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Gov. Sam Brownback hosted the 2011 Governor’s Economic Summit on Animal Health Thursday in Manhattan, the fourth in a series of economic summits focused on creating jobs and growing the Kansas economy.
"The animal health sector is a significant industry in Kansas," Brownback told the crowd of nearly 200 stakeholders and industry leaders gathered at the Kansas Farm Bureau office. "As a state, we must formulate strategies to achieve a successful economic cluster around the animal health sector. Today's summit begins our discussion to better align the resources of the public sector, private sector, university and philanthropic efforts."
Brownback emphasized the unique combination of industry, research and work force found in the animal health corridor located between Manhattan and Columbia, Mo., the governor's office said in a news release.
“We have a very strong, economically viable growth sector right here in the State of Kansas, and we have all the pieces to make Kansas the center of the animal health industry. Nurturing this economic cluster makes sense and a partnership between the state and animal health industry can go a long way in fostering economic growth,” Brownback said.
The general consensus reached by stakeholders during the summit included the need for the state to remove regulatory hurdles, invest in programs at colleges and universities to produce skilled animal health employees, increase collaboration between university programs and develop and implement a long-term marketing plan for the animal health sector.
The governor’s administration will develop ideas coming from the animal health summit into an action plan for the industry.
Brownback will host the 2011 Economic Summit on the Defense Industry June 15 in Leavenworth. The event is free and open to the public. Kansans wanting to attend should RSVP to Tricia Olson at (785) 296-2741.
Gov. Sam Brownback hosted the 2011 Governor’s Economic Summit on Animal Health Thursday in Manhattan, the fourth in a series of economic summits focused on creating jobs and growing the Kansas economy.
"The animal health sector is a significant industry in Kansas," Brownback told the crowd of nearly 200 stakeholders and industry leaders gathered at the Kansas Farm Bureau office. "As a state, we must formulate strategies to achieve a successful economic cluster around the animal health sector. Today's summit begins our discussion to better align the resources of the public sector, private sector, university and philanthropic efforts."
Brownback emphasized the unique combination of industry, research and work force found in the animal health corridor located between Manhattan and Columbia, Mo., the governor's office said in a news release.
“We have a very strong, economically viable growth sector right here in the State of Kansas, and we have all the pieces to make Kansas the center of the animal health industry. Nurturing this economic cluster makes sense and a partnership between the state and animal health industry can go a long way in fostering economic growth,” Brownback said.
The general consensus reached by stakeholders during the summit included the need for the state to remove regulatory hurdles, invest in programs at colleges and universities to produce skilled animal health employees, increase collaboration between university programs and develop and implement a long-term marketing plan for the animal health sector.
The governor’s administration will develop ideas coming from the animal health summit into an action plan for the industry.
Brownback will host the 2011 Economic Summit on the Defense Industry June 15 in Leavenworth. The event is free and open to the public. Kansans wanting to attend should RSVP to Tricia Olson at (785) 296-2741.
