Governor Laura Kelly has announced that the State of Kansas has once again been recognized as a National Leader in Wind Energy, with Business Facilities Magazine noting lofty rankings for Kansas, when compared to all other states and awarding an Honorable Mention to the Grain Belt Express Project, in the Magazine’s Deal of the Year Competition.
Kansas was listed number one in percentage of energy produced by wind, number four in Aerospace and number four in Installed Wind Power Capacity.
Due to its significant economic impact and benefit, the Grain Belt Express, a new 800 mile transmission line expected to bring $8 billion in investment and thousands of jobs of Kansas, was honored by Business Facilities Magazine with and Honorable Mention Award in its National Deal of the Year Competition.
