this month’s Virtual Statewide Job Fair.
Kansas Commerce Selects Third Round of Rural Champions
Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of Commerce David Toland today announced that the Department of Commerce has selected the third cohort of Rural Champions to solve pressing needs in their local communities.
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Powered from the middle
A powerful opportunity for Kansas companies.
With an ever-increasing percentage of the state’s energy coming from renewable sources, Kansas offers an immediate advantage to companies committed to meeting corporate sustainability goals. In 2019, wind energy surpassed coal for the first time as the largest energy source for generating electricity in Kansas. Wind energy provided 41% of electricity generation in Kansas, the second-largest share for any state.
Kansas offers a diverse portfolio of financial incentives to businesses and producers engaged in conventional and renewable energy production. State tax credits are available for projects that convert waste heat or biomass to energy, or otherwise offset local power usage via renewable sources. Numerous development incentives, including incentive payments, income tax credits, sales tax exemptions, financial assistance for training and property tax exemptions are available to producers, retail dealers and individuals that utilize alternative energy sources.
Wind: #1
source of electricity in Kansas
6,100
megawatts of installed wind generating capacity
#2
in the nation for share of wind power generation
Top 5
in total wind energy generation
Wind
Located in the heart of the nation’s Wind Corridor and ranked second in the nation for wind energy potential, Kansas wind generation has been skyrocketing. Kansas is committed to the growth of this industry through the development of additional wind farms and a strong supply chain. Kansas is among the top four states for operating wind farms, with over 6,100 MW of wind farms currently in operation, representing capital investment of $11.4 billion through 2019.
The state ranks third in corporate wind purchases, providing competitively priced wind energy and helping corporate purchasers such as Google, T-Mobile, Target, Kohler, Textron Aviation, and Spirit AeroSystems and others to meet their sustainability goals. Kansas is ideal for wind turbine component manufacturing, as well as service operations for maintenance of the thousands of wind turbines in and around the state. Our central location and outstanding transportation infrastructure provide convenient and economical access to the regions with the greatest wind energy activity. Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy chose Kansas for its North American wind turbine nacelle production facility, citing transportation advantages, pro-business climate and state and local support. A Kansas location offers companies in the wind supply chain ideal access to the Siemens Gamesa nacelle plant and other manufacturers in the region.
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Solar
Kansas has a great solar rating, and businesses have found the state to be an ideal location from which to serve the U.S. market. Companies also benefit from the state’s transportation network, predictable utility costs and reliable utility services.
The state’s strong workforce and customized training programs offer further advantages to solar equipment manufacturers and suppliers. Various educational institutions are creating specialized solar programs.
Johnson County Community College
has a Solar Learning Lab and offers an Electrical Technology certificate program and an Associate of Applied Science degree that includes training for solar photovoltaic installers.
IKEA
is one of the first major corporations to go solar in Kansas with its 1 MW project in Merriam.
Renewable Fuels & Bioenergy
Kansas ranks fourth in total biomass production, with companies benefiting from economical access to feedstock for bio-based fuels, as well as proximity to feedlots that serve as a market for the animal feed resulting from biofuel byproducts. With 3 million head of cattle on feed in southwest Kansas, biofuel plants can enjoy the cost savings of sending out wet distillers grains to nearby feedlots.
Kansas has 12 operating biofuel facilities, and additional ethanol and biodiesel facilities are being developed.
Kansas is home to industry leader
CM, which has designed and built many of the nation’s ethanol plants and was selected by the U.S. Department of Energy as o
ne of four small-scale biorefinery companies to lead biomass-to-ethanol research efforts using innovative conversion technologies.
Oil & Gas
The petroleum industry is a major contributor to the economy of Kansas. Hundreds of thousands of oil and natural gas wells drilled in the state since the late 19th century have produced more than 6.7 billion barrels of oil and 41.2 trillion cubic feet of natural gas through 2018. The most recent information about Kansas oil and gas production is available on the
KGS website
Interested in bringing your energy and natural resources company to Kansas?
Explore Kansas’ key industries and learn how you can be part of the next Kansas success story.
Manufacturing thrives in Kansas. Kansas is specialized in several major advanced manufacturing subsectors and is poised for additional future growth.
Advanced Manufacturing
A growing number of companies are choosing Kansas to locate their headquarters and professional services, tapping into the state’s highly qualified, educated workforce.
Corporate & Professional Services
Location and infrastructure are critical to a business’ ability to be competitive. There’s no state better suited for your logistics and distribution operations than Kansas.
Logistics & Distribution
Known as America’s breadbasket, Kansas produces nearly 20 percent of all wheat grown in the U.S. While our roots in agriculture are deep and well known, specialty food and beverage manufacturers and consumer brands have also embraced Kansas as home for their operations.
Food Processing and Manufacturing
Kansas has a proud history as an aerospace manufacturing leader. Some of the industry’s earliest pioneers, including Clyde Cessna, Walter and Olive Anne Beech and Lloyd Stearman made Kansas their home. Help us write the next chapter for the industry in our state.
Aerospace & Defense
The animal health sector in Kansas continues to grow in both size and influence. Anchored by Manhattan, Kansas, and Columbia, Missouri, the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor is the single largest concentration of animal health interests in the world.
Animal Health
Kansas’ investment in the life sciences continues to attract biotech companies from around the globe.
Bioscience
Grown from the middle.
Agriculture
As an agricultural leader and a state blessed with tremendous natural resources, Kansas is well positioned to be a forerunner in renewable energy production.
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