#27 Kansas
6.20 out of 10 in Taxation and Regulation
7.07 out of 10 in Workforce Quality
6.81 out of 10 in Living Environment
Right to Work? ✓
State Profile
Kansas Governor Brownback has made Growing the Kansas Economy one of the top priorities of his administration. Since he took office, over 65,000 private sector jobs have been created, and the Sunflower State has set a record for new business filings every year since 2011 at a time when national startup businesses are on the decline.
Key Industries
Advanced Manufacturing, Agriculture, Aviation, Bioscience, Clean Energy, Food Services
Key Companies
Cerner Corp.
Crestwood
Seaboard Corp.
Sprint Nextel
YRC Worldwide
Key Contacts
Antonio J. Soave, Secretary of Commerce
1000 S.W. Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
(785) 296-3481
asoave@kansascommerce.com
http://www.kansascommerce.com/
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