Kansas Resource Guide
-State Regional Offices
COMMERCE IN-STATE
REGIONAL OFFICES
Business Development Division
Don Ballek
109 W. 10th Street
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: (785) 625-4732
Fax: (785)628-0533
dballek@kansascommerce.com
Larry Meschke
1115-C Kansas Plaza
Garden City, KS 67846
Phone: (620) 275-7643
Fax: (620) 275-8981
lmeschke@kansascommerce.com
Craig VanWey
105 W. Euclid Street
Pittsburgh, KS 66762-5101
Phone: (620) 232-0955
Fax: (620) 232-5952
Rick Coon
2601 Anderson Avenue, Suite 206
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 776-6555
Fax: (785) 776-1646
rcoon@kansascommerce.com
Susan NeuPoth Cadoret
1000 S.W. Jackson St., Ste. 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
scadoret@kansascommerce.com
Rod Weinmeister
209 E. William, Suite 300
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) .264-6782
Fax: (316) 264-6844
rodw@kansascommerce.com
Jim Knedler
1000 SW. Jackson St., Suite 100
Topeka, KS 66612-1354
Phone: (785) 296-5298
Fax: (785) 296-3490
jknedler@kansascommerce.com
Barbara Hake
9001 W. 110th Street, Suite 150
Overland Park, KS 66210
Phone: (913) 345-8347
Fax: (913) 345-8548
bhake@kansascommerce.com
Community Development Division
Linda Hunsicker
109 W. 10th Street
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: (785) 625-0073
Fax: (785) 628-0533
lhunsick@ruraltel.net
Agriculture Marketing Division
Gabe Schlickau
Fort Hays State University
204-AAlbertson Hall/600 Park St.
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: (785) 628-1971
Fax: (785) 628-1951
agprod@kansascommerce.com
COMMERCE OUT-OF-STATE
REGIONAL OFFICES
East Coast Office
William E. Graper
Economic Development Solutions, Inc.
352 Mohawk Avenue
Scotia, NY 12302
Phone: (518) 372-2898
Fax: (518) 372-2899
kansas@capital.net
Great Lakes Office
Kellie Tackett-Danielson
950 Lacosta Avenue
Bartlett, IL 60103
Phone: (630) 830-1033
Fax: (630) 830-1151
danielsonl@ameritech.net
West Coast Office
Ron Frierson
Frierson & Associates
3760 S. Bentley Avenue, #203
Los Angeles, CA 90034
Phone: (310) 842-7650
Fax: (310) 842-7651
rfrierson@aol.com
Small Business Development Centers
Emporia State University
1320 C of E Drive
Emporia, KS 66801-2584
Phone: (620) 341-5308
Fax: (620) 341-5418
sbdc@emporia.edu
www.emporia.edu/sbdc
Fort Hays State University
109 W. 10th Street
Hays, KS 67601-3602
Phone: (785) 628-6786
Fax: (785) 628-0533
sbdc@fhsu.edu
www.fhsu.edu/sbdc
Garden City Community College
801 Campus Drive
Garden City, KS 67846-6333
Phone: (620) 276-9632
Fax: (620) 275-3249
pveesart@gcnet.com
www.westernkansas.net/sbdc
Johnson County Community College
12345 College Boulevard, Carlsen Center
Overland Park, KS 66210-1299
Phone: (913) 469-3878
Fax: (913) 469-2547
sbdc@jccc.net
www.centerforbusiness.org
Pittsburgh State University
Shirk Hall, 1501 S. Joplin
Pittsburgh, KS 66762-7560
Phone: (620) 235-4920
Fax: (620) 235-4919
krichard@pittstate.edu
www.pittstate.edu/bit/sbdc.html
Wichita State University
Metropolitan Complex
1845 Fairmount, Campus Box 148
Wichita, KS 67260-0148
Phone: (316) 978-3193
Fax: (316) 978-3647
wsusbdc@Wichita.edu
www.webs.wichita.edu/ksbdc
Cloud County Community College
2221 Campus Drive, P.O. Box 1002
Concordia, KS 66901
Phone: (785) 243-1435 (Ext. 324)
(800) 729-5101 (Ext. 324)
University of Kansas
734 Vermont, Suite 104
Lawrence, KS 66044-2370
Phone: (785) 843-8844
Fax: (785) 843-8878
kusbdc@cjnetworks.com
www.kusbdc.net
Washburn University
120 S.E. 6th Street, Suite 110
Topeka, KS 66603
Phone: (785) 234-3235
Fax: (785) 234-8656
zzsbdc@Washburn.edu
www.washburn.edulsbdclindex.html
WU/MACC Outreach Center
501 Poyntz Avenue
Manhattan, KS 66502-6605
Phone: (785) 587-9917
U.S. Small Business Administration
Kansas City District Office
Lucas Place, 323 W. 8th, Suite 501
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: (816) 374-6708
Fax: (816) 374-6759
www.sba.gov
Wichita District Office
271 W. 3rd St. North, Suite 2500
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 269-6616
Fax: (316) 269-6618
nancy.scheuerman@sba.gov
www.sba.gov
Certified Development Companies
Avenue Area, Inc.
753 State Avenue, Suite 106
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 371-0065
Fax: (913) 321-1585
aicdc@msn.com
Citywide Development Corporation, Kansas City, Kansas, Inc.
701 N. 7th Street, Room 421
Kansas City, KS 66101
Phone: (913) 573-5733
Fax: (913) 573-5745
citywidedevelopment@juno.com
Eastern Kansas Economic Development Group
Emporia State University
Commercial, Suite 3A
Emporia, KS 66801
Phone: (620) 342-7041 702
Fax: (620) 342-6907
symmonds@swbell.net
2601 Anderson Avenue, Suite 203
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 776-0417
Fax: (785) 776-7204
ekedg@interkan.net
Great Plains Development, Inc.
100 Military Plaza, Suite 128
PO Box 1116
Dodge City, Kansas 67801
Phone: (620) 227-6406
Fax: (620) 225-6051
gpdi@pld.com
Johnson County Certified Development Company
Hillcrest Bank Building
11111 W. 95th Street, Suite 214
Overland Park, KS 66214
Phone: (913) 599-1717
Fax: (913) 599-6430
info@jccdcloans.com
Mid-America Certified Development Company
Business & Technology
Institute Pittsburgh State University
1501 S. Joplin, Shirk Hall
Pittsburgh, KS 66762
Phone: (620) 235-4920
Fax: (620) 235-4919
bfairban@pittstate.edu
Mo-Kan Development, Inc.
1302 Faraon Street
St. Joseph, MO 64501
Phone: (816) 233-3144
Fax: (816) 233-8498
jwaltemath@ponyexpress.net
Wakarusa Valley Development, Inc.
PO Box 586
Lawrence, KS 66044
Phone: (785) 865-4425
Fax: (785) 865-4400
exec@Wakarusavalley.org
Pioneer Country Development, Inc.
319 N. Pomeroy Avenue
Hill City, KS 67642-0248
Phone: (785) 421-3488
Fax: (785) 421-3496
nwkpdc@ruraltel.net
109 W. lOth Street
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: (785) 625-6116
Fax: (785) 628-0533
dbruggem@ruraltel.net
South Central Kansas Economic Development District (SCKEDD)
209 E. William, Suite 300
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 262-7035
Fax: (316) 262-7062
bill@sckedd.org
214 E. Euclid
PO Box 41
McPherson, KS 67460
Phone: (620) 241-3927
Fax: (620) 241-3927
odellcpa@alltel.net
Four Rivers Development, Inc.
108 E. Main
PO Box 365
Beloit, KS 67420-0365
Phone: (785) 738-2218
Fax: (785) 738-2185
dpeters@nckcn.com
218 N. 7th Street
Salina, KS 67401
Phone: (785) 823-6106
Fax: (785) 738-2185
USDA RURAL DEVELOPMENT - BUSINESS & INDUSTRY (B&I) PROGRAMS
Area l
2615 Farm Bureau Road
Manhattan, KS 66502
Phone: (785) 776-7582
Fax: (785) 539-2733
www.rurdev.usda.gov
Area 2
202 W. Miller Road
Iola, KS 66749
Phone: (620) 365-2146
Fax: (620) 365-5785
www.rurdev.usda.gov
Area 3
2715 Canterbury Drive, Suite 103
Hays, KS 67601
Phone: (785) 628-3081
Fax: (620) 365-5785
Area 4
3010 Four Wheel Drive, Unit D/PO Box 3447
Lawrence, KS 66046
Phone: (785) 841-2542
Fax: (785) 841-1087
REGIONAL PLANNING COMMISSIONS
Central Plains Tri-County Planning Commission
455 N. Main Street, 10th Floor
Wichita, KS 67202
Phone: (316) 268-4561
Fax: (316) 268-4390
mehta_j@ci.wichita.ks.us
Mid-America Regional Council
600 Broadway, Suite 300
Kansas City, MO 64105
Phone: (816) 474-4240
Fax: (816) 421-7758
dwarm@marc.org
Mo-Kan Regional Council
1302 Faraon St.
Joseph, MO 64501
Phone: (816) 233-3144
Fax: (816) 233-8498
jean@mo-kan.org
North Central Kansas Regional Planning Commission
110 E. Main Street
PO Box 56
Beloit, KS 67420
Phone: (785) 738-2218
Fax: (785) 738-2185
jcyr@nckcn.com
Northwest Kansas Planning & Development Commission
319 N. Pomeroy
PO Box 248
Hill City, KS 67642
Phone: (785) 421-2151
Fax: (785) 421-3496
nwkpdc@ruraltel.net
Southeast Kansas Regional Planning Commission
Martin-Johnson Airport
PO Box 664
Chanute, KS 66720
Phone: (620) 431-0080
Fax: (620) 431-4805
lweldon- rpc@terraworld.net
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