Molly Howey is the Senior Vice President of Economic Development for GO Topeka. She joined the organization in 2011 after spending 6 years in a private sector marketing firm. She graduated from the Oklahoma University Economic Development Institute in 2014 and received her CEcD through IEDC in September of 2016. The ever-changing industry and lack of two identical days is what makes Molly love her job. She is a lifelong Kansan who is passionate about helping her community prosper.

Ms. Howey has spent the last six years marketing the capital city, Topeka, Kansas. In her role she manages two industrial parks the organization owns and oversees all economic development efforts in the county. Her organization is a public-private partnership funded mostly by a ½ cent county-wide sales tax that was just renewed for another 15 years.

Some companies that have grown in or relocated to Topeka during Molly’s time with the organization are Mars Chocolate, Big Heart Pet Brands, Target, Federal Home Loan Bank, Home Depot and Frito-Lay.