Governor Laura Kelly today visited Wyandotte County on the second day of her Back to Work, Back to School tour. Governor Kelly visited the future site of the new URBN omnichannel distribution center to celebrate the new jobs and investment the facility will bring to Kansas.

The below photos from today’s URBN tour are available for media use:

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Also pictured: Governor Laura Kelly, URBN Chief Development Officer David Ziel, Lt. Governor David Toland, Senator Jeff Pittman.

Governor Kelly joined local business owners at the Wyandotte County Workforce Partnership Center to discuss what her administration can do to bolster workforce development in the region.

The below photos from today’s workforce roundtable are available for media use:

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Pictured around the table: Governor Laura Kelly; Lt. Governor David Toland; Keely Schneider, Executive Director of Workforce Partnership; Scott Dreiling, Assistant General Manager of Earp Distribution; Victoria Purvis, Human Resource Manager at Brill, In.; Bonnie Moran, Recruiter at Valvoline; Amy Hochman, Human Resource Generalist at Associated Wholesale Grocers; Hannah Beeghly, Recruiter at Empire Candle; Representative Pam Curtis; Senator David Haley; Denise Dare, Human Resources Manager at Amsted Rail.