Kansas launches “Love Kansas” campaign to bring back former residents [Video]

SIX WITH MORE FROM THE PLAZA. ALL RIGHT. SEE YOU THEN. WELL, THE STATE OF KANSAS IS LAUNCHING AN AGGRESSIVE MARKETING CAMPAIGN TO GET PEOPLE BACK TO KANSAS. AND THE STATE HAS ATTRACTED NEARLY $20 BILLION IN PRIVATE INVESTMENT, WHICH HAS GENERATED MORE THAN 65,000 JOBS IN THE PAST FIVE YEARS. NOW, THE PROBLEM IS THAT THERE IS NOT ENOUGH PEOPLE TO WORK THOSE JOBS. THIS NEW CAMPAIGN CALLED LOVE KANSAS IS MEANT TO GET THOSE WITH KANSAS CONNECTIONS TO MOVE BACK. SO WE WANT FOLKS THAT MAYBE THEY LEFT FOR A LIFESTYLE ON THE COAST THAT THEY WANTED. WHEN THEY WERE 23 YEARS OLD, AND NOW THEY’RE 33 AND THEY’RE READY TO SETTLE DOWN. WE WANT THEM TO COME HOME AND BE PART OF FILLING THESE JOBS AND ALSO HELPING OUR STATE GROW AND PROSPER. THE CAMPAIGN BEGAN TODAY WITH STORIES OF SEVERAL PEOPLE WHO DID JUST THAT. WE …