August
Aug. 11, 2008 - Bright Future is Forecast for Biosciences in Kansas
By Jason Gertzen - The Kansas City Star
For anyone still wondering whether Kansas’ pursuit of the biosciences is a stretch, or maybe even a pipe dream, Tom Thornton would like to share a few fa...
Aug. 04, 2008 - National Reports Highlight Bioscience and Technology Strengths in Kansas
OLATHE, Kan. — Two new reports on the U.S. bioscience and technology industries bring great news about the innovation economy in Kansas.
The State Bioscience Initiatives 2008 report, issued...
July
Jul. 21, 2008 - A Helping Hand for High Tech
By Jason Gertzen - The Kansas City Star
High-tech entrepreneurs promise to bring a much-needed boost to the regional economy, but they often can use a hand getting their businesses started.
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Jul. 14, 2008 - Overland Park Ranks in Top 10 Best Places to Live
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Plentiful jobs, excellent schools, affordable housing - America's best small cities have all that and more. See the top 100 best places to live - including de...
June
Jun. 30, 2008 - America's Best Places To Raise A Family
By Zack O'Malley Greenburg - Forbes.com
Steve Schwartz and his wife, Lori, have spent the last 30 years running Schwartz's Bait and Tackle in Noblesville, Ind. Just 15 miles north of downtown In...
Jun. 06, 2008 - Thermo Fisher's Lenexa Division Finishes $4M Expansion
Kansas City Business Journal - by Rob Roberts
Thermo Fisher Scientific Inc.'s U.S. microbiology division is in the media business, though not the branch that peddles food for thought. The Lenexa...
Jun. 02, 2008 - Lenexa Gains Research Center to Fight Infections
By Jason Gertzen - The Kansas City Star
Lenexa is home to a new facility waging the fight against the growing problem of drug-resistant infections.
Kansas City area biotechnology leaders...
April
Apr. 24, 2008 - Wichita Critical to State's IT Industry
By Jerry Siebenmark - The Wichita Eagle
There are thousands of people working in information technology jobs in the Wichita area. Some work for area companies that manufacture, develop or test c...
Apr. 02, 2008 - Kansas Named a Top 10 Pro-Business State
Kansas has achieved the ranking of a top 10 pro-business state, in a new 50-state survey published by a leading national corporate relocation firm. This is the second time t...
February
Feb. 15, 2008 - Information Technology is Focus of KTEC Trade Group
Kansas Technology Enterprise Corp. is in the early stages of putting together a trade group for the state's information technology companies.
"It is such a huge part of the Kansas economy,"...
Feb. 08, 2008 - Industry Vet Guillemette Joins Bayer Animal Health
With industry revenue raining down like cats and dogs, Bayer Animal Health is aiming to catch its share -- and more.
The North American headquarters of Bayer HealthCare, Animal Health Divi...
Feb. 05, 2008 - Venture Capitalists Find Heartland is Welcoming
As venture investors increasingly prowl for bioscience deals, this region has a growing chance of attracting their attention.
Last year offered reason for optimism.
A healthy dose o...
January
Jan. 31, 2008 - Tech Group Works to Draw Kansans Back
LSI Corp.' s Ann Martin welcomes a new effort to lure former Kansans who are working in the biosciences and information technology back home.
Computer storage software and hardware maker LS...
Jan. 28, 2008 - Come Home to Kansas Initiative Seeks to Lure Back High-Tech Workers
Kansas leaders want scientists and high-tech workers who once wrote off career prospects in their home state to take another look.
A burgeoning cluster of bioscience and other high-tech ven...
Jan. 28, 2008 - KTEC is Launching ‘Come Home to Kansas’
The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation last week launched “Come Home to Kansas,” an initiative aiming to recruit bioscience and information-technology professionals and investors to Kansas.
Jan. 25, 2008 - 'Come Home to Kansas' Announced by KTEC
Topeka, Kansas (January 25, 2008) PRNewswire - The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) announced today a "Come Home to Kansas" initiative that focuses on recruiting bioscience and ...
Jan. 24, 2008 - “Come Home to Kansas” Announced by KTEC
Topeka, Kansas (January 24, 2008) – The Kansas Technology Enterprise Corporation (KTEC) announced today a “Come Home to Kansas” initiative that focuses on recruiting bioscience and information tech...
Jan. 10, 2008 - 2008 Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credit Program Commences
Topeka, Kansas (January 10, 2008) – The 2008 Kansas Angel Investor Tax Credit Program officially commenced January 1. The tax credit program was developed as part of the 2004 Kansas Economic G...
Jan. 09, 2008 - Ventria Expands Team and Hires Kansan as Director of Bioprocessing Operations
Junction City, Kansas (January 9, 2008) – Ventria Bioscience announced today that Angus Connell would be joining the company as Director of Bioprocessing Operations for the company’s Junction City ...
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