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Congratulations to the nine businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during December.

In this e2 article, we take a look back on e2's white papers through the year.

Congratulations to the eight businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during November.

In this e2 article, Don Macke and David Iquinta pose the question: Is your community a JEDI hometown? The newest paper describes action steps communities can take to embrace justice, equity, diversity and inclusion to grow entrepreneurship and prosperity for all.

Today, Ignister, a NetWork Kansas initiative supported by the Kansas Department of Commerce, announced the members who will make up its Advisory Board. The board will help develop the project as it moves forward, creating access to tech-centric opportunities across the state.

NetWork Kansas’ Entrepreneurship (E-) Community Partnership announces the 2020-2021 Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge (YEC) Series.

Nick Poels, received the National Rural Economic Developers Association (NREDA) President’s Award for outstanding support and commitment to rural economic development.

Congratulations to the nine businesses that received funding from NetWork Kansas during October.

NetWork Kansas and the Kansas Health Foundation (KHF) announced today the first corporate sponsor for the Kansas Community Investment Fund (KCIF) is Blue Cross and Blue Shield of Kansas (BCBCKS). BCBSKS will award NetWork Kansas a Blue Health Initiative Trailblazer grant totaling $150,000 annually for the next three years.

In this e2 article, Broadband and Rural America Restart, Recovery and Resiliency, Don Macke takes an in-depth look into the world COVID-19 pandemic health crisis, which has greatly disrupted our lives with millions of Americans now infected and deaths approaching 215,000 according to Johns Hopkins University data. While the worst effects of the pandemic have largely impacted more densely packed metropolitan areas, it is now spreading hot spots to rural America.