Description As the state’s lead economic development agency, the Kansas Department of Commerce strives to empower individuals, businesses and communities to achieve prosperity in Kansas. Commerce accomplishes its mission by developing relationships with corporations, site location consultants and stakeholders in Kansas, the nation and world. Our strong partnerships allow us to help create an environment for existing Kansas businesses to grow and foster an innovative, competitive landscape for new businesses. Through Commerce’s project successes, Kansas in 2021 was awarded Area Development Magazine’s (https://www.areadevelopment.com/ )prestigious Gold Shovel award (https://www.areadevelopment.com/Gold-Shovel-Econdev-Awards/Q2-2021/recognize-new-state-and-local-economic-development-efforts.shtml)and was named Site Selection Magazine’s Best Business Climate (https://siteselection.com/ )in the West North Central region of the United States.
Learn more at kansascommerce.gov and on social media @KansasCommerce
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Kansas Department of Commerce awards & accolades
Exceptional Veteran Service (Local Area II), https://www.naswa.org/news/kansas-workforce-centers-receive-naswa-award-for-exceptional-veteran-service, 2021
Gold Shovel Award, Area Development Magazine, 2021
Pledges & certifications
Veteran hiring commitment
Committed to helping America's military veterans find work
Registered apprenticeships
Offers federal/state recognized on-the-job training program(s)
Kansas Department of Commerce has an employee rating of 3.6 out of 5 stars, based on 24 company reviews on Glassdoor which indicates that most employees have a good working experience there. The Kansas Department of Commerce employee rating is in line with the average (within 1 standard deviation) for employers within the Government & Public Administration industry (3.6 stars).
100% of job seekers rate their interview experience at Kansas Department of Commerce as positive. Candidates give an average difficulty score of 2 out of 5 (where 5 is the highest level of difficulty) for their job interview at Kansas Department of Commerce.