December 2019 News Releases

Money

JoCo Research Triangle on its way to make $1.16B impact

In the decade since Johnson County voters approved the one-eighth-cent sales tax to support creating the Johnson County Education Research Triangle (JCERT), the initiative returned more than $64 million a year in economic impact for Kansas City. K-State Olathe is one of the three JCERT funded organizations dedicated to expanding STEM education and research in Johnson County.

Commencement

Students earn degrees for fall 2019 semester

Nine Olathe-based students are in the fall 2019 graduating class, including the first graduate from the hospitality management bachelor's degree completion program.