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Jun 19, 2023
JUNCTION CITY – Governor Laura Kelly celebrates the announcement that Michelin will invest more than $100 million into its Junction City operations over the next five years, creating 200 new jobs. The investment will increase the company’s production capacity of Camso rubber tracks for agricultural equipment. “Michelin’s expansion is further proof…
Read MoreJun 13, 2023
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced Walmart will build its first-ever fully owned and operated case-ready beef facility in Olathe. The retailer will invest $257 million in the plant and create 667 new permanent jobs. Construction of the facility will also create 1,000 design, fabrication, and construction jobs. “Thanks to…
Read MoreMay 1, 2023
TONGANOXIE – DSM, a global purpose-led health and nutrition company, today announced that it plans to build a next-generation nutritional premix plant in Tonganoxie, Kansas, creating 28 jobs. The new location will supply the pet food industry with high-quality nutritional premixes for use in branded pet food products worldwide. The facility…
Read MoreMar 7, 2023
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today applauded the recent announcement by Business Facilities magazine to recognize Kansas with a 2022 Deal of the Year Impact Award. The award in the Innovation Megaproject category resulted from Panasonic Energy’s $4 billion decision to build one of the nation’s largest electric vehicle (EV) battery…
Read MoreFeb 20, 2023
BURLINGTON – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that EMP Shield, an industry leader in protecting electronic devices from destructive magnetic pulses, plans to invest $1.9 billion in a computer chip manufacturing facility in Burlington. The facility will create more than 1,200 jobs averaging $66,000 annually. EMP Shield will build its…
Read MoreFeb 2, 2023
~Second-Largest Economic Development Project in State History Will Advance National Security Efforts~ TOPEKA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced Kansas-based Integra Technologies plans to invest $1.8 billion in a large-scale semiconductor facility in Wichita. This is the second-largest private investment in Kansas history. The facility will establish Wichita as integral…
Read MoreNov 3, 2022
~Schwan's Expansion Fuels 225 Jobs and is Part of $600M Investment~ SALINA – Governor Laura Kelly today joined Salina community leaders to celebrate Schwan’s Company’s announcement that it will expand the refrigeration distribution center at its pizza manufacturing facility by 140,000 square feet, creating 225 new jobs. In total, Schwan’s has…
Read MoreNov 2, 2022
De Soto – Governor Laura Kelly today joined Panasonic Energy Co., Ltd. and De Soto leaders to break ground on one of the largest electric vehicle (EV) battery manufacturing facilities of its kind in the United States. The Panasonic Holdings Corporation Board of Directors approved the De Soto site during its October…
Read MoreOct 31, 2022
OLATHE – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced that KCAS Bioanalytical and Biomarker Services has opened a $28 million laboratory in Olathe that will create 175 new jobs for Kansans. Kansas Department of Commerce Deputy Secretary Paul Hughes attended the ribbon-cutting and grand opening celebration of the state-of-the-art 70,000 square-foot facility on Thursday,…
Read MoreOct 27, 2022
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that Radiation Detection Technologies, Inc. (RDT), a semiconductor device manufacturer, is expanding its operations around Manhattan. The company will create 30 new jobs over the next five years with a $4 million investment to construct a new facility and purchase new semiconductor processing equipment.…
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