As the state’s lead economic development agency, the Kansas Department of Commerce looks forward to partnering with the Center for Rural Affairs to offer the First MarketPlace: Opening Doors to Success conference.

Visit the Kansas MarketPlace Event page on the Department's website.

Commerce strives to empower individuals, businesses and communities, to achieve prosperity in Kansas. Under the leadership of Secretary of Commerce David Kerr, the Department comprises a variety of programs and services that create jobs, attract new investment, provide workforce training, encourage community development and promote the state as a wonderful place to live, work and play.

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This is accomplished through the Department’s five divisions:

• Business Development
• Rural Development
• Trade Development
• Workforce Services
• Travel & Tourism

The Division of Rural Development is designed to elevate Commerce’s focus on rural development and encourage seamless collaboration among existing rural development organizations. The Division comprises an array of technical and financial assistance programs and services for rural developers and agricultural producers. As such, the MarketPlace event provides an excellent opportunity to foster entrepreneurship in rural Kansas and fits very well into the Rural Development mission.

Your involvement in MarketPlace is the key to the growth of Kansas. We look forward to an outstanding event and appreciate your participation in MarketPlace, whether it be as a sponsor or an exhibitor, to create a more prosperous tomorrow.

Sincerely,

Carole Jordan
Director of Rural Development