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Employers from across the state will be hiring at the KANSASWORKS virtual job fair being held Feb 16-17. Job seekers will have the opportunity to live chat and interview with employers via computer, smart phone or tablet. The job fair begins promptly at 8 a.m. on February 16. Registration is required to attend.

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly and Lt. Governor David Toland are urging swift action to pass an economic development bill that could help Kansas land the biggest private sector investment in the state’s history. The project would bring 4,000 new jobs to Kansas and inject $4 billion in business investment into the Kansas economy. The legislation known as Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion Act (APEX), continues to receive wide range of bipartisan support by business and community leaders across the state.

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly, today, announced the launch of the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) program. BASE is a new grant opportunity to help support infrastructure development and advance economic development opportunities across Kansas.

Governor Laura Kelly today announced her fourth budget recommendation. This budget builds on years of work by the Kelly Administration to restore the state’s fiscal prosperity, grow the state’s economy, expand the state’s workforce, and invest in the health and safety of the people of the state of Kansas.