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Kansas Department of Commerce

State of Kansas

The Kansas Department of Commerce is the state’s lead economic-development agency, administering business incentives, workforce training, and community development programs.

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Programs & Incentives

Attracting Powerful Economic Expansion (APEX)Incentive

Large-scale incentive package for qualified firms making transformational capital investments in Kansas.

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Promoting Employment Across Kansas (PEAK)Incentive

Allows qualifying companies to retain a portion of payroll withholding tax on new jobs.

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High Performance Incentive Program (HPIP)Tax Credit

Income tax credit and sales tax exemption for capital investment by high-performing firms.

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Kansas Industrial Training / Retraining (KIT/KIR)Workforce

Customized workforce training assistance for new and existing employees at expanding companies.

Community Development Block Grant (CDBG)Grant

Federal-state grants for infrastructure, housing, and economic development in eligible communities.

Economic Briefings

This week in Kansas

Seven days to 7 September 2026

Nothing from Kansas cleared the development threshold this week. That is what was read, not what exists — the source register says which feeds we can reach.

The full Kansas briefThis week, nationally

Kansas Department of Commerce — Applied America