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Black & Veatch, GM outline Kansas investments and workforce needs at Commerce hearing

House Commerce, Labor and Economic Development Committee (joint with Senate counterparts) · January 16, 2026

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Summary

Presentations by Black & Veatch and General Motors highlighted long‑term Kansas infrastructure and manufacturing investments and stressed workforce development partnerships with state universities and local schools.

At a joint House Commerce session, industry representatives briefed committee members on private investment, workforce partnerships and company history in Kansas.

Clint Robinson, director of state and local government affairs at engineering and consulting firm Black & Veatch, described the company's 110‑year history, its Overland Park headquarters and work on energy, water, communications and infrastructure projects in Kansas and worldwide. "We appreciate the…

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