Kansas offers an optimal environment for business growth and opportunities according to recent research. The state has emerged as one of the most business-friendly places in the nation due to its low tax rates, limited bureaucracy, and pro-business policies. The elimination of property tax on business purchases will help businesses expand and create more jobs, fueling continued strong economic growth in Kansas.
1. BrokersWeb experienced the highest revenue growth rate of 306.98% from 2009 to 2010. It is a premium pay-per-click traffic source for over 150 insurance advertisers.
2. The document profiles the top 50 fastest-growing companies in South Florida based on revenue growth percentage. It provides examples of several companies that have experienced high growth, including their industries and growth strategies.
3. The CEOs of some of the high-growth companies offer advice for fueling rapid growth, such as investing in scalable infrastructure, technology, hiring qualified people, and focusing resources on your core business.
The Kailali District of Far-Western Nepal is implementing the Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives project in partnership with the Nepal Red Cross Society. The project aims to build safer communities by promoting disaster risk reduction measures in collaboration with communities, local government, and other key stakeholders. The project focuses on four key components: capacity building; early warning systems; small-scale mitigation works; and education. The artwork displayed in this calendar is the outcome of student art competitions, an activity under the education component. Art competitions allow students to communicate their perceptions of disaster risk and disaster preparedness in their own style.
1) The document discusses how career transition and outplacement services have evolved from signaling the end of a career to enabling a new phase of one's working life.
2) It notes the increased demand for these services as companies recognize their importance in managing employer brands and treating departing employees professionally.
3) Providing career transition services is seen as both good corporate responsibility and having commercial benefits like reducing litigation risks and improving employee engagement among those who remain.
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned honored Eng Saad Al Muhannadi, Vice President of Capital Projects and Facilities Management at Qatar Foundation, for his 15 years of service. She praised him for being one of the main pillars that Qatar Foundation was built upon and for his dedication, problem-solving skills, and ensuring the realization of QF's vision. Al Muhannadi thanked Her Highness but said the ceremony honors his entire team's achievements. Her Highness said Al Muhannadi was one of the first to join QF and has greatly contributed to its success over the past 15 years.
This document provides information about green jobs and training opportunities in Utah. It discusses the results of Utah's green jobs survey, which estimated about 1,100 annual green job openings in Utah, accounting for 3.3% of total job openings. It also outlines Utah's emphasis on developing four green career sectors and provides details on a State Energy Sector Partnership program that is providing training for green jobs through July 2012 at various institutions around the state.
El documento propone un proyecto de ley sobre educación sexual que promueve el respeto a la sexualidad y a las personas sin discriminación. También destaca la importancia del amor verdadero, del respeto mutuo en las relaciones, y de comprender a los demás con igualdad. Mauricio García y Mauro parecen ser líderes de un comité de trabajo explorador que busca promover estos valores a través de la educación.
University of Kansas researchers are developing new biorefining technologies to convert biomass like switchgrass into valuable chemicals. If Kansas captured just 1% of the US chemicals market, it would represent a $7.2 billion annual industry and create over 8,000 direct jobs and 32,000 indirect jobs in rural Kansas. KU researchers are also studying storing carbon dioxide underground in Kansas to address climate change and access trapped oil reserves, with projects funded by the Department of Energy focusing on Wellington oil field in Sumner County.
The Department of Homeland Security selected Kansas State University as the site for the new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). This $650 million facility will conduct research on foreign animal and zoonotic diseases. Its selection confirms Kansas' status as the global leader in animal health, home to over half of the Animal Health Corridor and a third of the industry's global sales. NBAF is projected to have a $3.5 billion economic impact for Kansas over 20 years and will employ 250 to 350 people with an annual budget of $125 million. Kansas was deemed the best site due to existing research facilities, central location, and strength of the state's animal health industry and infrastructure.
1. BrokersWeb experienced the highest revenue growth rate of 306.98% from 2009 to 2010. It is a premium pay-per-click traffic source for over 150 insurance advertisers.
2. The document profiles the top 50 fastest-growing companies in South Florida based on revenue growth percentage. It provides examples of several companies that have experienced high growth, including their industries and growth strategies.
3. The CEOs of some of the high-growth companies offer advice for fueling rapid growth, such as investing in scalable infrastructure, technology, hiring qualified people, and focusing resources on your core business.
The Kailali District of Far-Western Nepal is implementing the Kailali Disaster Risk Reduction Initiatives project in partnership with the Nepal Red Cross Society. The project aims to build safer communities by promoting disaster risk reduction measures in collaboration with communities, local government, and other key stakeholders. The project focuses on four key components: capacity building; early warning systems; small-scale mitigation works; and education. The artwork displayed in this calendar is the outcome of student art competitions, an activity under the education component. Art competitions allow students to communicate their perceptions of disaster risk and disaster preparedness in their own style.
1) The document discusses how career transition and outplacement services have evolved from signaling the end of a career to enabling a new phase of one's working life.
2) It notes the increased demand for these services as companies recognize their importance in managing employer brands and treating departing employees professionally.
3) Providing career transition services is seen as both good corporate responsibility and having commercial benefits like reducing litigation risks and improving employee engagement among those who remain.
Her Highness Sheikha Mozah bint Nasser Al Missned honored Eng Saad Al Muhannadi, Vice President of Capital Projects and Facilities Management at Qatar Foundation, for his 15 years of service. She praised him for being one of the main pillars that Qatar Foundation was built upon and for his dedication, problem-solving skills, and ensuring the realization of QF's vision. Al Muhannadi thanked Her Highness but said the ceremony honors his entire team's achievements. Her Highness said Al Muhannadi was one of the first to join QF and has greatly contributed to its success over the past 15 years.
This document provides information about green jobs and training opportunities in Utah. It discusses the results of Utah's green jobs survey, which estimated about 1,100 annual green job openings in Utah, accounting for 3.3% of total job openings. It also outlines Utah's emphasis on developing four green career sectors and provides details on a State Energy Sector Partnership program that is providing training for green jobs through July 2012 at various institutions around the state.
El documento propone un proyecto de ley sobre educación sexual que promueve el respeto a la sexualidad y a las personas sin discriminación. También destaca la importancia del amor verdadero, del respeto mutuo en las relaciones, y de comprender a los demás con igualdad. Mauricio García y Mauro parecen ser líderes de un comité de trabajo explorador que busca promover estos valores a través de la educación.
University of Kansas researchers are developing new biorefining technologies to convert biomass like switchgrass into valuable chemicals. If Kansas captured just 1% of the US chemicals market, it would represent a $7.2 billion annual industry and create over 8,000 direct jobs and 32,000 indirect jobs in rural Kansas. KU researchers are also studying storing carbon dioxide underground in Kansas to address climate change and access trapped oil reserves, with projects funded by the Department of Energy focusing on Wellington oil field in Sumner County.
The Department of Homeland Security selected Kansas State University as the site for the new National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF). This $650 million facility will conduct research on foreign animal and zoonotic diseases. Its selection confirms Kansas' status as the global leader in animal health, home to over half of the Animal Health Corridor and a third of the industry's global sales. NBAF is projected to have a $3.5 billion economic impact for Kansas over 20 years and will employ 250 to 350 people with an annual budget of $125 million. Kansas was deemed the best site due to existing research facilities, central location, and strength of the state's animal health industry and infrastructure.
Kansas has implemented innovative economic development policies that are paying dividends through job creation and business investment. The state offers a central location with access to transportation and a business-friendly environment. Kansas is strengthening industries like aviation manufacturing and attracting new companies in sectors like biotechnology. Recent success stories demonstrate how Kansas' pro-business approach is fueling economic growth.
DOE white paper discussing the elements of integrated distribution planning and considerations for Minnesota based on the experience of other states incl, CA and NY.
The document describes basic Linux commands for file system navigation, file management, user management and permissions. Some key commands covered include ls, cd, cat, mkdir, rm, cp, mv, man, pwd, who, chown, chgrp, chmod and usermod. The document provides the syntax for each command and examples of their usage.
Lucille Ball was born in 1911 in New York and grew up poor after her father died. She showed an early interest in performing and left high school at 15 to pursue acting. After struggling to find work, her career began to take off in the 1930s with modeling jobs and minor roles in films. In 1940, she married Cuban musician Desi Arnaz, whom she met while filming a movie. They founded Desilu Productions in 1951 and produced the hugely popular sitcom I Love Lucy, starring Ball and Arnaz, which aired from 1951-1957. After divorcing Arnaz in 1960, Ball continued her successful television career with shows like The Lucy Show. She broke barriers for women in television and business and was a pioneering
The document discusses different Java platforms:
- J2SE is for desktop/workstation applications, J2ME is for consumer devices, and J2EE is for server applications.
- J2EE supports technologies like XML, web applications, web services, and defines APIs like JAXP. It uses service technologies like JDBC and communication technologies like JMS.
- The main J2EE components are EJBs, which are reusable software units containing business logic packaged as Java classes and XML files. There are session beans for single clients, entity beans for persistent data, and message-driven beans.
A guide to system data for use in a more distributed system and a roadmap for using system data to plan and operate an integrated distribution system with DER
The document discusses data structures and abstract data types (ADTs). It provides examples of linear lists and linked lists as implementations of the ADT linear list. Key points made include:
- An ADT defines operations on a data structure without specifying its implementation.
- Linked lists provide flexibility for insertion and deletion compared to arrays.
- The main linked list operations are insertion, deletion, finding an element, and traversal.
- Queues and stacks are examples of linear lists with restricted insertion/deletion points.
This document defines and discusses plagiarism. It notes that plagiarism involves presenting others' work as one's own, whether intentionally or unintentionally through carelessness. Examples are provided of politicians, historians and journalists who faced consequences for plagiarism, such as losing their jobs. The document emphasizes that plagiarism is a form of theft and cheating, and stresses the importance of properly citing sources and putting information in one's own words through strategies like quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing.
Este documento presenta información sobre técnicas de comunicación escrita, incluyendo temas como la sílaba, diptongos, triptongos, hiatos y acentuación. Explica las diferentes clases y características de la sílaba, así como reglas sobre concurrencia vocálica y acentuación ortográfica. Además, incluye ejercicios prácticos para aplicar los conceptos tratados.
The document discusses how Station Casinos uses periodic employee and customer surveys through a proprietary process called the Service-Culture Map to improve organizational performance. The Service-Culture Map measures six key organizational dimensions through surveys to help define an organization's vision, develop performance measures, gain employee commitment, and nurture an effective culture. It is illustrated through the example of Sunset Station casino, which improved its employee satisfaction scores from below average to excellence levels after two years of using the Service-Culture Map process.
The Success through Succession (STS) Programme aims to help border region family businesses address succession planning challenges. It will work with family members over 12 months to understand succession needs and impacts. The programme hopes to establish regional succession planning hubs, address skills deficits, increase knowledge transfer, and support governance structures during succession. It is oversubscribed and hopes to recruit two cohorts of companies in 2010-2011 with €1.74 million in EU INTERREG IVA funding.
5 reasons why every business owner must understand unified communicationsGreg Eicke
Five reasons why every business owner must understand unified communications:
1. Unified communications can improve customer satisfaction by 21% and increase productivity by 10% according to a survey.
2. Unified communications is a key element for business growth by supporting internal collaboration, greater business efficiency, and a more flexible workforce.
3. Remote worker voice solutions extend the office boundaries allowing for a 37% higher net profit.
4. Teleworking has provided companies with big savings on real estate and accommodation costs while increasing productivity between 20-43%.
5. Teleworking also provides employees with a no-cost net wage increase as they save thousands on reduced travel costs and benefit from reduced travel time.
Resourcing Solutions is a global specialist recruiter known for sourcing scarce skills candidates in engineering, construction, and rail. They understand the challenges clients face in identifying suitable candidates with the required expertise. Their reputation is built on detailed market knowledge, strong client relationships, and a commitment to top value through consultant integrity and passion. They operate with best practices to provide leading solutions for proactively sourcing the best talent.
Resourcing solutions international brochuremarki-inabbar
Resourcing Solutions is a global specialist recruiter known for sourcing scarce skills candidates in engineering, construction, and rail. They understand the challenges clients face in identifying suitable candidates with the required expertise. Their reputation is based on detailed market knowledge, strong client relationships, and a commitment to top value through consultant integrity and passion. They operate with best practices to provide leading solutions for proactively sourcing the best talent.
Expense Reduction Analysts helped the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) significantly reduce costs across multiple expenditure categories. They took a holistic approach, analyzing utilities, office supplies, communications, and transaction fees. This allowed them to align utility contract renewal dates for improved negotiating leverage, reducing electricity costs by 45%. They also switched RoSPA's merchant card fees to an alternative payment scheme, reducing costs by 16% and 96%. RoSPA's Director of Finance praised their approach for providing new insights and long-term solutions, saving the charity money in a sustainable way.
future medical device development, the
collaboration between NIAR and Via Christi
is already yielding results. Researchers are
developing new composite materials that
could reduce device failure and revision
rates for orthopedic implants. The collabo-
ration received a $5 million federal grant to
grow Kansas' advanced materials capacity
and translate it to aviation and healthcare.
This builds on Wichita's strong composite
infrastructure through institutions like NIAR
and Via Christi's orthopedic research center.
The aviation industry's success with com-
posites is now informing healthcare through
projects to develop stronger, lighter
The University of Kansas (KU) will partner with Bayer HealthCare to develop applications for Bayer's Contour USB blood glucose meter. Under the direction of a KU professor, students in an advanced design class will develop new interactive content and a customizable user interface for the diabetes management software that comes with the Contour USB. The partnership aims to improve usability of the portable glucose monitor and help people with diabetes better manage their health. It is part of KU's efforts to collaborate across disciplines on technologies related to health and wellness.
University of Kansas researchers are developing adaptive "smart dashboards" to minimize driver distraction and maximize safety. The dashboards would customize information based on driving conditions, road type, time of day and individual drivers. Sensors could adjust dashboard features like gauge size and brightness depending on factors like speed limits or gas level. The goal is for dashboards to assess the situation and adjust accordingly to prioritize important information for safer driving.
A KU researcher is developing a synthetic patch to replace rib cartilage used in tracheal surgery for infants with tracheal stenosis. The synthetic patch is made of a biodegradable material and is easier to mold than rib cartilage, making the surgery safer and simpler. The researcher's tracheal patch was selected to present at a symposium to help advance new university technologies and find partnerships to bring the patch to market helping thousands of infants each year.
Kansas has implemented innovative economic development policies that are paying dividends through job creation and business investment. The state offers a central location with access to transportation and a business-friendly environment. Kansas is strengthening industries like aviation manufacturing and attracting new companies in sectors like biotechnology. Recent success stories demonstrate how Kansas' pro-business approach is fueling economic growth.
DOE white paper discussing the elements of integrated distribution planning and considerations for Minnesota based on the experience of other states incl, CA and NY.
The document describes basic Linux commands for file system navigation, file management, user management and permissions. Some key commands covered include ls, cd, cat, mkdir, rm, cp, mv, man, pwd, who, chown, chgrp, chmod and usermod. The document provides the syntax for each command and examples of their usage.
Lucille Ball was born in 1911 in New York and grew up poor after her father died. She showed an early interest in performing and left high school at 15 to pursue acting. After struggling to find work, her career began to take off in the 1930s with modeling jobs and minor roles in films. In 1940, she married Cuban musician Desi Arnaz, whom she met while filming a movie. They founded Desilu Productions in 1951 and produced the hugely popular sitcom I Love Lucy, starring Ball and Arnaz, which aired from 1951-1957. After divorcing Arnaz in 1960, Ball continued her successful television career with shows like The Lucy Show. She broke barriers for women in television and business and was a pioneering
The document discusses different Java platforms:
- J2SE is for desktop/workstation applications, J2ME is for consumer devices, and J2EE is for server applications.
- J2EE supports technologies like XML, web applications, web services, and defines APIs like JAXP. It uses service technologies like JDBC and communication technologies like JMS.
- The main J2EE components are EJBs, which are reusable software units containing business logic packaged as Java classes and XML files. There are session beans for single clients, entity beans for persistent data, and message-driven beans.
A guide to system data for use in a more distributed system and a roadmap for using system data to plan and operate an integrated distribution system with DER
The document discusses data structures and abstract data types (ADTs). It provides examples of linear lists and linked lists as implementations of the ADT linear list. Key points made include:
- An ADT defines operations on a data structure without specifying its implementation.
- Linked lists provide flexibility for insertion and deletion compared to arrays.
- The main linked list operations are insertion, deletion, finding an element, and traversal.
- Queues and stacks are examples of linear lists with restricted insertion/deletion points.
This document defines and discusses plagiarism. It notes that plagiarism involves presenting others' work as one's own, whether intentionally or unintentionally through carelessness. Examples are provided of politicians, historians and journalists who faced consequences for plagiarism, such as losing their jobs. The document emphasizes that plagiarism is a form of theft and cheating, and stresses the importance of properly citing sources and putting information in one's own words through strategies like quoting, paraphrasing and summarizing.
Este documento presenta información sobre técnicas de comunicación escrita, incluyendo temas como la sílaba, diptongos, triptongos, hiatos y acentuación. Explica las diferentes clases y características de la sílaba, así como reglas sobre concurrencia vocálica y acentuación ortográfica. Además, incluye ejercicios prácticos para aplicar los conceptos tratados.
The document discusses how Station Casinos uses periodic employee and customer surveys through a proprietary process called the Service-Culture Map to improve organizational performance. The Service-Culture Map measures six key organizational dimensions through surveys to help define an organization's vision, develop performance measures, gain employee commitment, and nurture an effective culture. It is illustrated through the example of Sunset Station casino, which improved its employee satisfaction scores from below average to excellence levels after two years of using the Service-Culture Map process.
The Success through Succession (STS) Programme aims to help border region family businesses address succession planning challenges. It will work with family members over 12 months to understand succession needs and impacts. The programme hopes to establish regional succession planning hubs, address skills deficits, increase knowledge transfer, and support governance structures during succession. It is oversubscribed and hopes to recruit two cohorts of companies in 2010-2011 with €1.74 million in EU INTERREG IVA funding.
5 reasons why every business owner must understand unified communicationsGreg Eicke
Five reasons why every business owner must understand unified communications:
1. Unified communications can improve customer satisfaction by 21% and increase productivity by 10% according to a survey.
2. Unified communications is a key element for business growth by supporting internal collaboration, greater business efficiency, and a more flexible workforce.
3. Remote worker voice solutions extend the office boundaries allowing for a 37% higher net profit.
4. Teleworking has provided companies with big savings on real estate and accommodation costs while increasing productivity between 20-43%.
5. Teleworking also provides employees with a no-cost net wage increase as they save thousands on reduced travel costs and benefit from reduced travel time.
Resourcing Solutions is a global specialist recruiter known for sourcing scarce skills candidates in engineering, construction, and rail. They understand the challenges clients face in identifying suitable candidates with the required expertise. Their reputation is built on detailed market knowledge, strong client relationships, and a commitment to top value through consultant integrity and passion. They operate with best practices to provide leading solutions for proactively sourcing the best talent.
Resourcing solutions international brochuremarki-inabbar
Resourcing Solutions is a global specialist recruiter known for sourcing scarce skills candidates in engineering, construction, and rail. They understand the challenges clients face in identifying suitable candidates with the required expertise. Their reputation is based on detailed market knowledge, strong client relationships, and a commitment to top value through consultant integrity and passion. They operate with best practices to provide leading solutions for proactively sourcing the best talent.
Expense Reduction Analysts helped the Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA) significantly reduce costs across multiple expenditure categories. They took a holistic approach, analyzing utilities, office supplies, communications, and transaction fees. This allowed them to align utility contract renewal dates for improved negotiating leverage, reducing electricity costs by 45%. They also switched RoSPA's merchant card fees to an alternative payment scheme, reducing costs by 16% and 96%. RoSPA's Director of Finance praised their approach for providing new insights and long-term solutions, saving the charity money in a sustainable way.
future medical device development, the
collaboration between NIAR and Via Christi
is already yielding results. Researchers are
developing new composite materials that
could reduce device failure and revision
rates for orthopedic implants. The collabo-
ration received a $5 million federal grant to
grow Kansas' advanced materials capacity
and translate it to aviation and healthcare.
This builds on Wichita's strong composite
infrastructure through institutions like NIAR
and Via Christi's orthopedic research center.
The aviation industry's success with com-
posites is now informing healthcare through
projects to develop stronger, lighter
The University of Kansas (KU) will partner with Bayer HealthCare to develop applications for Bayer's Contour USB blood glucose meter. Under the direction of a KU professor, students in an advanced design class will develop new interactive content and a customizable user interface for the diabetes management software that comes with the Contour USB. The partnership aims to improve usability of the portable glucose monitor and help people with diabetes better manage their health. It is part of KU's efforts to collaborate across disciplines on technologies related to health and wellness.
University of Kansas researchers are developing adaptive "smart dashboards" to minimize driver distraction and maximize safety. The dashboards would customize information based on driving conditions, road type, time of day and individual drivers. Sensors could adjust dashboard features like gauge size and brightness depending on factors like speed limits or gas level. The goal is for dashboards to assess the situation and adjust accordingly to prioritize important information for safer driving.
A KU researcher is developing a synthetic patch to replace rib cartilage used in tracheal surgery for infants with tracheal stenosis. The synthetic patch is made of a biodegradable material and is easier to mold than rib cartilage, making the surgery safer and simpler. The researcher's tracheal patch was selected to present at a symposium to help advance new university technologies and find partnerships to bring the patch to market helping thousands of infants each year.
The University of Kansas received a $5.6 million grant from the USDA to develop technologies that convert biomass into chemicals currently derived from petroleum. The KU research team, led by Dr. Bala Subramaniam, will work with Archer Daniels Midland Co. to develop catalytic processes allowing biorefineries to produce bio-based chemicals from non-food crops and agricultural waste that can replace petrochemicals in common products. This has the potential to reduce US dependency on oil and support rural economic growth through the establishment of a biorefinery industry in Kansas and beyond.
Wayne Moore, a former Lamar University basketball star, went on to play in the NFL and was a member of the undefeated 1972 Miami Dolphins team that won Super Bowl VII. Moore showed his former basketball coach, Jack Martin, his Super Bowl ring when he returned to Lamar after winning the championship. Frank Middleton, an offensive lineman from Beaumont who played for the Oakland Raiders when they lost Super Bowl XXXVII, said playing in the Super Bowl is a dream for all football players and an honor despite the result. Getting a Super Bowl appearance is an important achievement for an NFL player before retiring.
Kansas was once an inland sea inhabited by giant fish, birds, and ferocious dinosaurs 80 million years ago. The fossil remains of these ancient sea creatures can now be found throughout the state on display. Visitors are invited to come meet Kansas' oldest residents - the dinosaurs and sea monsters of the past.
This document is a welcome letter from the governor of Kansas introducing travelers to the state. It summarizes that Kansas has a unique combination of natural beauty, with prairies and fossil-laden plains, as well as a rich history seen in its frontier forts and towns from the Wild West era. The governor encourages visitors to experience Kansas' adventure opportunities like hiking, fishing, boating, and sports to truly understand what makes the state special.
The article discusses the upcoming Super Bowl XXXVIII matchup between the New England Patriots and Carolina Panthers. It summarizes that the video games Madden NFL 2004 and ESPN NFL 2K4 simulated the game, with the Panthers winning in 2K4 and the Patriots winning in Madden. It also provides an overview of the extensive pre-game TV coverage on CBS leading up to the big game.
Kansas is a leader in wind energy development, with fertile agricultural land and financial incentives that have attracted companies like Siemens to build new wind turbine manufacturing facilities there, bringing hundreds of new wind energy jobs. Kansas is known as the nation's Wind Corridor and offers savings for those looking to build turbines or locate a business in the state.
More than 40% of general aviation aircraft are produced in Kansas, making it the Aviation Capital of the World. Recent legislation and financial incentives will strengthen Kansas' aviation manufacturing industry. Locating an aviation manufacturing business in Kansas can mean big savings and help take the business to new heights.
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locations than Kansas. without the burden of paying property outright bullish in recent years, boast-
Business is booming in the Sun- taxes on the purchase. The new legisla- ing a net increase in jobs in 26 of the
lius flower State, thanks in part to the recent tion also raises the exemption for “low- past 28 months. The job growth stems
Kathleen Sebe elimination of property taxes on new cost” items from $400 to $1,500, partially from existing Kansas compa-
Governo r of Kansas business machinery and equipment. allowing businesses to devote less time nies’ ability to boost production and
Signed into law in May by Governor to paperwork and more time to produc- develop new markets, a point illustrated
Kathleen Sebelius, this historic tax re- ing goods. The result is tax relief that by the state’s record-high export totals
lief paves the way for Kansas busi- benefits all Kansas companies, particu- in 2005. Of course, the other half of the
nesses to invest in new machinery and larly those engaged in manufacturing, job growth equation is the increasing
technology—including computers, and further exemplifies why the state number of out- (Continued on page 18)
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of-state manufacturers that are choos-
ing to expand in Kansas and take In 2004, Forbes Magazine ranked Kansas the
advantage of one of the most business-
friendly climates in the nation.
most business-friendly state in the nation
“We are obviously doing something and continues to list the state among the
right,” Fricke said. “We have experi-
enced remarkable growth in recent best places in the country to own a business.
years, thanks to our efforts to attract and
retain businesses. Our goal is to con- a secret. In 2004, Forbes magazine state’s success in creating and retaining
tinue making Kansas a great place for ranked Kansas the most business-friendly high-value jobs and attracting investment.
business.” state in the nation and continues to list With a reputation like this, it’s no
By no means is the recent property tax the state among the best places in the wonder Kansas is home to the opera-
relief an isolated example of that goal. country to own a business. Pollina Cor- tional headquarters of Sprint Nextel and
For years, Kansas has had a carefully porate Real Estate agreed in its 2006 the world headquarters of Hill’s Pet Nu-
planned assortment of incentives, tax annual survey, ranking Kansas among the trition, Garmin, Applebee’s, Payless
levies, and tax credits designed to benefit nation’s top 10 pro-business states and ShoeSource and Cobalt Boats. More re-
all businesses and ensure that no industry calling the state a leader in job creation cent additions to the Kansas business
is disproportionately burdened (See side- and retention. Kansas garnered the No. 1 community include Keebler and Capitol
bar on page 20). The result is a regula- ranking in the Pacific Research Institute One, giving the state bragging rights to
tory and policymaking environment that for Public Policy’s 2006 annual eco- some of the most successful corporations
is among the most business-friendly in nomic freedom index, and in May, Area on Earth.
the nation. Development magazine awarded Kansas Of course, no listing of Kansas-based
Kansas’ pro-business climate is hardly its “Silver Shovel” award based on the businesses is (Continued on page 20)
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complete without the airplane manufac-
turers that have made Kansas the
aviation capital of the world, including
Cessna, Boeing, Raytheon Aircraft,
Spirit Aerosystems and Learjet Inc. Af-
ter a downturn following the Sept. 11,
2001 terrorist attacks, the Kansas avia-
tion industry has
roared back and
last year totaled
DOING BUSINESS IN KANSAS
Kansas offers a variety of incentives, tax levies, tax credits, and other forms of
an all-time high financial assistance to help businesses grow and prosper. Some of the key
of $1.8 billion in programs are listed below. For a complete listing, visit www.kansascommerce.com.
exports, marking
an 87 percent in- Incentive Programs
crease from ENTERPRISE ZONE PROGRAM: This program offers corporate income tax credits for
2003. In addi- new job creation and qualified capital investment in Kansas. The tax credit in the met-
tion, increased Kansas Governor ropolitan areas of Kansas City, Topeka, Wichita, and Lawrence is $1,500 per new job
sales to overseas Kathleen Sebelius created. Designated non-metropolitan areas can provide a credit of $2,500 per new
markets — par- job created.
ticularly in China — indicate the Kansas HIGH PERFORMANCE INCENTIVE PROGRAM: This program provides a 10 percent
aviation industry will again break sales corporate income tax credit on the qualified capital investment of an eligible company.
records in 2006. The tax credit is awarded to companies that operate an eligible business, pay above-av-
The aerospace giants are not the only erage wages, and invest in training their employees
Kansas companies selling overseas.
Kansas businesses totaled a record Taxes and Exemptions
$6.72 billion in exports in 2005, shat- SALES TAX EXEMPTION: The Enterprise Zone and High Performance Incentive Pro-
tering the previous high of $5.1 billion grams offer a 100 percent sales tax exemption on the purchase of labor and materials
set in 2000 and marking a 36 percent to construct or remodel a facility, as well as on the machinery and equipment used in the
increase from 2004. Last year’s upsurge facility. This exemption includes computers, furniture, and fixtures.
also marks the third straight year the PROPERTY TAX EXEMPTION: Kansas communities can offer up to a 10-year property
state has seen an increase in export to- tax exemption on real and personal property.
tals. Kansas exports have increased 77 INVENTORY TAX EXEMPTION: All merchants’ and manufacturers’ inventories have
percent since 1997, and this year’s pre- been exempt from property taxes by constitutional amendment.
liminary totals point toward another RESEARCH TAX CREDIT: Income tax credit equal to 6.5 percent of a company’s
record-setting year. investment in research and development above an expenditure of the previous three-
“I am thrilled with these numbers,” year period.
Secretary Fricke said. “Setting a new NO LOCAL INCOME TAXES: Kansas cities and counties do not impose income or
record for exports illustrates that Kansas earnings taxes on personal or corporate income.
manufacturers are successfully tapping
new overseas markets. Our international Finance
success, coupled with the new property KANSAS ECONOMIC OPPORTUNITY INITIATIVES FUND: Commerce can provide a zero
tax exemption on business machinery percent interest, forgivable loan to qualified companies. This loan can offset costs
and equipment, paints the picture of a associated with the establishment of a new facility or the expansion of an existing
state that is on its way to reaching its facility. Eligible costs include site improvements, construction, build-out, and purchases
economic potential.” and relocation of machinery and equipment.
The history of Kansas is one of INDUSTRIAL REVENUE BONDS: Industrial Revenue Bonds are a popular method of
rugged individualism and an unbridled financing up to 100 percent of a growing business’ land, building and equipment. IRBs
pioneering spirit. That spirit is alive to- are securities issued by cities and counties to provide funds for creditworthy companies
day in Kansas, a state blessed with wide to acquire land, construct and equip new facilities, or remodel and expand existing fa-
open skies that allow us to think big and cilities. IRBs allow fixed-rate financing for the life of the bond for the project.
dream even bigger. It’s not surprising COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT BLOCK GRANT: Eligible small city and county govern-
that a place like this offers endless op- ments may apply for these economic development funds to make water, sewer, or
portunity for success in all aspects of other infrastructure improvements designed to assist companies in creating jobs. These
business, particularly manufacturing. funds may also be used by a business to acquire land or buildings, construct or renovate
We invite you to discover Kansas and facilities, purchase machinery and equipment, or for working capital.
see what we mean. T&ID
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