Craig VanWey, the Kansas Department of Commerce’s manager for in-state business development, offered an overview of the department’s recent accomplishments and ongoing efforts at Iola Rotary Club’s meeting Thursday. A Parsons High graduate, VanWey joined the Commerce Department in 2004 and oversees economic development efforts in a 19-county region of southeast Kansas.
VanWey noted the Commerce Department has played a part in successful development projects in over 70 of Kansas’ 105 counties and touted the more than $15 billion in private capital investment the…
