KANSAS CITY, Missouri, Feb. 8 -- Husch Blackwell, a law firm, issued the following news release: National law firm Husch Blackwell is pleased to announce that attorney Sarah George will be honored with the Young Alumni Award at Pepperdine Caruso School of Law's fourth annual Belonging Awards. George is a member of Husch Blackwell's Labor & Employment and Workplace Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion practice teams and is based in the firm's virtual office, The Link. She helps clients proactively ad  more

MANHATTAN, Kansas, Feb. 8 -- Kansas State University issued the following news release: Of a row of 25 Wildcats who walk across the stage in their purple caps and gowns at commencement, 24 will either be employed or furthering their education in the six months after graduation. And for the one graduate who is still finding their path, Kansas State University continues to support them with the resources to be successful. That's according to the latest post-graduation report from K-State, which   more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 8 -- Gov. Laura Kelly, D-Kansas, issued the following news release on Feb. 7, 2024: Governor Laura Kelly and the Kansas Children's Cabinet and Trust Fund today announced the creation of 458 new child care slots with the investment of nearly $28 million in Capital Projects Fund Accelerator (CPF Accelerator) awards to seven Kansas communities. These funds will build or renovate multi-purpose community facilities that create new licensed child care slots; provide access to hig  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 8 -- The Kansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: McCoy Rock Quarry received the 2023 Governor's Mined Land Reclamation Award from the Kansas Department of Agriculture's Division of Conservation in Manhattan on January 11, 2024. This award recognizes companies that excel in implementing mined land reclamation and convey a positive image of mining in Kansas; McCoy Rock Quarry was recognized for their reclamation work on the Bellinger site near Alm  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Feb. 8 -- The Kansas Department of Transportation issued the following news release: The Kansas Department of Transportation announces approved bids for state highway construction and maintenance projects. The letting took place Jan. 17, 2024, in Topeka. Some of the bids may include multiple projects that have been bundled based on proximity and type of work. * * * District One -- Northeast Leavenworth - 73-52 KA-7131-01 - U.S. 73, from 0.06 mile south of Ida Street north to   more