KANSAS: Largest Capital Investment Of 2025, Largest Office Recruitment in State History
Merck Animal Health expands its De Soto facility with an $895 million investment, and Fiserv opens a fintech hub for 2,000 employees.
Merck Animal Health expands its De Soto facility with an $895 million investment, and Fiserv opens a fintech hub for 2,000 employees.
Cowley County, Kansas, is the sweet spot in the Wichita region’s booming aerospace cluster, say industry executives doing business there.
Michigan, Kansas and West Virginia pass new legislation capitalizing on the data center boom.
Fiserv in metro Kansas City; Fermaca Dreams in Durango, Mexico; GE Aerospace in North Carolina; a $4 billion ammonia JV in Louisiana; a $23 billion U.S. investment plan from Novartis; the Top 10 most innovative states (No. 1 is not a state).
The new Kansas City International Airport terminal means just as much to Kansas as it does to its neighbor. Plus a look at Panasonic’s megaproject and logistics industry momentum.
A City Attuned to the Rhythm of Business
Innovation Initiative to forge new paths in agricultural technology.
Whether it’s housing, utilities, transportation or groceries, in today’s economic climate, the prices of life’s essentials can be high. Luckily for Kansans, the Sunflower State is on the brighter side of this national issue.
Alive-action model of the clean energy economy’s circularity can be found in Kansas, where common-sense, middle-of-the-road policy and costs complement the state’s middle-of-the-country location and sensibility. They also complement the goals of a $4 billion megaproject.
More than 150,000 Kansans do not have access to high-speed internet, according to the Kansas Office of Broadband Development (KOBD), an agency created by Governor Laura Kelly in 2020 that resides in the state’s Department of Commerce.
Beef bolsters a muscular agriculture industry.
The U.S. Economic Development Administration awarded Tech Hubs designations in October to 31 entities around the U.S., making them eligible to apply for Tech Hubs Phase 2 Notice of Funding Opportunity grants worth $40 million to $70 million across several projects.
It would be virtually impossible to live in the Wichita region and not know people who work in the aerospace industry. Kansas’ biggest metro, with nearly 400,000 residents, is home to Boeing, Spirit Aerosystems, Textron Aviation (producer of Cessna, Hawker and Beechcraft aircraft), Airbus and Bombardier Learjet.
To build and retain skilled talent, there must be ample support behind the scenes, guiding every step of the way to nurture a reliable talent pool.
Million-dollar investments are a recurring theme in Kansas’ higher education system.
Manufacturers seek the Kansas advantage.
New projects and programs at the University of Kansas and Wichita State University blend with the life sciences leadership at Kansas State University to form a robust foundation for biosciences innovation and growth.
Kansas projects are central in more ways than one to an industrial ecosystem worth hundreds of billions of dollars now taking shape in the United States.
Victories Achieved, Lessons Learned Sow Seeds for Future Success
Finding a certified, shovel-ready tract in the Sunflower State has never been easier.
Fiscal responsibility and a new incentive program played vital roles.
Set to reach 800 locations by 2026, Wichita-based Freddy’s Frozen Custard & Steakburgers is one of many companies choosing to locate their headquarters in the Sunflower State.
Ron Starner talks with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly.
From aerospace to chip manufacturing, the state is gaining substantial investment in vital industries.