WKREDA News

Make some time to help out a charitable organization in Western Kansas this April for National Volunteer Month. Organizations throughout Western Kansas can always benefit from new volunteers, whether they have applicable skills or no related experience at all.  National Volunteer Month takes place annually every April. It is...Continue Reading

The Great Plains Technology and Manufacturing Cluster (GPTMC) became a Gold Sponsor for WKREDA to have a positive impact on the future of Western Kansas. A Gold Sponsorship helps WKREDA promote Western Kansas for various community development activities and for recruitment of new talent and businesses, overall leading to...Continue Reading

2023 has just begun, the best time to take charge of your company finances for the year ahead of you. That’s why January is Financial Wellness Month, taking place directly after individuals have emptied their pockets for the holidays. Prepare for the year by taking stock of your own and...Continue Reading

This holiday season, the team at WKREDA urges all Western Kansas citizens to shop local! Making a trip to shop at downtown stores and dine at nearby restaurants this holiday season will not only help those businesses, but it will also help grow the local economy. Aside from boosting the...Continue Reading

The Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation invested in the future of Western Kansas by becoming a Titanium Sponsor for WKREDA. A Titanium Sponsorship with WKREDA will go towards promoting Western Kansas communities for recruitment of new businesses plus business and community development. Why Dodge City/Ford County Development Corporation Chose...Continue Reading

NetWork Kansas launched the E-Community Program in 2007 and since then it has grown from six E-Communities to 69 E-Communities. As the E-Community Program grew, we divided the state into regions. We’ve recently hired two more E-Community Regional Managers to support what are now six E-Community Regions. For the most...Continue Reading

Garden City High School will host a Freshman Career Fair from 8:50 – 10:25 a.m. on Thursday, Dec. 8. The fair is focused on career exploration for GCHS freshmen who will soon be asked to select a career academy for the remainder of their high school education track. Click...Continue Reading

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly announced today $15.7 million will be awarded to seven service providers that will bring high-speed broadband service to underserved, economically distressed, and low-population areas of the state. This is the first of three rounds of awards from the Kansas Capital Project Funds (CPF) Broadband Grant...Continue Reading

Join our team at WKREDA in celebrating local entrepreneurs throughout Western Kansas and their many accomplishments this November for National Entrepreneurship Month! Entrepreneurs throughout Western Kansas are busy creating the newest products and innovations and strengthening our economy. The United States was ranked as the world’s most entrepreneurial country in...Continue Reading

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Kansas Tourism, in partnership with the Patterson Family Foundation, is providing nearly $2 million to eight tourism projects across the state to enhance the state’s growing tourism industry. Tourism Attraction Sub-grants for Kansas (TASK) were presented by Lieutenant Governor and Secretary of...Continue Reading

Growing up in rural Kansas, I had the opportunity to participate in many facets of high school life, including almost every club that my school had to offer. Although my favorite was Family Career and Community Leaders of America (FCCLA), my involvement in all those clubs helped me to come...Continue Reading

TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the groundbreaking of the Grow Hays MicroFactory, an incubator for manufacturers in Central Kansas. The 30,000 square-foot facility is one of 35 infrastructure investment projects made possible by the Building a Stronger Economy (BASE) grant program launched by the Kansas Department of Commerce...Continue Reading

TOPEKA – Kansas Tourism has announced the Tourism Marketing Grant Program recipients for 2022. The Tourism Marketing Grant is an ongoing grant program designed to assist tourism organizations or businesses with new and innovative advertising and marketing projects. Kansas Tourism Director Bridgette Jobe, along with Tourism staff, spent this week visiting...Continue Reading