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SUMMARY:Membership Luncheon: Meet Lt. Governor David Toland
DESCRIPTION:Join The Chamber and fellow Chamber members at our upcoming Membership Luncheon featuring Lt. Governor David Toland on Wednesday\, August 18th\, sponsored by KU Office of the Chancellor!\n\n\n\nWednesday\, August 18\n\n\n\n11:15am Guest Arrival\n\n11:30am Guest to seats/ Meal service begins\n\n11:45am Program Begins\n\n12:30pm Program Ends\n\n\n\nDavid Toland was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on January 4\, 2021.\n\n\n\nDavid Toland is the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of the State of Kansas and also serves as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce. A seventh-generation Kansan\, Toland was appointed Secretary of Commerce by Governor Laura Kelly in January 2019 and Lieutenant Governor in January 2021.\n\n\n\nAs Secretary of Commerce Toland has overseen sweeping changes within the state's lead economic development agency. Under his leadership\, the Department has rebuilt its in-state\, domestic\, and international business recruitment teams\; launched the state's Office of Broadband Development\; re-established a Community Development division and the Kansas Main Street Program\; and launched the state's first new economic development strategic planning process since 1986. Toland and his team have been at the forefront of Governor Kelly's efforts to support the state's economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic\, providing technical and financial assistance to thousands of small businesses. He also led negotiations on behalf of Governor Kelly that resulted in the end of the incentives "Border War" that raged between Kansas and Missouri for a decade. These efforts have resulted in over $2.5 billion in new capital investment by businesses in Kansas in 2020\, an increase of nearly 80% over the previous year and the highest in state history.
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\nJoin The Chamber and fellow Chamber members at our upcoming Membership Luncheon featuring Lt. Governor David Toland on Wednesday\, August 18th\, sponsored by KU Office of the Chancellor!
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\nWednesday\, August 18
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\n11:15am  \; \;Guest Arrival
\n11:30am \; \; Guest to seats/ Meal service begins
\n11:45am  \; \;Program Begins
\n12:30pm \;  \;Program Ends
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\nDavid Toland was sworn in as Lieutenant Governor of Kansas on January 4\, 2021.
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\nDavid Toland is the 52nd Lieutenant Governor of the State of Kansas and also serves as Secretary of the Kansas Department of Commerce. A seventh-generation Kansan\, Toland was appointed Secretary of Commerce by Governor Laura Kelly in January 2019 and Lieutenant Governor in January 2021.
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\nAs Secretary of Commerce Toland has overseen sweeping changes within the state&rsquo\;s lead economic development agency. Under his leadership\, the Department has rebuilt its in-state\, domestic\, and international business recruitment teams\; launched the state&rsquo\;s Office of Broadband Development\; re-established a Community Development division and the Kansas Main Street Program\; and launched the state&rsquo\;s first new economic development strategic planning process since 1986. Toland and his team have been at the forefront of Governor Kelly&rsquo\;s efforts to support the state&rsquo\;s economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic\, providing technical and financial assistance to thousands of small businesses. He also led negotiations on behalf of Governor Kelly that resulted in the end of the incentives &ldquo\;Border War&rdquo\; that raged between Kansas and Missouri for a decade. These efforts have resulted in over $2.5 billion in new capital investment by businesses in Kansas in 2020\, an increase of nearly 80% over the previous year and the highest in state history.
LOCATION:Arterra Event Gallery 2161 Quail Creek Dr\, Lawrence\, KS 66047
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URL:https://members.lawrencechamber.com/events/details/membership-luncheon-meet-lt-governor-david-toland-7343
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