The Kansas Department of Commerce hired a man convicted of multiple financial felony crimes to oversee millions in federal pandemic aid. He then worked as an interim city clerk in a small Kansas town. Now…

MANHATTAN — Melissa McCoy grew up in southwest Kansas, graduated from Kansas State University and spent nearly a decade as a educator in Mexico City. In 2006, she decided to return to Kansas with her…

WICHITA — Talk about your good first impressions. Iola’s Gabe and Myra Gleason, owners of Fillmore Coffeehouse and Plant Cafe, were recognized earlier this month by the Kansas Department of Commerce with a Merit Award…

Craig VanWey, the Kansas Department of Commerce’s manager for in-state business development, offered an overview of the department’s recent accomplishments and ongoing efforts at Iola Rotary Club’s meeting Thursday. A Parsons High graduate, VanWey joined…

Craig VanWey, the Kansas Department of Commerce’s manager for in-state business development, offered an overview of the department’s recent accomplishments and ongoing efforts at Iola Rotary Club’s meeting Thursday. A Parsons High graduate, VanWey joined…

Not satisfied with record-breaking industrial growth, Kansas Department of Commerce officials announced Tuesday they’re ready to go for more. On Tuesday, Paul Hughes, deputy secretary for business development for the KDOC, briefed lawmakers on nine…

Kneisley won in the Business Innovation category at the Department of Commerce’s 2022 to the Stars: Kansas Business Awards event hosted in Topeka on Oct. 20. Several hundred Kansas businesses were represented in categories including…

Challenge accepted. When April Kroenke accepted the “Welcome Back” business award from the Kansas Commerce Department on Oct. 20, she considered the words of Iola native, Lt. Gov. David Toland. He challenged winners to look…

On the heels of Labor Day last week, Gov. Laura Kelly issued an executive order creating Kansas’ first Office of Registered Apprenticeship — a new office at the Department of Commerce that will exclusively focus…

TOPEKA — After concurring with a House proposal, Kansas senators sent a bill providing an incentive package to a secret company expected to invest billions of dollars in the state to the governor for final…