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KBI office ready for upgrades
KBI director, legislators, visit Great Bend facility
KBItour-2023
Kansas Bureau of Investigation Director Tony Mattivi, standing, addresses legislators while visiting the Great Bend KBI Office, Thursday afternoon. Pictured are Rep. Tory Blew, R-Great Bend, left, and Sen. Alicia Straub, R-Ellinwood. - photo by Susan Thacker
The Great Bend office of the Kansas Bureau of Investigation will undergo the second phase of a major renovation if the Kansas Legislature approves the proposed budget and it is signed by Gov. Laura Kelly. The state could appropriate unspent federal economic stimulus funding, using American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) money to replace the HVAC system on one side of the facility in Great Bend and to finish a laboratory renovation project than began in 2021.