Kansas, Inc.

Strategic Planning

During 2006, under the direction of the Kansas, Inc. Board of Directors, preparations for the fifth statewide economic development Strategic Plan were initiated. Leveraging our Foundations & Designing the Future: A Kansas Economic Renaissance is designed to a be "grassroots" effort, with creation and ownership by the citizens and leaders of Kansas. This Strategic Plan will be based on sound, fundamental research, followed up by effective implementation and objective, unbiased benchmarking and evaluation.

Kansas Economic Development Strategic Plan (January 2008) (Full Report) (Executive Summary)
- Strategic Plan Small Brochure
- Strategic Plan Mid-Size Brochure

Enhancing the Structure of Rural Development in Kansas Issue Paper (January 2008)
Creating Demand-Driven Workforce Development in Kansas Issue Paper (June 2008)

Committees

Reports and Studies - Information distributed to Committees

Issues and Trends Identification in Kansas (December 2006)
Trends in the Kansas Economy 1985 - 2006 (September 2006)
The County-to-County Migration Patterns of Kansas Taxpayers, 1985 - 2004 (October 2006)
The Kansas Image: Overview and Analysis (June 2007)
Attracting and Retaining National Corporate Headquarters in Kansas (November 2006)
A Brief History of Workforce Development in Kansas (June 2006)
Property Tax Comparisons Among Kansas Localities and Selected Cities of the U.S. (May 2006)
Kansas Aerospace Industry Forecast (May 2006)
Agricultural Commodities Future: Assess Competitive Threats to the Kansas Economy (March 2006)
Kansas Consumer Sentiment 2006 (December 2006)
Executive Summary: A Brief Economic History of Kansas, 1969-2003 (August 2005)
Kansas, Inc. FY 2006 Annual Report (October 2006)

Statewide Economic Development Strategic Plans

2007 - Leveraging our Foundations and Designing the Future: A Kansas Economic Renaissance
2001 - Making the Knowledge Economy Work for All Kansans
1997 - A Kansas Vision for the 21st Century
1993 - A Kansas Vision
1986 - Redwood-Krider Report