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Pathfinder HI Plans Move to MO Because of KS Budget, Policy Woes

Pathfinder Health Innovations is planning to move its offices from Kansas to Missouri, partly because of how Gov. Sam Brownback’s policies have affected the Sunflower State’s budget and spending.

In a post on the company’s blog, CEO Jeff Blackwood said his company also needs more space and noted that Missouri is offering incentives to support the move.

But Blackwood also noted a string of government decisions that have made it easier to relocate to Missouri.
Those include the state’s tax cuts and continuing budget woes; the closure of the Kansas Social & Rehabilitation Services office in Lawrence, which forces low-income kids and developmentally disabled people to seek services in Topeka; the investigation of the Kansas Bioscience Authority; and more.

“I can’t, in good conscience, continue to give our tax money to a government that actively works against the needs of its citizens; a state that is systematically targeting the citizens in most need, denying them critical care and reducing their cost of life as if they’re simply a tax burden that should be ignored,” Blackwood wrote.

“It’s because of these moves that I have decided to deny Kansas revenue from Pathfinder’s taxes by moving our company to Missouri. Sure, our company taxes are a drop in the bucket, but I do not, in any way, support the Brownback administration’s actions.”

Pathfinder HI was formerly known as ABPathfinder. The company develops software solutions that support autism therapy. It’s is a past winner of the 25 Under 25® Awards.