Archive for the ‘Job Growth’ Category

Recently, Manhattan Area Technical College announced a new certification track that will partner with K-State to prepare Manhattan’s job force for the opening of the NBAF. This certification is another example of the community partnering with the NBAF and K-State. Manhattan was chosen as the site for the NBAF on its merits, and this partnership [...]

Today, it was announced that a construction manager has been selected by DHS to build the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. This highlights importance of research to protect U.S. food supply and agriculture economy. Here are the rest of the details: “U.S. Senators Sam Brownback (R-KS) and Pat Roberts (R-KS) and U.S. Representative Lynn Jenkins [...]

One of the many benefits of bringing NBAF to Kansas is the strong public-private support this project enjoys. This support is built on Manhattan’s deep understanding of scientific research and on the successful foundation set by lab building projects such as K-State’s Biosecurity Research Institute. Recently, K-State announced a new graduate certificate in the management [...]

The Kansas City Star editorialized on the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility: Kansas was chosen to be the site of a future federal, $650 million biodefense lab for good reasons. The nation’s premier food- and-livestock-safety researchers are clustered at Kansas State University in Manhattan. The Kansas Bioscience Authority has fostered a nurturing climate for scientific [...]

The Wichita Eagle editorialized on the National Bio and Agro Defense Facility: With all due respect to the pros at the Government Accountability Office, the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility belongs in Kansas. This isn’t a case of a hunger for federal pork blinding Kansans to the risks. Kansans just know that if the pros [...]

Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton issued the following statement today: “Securing our nation’s food supply and agricultural economy is a critical national priority. The National Bio and Agro Defense Facility (NBAF), which will be constructed in Manhattan, Kansas, will provide the necessary research, testing, and evaluation capabilities to protect our nation from the intentional [...]

In response to the Associated Press story about a federal judge’s dismissal of the lawsuit filed by a Texas consortium against the United States regarding the NBAF, Kansas Bioscience Authority president Tom Thornton made the following statement: “The dismissal of this frivolous lawsuit allows the nation to stay on track in developing the National Bio [...]

WASHINGTON – Congresswoman Lynn Jenkins today urged her colleagues to support the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF), which is scheduled to be constructed in her congressional district in Manhattan, Kan. Text of the statement follows: I rise today in support of the National Bio- and Agro-Defense Facility, also known as the NBAF. After September [...]

WASHINGTON – U.S. Senator Sam Brownback Thursday announced Appropriations Committee passage of $36 million in funding for construction of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility. “I’m very pleased the Appropriations Committee saw fit to fully fund this year’s request for funds for NBAF,” said Brownback. “It’s important this project moves forward quickly. We need this [...]

By STEVE KRASKE The Kansas City Star The four U.S. senators from Missouri and Kansas announced Tuesday that they had teamed up on a resolution to designate the region from Manhattan, Kan., to Columbia, Mo., as the Kansas City Animal Health Corridor. “This resolution would recognize the Kansas City region’s longtime leadership in animal health,” [...]


NBAF in Kansas


Kansas State University has been selected as the future home of the National Bio and Agro-Defense Facility (NBAF) — once again highlighting the state’s deep agricultural heritage, bioscience expertise, research infrastructure, world-class animal health industry, and strong public support.

The $650 million research facility will provide the country with an urgently needed, state-of-the-art lab to protect the food supply and agriculture economy. Kansas is exceptionally well suited to accelerate the achievement of this mission.


 

February 2012
M T W T F S S
« Jun    
 12345
6789101112
13141516171819
20212223242526
272829