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Oct 26, 2022
~$400M investment fuels 2,000 Kansas Jobs~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today welcomed some of America’s most iconic retail brands – including Urban Outfitters and Anthropologie – at a ribbon-cutting for URBN’s new 1.5 million square-foot omni-channel fulfillment center in Kansas City. The new, state-of-the-art facility represents a $403 million investment…
Read MoreOct 17, 2022
~Pinnacle Aerospace’s $14.7M Investment in Wellington will Create 155 New Jobs~ TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that aerospace parts manufacturer Pinnacle Aerospace, LLC, will be investing $14.7 million in a new facility in Wellington, Kansas, creating 155 quality jobs. The plant will build and assemble complex hard metal…
Read MoreOct 14, 2022
SALINA – Governor Laura Kelly today joined representatives of Great Plains Manufacturing and Kubota Corporation for the grand opening of a new construction equipment manufacturing facility in Salina. The $178 million investment by Great Plains to produce compact track loaders for Kubota has already created 150 new jobs, and eventually will…
Read MoreOct 6, 2022
LENEXA – Today, Governor Laura Kelly announced that Eurofins Viracor, a global leader in clinical diagnostic services, is opening a state-of-the-art laboratory in Lenexa that will create 235 new jobs. Eurofins Viracor held a ribbon-cutting ceremony today on its 110,000-square-foot facility, which will consolidate the company’s local operations and corporate…
Read MoreOct 3, 2022
~Company’s $200M Investment Will Create 58 New Jobs~ PARK CITY – Today Governor Laura Kelly joined officials from Pratt Industries as they opened their new state-of-the-art advanced manufacturing corrugated box plant in Park City. The plant represents a $200 million investment that will create 58 new high-paying, quality jobs in Sedgwick…
Read MoreSep 30, 2022
~Facility Will Bring $1.1 Billion and 1,000 New Jobs to Southwest Kansas~ DODGE CITY – Today, Governor Laura Kelly participated in the groundbreaking of Hilmar Cheese Company’s new state-of-the-art production facility in Dodge City. In the short-term, the company’s $600 million investment will create 250 new full-time jobs. The project is…
Read MoreSep 21, 2022
Lt. Governor Toland and Deputy Secretary Hughes touring the Topeka Goodyear facility in January 2022. TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Co.’s decision to invest $125 million and hire 40 new employees at its Topeka plant as part of modernizing its Kansas facility, which…
Read MoreAug 24, 2022
WICHITA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced that JTM Foods, LLC has chosen Wichita as the new home of JJ’s Snack Pies, a popular treat available at many of the nation’s largest retailers, and has broken ground on a new manufacturing facility in the ict21 Industrial District. JTM Foods plans to hire 150 people within the next two years and invest $40 million in the Wichita facility.
Aug 9, 2022
~Phillipsburg Facility Is a $250M+ Investment that Will Create 60+ Jobs~ PHILLIPSBURG – Governor Laura Kelly today joined Amber Wave, a leader in sustainable agriculture, food ingredients, and low-carbon fuels, to cut the ribbon on a state-of-the-art wheat protein ingredients facility in Phillipsburg that will be the largest wheat protein…
Read MoreJul 29, 2022
TOPEKA – Governor Laura Kelly today announced cybersecurity company Novacoast is relocating its corporate headquarters to Wichita from Santa Barbara, California. The company plans to bring 100 new high-tech jobs to the state and help make Wichita a center for cybersecurity training. The announcement comes as Governor Kelly embarks on…
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